SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST
“Save The Best For Last” is a 1992 single written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind in March 1989. It is considered Vanessa Williams’ signature song. The lyrics’ redemptive themes resonated with Williams’ story, as she had put together a successful recording career following her earlier Miss America resignation scandal. “Save The Best For Last” was not written specifically for Vanessa Williams. There were a number of other singers who were offered the song; they all turned it down. While recording her album The Comfort Zone, at the last minute, a song had to be replaced. Vanessa was played “Save The Best For Last”, and Vanessa said: “I can’t believe nobody wants this song. I have to have this song.” (More from Wikipedia)
Wendy Waldman is best known today as one of the songwriters behind the gorgeous Vanessa Williams hit song from 1991, “Save the Best for Last”.
(January 2010)
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I forgot to include the YouTube links last month, so here they are. A live acoustic version from 2004 of Vanessa Williams’ signature song “Save the Best for Last”, which Wendy Waldman co-wrote, is available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoldrFVxPQ8 ; it is every bit as lovely as the hit version, “Save the Best for Last”. These are just the tip of the iceberg though – there are dozens more available.
(February 2012)
