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Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first woman of African-American descent to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983. However, a scandal arose the following year when, a few weeks prior to the end of her reign, Williams learned that Penthouse magazine would be publishing unauthorized nude photographs of her in an upcoming issue. Amid growing media controversy and scrutiny, Williams resigned as Miss America in July 1984 (under pressure from the Miss America Organization), and was replaced by first runner-up Miss New Jersey Suzette Charles. Thirty-two years later, Miss America CEO Sam Haskell offered her a public apology (during the Miss America 2016 pageant) for the events of 1984. Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. In 1988, she released her debut studio album The Right Stuff whose title single saw moderate success before "Dreamin'" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Her second and third studio albums, The Comfort Zone (1991) and The Sweetest Days (1994), saw continued commercial success and for which she received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including for her number-one hit and signature song, "Save the Best for Last". Her most recent studio albums include Everlasting Love (2005) and The Real Thing (2009). As an actress, Williams enjoyed success on both stage and screen, receiving an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of Teri Joseph in the film Soul Food (1997). Her best known television roles are that of Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–10), for which she was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and Renee Perry on Desperate Housewives (2010–12). She has also starred in films such as Eraser (1996), Soul Food (1997) and Dance with Me (1998).
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Placido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas in Vienna [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Angels We Have Heard on High | 3:17 |
The Complete Collection [Autographed Barnes & Noble Exclusive] [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Joy To The World | |
| Angels We Have Heard On High |
The Complete Collection [Barnes & Noble Exclusive] [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear? | |
| Angels We Have Heard on High |
Don't Quit Music: '80s Flashback Dance Fitness (Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, R [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | 4:00 |
| The Right Stuff ['80s Flashback Dance Fitness Mix] | 4:00 |
Don't Quit Music: '80s Flashback Dance Fitness [Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, R [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | 4:00 |
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical [Music Inspired By] [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Save the Best for Last | 3:40 |
The Real Thing [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Breathless | 4:50 |
| Hello Like Before | 4:28 |
| Loving You | 3:33 |
| Just Friends | 4:17 |
| The Real Thing | 5:12 |
| Lazy Afternoon | 4:56 |
| Close to You | 4:36 |
| I Fell In | 4:47 |
| October Sky | 4:28 |
| Come on Strong | 2:39 |
| If There Were No Song | 4:29 |
The Real Thing [Digital Wide] [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Breathless | 4:49 |
| Hello Like Before | 4:26 |
| Loving You | 3:29 |
| Just Friends | 4:13 |
| The Real Thing | 5:10 |
| Lazy Afternoon | 4:55 |
| Close To You | 4:37 |
| I Fell In | 4:44 |
| October Sky | 4:25 |
| Come On Strong | 2:36 |
| If There Were No Song | 4:30 |
93.9 FM - The Holiday Lite: Celebrating the Season [f.y.e. Exclusive] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
Alan Jones Presents Songs of Love and Inspiration [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Save the Best for Last [Album Version] | 3:40 |
Smooth Jazz 107.5 WJZZ: Holiday Sampler, Vol. 5 [f.y.e. Exclusive] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear |
Christmas in the City [Circuit City Exclusive] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:34 |
Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters, Vol. 2 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Silver and Gold | 3:29 |
| Joy to the World | 4:52 |
| Silent Night | 4:28 |
| Winter Weather | 3:01 |
| The Little Drummer Boy | 5:13 |
| Merry Christmas, Darling | 3:50 |
| The Holly and the Ivy | 3:33 |
| Christmas Is | 4:47 |
Plugged into Christmas, Vol. 1 [Circuit City Exclusive] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Baby, It's Cold Outside | 4:49 |
99.9 KEZ the Holiday Station: Holiday Hits 2005, Vol. 2 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear | 4:59 |
Everlasting Love [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Never Can Say Goodbye | 5:04 |
| Midnight Blue | 3:47 |
| Show and Tell | 4:12 |
| Let's Love | 4:58 |
| First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 5:43 |
| Everlasting Love | 4:31 |
| With You I'm Born Again | 3:54 |
| Send One Your Love | 3:41 |
| You Are Everything | 3:47 |
| One Less Bell to Answer | 4:07 |
| I'll Be Good to You | 4:29 |
| Harvest for the World | 5:24 |
Magic 1340 AM: Sounds of the Season, Vol. 4 [B&N Exclusive] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | 3:35 |
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree [PSM] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:38 |
Silver & Gold [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Silver and Gold | 3:29 |
| Joy to the World | 4:52 |
| Silent Night | 4:28 |
| Winter Weather | 3:01 |
| The Little Drummer Boy | 5:13 |
| Merry Christmas, Darling | 3:50 |
| The Holly and the Ivy | 3:33 |
| Christmas Is | 4:47 |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:01 |
The Best of Vanessa Williams [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | |
| Dreamin' | |
| Save the Best for Last | |
| Running Back to You | |
| The Sweetest Days |
The Very Best of Vanessa Williams [Universal Japan] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Betcha Never | |
| Save the Best for Last | |
| Happiness | |
| Surrender | |
| Where Do We Go from Here | |
| Star Bright | |
| Oh How the Years Go By | |
| Dreamin' | |
| Sweetest Days | |
| Whatever Happens | |
| Love Is |
Walt Disney Records Presents Superstar Hits [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Colors of the Wind [Disney's Pocahontas] | 4:17 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Save the Best for Last | 3:41 |
| Dreamin' | 5:29 |
| Running Back to You | 4:42 |
| Work to Do | 4:39 |
| The Comfort Zone | 4:03 |
| The Right Stuff | 4:15 |
| Darlin' I | 4:15 |
| The Sweetest Days | 3:34 |
| Oh How the Years Go By | 5:11 |
| Happiness | 4:27 |
Best of Vanessa Williams: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection [2003]
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Another Helping of Love & Inspiration [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Save the Best for Last | 3:38 |
Into the Woods [2002 Broadway Revival Cast] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lament | 1:52 |
| Finale: Children Will Listen | 5:06 |
Our Favourite Things [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear | |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? | 2:38 |
| Winter Wonderland | 2:10 |
| My Favorite Things | 2:47 |
| White Christmas | 2:06 |
| Joy to the World | 1:47 |
| Angels We Have Heard on High | 3:15 |
| Silent Night | 3:49 |
Soul Classics [MCA Special Products] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | 4:29 |
| Save the Best for Last | 3:44 |
This Is the Moment [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Not While I'm Around | 4:10 |
| Not While I'm Around [From "Sweeney Todd"] | 4:10 |
A Soulful Christmas, Vol. 2: WDAS 105.3 FM Philadelphia [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear | 5:00 |
A Soulful Christmas, Vol. 2: WMXD 92.3 FM Detroit Michigan [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do You Hear What I Hear | 5:00 |
A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 4: Live [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Child is This? | 3:15 |
| Santa Claus is Coming To Town | 3:55 |
Ballad Collection [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Darlin' I | 4:12 |
| Dreamin' | 5:26 |
| Can This Be Real? | 5:17 |
| Whatever Happens | 3:29 |
| Dreamin' [Instrumental] | 5:29 |
Celebrate the Season: T.J. Martell Christmas Album [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:37 |
Dance with Me [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Are My Home | 5:10 |
| Refugio de Amor (You Are My Home) | 5:30 |
| Refugio De Amor [You Are My Home] [Salsa] | 5:28 |
Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | 4:18 |
| Dreamin' | 5:25 |
| Running Back to You | 4:39 |
| The Comfort Zone | 3:58 |
| Save the Best for Last | 3:40 |
| The Sweetest Days | 3:31 |
| Betcha Never | 3:55 |
| Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly | 4:57 |
| Oh How the Years Go By | 5:11 |
| Love Is | 4:45 |
| Colors of the Wind | 4:18 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | 4:19 |
| My Flame | 5:05 |
Love Songs: The Best of Vanessa Williams [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Way That You Love | 5:45 |
| The Way That You Love [Late-Nite Mix] | 5:45 |
| Dreamin' | 5:23 |
| Love Like This | 5:12 |
| And My Heart Goes | 4:21 |
| Still in Love | 5:24 |
| Just for Tonite | 4:30 |
| Someone Like You | 4:53 |
| And If I Ever | 4:08 |
| April Fools | 4:30 |
| Save the Best for Last | 3:39 |
Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Betcha Never | 4:49 |
| Non Ti Scordar Di Me | 4:08 |
St. Louis Woman (1998 Original New York Cast [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Act 1. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home | 3:12 |
Ultimate Christmas Collection [Polygram TV] [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:26 |
Next [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Who Were You Thinkin' 'Bout? | 4:06 |
| Happiness | 4:27 |
| And My Heart Goes | 4:23 |
| First Thing On Your Mind | 3:57 |
| Crazy 'Bout You | 4:34 |
| Lost Without You | 4:40 |
| Someone Like You | 4:53 |
| The Easiest Thing | 4:34 |
| Surrender | 4:55 |
| Start Again | 3:56 |
| And If I Ever | 4:06 |
| Oh How the Years Go By | 5:11 |
Star Bright [1996]
The Very Best of Vanessa Williams [Polygram International] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Betcha Never | 4:00 |
| Save the Best for Last | 3:41 |
| Happiness | 4:29 |
| Colors of the Wind | 4:21 |
| Surrender | 4:55 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | 4:21 |
| Angels We Have Heard on High | 5:00 |
| Star Bright | 3:38 |
| Oh How the Years Go By | 5:13 |
| Dreamin' | 5:29 |
| The Sweetest Days | 3:33 |
| Whatever Happens | 3:31 |
| Love Is | 4:44 |
Sweetest Days [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Sweetest Days | 3:31 |
| The Way That You Love | 4:49 |
| Betcha Never | 3:58 |
| Higher Ground | 4:21 |
| You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry | 4:11 |
| Ellamental | 6:06 |
| Sister Moon | 5:28 |
| You Can't Run | 4:27 |
| Moonlight over Paris | 5:07 |
| Constantly | 5:04 |
| Long Way Home | 4:20 |
Sweetest Days [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Child Is This | |
| Love Is | |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | |
| Whatever Happens |
Sweetest Days [Single #2] [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Sweetest Days | |
| Love Is | |
| Save the Best For Last | |
| Dreamin' |
The Comfort Zone [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Comfort Zone | 4:00 |
| Comfort Zone | 4:00 |
| Running Back to You | 4:40 |
| Work to Do | 4:37 |
| You Gotta Go | 6:22 |
| Still in Love | 5:22 |
| Save the Best for Last | 3:39 |
| What Will I Tell My Heart? | 4:17 |
| What Will I Tell My Heart | 4:17 |
| Strangers Eyes | 6:16 |
| Stranger's Eyes | 6:16 |
| 2 of a Kind | 5:16 |
| Freedom Dance | 5:16 |
| Freedom Dance (Get Free!) | 4:15 |
| Two of a Kind | 4:14 |
| Just for Tonight | 4:29 |
| One Reason | 4:53 |
| Better off Now | 4:13 |
| Goodbye | 4:21 |
The Right Stuff [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Right Stuff | 4:18 |
| Be a Man | 4:57 |
| Dreamin' | 5:25 |
| If You Really Love Him | 5:24 |
| (He's Got) The Look | 4:11 |
| I'll Be the One | 4:05 |
| Security | 4:38 |
| Darlin' I | 4:07 |
| Am I Too Much? | 4:08 |
| Can This Be Real? | 5:15 |
| Whatever Happens | 3:26 |
Classic Soul Ballads: Stop to Start/Quiet Storm/Too Hot/Between the Sheets
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Sweetest Days | 3:33 |
Promo Only: Underground Club (March 2005)
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You Are Everything [Junior Vasquez Mirrorball Club] |
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