1991 Vanessa Williams – The Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone is the second studio album by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released on August 20, 1991, by Mercury’s Wing Records Label.
The first single from the album was “Running Back to You”, an uptempo song that peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “The Comfort Zone”, the second single, peaked at number 62 on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. “Save the Best for Last” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks. “Just for Tonight” was the fourth single from the album, reaching number 26 on the Hot 100, followed by “Work to Do”, which achieved moderate success.
Tracks
1 The Comfort Zone (Kipper Jones; Reggie Stewart) 04:00
2 Running Back To You (Kenni Hairston; Trevor Gale) 04:40
3 Work To Do (O’Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley) 04:36
4 You Gotta Go (Mark Stevens; Brian McKnight; Doctor Jam) 06:21
5 Still In Love (Derek Bramble) 05:22
6 Save The Best For Last (Jon Lind; Phil Galdston; Wendy Waldman) 03:38
7 What Will I Tell My Heart (Irving Gordon; Jack Lawrence; Peter Tinturin) 04:17
8 Strangers Eyes (Doctor Jam; Mark Stevens) 06:16
9 2 Of A Kind (Doctor Jam; Vanessa Williams) 05:16
10 Freedom Dance (Get Free!) (Reggie Stewart; Kipper Jones) 04:14
11 Just For Tonight (Cynthia Weil; Keith Thomas) 04:28
12 One Reason (Cynthia Weil; Keith Thomas) 04:52
13 Better Off Now (Wendy Waldman; Keith Thomas) 04:13
14 Goodbye (Gary Chapman; Keith Thomas) 04:21
Biography
Musicians
1 The Comfort Zone
| Drums (programming) | LA Jay |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Sax | Scott Mayo |
| Trombone | Duane Benjamin |
| Trumpet | Fernando Pullum |
| Background Vocals | Angel Rogers |
| Background Vocals | Kipper Jones |
| Background Vocals | Valery Pinkston Mayo |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
2 Running Back To You
| Bass | Fred McFarlane |
| Drums (programming) | Kenni Hairston |
| Drums (programming) | Trevor Gale |
| Keyboards | Fred McFarlane |
| Keyboards | Kenni Hairston |
| Keyboards | Trevor Gale |
| Programming | Alan Friedman |
| Programming | Gregg Arnold |
| Programming | Merv De Peyer |
| Programming | Kenni Hairston |
| Programming | Trevor Gale |
| Background Vocals | Debbe Cole |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
3 Work To Do
| Drums (programming) | Doctor Jam |
| Keyboards | Doctor Jam |
| Rap | Dres |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Tata Vega |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
4 You Gotta Go
| Drums (programming) | Doctor Jam |
| Keyboards | Doctor Jam |
| Piano | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
5 Still In Love
| Bass | Derek Bramble |
| Guitar (solo) | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Derek Bramble |
| Keyboards | Monty Seward |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Background Vocals | Derek Bramble |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
6 Save The Best For Last
| Bass | Keith Thomas |
| Drums (programming) | Keith Thomas |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
7 What Will I Tell My Heart
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Piano | Randy Waldman |
| Sax | Pete Christlieb |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
8 Strangers Eyes
| Bass | Doctor Jam |
| Bass (synthesizer) | David Frank |
| Drums | Doctor Jam |
| Keyboards | Doctor Jam |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
9 2 Of A Kind
| Bass | Cornelius Mims |
| Drums (programming) | Doctor Jam |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Doctor Jam |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
10 Freedom Dance (Get Free!)
| Drums (programming) | Bruce Carbone |
| Drums (programming) | Dave Darlington |
| Keyboards | Bruce Carbone |
| Keyboards | Dave Darlington |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Kipper Jones |
| Background Vocals | Rick Nelson |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
11 Just For Tonight
| Bass | Keith Thomas |
| Drums | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background Vocals | Lori Fulton |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Hampton |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
12 One Reason
| Bass | Keith Thomas |
| Drums (programming) | Keith Thomas |
| Drums (programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
| Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
| Programming | Keith Thomas |
| Programming | Mark Hammond |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background Vocals | Lori Fulton |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
13 Better Off Now
| Bass | Keith Thomas |
| Drums | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Background Vocals | Donna McElroy |
| Background Vocals | Lori Fulton |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
14 Goodbye
| Bass | Jimmie Lee Sloas |
| Drums (programming) | Mark Hammond |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Keith Thomas |
| Sax | Mark Douthit |
| Background Vocals | Brian McKnight |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
Other Musicians
Strings – The Nashville String Machine (Track 6)
Liner Notes
Producer – Gerry E Brown (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Kipper Jones (Tracks 1, 10)
Producer – Reggie Stewart (Track 1)
Producer – Kenni Hairston, Trevor Gale (Track 2)
Producer – Doctor Jam (Tracks 3, 5, 9)
Producer – Vanessa Williams (Tracks 3, 7, 9)
Producer – Phase 5 (Track 3)
Producer – Brian McKnight (Track 4)
Producer – Derek Bramble (Track 5)
Producer – Keith Thomas (Tracks 6, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Producer (Additional) – LA Jay, Rob Von Arx (Track 2)
Producer (Additional) – Bruce Carbone, Dave Darlington (Track 10)
Arranged By – Derek Bramble (Track 5)
Arranged By – Keith Thomas (Tracks 6, 11, 12, 14)
Arranged By – Randy Waldman (Track 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Scott Mayo (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Doctor Jam (Tracks 3, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Phase 5 (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Bruce Carbone, Dave Darlington (Track 10)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Keith Thomas (Tracks 12, 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – Keith Thomas (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Mark Stevens (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Gerry E Brown (Track 3)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Vanessa Williams (Tracks 6, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Brian McKnight (Tracks 8, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Kipper Jones (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Keith Thomas (Tracks 12, 13)
Conductor – Ronn Huff (Track 6)
Contractor – Carl Gorodetzky (Track 6)
Mastered By – Herb Powers
Mixed By – Gerry E Brown (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9)
Mixed By – Ed Eckstine (Tracks 1, 4)
Mixed By – Mike Fossenkemper (Track 3)
Mixed By – Jeff Balding (Track 5)
Mixed By – Bill Whittington (Tracks 6, 11, 13, 14)
Mixed By – Vanessa Williams (Tracks 7, 9)
Mixed By – Bruce Carbone, Dave Darlington (Track 10)
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Track 12)
Orchestrated By – Ronn Huff (Track 6)
Recorded By – Gerry E Brown (Tracks 1, 3, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Jeff Balding (Track 5)
Recorded By – Allen Sides, Joe Schiff (Track 7)
Art Direction – Chris Thompson
Photography – Jean-Paul Mann, Torkil Goudnason
Recorded At Bennett House, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Blondahl Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Recorded At Creative Source Studios, Studio City, CA
Recorded At D & D Recording Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Hollywood, Sound, LA, CA
Recorded At Home Base Studio, New York, NY
Recorded At Marathon Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Nightingale Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Right Track Recording Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Summa Music Group, LA, CA
Recorded At Sunset Sound Factory, LA, CA
Recorded At Teen Town Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Recorded At Westlake Audio, LA, CA
Mastered At The Hit Factory
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