It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be

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"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
Single by Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston
from the album Through the Storm
B-side	"If Ever a Love There Was"
Released	June 10, 1989
Genre	New jack swing [1] [2]
Length	5:37 4:49 (single edit)
Label	Arista
Songwriters	Albert Hammond Diane Warren
Producers	Narada Michael Walden (album version) Gene Griffin, Teddy Riley (remix version)
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Through the Storm" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Gimme Your Love" (1989)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"I Know Him So Well" (1988) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be" (1989) "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990)

v t e Albert Hammond
Studio albums	It Never Rains in Southern California The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond
Compilation albums	It Never Rains in Southern California
Singles	"Down by the River" "It Never Rains in Southern California" "The Free Electric Band" "I'm a Train" "99 Miles from L.A." "When I'm Gone"
Songwriting	"Be Tender with Me Baby" "Don't Turn Around" "Gimme Dat Ding" "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" "I Don't Wanna Lose You" "I Need to Be in Love" "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" "Just Walk Away" "Little Arrows" "Lonely Is the Night" "Love Thing" "Make Me an Island" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" "One Moment in Time" "Room in Your Heart" "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" "The Air That I Breathe" "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" "Way of the World" "When I Need You" "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" "Where Were You" "You're Such a Good Looking Woman"
Languages	"Cantaré, cantarás" "Sensualité" "Y Tú También Llorarás"
Related articles	Discography Albert Hammond Jr. John Bettis Mike Hazlewood Holly Knight Carole Bayer Sager The Family Dogg Diane Warren