Vesta (album)

Vesta
Studio album by Vesta Williams
Released 1986
Recorded 1985, 1986
Genre R&B, Pop
Length 41:40
Label A&M Records
Producer Jeremy Lubbock, Bryan Loren, Billy Valentine, John McClain (Exe. Producer)
Vesta Williams chronology

"Vesta"
(1986)		 "Vesta 4 U"
(1988)

Vesta is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released in 1986 on A&M Records. The album was a minor hit reaching 43 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[1] The album scored two R&B hit songs, the lead single "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" peaking to number 9 on R&B singles and top 20 on Dutch and UK singles chart. "Don't Blow a Good Thing" reaching number 17, Williams also scored her first big dance hit as the single reached the top five on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Overall sales of the album are unknown, it was reported by Billboard (magazine) to have sold only 220,000 between 1986 - 1988 though it endured on the Billboard R&B Album chart for over a year.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Something About You" (Bryan Loren) 4:11
2. "Sweet Thang" (B. Loren) 5:08
3. "Don't Blow a Good Thing" (B. Loren) 4:35
4. "Get Out of My Life" (B. Loren, Tami Meggett) 5:16
5. "I Can Make You're Dreams Come True" (B. Loren) 3:41
6. "Suddenly It's Magic" (La Television, Willcox) 5:04
7. "My Heart Is Yours" (B. Loren, B. Valentine) 5:27
8. "You Make Me Want To (Love Again)" (B. Valentine, Ware) 4:58
9. "It's You" (Ware) 3:50
10. "Don't Let Me Down" (Russell, V. Williams) 4:12
11. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (Gant, V. Williams) 4:03

European cd track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Something About You" (Bryan Loren) 4:11
2. "Sweet Thang" (B. Loren) 5:08
3. "Don't Blow a Good Thing" (B. Loren) 4:35
4. "Get Out of My Life" (B. Loren, Tami Meggett) 5:16
5. "I Can Make Your Dreams Come True" (B. Loren) 3:41
6. "Suddenly It's Magic" (Amy La Television, Willie Willcox) 5:04
7. "You Make Me Want To (Love Again)" (Billy Valentine, Leon Ware) 4:58
8. "It's You" (Leon Ware) 3:50
9. "Don't Let Me Down" (Louis Russell, Vesta Williams) 4:12
10. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (Dean Gant, V. Williams) 6:01
11. "I'm Coming Back" (Gary Taylor) 4:47
12. "My Heart Is Yours" (B. Loren, B. Valentine) 5:27

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 43

singles

Year Title Chart positions
U.S.
R&B		 US Dance Dutch Single Top 100 UK Singles
1986 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" 9 45 20 14
1987 "Something About You" 46 21 - -
"Don't Blow a Good Thing" 17 5 - 89
"Suddenly It's Magic" - - - 88
"You Make Me Want To (Love Again)" 90 - - -

References

  1. ↑ Vesta-All music charts

External links