Vesta (album)

Vesta is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released in 1986 on A&M Records.

Vesta
Studio album by
Released1986
Recorded1985-1986
GenreR&B, Pop
Length41:40
LabelA&M Records
ProducerBryan Loren, Billy Valentine, Jeremy Lubbock, David Crawford, John McClain (Exe. Producer)
Vesta Williams chronology
Vesta
(1986)
Vesta 4 U
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Commercial performance

The album was a minor hit reaching 43 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[2] The album scored two R&B hit songs, the lead single "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" peaking to number 9 on R&B singles and top 20 on Dutch and UK singles chart. "Don't Blow a Good Thing" reaching number 17, Williams also scored her first big dance hit as the single reached the top five on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Overall sales of the album are unknown, it was reported by Billboard (magazine) to have sold only 220,000 between 1986 - 1987 though it endured on the Billboard R&B Album chart for over a year.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something About You"Bryan Loren4:11
2."Sweet Thang"Bryan Loren5:08
3."Don't Blow a Good Thing"Bryan Loren4:35
4."Get Out of My Life"Bryan Loren, Tami Meggett5:16
5."I Can Make Your Dreams Come True"Bryan Loren3:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."My Heart Is Yours"Bryan Loren, Billy Valentine5:27
7."You Make Me Want To (Love Again)"Leon Ware, Billy Valentine4:58
8."It's You"Leon Ware3:50
9."Don't Let Me Down"Vesta Williams, Louis Russell4:12
10."Once Bitten Twice Shy"Vesta Williams, Dean Gant4:03
European release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something About You"Bryan Loren4:11
2."Sweet Thang"Bryan Loren5:08
3."Don't Blow a Good Thing"Bryan Loren4:35
4."Get Out of My Life"Bryan Loren, Tami Meggett5:16
5."I Can Make Your Dreams Come True"Bryan Loren3:41
6."Suddenly It's Magic"Amy La Television, Willie Wilcox5:04
7."My Heart Is Yours"Bryan Loren, Billy Valentine5:27
8."You Make Me Want To (Love Again)"Leon Ware, Billy Valentine4:58
9."It's You"Leon Ware3:50
10."Don't Let Me Down"Vesta Williams, Louis Russell4:12
11."Once Bitten Twice Shy"Vesta Williams, Dean Gant4:03

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 43

singles

Year Title Chart positions
U.S.
R&B
US Dance Dutch Single Top 100 UK Singles
1986 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" 9 45 20 14
1987 "Something About You" 46 21 - -
"Don't Blow a Good Thing" 17 5 - 89
"Suddenly It's Magic" - - - 88
"You Make Me Want To (Love Again)" 90 - - -

References

  1. Vesta review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  2. Vesta-All music charts
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