Whitney Houston (remastered)

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

Landmark Debut Changed Music and Introduced Once-in-a-Generation Vocalist: 14-Times-Platinum Whitney Houston Includes “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All,” and “Saving All My Love”

Tracklist

1▶Hybrid SACD (CD layer)

2▼Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)
#	Title	Length
1	You Give Good Love engineer and mixer: Michael O’Reilly producer: Kashif drums (drum set): J.T. Lewis and Roy Wilfred Wooten guitar: Ira Siegel keyboard and marimba: Kashif percussion: Bashiri Johnson background vocals: LaLa and Yogi Lee lead vocals: Whitney Houston arranger: Kashif phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) recording of: You Give Good Love lyricist and composer: LaLa publisher: MCA Music and The New Music Group Inc.	4:38
2	Thinking About You engineer and mixer: Michael O’Reilly producer: Kashif drums (drum set): J.T. Lewis and Roy Wilfred Wooten guitar: Ira Siegel keyboard and marimba: Kashif percussion: Bashiri Johnson background vocals: LaLa and Yogi Lee lead vocals: Whitney Houston arranger: Kashif phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) recording of: Thinking About You writer: Kashif and LaLa publisher: Kashif Music (in 1986), MCA Music (in 1986) and The New Music Group Inc. (in 1986)	5:27
3	Someone for Me producer: Jermaine Jackson mixer: Billy Bottrell and Michael O’Reilly bass guitar: Nathan East clarinet: John Barnes drums (drum set): Ed Greene and John “JR” Robinson electric bass guitar: Freddie Washington guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr., Tim May and David Williams guitar synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker saxophone: Ernie Watts lead vocals: Whitney Houston vocals: Jermaine Jackson phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) recording of: Someone for Me writer: Raymond Jones and Freddie Washington publisher: WB Music Corp.	5:03
4	Saving 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 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. (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. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. sub-publisher: Universal Music Corporation, 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	4:01
5	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do producer: Jermaine Jackson mixer: Billy Bottrell and Michael O’Reilly bass guitar: Nathan East clarinet: John Barnes drums (drum set): Ed Greene and John “JR” Robinson electric bass guitar: Freddie Washington guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr., Tim May and David Williams guitar synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker saxophone: Ernie Watts lead vocals: Whitney Houston vocals: Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston (from 1984-07-01 until 1985-06-30) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) cover recording of: Nobody Loves Me Like You Do writer: James Patrick Dunne and Pamela Phillips‐Oland publisher: Ensign Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Melody	3:51
6	How Will I Know engineer and mixer: Michael Barbiero producer: Narada Michael Walden performer: Mary Canty, Preston Glass, Cissy Houston, Yvonne Lewis, Randy Jackson, Corrado Rustici, Premik Russell Tubbs and Narada Michael Walden arranger: Narada Michael Walden publisher: Perfection Light Productions, Inc. part of: VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 12) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 229) recording of: How Will I Know writer: Narada Michael Walden composer: George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp.	4:32
7	All at Once engineer: Michael Mancini 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 publisher: Prince Street Productions, Inc. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) recording of: All at Once writer: Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne publisher: Almo Music Corp., March 9 Music, Music Sales Corporation, Prince Street Music, Prince Street Productions, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ミュージック・セールス, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部	4:30
8	Take Good Care of My Heart producer: Jermaine Jackson mixer: Billy Bottrell bass guitar: Nathan East clarinet: John Barnes drums (drum set): Ed Greene and John “JR” Robinson electric bass guitar: Freddie Washington guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr., Tim May and David Williams guitar synthesizer: Greg Phillinganes and Steve Rucker saxophone: Ernie Watts lead vocals: Whitney Houston vocals: Jermaine Jackson phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) recording of: Take Good Care of My Heart writer: Steve Dorff and Peter McCann publisher: April Music Inc., New and Used Music, Peso Music and Universal Music Careers	4:22
9	Greatest 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. (in 1985) cover recording of: The Greatest Love of All lyricist: Linda Creed composer: Michael Masser publisher: Copyright Control, EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., EMI Golden Torch Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty 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, 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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	4:58
10	Hold Me assistant recording engineer: Dean Burt at Devonshire recording engineer: Michael Mancini and Rick Riccio at Evergreen Studios engineer: Michael Mancini producer: Michael Masser mixer: Guy Charbonneau and Bill Schnee bass guitar: Nathan East drums (drum set) [drums]: Carlos Vega 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 vocals: Teddy Pendergrass remixer: Bill Schnee other instruments [rhythm] arranger: Michael Masser and Gene Page strings [string] arranger: Gene Page publisher: Prince Street Productions, Inc. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. (in 1985) additionally recorded at: A&M Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Evergreen Studios in Burbank, California, United States recorded at: Devonshire Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Le Mobile in Carlsbad, California, United States recording of: Hold Me writer: Linda Creed and Michael Masser publisher: DeCreed Music Publishing Company (in 1988), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (in 1988) and Prince Street Music (in 1988)	6:05

Credits

Release

art direction:	Donn Davenport
photography:	Garry Gross
executive producer:	Clive Davis

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/30638809 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	All at Once Greatest Love of All How Will I Know Saving All My Love for You Someone For Me Thinking About You You Give Good Love
included in:	The Collection

part of:

Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (number: 3) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (number: 89) (order: 89)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1986) (order: 116)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 141)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 249) (order: 249)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 249) (order: 249)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 254) (order: 254)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 257) (order: 257)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/51607 [info]
reviews:	https://laut.de/Whitney-Houston/Alben/Whitney-Houston-75180 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/whitney_houston/whitney_houston/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650265 [info]
Wikidata:	Q220749 [info]

Discogs