Celebrating 29 Years of Vanessa Williams’ ‘Next’ (1997)

August 26, 2026 Albumism Staff

ARTIST: Vanessa Williams
TITLE: Next (fifth studio album)
RELEASED: August 26, 1997
LABEL: Mercury
RUNNING TIME: 53 minutes

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