Star Bright (Vanessa Williams album)

1996 studio album by Vanessa Williams

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Star Bright

Studio album by

Vanessa Williams

Released| November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Recorded| 1993, 1995–1996
Genre|

* Christmas
* R&B

Length| 52:17
Label| Mercury
Producer|

* Gerry "The Gov" Brown
* Bruce Carbone
* Ron Von Arx

Vanessa Williams chronology
| The Sweetest Days
(1994)  | Star Bright
(1996)  | Next
(1997)

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Singles from  Star Bright

1. "Do You Hear What I Hear"/"The Little Drummer Boy"
Released: October 22, 1996

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.

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.

The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Vanessa Williams

Studio album by

Vanessa Williams

Released| 2003
Genre|

* Christmas
* R&B

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  link

## Track listing

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1. "Do You Hear What I Hear/The Little Drummer Boy" (K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Noel Regeny, Gloria Shayne, Harry Simeone, Traditional) - 5:02
2. "Star Bright" (Rob Mathes) - 3:37
3. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Shout)" (Mathes, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley) - 5:34
4. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (With Bobby Caldwell) (Frank Loesser) - 5:51
5. "I Wonder as I Wander" (Mathes) - 4:40
6. "Sleep Well, Little Children" (Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin) - 0:40
7. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (Traditional) - 4:58
8. "The First Noel" (William Sandys) - 4:28
9. "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix, Traditional) - 3:52
10. "Gracious Good Shepherd" (Mathes) - 4:15
11. "Go Tell It on the Mountain/Mary Had a Baby" (Public domain, Traditional) - 5:48
12. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) - 3:32

## Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Star Bright 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

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1998. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
2. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
3. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
4. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
5. ^ "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – Star Bright". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

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Vanessa Williams

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* The Right Stuff
* The Comfort Zone
* The Sweetest Days
* Star Bright
* Next
* Silver & Gold
* Everlasting Love
* The Real Thing
* Survivor

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
* Love Songs

Singles|

* "The Right Stuff"
* "(He's Got) the Look"
* "Dreamin'"
* "Darlin' I"
* "Running Back to You"
* "The Comfort Zone"
* "Save the Best for Last"
* "Work to Do"
* "Just for Tonight"
* "Love Is"
* "The Sweetest Days"
* "The Way That You Love"
* "Colors of the Wind"
* "Where Do We Go from Here"
* "Do You Hear What I Hear / The Little Drummer Boy"
* "Happiness"
* "Oh How the Years Go By"
* "Merry Christmas Darling"
* "You Are Everything"
* "The Real Thing"
* "Legs (Keep Dancing)"

Relatives|

* William A. Feilds
* Chris Williams
* Jillian Hervey

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* Maxine Joseph Chadway
* Wilhelmina Slater
* Renee Perry
* Vanessa Williams and Miss America

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