The_Right_Stuff_(album)
The Right Stuff (album)
1988 studio album by Vanessa Williams
The Right Stuff is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released on June 6, 1988, by Wing Records. It includes the singles "The Right Stuff", "(He's Got) The Look", "Dreamin'" and "Darlin' I". The album and its singles were well received by both the urban and pop markets. It was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 500,000 and earned Williams three Grammy Award nominations.
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| Released | June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06) | |||
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| Length | 49:54 | |||
| Label | Wing | |||
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The album's first and second singles, "The Right Stuff" and "He's Got the Look", hit top 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs; "The Right Stuff" peaked within the top five at number four and number one on the US Dance Songs chart. The third single, "Dreamin'", was a pop hit, becoming Williams's first top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8, and her first number one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[3] "Darlin' I" was the forth and final single, earning William's a third top 10 R&B hit and first number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Right Stuff" | Salas | 4:18 | |
| 2. | "Be a Man" |
| L. Robinson | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Dreamin'" |
| Donald Robinson | 5:25 |
| 4. | "If You Really Love Him" |
| Salas | 5:24 |
| 5. | "(He's Got) The Look" |
| Amir Bayyan | 4:11 |
| 6. | "I'll Be the One" |
| Lewis A. Martineé | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Security" |
| Salas | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Darlin' I" |
| Salas | 4:07 |
| 9. | "Am I Too Much?" |
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| 4:08 |
| 10. | "Can This Be Real?" | Dan Serafini | Salas | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Whatever Happens" | Salas | 3:26 |
- Produced by Amir-Salaam Bayyan, David Paul Bryant, Lewis A. Martineé, Donald Robinson, Larry Robinson, Darryl Ross, Rex Salas
- Additional [background] vocals: Chuckii Booker, Johnny Gill (track 1), Niki Haris (tracks 2, 7, 10), Rachelle Ferrell (track 3), Kipper Jones (tracks 1, 2, 8)
- Engineers: Mike Bona, David Bianco, Gerry Brown, Craig Burbridge, Peter Dlugokencky, Michael Frenke, Lewis A. Martinee, Allen Scott Plotkin, Paul Scott, Steve Shepherd, Mike Tarsia, Steve Van Arden, Erik Zobler, Jared Held
- Assistant engineers: Sabrina Burchanek, Cliff Jones, Bob Loftus, Gill Morales, Adam Silverman, Dennis Stefani, John VanNest
- Mixing: Rick Alonso, David Bianco, Lewis A. Martinee, Donald Robinson, Mike Tarsia, Erik Zobler, Jared Held
- Remixing: Rod Hui
- Mix assistant: Steve Holroyd
- Editing and post-production: Ed Eckstine, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Christopher Shaw, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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- Cass, Robert (June 2, 2009). "CD Review: Vanessa Williams, "The Real Thing"". Pop Dose. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- "Vanessa Williams Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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- "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – The Right Stuff". Recording Industry Association of America. March 28, 1989. Retrieved April 14, 2018.