The Right Stuff (album)

The Right Stuff
Studio album by Vanessa L. Williams
Released February 1, 1988
Recorded 1987
Genre R&B, dance-pop, funk, quiet storm, freestyle, urban, new jack swing
Length 49:54
Label Wing / Mercury
Producer Amir-Salaam Bayyan, David Paul Bryant, Lewis A. Martinee, Donald Robinson, Larry Robinson, Darryl Ross, Rex Salas
Vanessa L. Williams chronology

The Right Stuff
(1988)		 The Comfort Zone
(1991)
Singles from The Right Stuff
  1. "The Right Stuff"
    Released: February 1, 1988
  2. "(He's Got) The Look"
    Released: April 12, 1988
  3. "Dreamin'"
    Released: August 16, 1988
  4. "Darlin' I"
    Released: December 20, 1989
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Allmusic [1]

The Right Stuff is the debut album of Vanessa L. Williams released in 1988. The albums and its singles were well received by both the Urban and Pop markets. Includes the hit singles, "The Right Stuff", "(He's Got) The Look", "Dreamin'" and "Darlin' I." The album eventually went Gold for sales over 500,000 and earned her three Grammy Award nominations.

Track listings

  1. "The Right Stuff" (Kipper Jones, Rex Salas) 4:18
  2. "Be a Man" (Jones, Larry Robinson, Patrice Rushen) 4:57
  3. "Dreamin'" (Lisa Montgomery, Geneva Paschal) 5:25
  4. "If You Really Love Him" (Chuckii Booker, Salas) 5:24
  5. "(He's Got) The Look" (Wesley Thomas Jr., Adil Bayyan, Amir-Salaam Bayyan) 4:11
  6. "I'll Be the One" (Johnny Elkins, Mike Greene) 4:05
  7. "Security" (Jones, Salas) 4:38
  8. "Darlin' I" (Kenny Harris, Salas) 4:07
  9. "Am I Too Much?" (David Paul Bryant, Darryl Ross) 4:08
  10. "Can This Be Real?" (Dan Serafini) 5:15
  11. "Whatever Happens" (Larry Carlton, Bill Withers) 3:26

Production

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[2] Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Dance U.S. AC UK IRL AUS JPN CAN[3] NET
1988 "The Right Stuff" 44 4 1 — 71 — — — — — The Right Stuff
"(He's Got) The Look" — 10 — — — — — — — —
1989 "Dreamin'" 8 1 — 2 74 — — — 28 —
"The Right Stuff" (re-mix) — — — — 62 — — — — —
"Darlin' I" 88 10 — 10 — — — — — —

Charts

The album reached no. 45[4] on the Dutch album charts.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed December 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000). Mississauga, Ont.: Music Data Canada
  4. ↑ "Dutch Album Charts". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-27.