Whitney (Album)

align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"|Whitney
lign="center" colspan="3"|
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by Whitney Houston
lign="left" valign="top"|Released align="left" colspan=2|1987
lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|???
lign="left" valign="top"|Genre align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|R&B
lign="left" valign="top"|Length align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|53 min 09 sec
lign="left" valign="top"|Label align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Arista
lign="left" valign="top"|Producers align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Jellybean Benitez,
Kashif,
Michael Masser,
Narada Michael Walden
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews
lign="left" valign="top"|AMG valign="top" align=center|4/5 valign="top"|link
gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"|Whitney Houston Chronology
i>Whitney Houston
(1985)		 Whitney
(1987)		 I'm Your Baby Tonight
(1990)
Whitney is the second album by American R&B singer Whitney Houston, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music).

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Merrill, Rubicam) - 4:52
  2. "Just the Lonely Talking Again" (Dees) - 5:34
  3. "Love Will Save the Day" (C.) - 5:25
  4. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Jennings, Masser) - 5:07
  5. "So Emotional" (Kelly, Steinberg) - 4:37
  6. "Where You Are" (Calabrese, Humes, Humes) - 4:11
  7. "Love Is a Contact Sport" (Glass) - 4:19
  8. "You're Still My Man" (Goffin, Masser) - 4:18
  9. "For the Love of You" (Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley ...) - 5:33
  10. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Jackson, Wildhorn) - 4:38
  11. "I Know Him So Well" (Andersson, Rice, Ulvaeus) - 4:30

Personnel

  • Whitney Houston - vocals, background vocals
  • Linden Aaron - Simmons drums
  • Walter Afanasieff - multiple instruments
  • Roy Ayers - vibraphone
  • Kitty Beethoven - background vocals
  • Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
  • Robbie Buchanan - piano, Fender Rhodes
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
  • Nathan East - bass
  • Sammy Figueroa - percussion
  • Kenny G - tenor saxophone
  • Mike Gibbs - conductor
  • Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
  • Preston Glass - multiple instruments, Roland TR-808
  • Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
  • Jennifer Hall - background vocals
  • Nikki Harris - background vocals
  • Vincent Henry - saxophone
  • Cissy Houston - performer
  • Dann Huff - guitar
  • Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
  • Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - multiple instruments
  • Bashiri Johnson - percussion
  • Kashif - synthesizer, keyboard, background vocals
  • Randy Kerber - piano
  • Paul Leim - drums
  • Cory Lerios - synthesizer, Oberheim expander
  • Frank Martin - multiple instruments
  • Marcus Miller - bass
  • Paul Pesco - guitar
  • Claytoven Richardson - background vocals
  • John "J.R." Robinson - drums
  • Marc Russo - horn
  • Corrado Rustici - guitar synthesizer
  • Ira Siegel - guitar
  • Premik Russell Tubbs - horn
  • Narada Michael Walden - drums
  • Jack Waldman - synthesizer
  • Wayne Wallace - horn
  • Fred Zarr - synthesizer

Production

  • Producers: Jellybean Benitez, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden
  • Executive producer: Clive Davis
  • Engineers: Jim Boyer, Dean Burt, Michael Delugg, Doc Dougherty, Dave Fraser, Darroll Gustamachio, Calvin Harris, Michael Hutchinson, Fred Law, Dennis MacKay, Michael Mancini, Russ Terrana
  • Assistant engineers: Milton Chan, Nick Delre, Michael Dotson, Toni Greene, Jay Healy, Fernando Kral, Bob Loftus, Steve MacMillan, Tony Maserati, Dennis Mitchell, Peshay, Don Peterkofsky, Timmy Reppert, Mike Ross, Mark Roule, Craig Vogel, Amy Ziffer
  • Mixing: Darroll Gustamachio, Michael Hutchinson
  • Mastering: George Marino
  • Production coordination: Alicia Winfield
  • Programming: Kashif
  • Drum programming: Jellybean, Narada Michael Walden
  • Percussion programming: Preston Glass
  • Arrangers: Tony Cortez, Narada Michael Walden, Jack Waldman
  • Horn arrangements: Jerry Hey, Gene Page
  • Rhythm arrangements: Kashif, Gene Page
  • String arrangements: Mike Gibbs, Lee Holdridge, Gene Page
  • Vocal arrangement: Whitney Houston
  • Artwork: Milton Sincoff
  • Design: Marl Larson
  • Photography: Richard Avedon
  • Hand lettering: Bernard Maisner

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
lign="left"|Chart align="left"|Position
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|The Billboard 200 align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums align="left"|2
Singles - Billboard (North America)
lign="left"|Single align="left"|Chart align="left"|Position
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"Didn't We Almost Have It All" align="left"|Adult Contemporary align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"Didn't We Almost Have It All" align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks align="left"|2
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"Didn't We Almost Have It All" align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Adult Contemporary align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Club Play align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales align="left"|4
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks align="left"|2
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"So Emotional" align="left"|Adult Contemporary align="left"|8
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"So Emotional" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Club Play align="left"|1
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"So Emotional" align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks align="left"|5
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"So Emotional" align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 align="left"|1
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Love Will Save the Day" align="left"|Adult Contemporary align="left"|10
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Love Will Save the Day" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Club Play align="left"|1
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Love Will Save the Day" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales align="left"|13
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Love Will Save the Day" align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks align="left"|5
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Love Will Save the Day" align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 align="left"|9
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" align="left"|Adult Contemporary align="left"|1
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" align="left"|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks align="left"|2
lign="left"|1988 align="left"|"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 align="left"|1
lign="left"|1996 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Hot Dance Music/Club Play align="left"|11

Awards

Grammy Awards
lign="left"|Winner align="left"|Category
lign="left"|1987 align="left"|"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" align="left"|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

 

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