Where Do We Go from Here (Vanessa Williams song)

"Where Do We Go from Here"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
Released	June 11, 1996 (1996-06-11) [1]
Length	4:19
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	David Foster Evan Kopelson Douglas Pashley Linda Thompson
Producer	David Foster
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"You Can't Run" (1995) "Where Do We Go from Here" (1996) "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (1996)
Audio video
"Where Do We Go from Here" on YouTube

"Where Do We Go from Here" is a song by American actress and singer Vanessa Williams. Produced by David Foster, ^[2] it was featured in the 1996 film Eraser , in which Williams co-stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger, though not included on its soundtrack album. The song would later appear on Williams' 1998 greatest hits album Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years . In the United States, the single peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed to number five on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "It's always a pleasure to hear Williams work her smooth style in a ballad setting. Time continues to treat her voice well, as evidenced by this theme song". He also noted, "She displays a warm and worldly quality within a wonderfully theatrical arrangement by David Foster. The song has over brassy horn flourishes and a sweet undercurrent of orchestral strings." ^[2] Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as "a lushly-orchestrated ballad". He added, "Williams sings it immaculately and deserves to have another hit to sit alongside Save The Best For Last but, while something of an emotional maelstrom, the song is also rather subtle and failed to garnish the same response."

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. ^[3]

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4]	29
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [5]	8
Germany (Media Control) [6]	87
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [7]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip) [8]	7
Sweden (Topplistan) [9]	30
US Billboard Hot 100 [10]	71
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [11]	5
US Hot R&B Singles ( Billboard ) [10]	90
US Cash Box Top 100 [12]	66

References

1. "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1149. June 7, 1996. pp. 37, 41.
2. Flick, Larry (June 15, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard . p. 74. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
3. "Vanessa Williams - 'Where do we go from here?'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9657". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
5. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9665". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
6. "Vanessa Williams, Single-Chartverfolgung (in German)". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
7. "Vanessa Williams – Where Do We Go From Here - The Theme Song From The Motion Pi" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
8. "Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here?" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
9. "Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here? (song)". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
10. "Where Do We Go from Here? - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
11. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
12. "CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending FEBRUARY 29, 1992" (PDF). Cash Box .