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Star Bright is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by Vanessa Williams, released on November 5, 1996, on Mercury Records. It achieved success as one of the best-selling holiday albums of 1996 and '97. It peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200, #24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #5 on the Top Holiday Albums. The album went on to be nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album[1] and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
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| Released | November 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1993, 1995–1996 | |||
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| Length | 52:17 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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Although no official singles were released from the album, "Do You Hear What I Hear/The Little Drummer Boy" reached #15 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[citation needed] A video was shot in 1993 for "What Child Is This?" that was originally featured on the A&M Records Christmas compilation A Very Special Christmas 2. The album was re-released in 2003 as The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Vanessa Williams.
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Track listing
edit- "Do You Hear What I Hear/The Little Drummer Boy" (K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Noel Regeny, Gloria Shayne, Harry Simeone, Traditional) - 5:02
- "Star Bright" (Rob Mathes) - 3:37
- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Shout)" (Mathes, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) - 5:34
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (With Bobby Caldwell) (Frank Loesser) - 5:51
- "I Wonder as I Wander" (Mathes) - 4:40
- "Sleep Well, Little Children" (Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin) - 0:40
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Traditional) - 4:58
- "The First Noel" (William Sandys) - 4:28
- "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix, Traditional) - 3:52
- "Gracious Good Shepherd" (Mathes) - 4:15
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain/Mary Had a Baby" (Public domain, Traditional) - 5:48
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) - 3:32
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 36 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 24 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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References
edit- ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1998. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – Star Bright". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 December 2018.