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| B-side = Whatever Happens
| B-side = Whatever Happens
| released = April 21, 1992
| released = April 21, 1992
| recorded = 1990–1992<ref>http://www.mann-weil.com/music_discography.php?s=jkl#98</ref>
| recorded = 1990–1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mann-weil.com/music_discography.php?s=jkl#98|title = Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography|website=Mann-weil.com}}</ref>
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length = 4:14
| length = 4:14 (single remix) <br> 4:28 (album version)
| label = [[Wing Records|Wing]]
| label = [[Wing Records|Wing]]
| writer = {{hlist|Keith Thomas|Cynthia Weil}}
| writer = {{hlist|Keith Thomas|Cynthia Weil}}
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| prev_title = [[Save the Best for Last]]
| prev_title = [[Save the Best for Last]]
| prev_year = 1992
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Work to Do]]
| next_title = [[Work to Do#Vanessa Williams version|Work to Do]]
| next_year = 1992
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CUTu8ruFCZk|"Just For Tonight"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
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"'''Just For Tonight'''" is the fourth single from [[Vanessa Williams]]' second studio album, ''[[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]'' (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2011-12-26 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> The single's B-side is "Whatever Happens", a song from her 1988 debut album ''[[The Right Stuff (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 (Vanessa Williams album)|Love Songs]]'' (2004). The song tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.
"'''Just For Tonight'''" is the fourth single from [[Vanessa Williams]]' second studio album, ''[[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]'' (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |access-date=December 26, 2011 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The single's B-side is "Whatever Happens", a song from her 1988 debut album ''[[The Right Stuff (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 (Vanessa Williams album)|Love Songs]]'' (2004). The song is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballad <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-vanessa-williams-songs/ | title=Top 10 Vanessa Williams Songs | date=29 September 2021 }}</ref> and tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.


==Track listings and formats==
==Track listings and formats==
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==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="center"|Chart (1992)
!align="center"|Chart (1992)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
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{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|10|chartid=1966|accessdate=April 14, 2019}}
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|10|chartid=1966|access-date=April 14, 2019}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|5|chartid=1964|access-date=March 16, 2023}}
|-
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1992/week-31|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 1992|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|46|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
{{singlechart|Dutch100|46|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|45|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
{{singlechart|New Zealand|45|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
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|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Vanessa Williams|accessdate=22 October 2018}}
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
|-
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=Vanessa Williams|accessdate=22 October 2018}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
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|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Vanessa Williams|accessdate=22 October 2018}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
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!scope="row"|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite book|title=Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2014|publisher=Record Research}}</ref>
|align="center" |21
|}

===Year-end charts===
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{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart (1992)
!align="center"|Position
|-
|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|title=1992 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=52|page=YE-38|date=December 26, 1992|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|vanessa-williams|just-for-tonight}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


{{Vanessa Williams}}
{{Vanessa Williams}}

Latest revision as of 08:56, 2 December 2024

"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 (single remix)
4:28 (album version)
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)
Audio video
"Just For Tonight" on YouTube

"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

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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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
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 21

Year-end charts

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Chart (1992) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 29

References

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  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. ^ "Top 10 Vanessa Williams Songs". 29 September 2021.
  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. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
  13. ^ "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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