The Sweetest Days

The Sweetest Days
Studio album by Vanessa Williams
Released December 6, 1994
Recorded January 1993—October 1994
Genre
Length 52:08
Label Wing / Mercury
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
AllMusic[1]

The Sweetest Days is the third album by Vanessa L. Williams, released in 1994. The album is more varied and diverse than her previous albums. It includes the hit singles, "You Can't Run", "Betcha Never", "The Way That You Love" and the title track. The album peaked at #57 on the U.S. Pop chart and at #25 on the R&B chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[2]

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. Dibbs 4:48
3. "Betcha Never"  BabyfaceBabyface 3:55
4. "The Sweetest Days"  Phil Galdston, Jon Lind, Wendy WaldmanKeith Thomas 3:31
5. "Higher Ground"  Steve Dorff, George GreeG. Brown, Vanessa Williams 4:19
6. "You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry"  Patti AustinG. Brown, V. Williams 4:10
7. "Ellamental"  Laythan Armor, Bunny HullG. Brown, V. Williams 6:06
8. "Sister Moon"  StingG. Brown, V. Williams 5:28
9. "You Can't Run"  BabyfaceBabyface 4:27
10. "Moonlight Over Paris"  Roger Guth, James Mayer, Peter MayerG. Brown, V. Williams 5:07
11. "Constantly"  Jimmy Van Heusen, Donald RobinsonG. Brown, V. Williams 5:04
12. "Long Way Home"  Eric Carmen, Phil Galdston, Brock WalshG. Brown, V. Williams 4:18

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
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"

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

Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
German Album Charts 74[4]
U.S. Billboard 200 57[5]
U.S. R&B Album Charts 25[6]
The Sweetest Days
End of year chart (1995) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 75

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