1986 Vesta Williams – Vesta
Vesta is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released on December 15, 1986 on A&M Records.
Tracks
1 Something About You (Bryan Loren) 04:12
2 Sweet Thang (Bryan Loren) 05:08
3 Don’t Blow A Good Thing (Bryan Loren) 04:35
4 Get Out Of My Life (Bryan Loren; Tami Meggett) 05:17
5 I Can Make Your Dreams Come True (Bryan Loren) 03:38
6 My Heart Is Yours (Bryan Loren; Billy Valentine) 05:04
7 You Make Me Want To (Love Again) (Billy Valentine; Leon Ware) 04:59
8 It’s You (Leon Ware) 03:51
9 Don’t Let Me Down (Louis Russell; Vesta Williams) 04:11
10 Once Bitten Twice Shy (Dean Gant; Vesta Williams) 05:59
Musicians
1 Something About You
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Loren |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
2 Sweet Thang
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Billy Valentine |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Loren |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
3 Don’t Blow A Good Thing
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
4 Get Out Of My Life
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Billy Valentine |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Loren |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
5 I Can Make Your Dreams Come True
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Loren |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
6 My Heart Is Yours
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Billy Valentine |
| Background Vocals | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | John Valentine |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
7 You Make Me Want To (Love Again)
| All Instruments | Bryan Loren |
| Background Vocals | Billy Valentine |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
8 It’s You
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
| Background Vocals | Alex Brown |
| Background Vocals | Billy Valentine |
| Background Vocals | Marva Barnes |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
9 Don’t Let Me Down
| Bass (synthesizer) | Bryan Loren |
| Drums (Linn) | Craig T Cooper |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Keyboards | James McKinney |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Percussion | Eric McCain |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
10 Once Bitten Twice Shy
| Bass (synthesizer) | Laythan Armor |
| Drums (Linn) | Craig T Cooper |
| Drums (synthesizer) | Jeff Lorber |
| Guitar | Charles Fearing |
| Synthesizer | Patrice Rushen |
| Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Vesta Williams |
Liner Notes
Producer – Billy Valentine, Bryan Loren (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Producer – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 8)
Producer – David Crawford (Tracks 9, 10)
Producer (Executive) – John McClain
Arranged By – David Crawford, Vesta Williams (Tracks 9, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Bryan Loren (Track 7)
Engineer – Cliff Zellman, Clyde Kaplan, John Arrias, Patrick Von Wiegandt, Paul McKenna, Richard Cottrell, Tony Smith
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Goodman
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Steve Hodge
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Design – Melanie Nissen
Photography – Todd Gray
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Studio 55, LA
Recorded At Eight Mile Road Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Recorded At Fidelity Studios
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