The Right Stuff (album)
1988 studio album by Vanessa Williams
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The Right Stuff is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams. It was 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, including Best New Artist and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "The Right Stuff" at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Dreamin'" at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards.
- Jam Power (Los Angeles)[a]
- O'Henry Sound (Burbank, California)[b]
- The Rock House (Los Angeles)[c]
- Westlake (West Hollywood, California)[d]
- B&D (Los Angeles)[c]
- Music Grinder (Hollywood, California)[c]
- Sigma Sound (Philadelphia)[e]
- The Music Palace (West Hempstead, New York)[f]
- Countdown (Miami)[g]
- Ameraycan (North Hollywood, California)[h]
- Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles)[i]
- Smoke Tree (Chatsworth, California)[j]
- Red Zone (Burbank, California)[j]
- Studio Masters (Los Angeles)[j]
- WindSong Digital[j]
- Evergreen (Burbank, California)[k]
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| Released | June 6, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
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| Length | 49:54 | |||
| Label | Wing | |||
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Singles
The album's first and second singles, "The Right Stuff" and "(He's Got) The Look", hit the top 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart; "The Right Stuff" peaked within the top five at number four, as well as 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 fourth and final single, earning her a third top 10 R&B hit and top ten on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
| 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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| 10. | "Can This Be Real?" | Dan Serafini | Salas | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Whatever Happens" | Salas | 3:26 |
Personnel
- 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. Martineé, 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. Martineé, 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
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
- Basic tracks and overdubs on tracks 1 and 7
- Overdubs on tracks 1, 7 and 10; tracks 4 and 11
- Track 2
- Track 2; Vanessa Williams' vocals and trombone solo on track 5
- Track 3
- Track 5
- Track 6
- Overdubs on track 7
- Basic tracks on tracks 8 and 10
- Track 9
- Overdubs on track 10