Where Do We Go from Here (Vanessa Williams song)

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"Where Do We Go from Here?"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years
Released1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:19
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Foster
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
"You Can't Run"
(1995) 		"Where Do We Go from Here?"
(1996) 		"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
(1996)

"Where Do We Go from Here?" is a song by American actress and singer Vanessa Williams. Produced by David Foster,[1] it was featured in the 1996 film Eraser, in which Williams co-stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger, though not included on its soundtrack album. The song would later appear on Williams' 1998 greatest hits album Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years. In the US, the single peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed to number five on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

Critical reception[edit]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "It's always a pleasure to hear Williams work her smooth style in a ballad setting. Time continues to treat her voice well, as evidenced by this theme song". He also noted, "She displays a warm and worldly quality within a wonderfully theatrical arrangement by David Foster. She soars with the verve of a young Shirley Bassey over brassy horn flourishes and a sweet undercurrent of orchestral strings."[1] Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as "a lushly-orchestrated ballad". He added, "Williams sings it immaculately and deserves to have another hit to sit alongside Save The Best For Last but, while something og an emotional maelstrom, the song is also rather subtle and could easily escape attention — although it would probably be a Top 10 hit in the hands of Celine Dion."[2]

Music video[edit]

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[3]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 29
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[5] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 87
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[7] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[8] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 71
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 90

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Flick, Larry (June 15, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Singles" (PDF). Billboard. p. 74. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (August 31, 1996). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 10. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vanessa Williams - "Where do we go from here?"". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9657." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9665." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Vanessa Williams, Single-Chartverfolgung (in German)". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  7. ^ "Vanessa Williams – Where Do We Go From Here - The Theme Song From The Motion Pi" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  8. ^ "Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here?" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  9. ^ "Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here? (song)". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  10. ^ a b "Where Do We Go from Here? - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  11. ^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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