The Sweetest Days

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The Sweetest Days
Vanessa Williams - The Sweetest Days.jpg
Studio album by
Vanessa Williams
ReleasedDecember 6, 1994 (1994-12-06)
RecordedJanuary 1993 – October 1994
Genre
Length52:08
Label
Producer
  • Babyface
  • J Dibbs
  • Keith Thomas
  • Gerry Brown
  • Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams chronology
The Comfort Zone
(1991) 		The Sweetest Days
(1994) 		Star Bright
(1996)
Singles from The Sweetest Days
  1. "The Sweetest Days"
    Released: October 18, 1994
  2. "The Way That You Love"
    Released: January 24, 1995
  3. "Colors of the Wind"
    Released: April 25, 1995
  4. "You Can't Run"
    Released: July 17, 1995
  5. "Higher Ground"
    Released: October 10, 1995
  6. "Betcha Never"
    Released: January 30, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(neither)[2]

The Sweetest Days is the third studio album by Vanessa Williams, released on December 6, 1994. The album peaked at No. 57 on the U.S. pop albums chart and at No. 25 on the R&B albums chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3]

It includes the singles, "You Can't Run", "Betcha Never", "The Way That You Love" and the title track. It also includes the first recording of the song "Higher Ground" later covered by Barbra Streisand as the title track from her 1997 album as well as cover versions of songs previously recorded by Patti Austin and Sting. The album was re-released in 1995 with the additional track, "Colors of the Wind", the theme from the Disney animated film, Pocahontas.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro-Lude"Gerry Brown, Jermaine Dupri, Nick Moroch, Malik Taylor 0:55
2."The Way That You Love"Abenaa, J. DibbsJ. Dibbs4:48
3."Betcha Never"BabyfaceBabyface3:55
4."The Sweetest Days"Phil Galdston, Jon Lind, Wendy WaldmanKeith Thomas3:31
5."Higher Ground"Steve Dorff, George GreeG. Brown, Vanessa Williams4:19
6."You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry"Patti AustinG. Brown, V. Williams4:10
7."Ellamental"Laythan Armor, Bunny HullG. Brown, V. Williams6:06
8."Sister Moon"StingG. Brown, V. Williams5:28
9."Colors of the Wind"Alan Menken, Stephen SchwartzK. Thomas4:17
10."You Can't Run"BabyfaceBabyface4:27
11."Moonlight Over Paris"Roger Guth, James Mayer, Peter MayerG. Brown, V. Williams5:07
12."Constantly"Jimmy Van Heusen, Donald RobinsonG. Brown, V. Williams5:04
13."Long Way Home"Eric Carmen, Phil Galdston, Brock WalshG. Brown, V. Williams4:18

"The Way That You Love" and "You Can't Run" were nominated at the 1995 Grammy Awards, for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song respectively.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 74
US Billboard 200[6] 57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 25

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard 200[8] 142
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 68

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[10]
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Dance U.S. AC UK AUS
1994 "The Sweetest Days" 18 40 — 3 41 47
1995 "The Way That You Love" 67 23 6 — 52 —
"Colors of the Wind" 4 53 — 2 21 16
"You Can't Run" — 40 — — — —
"Higher Ground" — — — — — —
"Betcha Never" — — — — — —

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Consumer Guide: Vanessa Williams
  3. ^ "Vanessa Williams" Searchable Database Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. RIAA. Accessed December 4, 2007.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa Williams – The Sweetest Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed December 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Vanessa Williams – The Sweetest Days" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 23, 2020. Select 1995年2月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – The Sweetest Days". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

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