The Real Thing

Performer: Vanessa Williams (R&B)
Artist: Javier Colon
Producer: Rob Mathes; Keith Thomas; Rex Rideout; Babyface
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Gayle Levant (harp); Alyssa Park, Rebecca Bunnell, Anatoly Rosinsky, Johana Krejci, Katia Popov, Robin Olson, Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Raymond Kobler, Natalie Leggett, Phillipe Levy, Margaret Wooten, Darius Campo (violin); Irina Voloshina, Brian Dembow, Roland Kato, David F. Walther, Victoria Miskolszy (viola); Christina Soule, Trevor Handy, Stephen Erdody, Armen Ksadjikian (cello). On 2005's EVERLASTING LOVE, Vanessa Williams updated her favorite `70s R&B tunes, revealing a deep love for that era's smooth, soulful sounds. THE REAL THING incorporates some of the previous album's sensual, retro vibe into a song cycle detailing the stages of a modern romantic relationship. Bill Withers's "Hello Like Before" is given a languid, tropical treatment, while the big band-backed Babyface composition "Loving You" sounds like a lost popular standard. Throughout, Williams has the assured confidence of a veteran vocalist, singing the songs with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of care.

Billboard (p.36) - "[S]everal cuts -- such as 'Loving You,' a jazzy new Babyface original -- showcase Williams' Broadway bona fides."

A multi-talented actress and singer, and the first African-American Miss America (although she stepped down over a controversy surrounding nude photos), Vanessa Williams has been one of the most successful and consistently high-profile black women in the entertainment industry. As a singer Williams found major success on both the pop and R&B charts, as well as on Broadway, where she won a Tony for her role as the witch in INTO THE WOODS. Her acting career has also been extremely successful, and as of 2006 she had a lead role on the award-winning television series UGLY BETTY.

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