The Best

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 Houston4.54:39
2Saving All My Love for YouWhitney Houston4:02
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 Houston44:33
4All at OnceWhitney Houston4:27
5Greatest Love of All
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
background vocals:
Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
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 Houston44:58
6I 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 Houston4.254:58
7Didn't We Almost Have It AllWhitney Houston5:06
8Where You Are
programming and producer:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
additional engineer:
Cal Harris and Russ Terrana
assistant engineer:
Milton Chan (Recording Engineer), Michael Dotson (engineer), John Dranchak, Larry Smith (US hip hop producer), Bob Loftus, Steve MacMillan, Dennis Mitchell (engineer), Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) and Amy Ziffer
engineer and mixer:
Darroll Gustamachio
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Paul Leim
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Pesco and Ira Siegel
keyboard and synthesizer [synths]:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express) and Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
solo saxophone:
Vincent Henry
background vocals:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
horn and strings arranger:
Gene Page
arranger:
Kashif (Michael Jones, B.T. Express)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States, New Music Group Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Soundworks (New York) in New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Where You Are (in 1987)
writer:
James Calabrese, Dyan Humes and LeMel Humes
Whitney Houston44:12
9You're Still My ManWhitney Houston4:21
10Where Do Broken Hearts Go
recording of:
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
writer:
Chuck Jackson (songwriter/producer) and Frank Wildhorn
Whitney Houston4:39
11I Know Him So Well
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
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 [electric bass]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set) [acoustic drums]:
Narada Michael Walden
guitar synthesizer [Charvel GTM6 midi guitar synth]:
Corrado Rustici
synthesizer:
Cory Lerios
synthesizer [DX7]:
Preston Glass
synthesizer [Kurzweil, DX7, Super Jupiter]:
Walter Afanasieff
vocals:
Cissy Houston and 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
cover recording of:
I Know Him So Well (Chess)
lyricist:
Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus
composer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Chess (full musical)
Whitney Houston duet with Cissy Houston44:30
12I'm Your Baby Tonight
recording of:
I’m Your Baby Tonight
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
Whitney Houston4:13
13All the Man That I NeedWhitney Houston54:13
14Miracle
Whitney Houston5:45
15Who Do You LoveWhitney Houston3:59
16After We Make LoveWhitney Houston45:06