Silver & Gold (Vanessa Williams album)

Silver & Gold is the sixth studio album and second Christmas album by Vanessa Williams, originally released in the United States on October 12, 2004, by Lava Records[1] and purchased by YMC Records in 2005. It gained critical acclaim like its predecessor, Star Bright, did in 1996, although not a major success, selling only 100,000 copies to date.[2] The album peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200,[3] number 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[4] number 24 on the Top Holiday Albums,[5] and number two on the Top Gospel Albums.[6] "Merry Christmas Darling" and the title track became decent hits that holiday season due to airplay, the former reaching number 18 and the latter reaching number four on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

Silver & Gold
Studio album by
Vanessa Williams
ReleasedOctober 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
Recorded2003–2004
Genre
LabelYMC Universal
ProducerRob Mathes
Vanessa Williams chronology
Next
(1997)		 Silver & Gold
(2004)		 Everlasting Love
(2005)
Singles from Silver & Gold
  1. "Silver and Gold"
    Released: September 21, 2004
  2. "Merry Christmas Darling"
    Released: December 7, 2004

Since its initial release, the album has been reissued twice in the United States. In 2006, YMC re-released it under the 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection line with the subtitle The Best of Vanessa Williams, Vol. 2. This release was distributed by Universal [7] (Volume 1 being their re-issue of Star Bright). Its second reissue came in 2016, once again under YMC Records, but this time distributed by the budget line, Sony Music Commercial Music Group, removing most of the album's liner notes and leaving only the production credits intact.[8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

Track listing
  1. "Silver and Gold" – 3:29
  2. "Joy to the World" (featuring Brian McKnight) – 4:52
  3. "Mary's Little Boy Child" – 6:33
  4. "Silent Night" – 4:28
  5. "Winter Weather" – 3:01
  6. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 5:13
  7. "Merry Christmas Darling" – 3:50
  8. "Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow" – 4:53
  9. "Prelude: I Dream a World" – 1:20
  10. "December Lullaby" – 4:34
  11. "The Holly and the Ivy" – 3:33
  12. "Christmas Is" – 4:47
  13. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 4:01

Charts
Chart performance for Silver & Gold
Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 120
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] 2
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[5] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 46

Release history
Release history for Silver & Gold
Region Date Label Ref.
Japan October 27, 2004 Warner Music Japan [9]

References
  1. "Vanessa Williams Signs With Lava". Billboard. September 3, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. Caulfield, Keith (March 2, 2007). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 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. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  7. "Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters 2". Amazon.
  8. "Silver & Gold". Amazon. 2016.
  9. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/ヴァネッサ・ウィリアムス/dp/B00061QVDS
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