I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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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 Houston4.54:36
2Saving 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. and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan, 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, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Corporation (France), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, 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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Whitney Houston3.353:58
3How Will I Know
engineer and mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass:
Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
guitar synthesizer:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
Mary Canty and Yvonne Lewis (keyboard)
saxophone:
Premik Russell Tubbs
synthesizer:
Preston Glass
background vocals:
Cissy Houston
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
How Will I Know
writer:
Narada Michael Walden
composer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Whitney Houston44:35
4Greatest Love of All
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
performer:
Robbie Buchanan, Nathan East, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr., Randy Kerber, Lou Shelton, Richard Marx, Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
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:
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., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (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 Houston54:50
5I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Preston Glass
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda (engineer) and Ross Williams (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
alto saxophone:
Marc Russo
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [Simmons]:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
synthesizer [synth horns]:
Sterling Smith
synthesizer [synths]:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall (backing vocalist) and Myrna Matthews
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 231)
recording of:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
writer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Boy Meets Girl Music and Irving Music (BMI)
Whitney Houston4.254:52
6Didn’t We Almost Have It All
recording of:
Didn’t We Almost Have It All
writer:
Will Jennings and Michael Masser
Whitney Houston45:07
7So Emotional
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
percussion programming:
Bongo Bob Smith
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda (engineer) and Ross Williams (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [drum sampling]:
Bongo Bob Smith
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
So Emotional
writer:
Tom Kelly (songwriter) and Billy Steinberg
Whitney Houston44:38
8Where Do Broken Hearts Go
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
synthesizer [synths] programming:
Preston Glass
additional assistant engineer:
Noah Baron, Rob Beaton, Paul Hamingson, Stuart Hirotsu, Gordon Lyon, Billy Miranda (engineer) and Ross Williams (engineer)
additional engineer:
Lincoln Clapp (engineer), Maureen Droney, Ken Kessie, Gordon Lyon and Jay Rifkin
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
bass synthesizer [bass synth]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
bell:
Preston Glass
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
electronic drum set [Simmons]:
Greg “Gigi” Gonaway
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
piano and synthesizer [synths]:
Frank Martin (keyboards)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap, Jennifer Hall (backing vocalist) and Nikki Harris (US singer and dancer)
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
conductor:
Michael Gibbs
strings arranger:
Michael Gibbs
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave til 2010) in New York, New York, United States, Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Frank Wildhorn
Whitney Houston54:38
9I’m Your Baby Tonight
keyboard programming:
Donald Parks
producer:
L.A. Reid and Yvonne Turner
bass and keyboard:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
L.A. Reid
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
additional remixer:
Yvonne Turner
percussion [rhythm] arranger:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
vocals arranger:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Whitney Houston and L.A. Reid
recording of:
I’m Your Baby Tonight
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
Whitney Houston55:02
10All the Man That I Need
keyboard programming:
Louis Biancaniello
sampler [Fairlight] programming:
Ren Klyce
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Chris Camozzi
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff and Louis Biancaniello
solo saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Skyler Jett, Claytoven Richardson, Annie Stocking and Jeanie Tracy
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
cover recording of:
All the Man That I Need
writer:
Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford
Whitney Houston54:11
11I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
cover recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Whitney Houston4.54:33
12I’m Every Woman
programming:
James T. Alfano and Chauncey Mahan
additional engineer:
Richard Joseph (recording engineer and musician) and Acar Key
engineer:
Marc Reyburn and Matt Rohr (Recording Engineer)
additional producer:
Robert Clivillés and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
Bob Rosa
additional vocals arranger:
Robert Clivillés and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States
cover recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1992)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Whitney Houston4.24:47
13I Have Nothing
engineer:
David Reitzas
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
strings arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jeremy Lubbock
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Have Nothing
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Linda Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
Whitney Houston44:53
14Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
producer:
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
recording of:
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Whitney Houston53:23
15I Believe in You and Me
cover recording of:
I Believe in You and Me
writer:
Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Linz Music (US work publisher), Martin Bandier Music, R2M Music (BMI), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitney Houston4.53:54
16My Love Is Your Love
recording of:
My Love Is Your Love
writer:
Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
publisher:
EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Huss Zwingli Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and TeBass Music
Whitney Houston44:06
17I Look to You
recording of:
I Look to You
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
Whitney Houston with R. Kelly43:40
18Never Give Up
recording of:
Never Give Up
lyricist and composer:
Johntá Austin (American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, vocalist and rapper), Bryan-Michael Cox (US R&B/hip-hop producer/songwriter) and Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
Whitney Houston44:01
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