Narada Michael Walden is an American musician,singer,songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy.
"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 2,1987,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".
"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.
"I Belong to You" is a 1991 song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her third studio album,I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). It was written by Derek Bramble and Franne Golde,produced by Narada Michael Walden,and was released on October 18,1991,as the album's fifth single by Arista Records. "I Belong to You" was a Top 10 hit on the US Billboard R&B chart,and also charted in the UK and the Netherlands. The song garnered Houston a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards (1993).
"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan,released 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.
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 song by American soul singer Aretha Franklin released as a single by the Atlantic label. The words were written by Gerry Goffin from an idea by Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler,and the music was composed by Carole King. Written for Franklin,the record was a big hit reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100,and became one of her signature songs. It made history on the UK Singles Chart a week after her death,finally becoming a hit almost 51 years after it was first released,entering at No. 79. Franklin also included a live recording on the album Aretha in Paris in 1968.
Who's Zoomin' Who? is the thirtieth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin,released on July 9,1985,by Arista Records. A departure from the Luther Vandross-produced adult contemporary sound of her previous albums Jump to It (1982) and Get It Right (1983),Franklin worked with producer Narada Michael Walden on the majority of the album,envisioning "a record with a younger sound to it". As a result,Who's Zoomin' Who? contains influences of several popular mid-1980s genres,including dance-pop,synth-pop,and contemporary R&B,as well as pop songs with crossover appeal.
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax,Clarence Paul,and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967,but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin,who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974. It became an RIAA Gold record.
"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.
Aretha is the thirty-first studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin,originally released on October 27,1986,by Arista Records. It is the third album with the Aretha title to be released by Franklin,following her 1961 album and 1980 album.
Through the Storm is the thirty-second studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on April 25,1989,by Arista Records.
"Who's Zoomin' Who" is a song performed by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was written by Franklin,Preston Glass,and Narada Michael Walden for her thirtieth studio album of the same name (1985),with production overseen by Walden. The hit song was released as the album's second single on August 27,1985,by Arista Records. It served as the follow-up single to Franklin's chart-topping smash "Freeway of Love",reaching number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year,and at the same time spending four weeks at the number-two spot on the Hot Black Singles chart. Elsewhere,the dance pop song entered the top twenty in Ireland and the United Kingdom.
"Jimmy Lee" is a song written by Narada Michael Walden,Lisa Walden,Preston Glass,and Jeffrey Cohen for American singer Aretha Franklin,who recorded it for her 1986 album Aretha. Produced by Narada Michael Walden,the track was released as the lead single from the album in late 1986.
"Divine Emotions" is a 1988 single by Narada Michael Walden,from the album Divine Emotion. A successful producer,Walden billed himself as Narada for his later music releases. After producing acts like Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston in the mid-1980s,Walden released "Divine Emotions," in 1988. The single went to number one on the Billboard dance club play chart for one week. Although the single did not chart on the Hot 100,it peaked at number twenty-one on the soul singles chart. Overseas,"Divine Emotions",was a Top Ten hit in the UK,peaking at #8,and in the Netherlands,peaking at #4 in the Dutch Top40.
"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" is the second single from Stevie Wonder's 1980 album,Hotter Than July. It reached number four on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number 11 on the Hot 100. It also hit number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is famous for Wonder's imitation of a seasoned country-and-western crooner and his inspiring drumming. Charlie and Ronnie Wilson of The Gap Band provide backing vocals on the song. It was covered by Eric Clapton in 2001.
"Ain't No Way" is a song written by singer-songwriter Carolyn Franklin and sung by her elder sister Aretha Franklin as the B-side to her 1968 hit,"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone". This song should not be confused with a different song of the same title,recorded by Aretha Franklin on her 2003 CD So Damn Happy:"Ain't No Way" by Barry J. Eastmond and Gordon Chambers.
"Gimme Your Love" is a song recorded as duet between American singers Aretha Franklin and James Brown in 1989. The two singers' only collaboration,it is the lead track on Franklin's album Through the Storm and also appeared on Brown's Soul Session Live. It was written by Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen,and produced by the former. It was released as the album's third and final single on September 18,1989,by Arista Records and peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The song was poorly received by critics,with Rolling Stone describing it as "a series of whoops and grunts as challenging to [the singers] as yawning". Nevertheless,it was nominated for the 1990 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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.
"I Go On" is the second and final single from MC Lyte's fourth album Ain't No Other. Produced by Tyrone Fyffe,Franklin Grant and Wreckx-n-Effect's Markell Riley,it was released on November 4,1993.
