Silver & Gold (Vanessa Williams album)

Silver & Gold is the sixth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, originally released in the United States on October 12, 2004, by Lava Records^[1] and purchased by YMC Records in 2005. It gained critical acclaim like its predecessor, Star Bright, did in 1996, although not a major success, selling only 100,000 copies to date.^[2] The album peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200,^[3] number 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,^[4] number 24 on the Top Holiday Albums,^[5] and number two on the Top Gospel Albums.^[6] "Merry Christmas Darling" and the title track became decent hits that holiday season due to airplay, the former reaching number 18 and the latter reaching number four on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

Silver & Gold
Studio album by Vanessa Williams
Released	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Christmas R&B
Label	YMC Universal
Producer	Rob Mathes
Vanessa Williams chronology
Next (1997) Silver & Gold (2004) Everlasting Love (2005)
Singles from Silver & Gold
"Silver and Gold" Released: September 21, 2004 "Merry Christmas Darling" Released: December 7, 2004

Since its initial release, the album has been reissued twice in the United States. In 2006, YMC re-released it under the 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection line with the subtitle The Best of Vanessa Williams, Vol. 2. This release was distributed by Universal ^[7] (Volume 1 being their re-issue of Star Bright). Its second reissue came in 2016, once again under YMC Records, but this time distributed by the budget line, Sony Music Commercial Music Group, removing most of the album's liner notes and leaving only the production credits intact.^[8]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

Track listing

1. "Silver and Gold" – 3:29
2. "Joy to the World" (featuring Brian McKnight) – 4:52
3. "Mary's Little Boy Child" – 6:33
4. "Silent Night" – 4:28
5. "Winter Weather" – 3:01
6. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 5:13
7. "Merry Christmas Darling" – 3:50
8. "Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow" – 4:53
9. "Prelude: I Dream a World" – 1:20
10. "December Lullaby" – 4:34
11. "The Holly and the Ivy" – 3:33
12. "Christmas Is" – 4:47
13. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 4:01

Charts

Chart performance for Silver & Gold

Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	120
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6]	2
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[5]	24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	46

Release history

Release history for Silver & Gold

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Japan	October 27, 2004	Warner Music Japan	[9]