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Vanessa Williams
Star Bright
Album US 1996 on Mercury label
Jazz, R&B/Soul and Pop (Soul-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz)
Ed Calle appears courtesy of Sony Records Andy Snitzer appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Rob Mathes appears courtesy of Night Music Productions Billy Porter appears courtesy of DV8 Records Andrae' Crouch appears courtesy of Qwest Records Sandra Crouch appears courtesy of Sparrow Records Recorded at Edison Studios, NYC and Clinton Studios, NYC. except for 'What Child Is This?' recorded at The Hit Factory ℗ 1996 Mercury Records; Track 9: 1996 Special Olympics International, Inc.; Track 11: 1993 Interscope Records © 1996 Mercury Records Manufactured and Marketed by Mercury Records, 825 Eighth Ave., New York, New York, 10019. Printed in U.S.A. Print on glass: Made in U.S.A. by UML Note on Track 9: Trombone cut in remix.
Musicians
 | Vanessa Williams bvoc, voc, *1963 US album by, arranged by, written by |
 | Andraé Crouch voc, key, 1942-2015 US choir, arranged by, choir on "go tell it on the mountain" |
 | David Finck b, cb, *1958 US bass |
 | John Beal b, bass |
 | Diane Barere vc, cello |
 | Jesse Levy vc, US cello, arranged by, string |
 | Richard Locker vc, US cello |
 | Jill Dell'Abate key, contractor |
 | Rob Mathes , *1970 US electric guitar, keyboards, arranged by, orchestrated by, keyboards, piano, organ, electric guitar, arranged by, keyboards, electric guitar, arranged by, backing vocals, arranged by, programmed by, keyboards, arranged by, programmed by, guitar, solo, keyboards, electric guitar, arranged by, conductor, programmed by, keyboards, arranged by, conductor |
 | Robbie Kondor syn, p, US keyboards, orchestrated by, conductor, programmed by, arranged by |
 | Bashiri Johnson perc, *1955 US percussion |
 | Ed Calle sax, *1959 tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, solo |
 | Dana Teboe tb, ts, US trombone |
 | Jeff Kievit tr, US trumpet, arranged by |
 | Julien Barber vl, str, viola |
 | Sarah Adams vl, viola |
 | Sue Pray vl, US viola |
 | Barry Finclair vn, US violin |
 | Carol Webb vn, violin |
 | Donna Tecco vn, violin |
 | Elizabeth Lim vn, US violin |
 | Jan Mullen vn, violin |
 | Joyce Hammann vn, US violin |
 | Marti Sweet vn, US violin |
 | Paul Peabody vn, US violin |
 | Richard Sortomme vn, violin |
 | Rick Dolan vn, US violin |
 | Sandra Park vn, US violin |
 | Gloria Shayne Baker , 1923-2008 US written by, do you heart what i hear |
 | Noel Regney , 1922-2002 FR written by, do you heart what i hear |
 | Tim Cobb cb, *1964 US bass |
 | Ellen Westermann vc, US cello |
 | Jeanne Leblanc vc, US cello |
 | Mark Shuman vc, cello |
 | Gloria Agostini hrp, 1923-2004 US harp |
 | Craig Mumm vl, viola |
 | Maxine Roach vn, vl, viola |
 | Belinda Whitney-Barratt vn, US violin |
 | Laura Seaton vn, US violin |
 | Will Lee b, *1952 US bass |
 | Shawn Pelton dr, perc, *1963 US drums |
 | Marc Shulman eg, g, *1953 US electric guitar |
 | Andy Snitzer ts, as, sax, *1962 US tenor saxophone |
 | Michael Davis tb, *1961 US trombone |
 | Bobby Caldwell , *1951 US featuring, duet |
 | John Pintavalle vn, str, violin |
 | The Claremont School Singers , vocals |
 | Curtis McKonly p, US keyboards, arranged by, conductor, programmed by, written by |
 | Gerry E. Brown , arranged by |
 | Ron Carter b, *1937 US bass |
| Duane "Cook" Broadnax , drums |
 | Nick Moroch g, US guitar |
 | Fred McFarlane syn, key, 1959-2016 US arranged by, piano, acoustic |
 | Thomas Stacy eh, GB english horn |
| Melanie Hervey , vocals, solo |
 | Jeremy Lubbock str, acg, US arranged by, arranged by, choir, orchestra, written by |
 | Neil Stubenhaus b, *1953 US bass |
 | Claude Gaudette , US drums, programmed by, synth |
 | David Foster syn, frh, *1949 CA keyboards, arranged by, written by |
 | Randy Waldman p, key, *1955 US arranged by, piano, acoustic, written by |
Producers
| Leanne Drum a&r, coordinator |
| Margery Greenspan art direction |
| Jill Dell'Abate coordinator, production |
| Jeffdidthis design |
| David Reitzas engineer |
| Gary Chester engineer |
| Gary Tole engineer |
| Gerry E. Brown engineer, producer |
| Humberto Gatica engineer, mixed by |
| Troy Halderson engineer |
| Wayne Warnecke engineer, additional |
| Adam Blackburn engineer, assistant |
| Andy Smith engineer, assistant |
| James Murray engineer, assistant |
| Yvonne Yedibalian engineer, assistant |
| Bruce Carbone executive-producer |
| Vanessa Williams executive-producer, producer, backing vocals |
| John Dukakis management |
| Qadree El-Amin management |
| Ted Jensen mastered by |
| Frank Filipetti mixed by, remix |
| Mick Guzauski mixed by |
| Jason Goldstein mixed by, assistant |
| Marnie Riley mixed by, assistant |
| Santé D'Orazio photography by |
| David Foster producer |
| Jeff Kievit producer |
| Curtis King backing vocals |
| Fonzi Thornton backing vocals |
| Sharon Bryant backing vocals |
| Shelton Becton backing vocals |
| Vaneese Thomas backing vocals |
| Vivian Cherry backing vocals |
| Elena Barere concertmaster |
| Angela Clemmons-Patrick backing vocals |
| Billy Porter backing vocals |
| Rob Von Arx producer, associate |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do You Hear What I Hear / The Little Drummer Boy | Vanessa Williams | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis, Gloria Shayne Baker, Noel Regney | 5:02 |
| 2 | Star Bright | Vanessa Williams | 3:36 | |
| 3 | Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Shout) | Vanessa Williams | Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 5:31 |
| 4 | Baby, It's Cold Outside | Vanessa Williams | Frank Loesser | 4:51 |
| 5 | I Wonder As I Wander | Vanessa Williams | 4:39 | |
| 6 | Sleep Well Little Children | Vanessa Williams | Alan Bergman, Leon Klatzkin | 0:40 |
| 7 | Angels We Have Heard On High | Vanessa Williams | 4:58 | |
| 8 | The First Noel | Vanessa Williams | Curtis McKonly | 4:27 |
| 9 | What Child Is This? | Vanessa Williams | Traditional | 3:50 |
| 10 | Gracious Good Shepherd | Vanessa Williams | 4:13 | |
| 11 | Go Tell It On The Mountain / Mary Had A Baby | Vanessa Williams | David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Randy Waldman, Vanessa Williams | 5:45 |
| 12 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Vanessa Williams | Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent | 3:33 |
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