Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
11/17/1998 | Island / Mercury
Lyrics from Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
Videos from Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
All Music Guide Review
When former Miss America/Penthouse poser Vanessa Williams picked up a microphone in 1988 with The Right Stuff, her managers did the business-smart, and expected, thing: They buried her beneath a coat of glossy production and dancefloor beeps and bips to disguise whatever vocal shortcomings this walking mannequin might have. But a funny thing happened within a few years. It turned out that Williams, when given the right material, could actually sing. And when handed torch songs that emphasized her natural slow burn -- like on the glorious ballad "Save the Best for Last" -- Williams was a genuinely sexy and capable performer. Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years gathers the biggest 13 songs from her first decade. The club tunes are generic and could be served just as well by anyone, but the finest tunes here ("Save the Best for Last," "Love Is," and "Colors of the Wind") are smoldering slices of R&B that certify Williams is more than just a pretty face. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide
Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years Track Listing
Credits of Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
- Bill Malina
- Engineer, Mixing
- Scott Mayo
- Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
- Valerie Mayo
- Vocals (Background)
- Shawn McLean
- Assistant Engineer
- Fred McFarlane
- Bass, Keyboards
- Jerry McPherson
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Me'Shell Ndegéocello
- Bass, Vocals
- Michael Mellett
- Choir, Chorus
- Joey Miskulin
- Accordion
- Cindy Mizelle
- Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
- Todd Moore
- Production Coordination, Assistant Engineer
- Nick Moroch
- Guitar, Producer, Synthesizer Bass, Drum Programming, Arranger, Keyboards
- Nashville String Machine
- Strings
- Gary Paczosa
- Assistant Engineer
- Janice Pendarvis
- Vocals (Background)
- George Pendergrass
- Choir, Chorus
- Gary Pigg
- Choir, Chorus
- Fernando Pullum
- Trumpet
- Cindy Richardson
- Choir, Chorus
- Donald Robinson
- Arranger, Producer, Keyboards
- Angel Rogers
- Vocals (Background)
- Bob Rosa
- Producer, Sampling, Beats
- Jim Salamone
- Drum Programming
- Rex Salas
- Arranger, Producer, Keyboards
- Will Schillinger
- Engineer
- Hank Shocklee
- Sampling, Editing, Post Production
- Jimmie Lee Sloas
- Bass
- Dave Stewart
- Vocals (Background)
- Reggie Stewart
- Rhythm Arrangements
- Gary Tole
- Engineer, Mixing
- Denise Walls
- Choir, Chorus
- Kieran Walsh
- Engineer
- Bill Whittington
- Engineer, Mixing
- Erik Zobler
- Engineer
- Merv DePyere
- Keyboard Programming
- Carl Glanville
- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
- Sampling, Editing, Post Production
- Carol Steele
- Percussion
- Bill Stephney
- Sampling, Post Production, Editing
- Mike Tarsia
- Engineer, Mixing
- Ross Donaldson
- Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
- Lisa Cochran
- Choir, Chorus
- Tabitha Fair
- Vocals (Background)
- Dan Needham
- Drums
- Gil & Johnny
- Vocals (Background)
- Billy Gaines
- Choir, Chorus
- Adam Silverman
- Assistant Engineer
- Margery Greenspan
- Art Direction
- DJ L.A. Jay
- Producer, Beats, Sampling
- Matt Wells
- Engineer
- Randy Walker
- MIDI Programming
- Dexter Simmons
- Drum Samples
- Mike Piersante
- Assistant Engineer
- Rob Von Arx
- Producer, Associate Producer, Mixing, Beats, Sampling
- Jeff Gledt
- Mixing Assistant
- Da'Dra Great House
- Choir, Chorus
- Ivy Scoff
- Production Coordination
- Kevyn Aucoin
- Photography, Make-Up
- Shaun Shakel
- Production Coordination
- Gerry Brown
- Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- Stefan Beckman
- Prop Stylist
- Karen Binns
- Stylist
- Tim Davis
- Choir, Chorus
- Oscar James
- Hair Stylist
- Christopher Shaw
- Editing
- Hank Schocklee
- Sampling, Post Production, Editing
- Rachelle Ferrell
- Vocals (Background)
- Audrey Wheeler
- Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
- David Foster
- Arranger, Producer
- Phil Madeira
- Organ (Hammond)
- Gary Brown
- Producer
- Brian McKnight
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Ronn Huff
- Conductor, Orchestration, String Arrangements
- Keith Thomas
- Synthesizer, Bass, Arranger, Keyboards, String Arrangements, Piano Programming, Drum Programming, Producer
- Michael Brown
- Loops, Beats
- Gregg Arnold
- Keyboard Programming
- Duane Benjamin
- Trombone
- Michael Black
- Choir, Chorus
- Chuckii Booker
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Randy Bowland
- Guitar
- Bridgette Bryant
- Vocals (Background)
- Robbie Buchanan
- Arranger
- Daryl Burgee
- Percussion
- Steve Charles
- Assistant Engineer
- Debbie Cole
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Coleman
- Vocals (Background)
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Steve Crawford
- Choir, Chorus
- Claude Demers
- Engineer
- Ed Eckstine
- Executive Producer, Editing
- Alan Friedman
- Keyboard Programming
- Michael Frenke
- Engineer
- Lori Fulton
- Vocals (Background)
- Trevor Gale
- Keyboards, Keyboard Programming, Producer, Drum Programming
- Roy Gamble
- Assistant Engineer
- Brad Gilderman
- Engineer
- Mick Guzauski
- Mixing
- Kenni Hairston
- Keyboards, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming, Producer
- Mark Hammond
- Drum Programming
- Chris Harris
- Choir, Chorus
- Steve Holroyd
- Assistant Engineer
- Juno Hoo
- Voices
- Dann Huff
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Rod Hui
- Remixing
- Keith John
- Vocals (Background)
- Robert Johnson
- Choir, Chorus
- Kipper Jones
- Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- John Kunz
- Mixing Assistant
- Will Lee
- Bass
- Tim Leitner
- Assistant Engineer
- Marty Lester
- Assistant Engineer
- Babyface
- Keyboards, Producer
- Ada Dyer
- Vocals (Background), Choir, Chorus
- Gary Taylor
- Arranger, Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer
- Vanessa Williams
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Main Performer, Vocal Arrangement
- Hubert Laws
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