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| Released | November 21, 1988 | |||
| Length | 46:58 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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Vesta 4 U is the second studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released on November 21, 1988, on A&M Records.
The album peaked at No. 131 on the Billboard 200 and 26 on Top R&B Albums chart. [2] Four singles were released from the album, with three reaching R&B top ten. "Sweet, Sweet Love" and "Congratulations" were both R&B hits, peaking top five on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. Williams scored her only charting pop song with "Congratulations", peaking to number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here/Say" | Attala Zane Giles, Vesta Williams | 4:57 |
| 2. | "All on You" | Attala Zane Giles, Vesta Williams | 4:11 |
| 3. | "4 U" | Attala Zane Giles | 5:15 |
| 4. | "Sweet, Sweet Love" | Attala Zane Giles, Vesta Williams, Billy Osborne | 5:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "How You Feel" | Attala Zane Giles, Vesta Williams | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Best I Ever Had" | Vesta Williams, Eric Daniels | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Hunger" | Vesta Williams, David Crawford | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Congratulations" | Tena Clark, Gary Prim, Vesta Williams | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Running into Memories" | Tena Clark, Gary Prim, Vesta Williams | 4:20 |
Weekly charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | "Sweet, Sweet Love" | Hot R&B Singles | 4 |
| 1989 | "4 U" | Hot R&B Singles | 9 |
| "Congratulations" | Billboard Hot 100 | 55 | |
| Hot R&B Singles | 5 | ||
| "How You Feel" | Hot R&B Singles | 70 |
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