The Sweetest Days

***The Sweetest Days*** is the third studio album by American singer Vanessa Williams, released on December 6, 1994, by Wing Records and Mercury Records.

### Notes

- signifies a co-producer

## Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

- Abenaa – composer, background vocals
- Laythan Armor – arranger, composer, fender rhodes, programming, rhythm arrangements
- Ryan Arnold – assistant engineer
- Patti Austin – composer
- Roy Ayers – guest artist, vibraphone
- Babyface – composer, drum programming, guest artist, keyboards, producer
- Ron Blake – saxophone
- Anthony Block – cover typeset
- Jeff Bova – keyboards, mellotron, programming, strings, synthesizer programming
- Gerry Brown – arranger, composer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, electric piano, producer, special effects, tape effects
- Jackie Brown – assistant producer, production assistant
- Larry Carlton – guest artist, guitar
- Eric Carmen – composer
- Bryan Carrigan – assistant engineer
- Ron Carter – acoustic bass, guest artist
- Marietta Ciriello – stylist
- Tim Conklin – assistant engineer
- Mick Corey – technical support
- Dominic Cortese – accordion
- Martin Czembor – assistant engineer
- Paulinho Da Costa – guest artist, percussion
- Kenwood Dennard – drums
- Joel Diamond – organ
- J. Dibbs – arranger, composer, producer, programming, rhythm arrangements
- Tim Donovan – assistant engineer
- Steve Dorff – composer
- Derek Duffey – production assistant
- Barry Duryea – technical support
- Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
- Ed Eckstine – executive producer
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Tabitha Fair – background vocals
- Brent Fischer – orchestration, strings orchestrator
- Clare Fischer – conductor, string arrangements
- Eric Fischer – assistant engineer
- Phil Galdston – arranger, composer, keyboards, producer, synthesizer, synthesizer programming, vocal arrangement
- Odile Gilbert – hair stylist
- Brad Gilderman – engineer
- Carl Glanville – assistant engineer
- Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
- George Gree – composer
- Roger Guth – composer
- Mick Guzauski – mixing
- Mark Hammond – drum programming, programming
- Roy Hargrove – guest artist, trumpet
- Kenny Hicks – vocal arrangement, background vocals
- Dann Huff – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Ronn Huff – conductor, string arrangements
- Bunny Hull – composer, background vocals
- Anthony Jackson – bass
- Tim Leitner – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant
- Jon Lind – composer
- Peter Lindbergh – photography
- Marty Maidenberg – artwork, cover design, package layout
- Bill Malina – digital editing, engineer, mixing
- Stephanie Marais – make-up
- James Mayer – composer
- Peter Mayer – composer
- Brian McKnight – guest artist
- Joe Mennona – accordion
- Vaughn Merrick – assistant engineer
- Jay Militscher – assistant engineer
- Jen Monnar – assistant engineer
- Todd Moore – production coordination
- Nick Moroch – arranger, composer, guitar, guitars, mandolin, mellotron, synthesizer, synthesizer bass
- James Murphy – drums
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Marty Ogden – assistant engineer
- Pino Palladino – bass, bass slide
- Greg Parker – assistant engineer
- Leon Pendarvis – piano
- Jamey Perenot – assistant engineer
- Greg Phillinganes – fender rhodes
- Joe Pirrera – assistant engineer
- Herb Powers – mastering
- Morris Repass – conductor, string contractor
- Marnie Riley – assistant engineer
- Max Risenhoover – digital Editing
- Donald Robinson – composer
- Rory Romano – assistant engineer
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass
- Philippe Saisse – keyboards, piano
- Al Schmitt – engineer
- Ivy Scott – production coordination
- Mike Scott – mixing, assistant engineer
- Ira Siegel – guitar
- Ricardo Silveira – guitar
- Dexter Simmons – assistant engineer
- Artie Smith – technical support
- Bill Smith – assistant engineer
- Robert Smith – assistant engineer
- Soul Man – rap
- Brian Sperber – assistant engineer
- Carol Steele – percussion
- Sting – composer, guest artist, background vocals
- Casey Stone – assistant Engineer
- Toots Thielemans – guest artist, harmonica
- Keith Thomas – arranger, bass, piano, producer, programming, string arrangements, synthesizer programming
- Chris Thompson – art direction
- Fonzi Thornton – background vocals
- Wendy Waldman – composer
- Randy Walker – MIDI programming, programming
- Brock Walsh – arranger, composer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
- Bill Whittington – engineer, mixing
- Christian "Wicked" Wicht – technical support
- King Williams – assistant engineer
- Vanessa Williams – arranger, lead vocals, primary artist, producer, vocal arrangement, vocals, background vocals
- Victor Winograd – cartage
- Dann Wojnar – assistant engineer

### Weekly charts

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: The Sweetest Days
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Vanessa Williams
- **recorded**: January 1993–October 1994
- **genre**: * Hip hop music, Hip hop
* jazz
* Contemporary R&B, R&B
- **length**: 52:08
- **label**: * Wing Records, Wing
* Mercury Records, Mercury
- **producer**: * Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Babyface
* Gerry Brown, Gerry E. Brown
* Keith Thomas (producer), Keith Thomas
* Vanessa Williams
- **prev title**: The Comfort Zone (album), The Comfort Zone
- **prev year**: 1991
- **next title**: Star Bright (Vanessa Williams album), Star Bright
- **next year**: 1996