The Right Stuff (Vanessa Williams song)

"The Right Stuff"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Right Stuff
B-side	"The Right Stuff" (Edited Version)
Released	January 27, 1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	R&B dance-pop new jack swing
Length	4:18
Label	Wing
Songwriter(s)	Rex Salas Kipper Jones
Producer(s)	Rex Salas
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"The Right Stuff" (1988) "(He's Got) The Look" (1988)

"The Right Stuff" is a song recorded by American singer Vanessa Williams from her 1988 debut album of the same name. The crossover single was very successful and became a top-five hit on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as making the US Hot 100. "The Right Stuff" also went to number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart for one week.^[1] It peaked at number 71^[2] on the UK Singles Chart and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at number 62^[3] with a remixed version. At the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to Anita Baker’s “Giving You The Best That I Got”.

Music video[]

The video for "The Right Stuff" was filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Track listing and formats[]

CD single

1. "The Right Stuff" (Extended Version) – 5:37
2. "The Right Stuff" (Radio Version) – 4:15
3. "The Right Stuff" (Dub-A-Delic) – 5:43

12" Vinyl Maxi

1. A1 "The Right Stuff" (Radio Version) – 4:15
2. A2 "The Right Stuff" (Extended Version) – 5:37
3. B1 "The Right Stuff" (Edited Version) – 3:51
4. B2 "The Right Stuff" (Dub-A-Delic) – 5:43

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