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2 Track listings and formats  





3 Charts  



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"The Way That You Love"
SinglebyVanessa Williams
from the album The Sweetest Days
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995 (1995-01-24)
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • J. Dibbs
  • Abenaa
Producer(s)
  • Gerry E. Brown
  • Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"The Sweetest Days"
(1994)
"The Way That You Love"
(1995)
"Colors of the Wind"
(1995)
Music video
"Vanessa Williams - The Way That You Love"onYouTube

"The Way That You Love" is a song by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released on January 24, 1995 by Mercury Records and Wing Records as the second single from her third album, The Sweetest Days (1994). The song was written by J. Dibbs and Abenaa and produced by Gerry E. Brown and Williams. Several remixes are available for the song, which became a top-10 hit on the US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart. At the Grammy Awards in 1996, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.


Critical reception[edit]

Michael Eric Dyson from Rolling Stone wrote that on "The Way That You Love", "Williams pays tribute to a lover's charms with a mellow groove".[1]

Track listings and formats[edit]

Charts[edit]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 24, 1995
  • Mercury
  • [citation needed]
    United Kingdom June 26, 1995
    • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • [14]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Dyson, Michael Eric (March 9, 1995). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. Vol. 703.
  • ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9043." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9010." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "The RM on a Pop Tip Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). June 3, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  • ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  • ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  • ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  • ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  • ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  • ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 24, 1995. p. 43.

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