Whitney Houston

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Tracklist

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1You Give Good Love
engineer and mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
drums (drum set):
J.T. Lewis (jazz drummer) and Roy Wilfred Wooten
guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard and marimba:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
LaLa (songwriter) and Yogi Lee
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
You Give Good Love
lyricist and composer:
LaLa (songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and The New Music Group Inc. (publisher)
Whitney Houston4.54:37
2Thinking About You
engineer and mixer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
drums (drum set):
J.T. Lewis (jazz drummer) and Roy Wilfred Wooten
guitar:
Ira Siegel
keyboard and marimba:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
background vocals:
LaLa (songwriter) and Yogi Lee
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Thinking About You
writer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express) and LaLa (songwriter)
publisher:
Kashif Music (in 1986), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1986) and The New Music Group Inc. (publisher) (in 1986)
Whitney Houston45:26
3Someone for Me
producer:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
mixer:
Billy Bottrell and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
bass guitar:
Nathan East
clarinet:
John Barnes (clarinet)
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer) and John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist), Tim May (session/jazz guitarist) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guitar synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker (drums)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Someone for Me
writer:
Raymond Jones and Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Whitney Houston45:02
4Saving All My Love for You
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Randy Kerber and Richard Marx
solo saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
background vocals:
Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Saving All My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (France), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Whitney Houston3.53:59
5Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
producer:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
mixer:
Billy Bottrell and Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
bass guitar:
Nathan East
clarinet:
John Barnes (clarinet)
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer) and John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist), Tim May (session/jazz guitarist) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guitar synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker (drums)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) and Whitney Houston (from 1984-07-01 until 1985-06-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
writer:
James Patrick Dunne and Pamela Phillips‐Oland
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Melody
Whitney Houston duet with Jermaine Jackson43:49
6How Will I Know
engineer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
performer:
Mary Canty, Preston Glass, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis, Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge), Corrado Rustici, Premik Russell Tubbs and Narada Michael Walden
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 229)
recording of:
How Will I Know
writer:
Narada Michael Walden
composer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Whitney Houston4.254:37
7All at Once
engineer:
Michael Mancini
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Randy Kerber and Richard Marx
background vocals:
Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
All at Once
writer:
Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), March 9 Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Prince Street Productions, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Whitney Houston44:30
8Take Good Care of My Heart
producer:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
mixer:
Billy Bottrell
bass guitar:
Nathan East
clarinet:
John Barnes (clarinet)
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer) and John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist), Tim May (session/jazz guitarist) and David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
guitar synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker (drums)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
Take Good Care of My Heart
writer:
Steve Dorff (composer) and Peter McCann
publisher:
April Music Inc., New and Used Music, Peso Music (publisher) and Universal Music Careers
Whitney Houston duet with Jermaine Jackson44:16
9Greatest Love of All
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
performer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Nathan East, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist), Randy Kerber, Lou Shelton, Richard Marx, Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1985)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 3)
cover recording of:
The Greatest Love of All
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Limited), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30), Golden Horizon Music Corp. (in 1986), Golden Torch Music Corp. (in 1986) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitney Houston54:51
10Hold Me
assistant recording engineer:
Dean Burt at Devonshire
recording engineer:
Michael Mancini and Rick Riccio at Evergreen Studios
engineer:
Michael Mancini
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Guy Charbonneau and Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Randy Kerber and Richard Marx
background vocals:
Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
vocals:
Teddy Pendergrass
remixer:
Bill Schnee
other instruments [rhythm] arranger:
Michael Masser and Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
strings [string] arranger:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
additionally recorded at:
A&M Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Evergreen Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recorded at:
Devonshire Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Le Mobile in Carlsbad, California, United States
recording of:
Hold Me
writer:
Linda Creed and Michael Masser
publisher:
DeCreed Music Publishing Company (in 1988), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?) (in 1988) and Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music") (in 1988)
Whitney Houston duet with Teddy Pendergrass46:01

Credits

Release

printed in:U.S.A.
art direction:Donn Davenport
photography:Garry Gross
miscellaneous support:Brenda Gorsky
Norma Kamali
Tiagi Lambert
Giovanne De Maura
Quietfire
Jeffrey Woodley
executive producer:Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
promoted by:Tara Productions
copyrighted (©) by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1984, in 1985)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1821250 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002VCQ [info]