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Everlasting Love (Vanessa Williams album)

Everlasting Love is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by Vanessa Williams, released in the United States on January 25, 2005 by Lava Records. Produced entirely by Rob Mathes, the album contains cover versions of 1970s soul love songs except for the final track, which is an original song. Covers include notably "You Are Everything" released as a single and also "Show and Tell" and the title track "Everlasting Love".

Everlasting Love
Studio album by
Vanessa Williams
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Recorded2004–2005
Genre
Length58:20
LabelLava
ProducerRob Mathes
Vanessa Williams chronology
Silver & Gold
(2004) 		Everlasting Love
(2005) 		The Real Thing
(2009)
Singles from Everlasting Love
  1. "You Are Everything"
    Released: November 9, 2004
  2. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
    Released: December 21, 2004
  3. "Show and Tell"
    Released: March 29, 2005
  4. "Everlasting Love"
    Released: April 18, 2005
  5. "I'll Be Good to You"
    Released: July 12, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album received rave reviews and has sold 60,000 copies to date.[2] The album peaked at number one hundred and fifty-nine on the Billboard 200 and number fifty-seven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The single "You Are Everything" became another hit for Williams, reaching number sixteen on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, number five on the Hot Dance Club Play, and number four on the Hot Dance Singles Sales. It also became a major club hit that summer due to disco club mixes of the song by Junior Vasquez.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Originally Recorded byLength
1."Tuning"  0:18
2."Never Can Say Goodbye" (Featuring George Benson)Clifton DavisThe Jackson 55:03
3."Midnight Blue"Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer SagerMelissa Manchester3:47
4."Show and Tell"Jerry FullerJohnny Mathis4:11
5."Let's Love"Willie Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, Leroy BonnerThe Ohio Players4:56
6."First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"Ewan MacCollRoberta Flack5:42
7."Everlasting Love"David Wolinski, Dennis Belfield, Kevin MurphyRufus & Chaka Khan4:28
8."With You I'm Born Again" (Duet with George Benson)David Shire, Carol ConnorsBilly Preston & Syreeta Wright3:53
9."Send One Your Love"Stevie WonderStevie Wonder3:41
10."You Are Everything"Thom Bell, Linda CreedThe Stylistics3:45
11."One Less Bell to Answer"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidThe 5th Dimension4:06
12."I'll Be Good to You" (Duet with James "D-Train" Williams)George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Sonora SamThe Brothers Johnson4:29
13."Harvest for the World"Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ernest Isley, Christopher JasperThe Isley Brothers5:12
14."Today and Everyday (Wedding Song)"Rob Mathes 4:49

Charts

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Chart performance for Everlasting Love
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 159
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 57

Release history

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Release history for Everlasting Love
Region Date Label Ref.
Japan January 26, 2005 Warner Music Japan [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2 March 2007). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "エヴァーラスティング・ラヴ".
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