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.

Track listing

Notes
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 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

Charts

Weekly charts
+ Weekly chart performance for The Sweetest Days Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 72Japanese Albums (Oricon)36

Year-end charts
+ Year-end chart performance for The Sweetest Days Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200 142 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 68

Certifications

References

Category:1994 albums
Category:Vanessa Williams albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Jazz albums
Category:R&B albums