Star Bright | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Vanessa Williams |
Cover: | Vanessa Williams - Star Bright album cover.jpg |
Recorded: | 1993, 1995–1996 |
Length: | 52:17 |
Label: | Mercury |
Prev Title: | The Sweetest Days |
Prev Year: | 1994 |
Next Title: | Next |
Next Year: | 1997 |
Star Bright is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by Vanessa Williams, released on November 5, 1996, on Mercury Records. It achieved success as one of the best-selling holiday albums of 1996 and '97. It peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200, #24 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #5 on the Top Holiday Albums. The album went on to be nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album[1] and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Although no official singles were released from the album, "Do You Hear What I Hear/The Little Drummer Boy" reached #15 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. A video was shot in 1993 for "What Child Is This?" that was originally featured on the A&M Records Christmas compilation A Very Special Christmas 2. The album was re-released in 2003 as The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Vanessa Williams.
Italic Title: | force |
The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Vanessa Williams | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Vanessa Williams |
Cover: | The Christmas Collection The Best of Vanessa Williams.jpg |
Released: | 2003 |
Genre: | Christmas |