"Just For Tonight"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Comfort Zone
B-side"Whatever Happens"
ReleasedApril 21, 1992
Recorded1990–1992[1]
GenreR&B
Length4:14
LabelWing
Songwriter(s)
  • Keith Thomas
  • Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)Keith Thomas
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"Save the Best for Last"
(1992) 		"Just For Tonight"
(1992) 		"Work to Do"
(1992)

"Just For Tonight" is the fourth single from Vanessa Williams' second studio album, The Comfort Zone (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.[2] The single's B-side is "Whatever Happens", a song from her 1988 debut album The Right Stuff, while the CD single contains the previously unreleased song "Love Like This", which was later also to be included on the compilation album Love Songs (2004). The song is an R&B ballad [3] and tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.

Track listings and formats

CD single
  1. "Just For Tonight" (Single Remix) – 4:14
  2. "Love Like This" (previously unreleased) – 5:10
  3. "Whatever Happens" – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 26
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[10] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 29

References

  1. ^ "Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography". Mann-weil.com.
  2. ^ "The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  3. ^ https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-vanessa-williams-songs/
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1966." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1964." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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