Star Bright (Vanessa Williams album)

Star Bright
Studio album by
Vanessa Williams
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Recorded1993, 1995–1996
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Length52:17
LabelMercury
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Vanessa Williams chronology
The Sweetest Days
(1994) 		Star Bright
(1996) 		Next
(1997)
Singles from Star Bright
  1. "Do You Hear What I Hear"/"The Little Drummer Boy"
    Released: October 22, 1996

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.[citation needed] 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.

The Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters: The Best of Vanessa Williams
Studio album by
Vanessa Williams
Released2003
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  1. ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1998. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2023.