The Comfort Zone

~ Release by Vanessa Williams (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1991 The Island Def Jam Music Group
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Excluded Regions

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-07 12:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Comfort Zone
recording engineer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), Marty Lester (recording engineer) and Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
drum machine programming:
DJ L.A. Jay
producer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Kipper Jones
mixer:
Ed Eckstine (task: with), John Fundingsland (task: assisted by) and Gerry Brown (engineer & producer)
flute:
Hubert Laws
instruments:
Hubert Laws
sampler:
DJ L.A. Jay
saxophone:
Scott Mayo
trombone:
Duane Benjamin (trombonist)
trumpet:
Fernando Pullum
background vocals:
Kipper Jones, Angel Rogers (American singer), Valerie Pinkston Mayo and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Kipper Jones, Scott Mayo and Reggie Stewart
recording of:
The Comfort Zone
writer:
Kipper Jones and Reggie Stewart
4:00
2Running Back to You
drum machine programming:
Trevor Gale and Kenni Hairston
programming:
Alan Friedman, Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston and Merv De Pyere
engineer:
Claude Demers, Kiren Walsh, Will Schillinger and Matt Wells
additional producer:
Rob Von Arx, DJ L.A. Jay and Bob Rosa
producer:
Trevor Gale and Kenni Hairston
bass:
Fred McFarlane
keyboard:
Trevor Gale, Kenni Hairston and Fred McFarlane
sampler:
Rob Von Arx, DJ L.A. Jay and Bob Rosa
background vocals:
Debbie Cole and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
recording of:
Running Back To You
writer:
Trevor Gale and Kenni Hairston
54:40
3Work to Do
recording engineer:
Foley, John Fundingsland, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Solid Productions
drum machine programming:
Doctor Jam
producer:
Doctor Jam, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), Phase 5 (Danish rap producer) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
mixer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), Mike Fossenkemper (task: with) and Phase 5 (Danish rap producer)
instruments:
DJ L.A. Jay
keyboard:
Doctor Jam
sampler:
Phase 5 (Danish rap producer)
background vocals:
Brian McKnight, Tata Vega and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Doctor Jam, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), Phase 5 (Danish rap producer), Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
cover recording of:
Work to Do
writer:
O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) and Rudolph Isley
44:37
4You Gotta Go
additional recording engineer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Marty Lester (recording engineer)
recording engineer:
Solid Productions
drum machine programming:
Doctor Jam
producer:
Doctor Jam, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Brian McKnight
mixer:
Ed Eckstine (task: with), John Fundingsland (task: assisted by) and Gerry Brown (engineer & producer)
keyboard:
Doctor Jam
piano:
Brian McKnight
background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Brian McKnight
instruments technician:
Clark Garmon
recording of:
You Gotta Go
writer:
Dr. Jam, Brian McKnight and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
46:22
5Still in Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Balding
producer:
Derek Bramble
bass:
Derek Bramble
guitar:
Paul Jackson Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
instruments:
Paul Jackson Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard:
Derek Bramble and Monte Seward
saxophone:
Gerald Albright
background vocals:
Derek Bramble and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Derek Bramble
recording of:
Still In Love
writer:
Derek Bramble
5:22
6Save the Best for Last
recording engineer:
Roy Gamble, Todd Moore, Gary Paczosa and Shawn Mclean
miscellaneous support:
Carl Gorodetzky (task: the nashville string machine)
drum machine programming:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Jeff Gledt (recording engineer) (task: assisted by), John Kunz (task: assisted by) and Bill Whittington
acoustic guitar:
Jerry McPherson
bass and keyboard:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
instrument:
The Nashville String Machine
conductor:
Ronn Huff
additional arranger:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Save the Best for Last
orchestrator:
Ronn Huff
writer:
Phil Galdston, Jon Lind and Wendy Waldman
publisher:
Big Mystique Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kazzoom Music, Inc., Moon and Stars Music, PolyGram Music Publishing, The International Music Network Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.53:39
7What Will I Tell My Heart
recording engineer:
Joe Schiff and Allen Sides
producer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
mixer:
John Fundingsland (task: assisted by), Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (task: with)
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
piano:
Randy Waldman
tenor saxophone:
Pete Christleib
background vocals and lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Randy Waldman
recording of:
What Will I Tell My Heart
writer:
Gordon (US songwriter), Lawrence (US songwriter) and Tinturin
4:17
8Strangers Eyes
recording engineer:
John Fundingsland, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer), John Herman (engineer) and Solid Productions
producer:
Doctor Jam, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
mixer:
Brian Soucey (task: assisted by) and Gerry Brown (engineer & producer)
bass, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Doctor Jam
saxophone:
Thomas Haas (Danish saxophonist)
synthesizer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System)
background vocals:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Doctor Jam, Brian McKnight, Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
recording of:
Strangers Eyes
writer:
Dr. Jam and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
6:16
92 of a Kind
additional recording engineer:
Foley and Gerry Brown (engineer & producer)
recording engineer:
Solid Productions
drum machine programming and drums (drum set) programming:
Doctor Jam
producer:
Doctor Jam, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
mixer:
John Fundingsland (task: assisted by), Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer) (task: with)
bass:
Cornelius Mims
guitar:
Wah Wah Watson
keyboard:
Doctor Jam
background vocals:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
additional arranger:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Doctor Jam
recording of:
2 Of A Kind
writer:
Dr. Jam and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
25:16
10Freedom Dance (Get Free!)
recording engineer:
Brian Soucey, Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
drum machine programming:
Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician) and Reggie Stewart
engineer:
Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician) (task: mix)
additional producer:
Bruce Carbone, Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician) and Reggie Stewart
producer:
Gerry Brown (engineer & producer) and Kipper Jones
mixer:
Bruce Carbone and Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician)
keyboard:
Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician) and Reggie Stewart
background vocals:
Kipper Jones, Brian McKnight, Ricky Nelson (backing vocalist) and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Dave Darlington (engineer at Bass Hit Studio, producer, songwriter and musician), Kipper Jones, Reggie Stewart and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
recording of:
Freedom Dance (Get Free!)
writer:
Kipper Jones and Reggie Stewart
34:15
11Just for Tonight
recording engineer:
Roy Gamble, Todd Moore, Gary Paczosa and Shawn Mclean
drum machine programming:
Mark Hammond (US drummer/producer/drum programmer)
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Jeff Gledt (recording engineer) (task: assisted by), John Kunz (task: assisted by) and Bill Whittington
bass and keyboard:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
guitar:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Vicki Hampton, Donna McElroy, Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Just For Tonight
writer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
44:29
12One Reason
recording engineer:
Roy Gamble, Todd Moore, Gary Paczosa and Shawn Mclean
drum machine programming:
Mark Hammond (US drummer/producer/drum programmer) and Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
programming:
Mark Hammond (US drummer/producer/drum programmer) and Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Humberto Gatica and John David Parker (producer, songwriter and singer) (task: assisted by)
bass and keyboard:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
guitar:
Jerry McPherson
saxophone:
Mark Douthlt
background vocals:
Donna McElroy, Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
One Reason
writer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter) and Cynthia Weil
44:53
13Better Off Now
recording engineer:
Roy Gamble, Todd Moore, Gary Paczosa and Shawn Mclean
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Jeff Gledt (recording engineer) (task: assisted by), John Kunz (task: assisted by) and Bill Whittington
bass and keyboard:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Mark Hammond (US drummer/producer/drum programmer)
guitar:
Dann Huff
saxophone:
Mark Douthlt
background vocals:
Donna McElroy, Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
lead vocals:
Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Better Off Now
writer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter) and Wendy Waldman
34:13
14Goodbye
recording engineer:
Roy Gamble, Todd Moore, Gary Paczosa and Shawn Mclean
drum machine programming:
Mark Hammond (US drummer/producer/drum programmer)
producer:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Jeff Gledt (recording engineer) (task: assisted by), John Kunz (task: assisted by) and Bill Whittington
bass:
Jimmie Lee Sloas
guitar:
Dann Huff
keyboard:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
mandolin:
Jerry McPherson
saxophone:
Mark Douthlt
background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian McKnight and Vanessa Williams (US pop/R&B vocalist/producer)
arranger:
Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Goodbye
writer:
Gary Chapman (singer-songwriter & tv presenter) and Keith Thomas (CCM, country, pop producer & songwriter)
44:21