请输入您要查询的百科知识：

　

词条 Vanessa Williams discography
释义

  1. Albums

     Studio albums  Live albums  Compilation albums 

  2. Singles

     Featured singles 

  3. Other appearances

  4. Video releases

     Video albums  Concert videos  Music videos 

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Vanessa Williams
| Image = File:Vanessa 2.jpg
| Caption = Vanessa Williams on July 4, 2006
| Alt =
| Studio = 8
| Live = 1
| Compilation = 3
| Soundtrack =
| Video =
| EP =
| Singles = 29
| Option = 2
| Option name = Other appearances
| Music videos = 23
}}Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress and singer. In 1988, Williams released her debut album, The Right Stuff.[1] The first single, "The Right Stuff", found success on the R&B chart, while the second single, "He's Got the Look", found similar success on the same chart. The third single, "Dreamin'", was a pop hit, becoming Williams's first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8, and her first number one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album reached platinum status in the U.S. and earned her an NAACP Image Award and three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist.[1]

Her second album The Comfort Zone became the biggest success in her music career.[1] The lead single "Running Back to You" reached top twenty on the Hot 100, and the top position of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 5, 1991. Other singles included "The Comfort Zone" (#2 R&B), "Just for Tonight" (#26 Pop), a cover of The Isley Brothers' "Work to Do" (#3 R&B), and the club-only hit "Freedom Dance (Get Free!)". The most successful single from the album, as well as her biggest hit to date, is "Save the Best for Last". It reached No. 1 in the United States, where it remained for five weeks, as well as No. 1 in Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada, and was in the top 5 in Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The album sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. at its time of release and has since been certified triple platinum in the United States by the RIAA, gold in Canada by the CRIA, and platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI. The Comfort Zone earned Williams five Grammy Award nominations.[1]

The Sweetest Days, her third album, was released in 1994 to highly-favorable reviews.[1] The album saw Williams branch out and sample other styles of music that included jazz, hip hop, rock, and Latin-themed recordings such as "Betcha Never" and "You Can't Run", both written and produced by Babyface. Other singles from the album included the adult-contemporary and dance hit "The Way That You Love" and the title track "The Sweetest Days". The album was certified platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA and earned her two Grammy Award nominations.[1]

Other releases include two Christmas albums, Star Bright, released in 1996, and Silver & Gold in 2004; Next in 1997, and Everlasting Love in 2005, along with a greatest-hits compilation released in 1998, and a host of other compilations released over the years.[1]

Notable chart performances from subsequent albums, motion picture and television soundtracks have included the songs "Love Is", which was a duet with Brian McKnight, the Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning "Colors of the Wind", "Where Do We Go from Here?", and "Oh How the Years Go By".[1]

On June 2, 2009, she released her eighth studio album on Concord Records titled The Real Thing. It features songs written and/or produced by Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Bebel Gilberto, and Rex Rideout. Williams described the album as "a hybrid of samba, bossa nova, some salsa and also some pop and R&B." The title song "The Real Thing", the fourth single released from the album, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[2]

She received a number of Grammy nominations for her work in the music industry, including hits such as "The Right Stuff", "Save the Best for Last", "Colors of the Wind", and "Oh How the Years Go By".

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[3]		US R&B
[3]		AUS
[4]		CAN
[5]		GER
[6]		NLD
[7]		UK
[8]
1988The Right Stuff
  • First studio album
  • Release date: February 2, 1988
  • Label: Wing, Mercury
 38 18 — — — 45 —
  • US: Gold[9]
1991The Comfort Zone
  • Second studio album
  • Release date: August 20, 1991
  • Label: Wing, Mercury
 17 1 29 24 52 28 24
  • US: 1,700,000[10]
  • US: 3x Platinum[9]
  • CAN: Gold[11]
1994The Sweetest Days
  • Third studio album
  • Release date: December 6, 1994
  • Label: Wing, Mercury
 57 25 72 — 74 — —
  • US: Platinum[9]
1996Star Bright
  • Fourth studio album
  • Release date: November 5, 1996
  • Label: Mercury
 36 24 — — — — —
  • US: Gold[9]
1997Next
  • Fifth studio album
  • Release date: August 26, 1997
  • Label: Mercury
 53 28 — — — — —
  • US: 220,000[12]
2004Silver & Gold {{ref label|Note1|A|A}}
  • Sixth studio album
  • Release date: October 12, 2004
  • Label: Lava, Atlantic
 120 46 — — — — —
  • US: 100,000[24]
2005Everlasting Love
  • Seventh studio album
  • Release date: January 25, 2005
  • Label: Lava, Atlantic
 159 57 — — — — —
  • US: 60,000[13]
2009The Real Thing {{ref label|Note2|B|B}}
  • Eighth studio album
  • Release date: June 2, 2009
  • Label: Concord
 91 36 — — — — —
  • US: 62,000[14]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  • {{note label|Note1|A|A}}Peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart and at No. 6 on the ARIA R&B Albums chart.
  • {{note label|Note2|B|B}}Peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[3]		AUT
[15]		GER
[6]
2001Our Favorite Things (with Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, & Plácido Domingo) {{ref label|Note3|C|C}}
  • First live album
  • Release date: October 16, 2001
  • Label: Sony Classical
 102 48 79
  • {{note label|Note3|C|C}}Peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Classical Crossover chart and at No. 25 on the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum details
1998The First Ten Years
  • First compilation album
  • Released: November 17, 1998
  • Label: Mercury
200320th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams
  • Second compilation album
  • Released: September 23, 2003
  • Label: Mercury
2004Love Songs
  • Third compilation album
  • Released: January 13, 2004
  • Label: Mercury

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[3]		US
R&B
[3]		US
Dan
[3]		US
A/C
[3]		AUS
[4]		CAN
[5]		GER
[6]		NLD
[7]		NZ
[17]		UK
[8]
1988"The Right Stuff" {{ref label|Note6|F|F}} 44 4 1 — — — — — 21 — 71The Right Stuff
"(He's Got) The Look" — 10 — — — — — — — — —
"Dreamin'" 8 1 — 2 108 16 — — 40 19 74
1989"Darlin' I" 88 10 — 10 — — — — — — —
1991"Running Back to You" 18 1 2 — 102 86 — — — — —The Comfort Zone
"The Comfort Zone" 62 2 25 — — — — — — — —
1992"Save the Best for Last" 1 1 — 1 1 1 19 2 4 15 3
  • US: Gold[9]
  • AUS: Platinum[18]
"Just for Tonight" 26 11 — 2 — 10 — — 46 45 —
"Work to Do" 52 3 8 — — — — — — — —
1993"Love Is" (with Brian McKnight) 3 55 — 1 49 3 — — — — —(OST) Beverly Hills 90210
1994"The Sweetest Days" 18 40 — 3 47 6 — — — — 41The Sweetest Days
1995"The Way That You Love" 67 23 6 — — 39 — — — — 52
"Colors of the Wind" 4 53 — 2 16 11 — 16 8 25 21
  • US: Gold[9]
(OST) Pocahontas
"You Can't Run" — 40 — — — — — — — — —The Sweetest Days
1996"Where Do We Go from Here?" 71 90 — 5 — 29 87 — — — —Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
"Do You Hear What I Hear? — — — 15 — — — — — — —Star Bright
1997"Happiness" — 38 — — — 70 — — — 49 —Next
"Oh How the Years Go By" — — — 6 — — — — — — —
1998"Who Were You Thinkin' 'Bout?" — — — — — — — — — — —
"First Thing on Your Mind" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home)" (with Chayanne) {{ref label|Note7|G|G}} — — — — — — — — — — —(OST) Dance with Me
2004"Silver and Gold" — — — 4 — — — — — — —Silver & Gold
"Merry Christmas Darling" — — — 18 — — — — — — —
2005"You Are Everything" — — 5 16 — — — — — — —Everlasting Love
2009"Breathless" — — — — — — — — — — —The Real Thing
"Just Friends" {{ref label|Note8|H|H}} — — — — — — — — — — —
"Close to You" — — — — — — — — — — —
"The Real Thing" — — 6 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  • {{note label|Note6|F|F}}A 1989 remix of the song charted at number 62 in the UK.
  • {{note label|Note7|G|G}}Peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart and at No. 5 on the Billboard Tropical/Salsa Songs chart.
  • {{note label|Note8|H|H}}Peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart.

Featured singles

YearSingleArtistPeak positionsAlbum
USUS
R&B
1995"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" Various Artists 45 18Panther

Other appearances

Year Song Album
1994 "Save the Best for Last (Live)"
  • Released on the compilation Grammy's Greatest Moments: Volume II.[19]
"You Would Be My Baby"
  • Recorded for the soundtrack The Mask.

Video releases

Video albums

YearTitle
1989The Right Stuff
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: PolyGram
1992The Comfort Zone Collection
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Polydor

Concert videos

YearVideo details Notes
1996Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York
1997Vanessa Williams live in Japan
1998Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia
2000 Our Favorite Things: Christmas in ViennaWith Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo
2004 Vanessa Williams Christmas: Live by Request

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1988 "The Right Stuff" Rebecca Blake
"(He's Got) The Look"Alek Keshishian
"Dreamin'"
1989 "Darlin' I"
1991 "Running Back to You"Ralph Ziman
"The Comfort Zone"
1992 "Save the Best for Last"
"Just for Tonight" David Cameron
"Work to Do" Pam Thomas
"What Will I Tell My Heart" Ralph Ziman
"Save the Best for Last" (Holiday Version) Kevin Bray
"What Child Is This?"
1993 "Love Is" (with Brian McKnight) Ralph Ziman
1994 "The Sweetest Days" Kevin Bray
1995 "The Way That You Love" Matthew Rolston
"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" (with Various Artists) Antoine Fuqua
"Colors of the Wind" Dominic Orlando
1996 "Where Do We Go from Here?" Andy Morahan
1997 "Happiness" Francis Lawrence
1998 "Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home)" (with Chayanne) Gustavo Garzón
2009 "Breathless"Mike Ruiz
"Just Friends"
"Close to You"

See also

  • List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa L. Williams

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/vanessa-williams-9542151|title=Vanessa Williams Biography|accessdate=2015-09-15|last=|first=|date=|publisher=biography.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Vanessa Williams|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vanessa-williams-p5835/charts-awards/billboard-singles|publisher=Allmusic|postscript=|accessdate=May 2, 2011}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5835|pure_url=yes}}|title=US Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
4. ^1 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks*Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Williams|title=AUS Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2013-06-19}}*Top 100 peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}*"Dreamin'": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/7bmH4mO.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received May 2, 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=2017-05-02}}*"Running Back to You": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/11R0bwv.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 12, 2016|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=2016-12-03}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=pnv802jmaj3jpldf114pc9sjf5&q1=Vanessa+Williams&q2=&interval=20|title=CAN Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=RPM|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Vanessa+Williams&x=6&y=11&country=de|title=GER Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Media Control Charts|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Williams|title=NLD Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=MegaCharts|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/vanessa%20williams/|title=UK Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%22Williams,%20Vanessa%22|title=US Certifications > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.hr/books?id=A2zL-uK-eE0C&pg=PT43&lpg=PT43&dq=vanessa+williams+nielsen+soundscan&source=bl&ots=f3064SanTC&sig=ACfU3U0Ne8aGbjW1NOgXF8_YYdmE_wu0hg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEmKzkwuHgAhWkiIsKHXVZBrgQ6AEwEXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=vanessa%20williams%20nielsen%20soundscan&f=false|title=Standard Bearer|publisher=Billboard|first=Ann|last=Donahue|date=16 May 2009|accessdate=1 March 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=vanessa%20williams&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=CAN Certifications > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Music Canada|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66621/vanessa-williams-signs-with-lava|title=Vanessa Williams Signs With Lava|publisher=Billboard|date=3 September 2004|accessdate=1 March 2019}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054250/ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard|publisher=Billboard|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=2 March 2007|accessdate=1 March 2019}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.hr/books?id=A2zL-uK-eE0C&pg=PT43&lpg=PT43&dq=Everlasting+Love+vanessa+williams+billboard&source=bl&ots=f3-97OenOy&sig=Gr78N3aLSauwMqJIxRbdLGbu7a0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSxOmDvZ3fAhUM26QKHbh7Ct84ChDoATACegQIBxAB#v=onepage&q=Everlasting%20Love%20vanessa%20williams%20billboard&f=false|title=Standard Bearer|publisher=Billboard|first=Ann|last=Donahue|date=16 May 2009|accessdate=1 March 2019}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Williams|title=AUT Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|accessdate=2013-06-20}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=IRE Charts Search > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|accessdate=2012-06-19}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Vanessa+Williams|title=NZ Charts > Vanessa Williams|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|accessdate=2013-06-19}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/wRoAyd8.jpg|title=The ARIA Chart – Best of 1992|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|accessdate=2016-07-25}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002IY1/ |title=Grammy's Greatest Moments Vol. 2: Various Artists |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=2011-11-25}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9L6O6yFNk Vanessa Williams interview with Marcus Jones] - Journalist Marcus Jones 1988 interview
  • "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a7L7QIHyIU Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams Interview with Bill Boggs]" - Bill Boggs 1983 interview (includes music performance)
{{Vanessa Williams}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Vanessa}}

5 : Vocal jazz discographies|Rhythm and blues discographies|Discographies of American artists|Vanessa Williams|Soul music discographies
随便看

　

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

　

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/11/14 18:08:38