Whitney Houston is the debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on February 14,1985,by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response,but began getting more popular in mid-1985. It eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986,generating three number-one singles—"Saving All My Love for You","How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All"—on the Billboard Hot 100,which made it both the first debut album and the first album by a solo female artist to produce three number-one singles.
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner,expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton,twice reaching the top spot of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart:first in June 1974,then again in October 1982,with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.
Whitney:The Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on May 5,2000,by Arista Records. Anticipation over a greatest hits album from Houston arose as far as 1995,when Billboard first announced the album's release. However,it was continuously postponed as Houston focused on film projects,before deciding to record several new tracks for the belated collection in 1998. The effort was quickly expanded into her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love,released in November 1998 to widespread success,which effectively postponed Whitney:The Greatest Hits again.
"How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her self-titled debut studio album. The song was released on November 22,1985,by Arista Records as the album's third single. Originally written and composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,the song was originally intended for R&B singer Janet Jackson,but she passed on it. Houston then recorded the song with altered lyrics and production from Narada Michael Walden. The lyrics speak about the protagonist trying to discern if a boy she likes will ever like her back.
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album,Whitney (1987). It was released as the lead single from the album on May 1987,by Arista Records. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden,and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,of the band Boy Meets Girl,who had previously collaborated with Houston on "How Will I Know".
"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin,originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. for their album Marilyn &Billy (1978). American singer Whitney Houston recorded it for her self-titled debut studio album (1985). It was released on August 13,1985,by Arista Records,as the second single from the album in the United States,and third worldwide. The following article talks about this version.
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album,Whitney (1987). The song was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings and produced by Masser. Initially,Houston's cover version of the Isley Brothers' "For the Love of You" was intended to be released as the second single from the album. However,the record label decided to release "Didn't We Almost Have It All" instead as all of Houston's singles had to be original material at this point of her career. The song was released in August 13,1987 by Arista Records.
"So Emotional" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the third single from her second studio album Whitney (1987) on October 12,1987 by Arista Records. The song was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and produced by Narada Michael Walden.
"Love Will Save the Day" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney (1987). The song was released on July 5,1988 by Arista Records as the album's fifth single. The song did not have a music video but still was successful,climbing into the US Top Ten. "Love Will Save the Day" is the fastest-tempoed song on the album Whitney. Written by Toni C,produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez,it is one of the uptempo singles on the album that also included "I Wanna Dance with Somebody " and "So Emotional."
"One Moment in Time" is a sentimental ballad by American singer Whitney Houston and written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis,produced by Narada Michael Walden for the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul,South Korea. It was released by Arista Records on August 27,1988,as the first single from the compilation album,1988 Summer Olympics Album:One Moment in Time,the soundtrack for the games. The song was Houston's third number one in the UK Singles Chart,and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was later included on the second disc of her first greatest hits Whitney:The Greatest Hits and also on The Ultimate Collection and on the second disc of I Will Always Love You:The Best of Whitney Houston.
"My Name Is Not Susan" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston,released as the fourth single from her third album,I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). The song was released on June 24,1991,by Arista Records. It was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface,and written by Eric Foster White. The song is an uptempo new jack swing number in which Houston harshly tells off a lover who has mistakenly called her by his ex-girlfriend's name "Susan". She lets him know that if he cannot get over Susan,then their relationship is over. The music video for the song was directed by Lionel C. Martin and inspired by the 1958 film Vertigo. A remix featuring British rapper Monie Love was also released,becoming one of the first times a pop/R&B artist had included a rapper in a remix,following Janet Jackson's "Alright",which remix featured Heavy D the year previous.
"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan,released in September 1978 by Warner Bros. as her debut solo single from her first album,Chaka (1978). It was Khan's first hit outside her recordings with the funk band Rufus. "I'm Every Woman" was produced by Arif Mardin and written by the successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The single established Chaka's career outside the group Rufus,whom she would leave after their eighth studio album,Masterjam,was released in late 1979.
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is the third single from American singer Whitney Houston's fourth studio album,My Love Is Your Love. It was written by Houston,LaShawn Daniels,Rodney Jerkins,Fred Jerkins III,Isaac Phillips,Toni Estes and produced by Rodney Jerkins,who went by the nickname Darkchild. The song examines a woman confronting her lover about his infidelity. Houston won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this song. In 2003,Q Magazine ranked "It's Not Right but It's Okay" at number 638 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2019,Billboard listed it as one of the Greatest Songs of 1999. In 2022,the Thunderpuss club mix was listed in the list of the 200 greatest dance songs of all time on Rolling Stone. The single reached number one in Spain and the top five in Canada,Iceland,the United Kingdom,and the United States.
"I Believe in You and Me" is a song written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert in 1982. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group The Four Tops,who released it as a single from their album One More Mountain (1982). While it failed to reach the US Top 40,it became a moderate hit for the group on the US Billboard R&B chart,peaking at number 40 in early 1983.
"My Love Is Your Love" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was written and produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis for Houston’s fourth studio album of the same name (1998). Released on May 31,1999,as the album's fourth single,it received positive reviews and was successful worldwide,hitting the top 10 in 23 international markets. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100,number two in the United Kingdom,and number one in New Zealand. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is a mid-tempo duet performed by American singer Whitney Houston and Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster,Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling. The song first appeared on Iglesias's debut English-language album Enrique (1999) as a slow Latin-styled ballad. It was also included on Houston's first compilation album,Whitney:The Greatest Hits (2000). It achieved chart success in many countries,including Switzerland and the Netherlands,where it reached number one.
"Step by Step" is a song recorded by Whitney Houston,originally written and recorded by Annie Lennox. The song appeared on the B-side to Lennox's 1992 single "Precious". Whitney Houston released a reworked crossover R&B/pop cover version in 1996 on the soundtrack to the film The Preacher's Wife. Houston's version replaces Lennox's verses with new lyrics and omits portions of the bridge. Annie Lennox provides backing vocals for Houston's rendition.
"Fine" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston,and was released as the fourth single from her 2000 compilation album,Whitney:The Greatest Hits,in September 2000.
"The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser,who composed the music,and Linda Creed,who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson,who made the song a substantial hit,peaking at number two on the US Hot Soul Singles chart that year,the first R&B chart top-ten hit for Arista Records. The song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali,and is performed during the opening credits.
American singer Whitney Houston,known as "The Voice",released 57 singles as a leading artist and 4 as a featured artist. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time,with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In the United States,Houston amassed 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles,all of whom have been certified either gold,platinum,multi-platinum or diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and was one of a selected group of artists to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades. She is currently ranked in seventh place of the artists with the most number one singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to the introduction of digital singles,Houston sold 16.5 million physical singles in the country,the most ever by a female recording artist. In October 2012,the Official Charts Company claimed Houston was the fourth biggest-selling female singles artist of all time with a sales total of 8.5 million singles in that country.
