| "Save the Best for Last" | ||||
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| Single by Vanessa Williams | ||||
| from the album The Comfort Zone | ||||
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| Released | January 14, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop • Soul • R&B | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Keith Thomas | |||
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| "Save the Best for Last" on YouTube | ||||
"Save the Best for Last" is a song by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released in January 1992 as the third single from her second studio album, The Comfort Zone (1991). The song was written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, and Jon Lind. It is a ballad about a young female admirer of a single man who stands by and watches as the object of her desires goes through years of dating, before he finally unexpectedly decides to initiate a relationship with her. The lyrics' redemptive themes resonated with Williams' story, as she had put together a successful music career following her earlier Miss America resignation scandal.[1]
The song was a commercial and critical success. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks,[2] and was ranked fourth on Billboard's Top 100 hits of 1992 list, becoming the biggest success of Williams' music career. ASCAP named it Song of the Year in 1992; it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1993.[3] There were produced two different music videos to promote the single.
- ^ "Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America". History Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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