"The Right Stuff" | ||||
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Single by Vanessa Williams | ||||
from the album The Right Stuff | ||||
B-side | "The Right Stuff" (Edited Version) | |||
Released | January 30, 1988 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
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Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | Wing | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rex Salas, Kipper Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Rex Salas | |||
Vanessa Williams singles chronology | ||||
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"The Right Stuff" is the title track and first single from Vanessa Williams' 1988 debut album. The crossover single was very successful and became a top five hit on the soul singles chart, as well as making the Hot 100. "The Right Stuff" also went to number one on the dance charts for one week. It peaked at no. 71 on the British Single Charts and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at no. 62 with a remixed version.
The music video for "The Right Stuff" was filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La.