.:flashback friday:.

before her fantastic role as wilhelmina slater on abc's hit show ugly betty, vanessa williams was a dance diva who survived experiences that would have destroyed a weaker diva. in 1988 vanessa released her first single, the title track from her debut album the right stuff. needless to say, everyone in the industry was skeptical. after all, up until that time vanessa was known as the first black miss america who was forced to resign due to the release of several nude photos she took as a student at syracuse univeristy. with the release of her album, the industry discovered a promising and noteworthy pop/soul singer with a sweet soulfulness. the title track, slammin' to say the least, was an out-of-the-box smash on the r&b and dance charts. the single was a modest hit on the pop chart just missing the top 40. the album eventually went gold and earned her three grammy award nominations.

.:the right stuff (extended mix):.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/796214966f3ad7/