Star Bright (Vanessa Williams album)

Star Bright
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Recorded1993, 1995–1996
Genre
Length52:17
LabelMercury
Producer
Vanessa Williams chronology
The Sweetest Days
(1994)
Star Bright
(1996)
Next
(1997)
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.


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars link

Track listing

  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

Weekly chart performance for Star Bright
Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 36
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. "American album certifications – Vanessa Williams – Star Bright". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 December 2018.