21/02/2026
Vanessa Williams "The Sweetest Days" (1994) -Adult Contemporary / Pop Rock-
Label : Mercury Records
02 - The Way That You Love (J. Dibbs & Abenas)
03 - Betcha Never (Babyface)
04 - The Sweetest Days (Jon Lind, Wendy Waldman & Phil Galdston)
05 - Higher Ground (Steve Dorff & George Green)
06 - You Don't Have To Say You're Sorry (Patti Austin)
07 - Ellamental (Laythan Armor & Bunny Hull)
08 - Sister Moon (Sting)
09 - You Can't Run (Babyface)
10 - Moonlight Over Paris (Peter Mayer, James Mayer & Roger Guth)
11 - Constantly (Donald Robinson)
12 - Long Way Home (Brock Walsh, Eric Carmen & Phil Galdston)
Tracks 01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12 Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Tracks 03, 09 Produced by Babyface
Tracks 04 Produced by Keith Thomas
Tracks 02 Co-Produced by J. Dibbs
Tracks 12 Co-Produced by Phil Galdston
Executive Producer : Ed Eckstine
Mastered at Hit Factory Mastering by Herb Powers
Recorded at the Following Studios :
Axis Studios, NY
Battery Studios, NY
Electric Lady Studios, NY
Power Station, NY
Hit Factory, NY
Bass Hit, NY
Sorcerer Studios, NY
Right Track Studios, NY
RPM Sound Studios, NY
East Wing, NY
Sony Studios, NY
Capitol Studios, CA
Westlake Studios, CA
Mad Hatter, CA
The Music Grinder, CA
Larrabee Sound, CA
The Bennett House, TN
Javelina Recording, TN
Goodnight, TX
Assistant Engineers : Tim Donovan, Suzanne Dyer, Martin Czembor, Vaughn Merrick, Bill Smith, Tim Conklin, Joe Pirerra, Bryan Carrigan, Jen Monnar, Rory Romano, Dan Wojnor, Robert Smith, Dexter Simmons, Jamie Perenot, Casey Stone, Brian Carrigan, Brian Sperber, Eric Fischer, Ryan Arnold, Jay Militscher, Greg Parker, King Williams, Carl Glanville, Marty Ogden, Marnie Riley
Production Assistants : Derek Duffey & Jackie Brown
Digital Editing : Bill Malina, Max Reisenhoover
01 - Intro-lude
Guitar : Nick Moroch
Keyboards & Tape Effects : Gerry E. Brown
02 - The Way That You Love
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Co-Produced by J. Dibbs
Engineered by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown & Bill Malina
Piano : Leon Pendarvis
Guitars : Nick Moroch
Background vocals : Vanessa Williams & Abenas
Vibes : Roy Ayers
Programming, Rhythm Arrangement : J. Dibbs
03 - Betcha Never
Produced by Babyface
Engineered by Brad Gilderman
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Mixed at Conway Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Midi Programmer : Randy Walker
Production Coordinator : Ivy Skoff
Babyface : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitar : Ricardo Silveira
04 - The Sweetest Days
Produced & Arranged by Keith Thomas for Yellow Elephant Music, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Bill Whittington
Additional Engineer : Tim Leitner
Production Coordinator : Todd Moore
Mixed at the Bennett House, Franklin, TN
Piano, Bass & Synth Programming : Keith Thomas
Drum Programming : Mark Hammond
Acoustic & Electric Guitar : Dann Huff
Background vocals : Tabitha Fair
Strings Arranged by Keith Thomas & Ronn Huff
Nashville String Machine Conducted by Ronn Huff
Contractor : Carl Gorodetzky
05 - Higher Ground
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Recorded by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown, Bill Malina
Arranged by Nick Moroch, Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Guitars, Mellotron & Synth Bass : Nick Moroch
Organ : Joel Diamond
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Strings : Jeff Bova
06 - You Don't Have To Say You're Sorry
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Engineered by Al Schmitt
Recorded by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown, Bill Malina
Arranged by Nick Moroch, Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Guitars : Nick Moroch
Guitar & Solo : Larry Carlton
Rhodes : Greg Phillinganes
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Clare Fischer
String Contractor : Morris Repass
07 - Ellamental
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Engineered by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown, Bill Malina
Rhodes, Rhythm Arrangement & Programming : Leythan Armor
Guitars : Nick Moroch
Acoustic Bass : Ron Carter
Electric Piano : Gerry E. Brown
Trumpet : Roy Hargrove
Sax : Ron Blake
Background vocals : Vanessa Williams, Bunny Hull, Fonzie Thornton, Kenny Hicks
Rap : Soul Man
08 - Sister Moon
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Arranged by Nick Moroch & Gerry E. Brown
Vocal Arrangement by Vanessa Williams
Background vocals : Sting
Guitar : Nick Moroch
Bass : Armand Sebal-Leco
Acoustic Bass : Ron Carter
Keys & Piano : Philippe Saisse
Drums : Kenwood Denar & Peter Erskine
Keyboards : Jeff Bova
Harmonica : Toots Thielemans
Background Vocal Arrangement by Kenny Hicks & Vanessa Williams
09 - You Can't Run
Produced by Babyface
Engineered by Brad Gilderman
Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Battery Studios, New York
Midi Programmer : Randy Walker
Production Coordinator : Ivy Skoff
Keyboards & Drum Programming : Babyface
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
10 - Moonlight Over Paris
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Recorded by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown, Bill Malina
Arranged by Nick Moroch, Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Guitars & Mandolin : Nick Moroch
Programming & Keyboards : Jeff Bova
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Accordion : Joe Menonna
Bass Slides : Pino Palladino
11 - Constantly
Arranged by Nick Moroch & Gerry E. Brown
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Vocal Arrangement by Vanessa Williams
Recorded by Bill Malina
Mixed by Gerry E. Brown, Bill Malina
Organ : Joel Diamond
Guitars : Nick Moroch
12 - Long Way Home
Produced by Gerry E. Brown & Vanessa Williams
Co-Produced by Phil Galdston
Arranged by Phil Galdston & Brock Walsh
Strings Orchestrated by Brent Fischer
Conducted by Clare Fischer
Backing vocals Arranged by Brock Walsh, Phil Galdston & Vanessa Williams
Backing vocals : Vanessa Williams & Brock Walsh
Keyboards & Synthesizer Programming : Phil Galdston
Mellotron & Additional Synth Programming : Jeff Bova
Guitar : Ira Siegel
Bass : Pino Palladino
Drums : James Murphy
Percussion : Carol Steele
Accordion : Dominic Cortese
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Assistant Engineer : Mike Scott
Mixed at Sony Studios, NY
