The Sweetest Days

The Sweetest Days is the third studio album by American singer Vanessa Williams, released on December 6, 1994, by Wing Records and Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album 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 self-titled 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.

"The Way That You Love" and "You Can't Run" were nominated at the 1996 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song, respectively.

Track listing

Notes

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Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

Charts

Certifications

References

1. The Sweetest Days (song)
2. Vanessa Williams discography
3. Vanessa Williams
4. Colors of the Wind
5. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1995
6. Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
7. List of songs written by Babyface
8. Sweetest Day
9. Sting (musician)
10. Sweetest Thing
11. The Way That You Love
12. Sting discography
13. Roy Ayers
14. The Comfort Zone (album)
15. Larry Carlton
16. Ron Carter discography
17. Kevin Bray (director)
18. 1994 in music
19. Anthony Jackson (musician)
20. 25 (Adele album)