Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

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1I 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)
part of:
The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Whitney Houston4.24:54
2Didn’t We Almost Have It All
cover recording of:
Didn’t We Almost Have It All
writer:
Will Jennings and Michael Masser
recording of:
Didn’t We Almost Have It All
writer:
Will Jennings and Michael Masser
Whitney Houston4.54:40
3Saving 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. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), 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 (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (France), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Whitney Houston3.54:00
4All the Man That I Need
cover recording of:
All the Man That I Need
writer:
Michael Gore (composer) and Dean Pitchford
recording of:
All the Man That I Need
writer:
Michael Gore (composer) and Dean Pitchford
Whitney Houston3:59
5I 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 (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and 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), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 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, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Whitney Houston4.54:30
6Exhale (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)
publisher:
ECAF Music, Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Whitney Houston4.153:28
7I’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 (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
Bob Rosa
additional vocals arranger:
Robert Clivillés (record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director) 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
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co., Inc.
Whitney Houston4.24:48
8Could I Have This Kiss Forever
recording of:
Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias duet)
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Whitney Houston23:58
9Million Dollar Bill
producer:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
samples:
We’re Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together) by Loleatta Holloway
recording of:
Million Dollar Bill
lyricist and composer:
Kasseem Mike Dean (US hip hop producer) and Alicia Keys
Whitney Houston4.653:27
10If I Told You That
mixer:
Jon Douglas
performer:
George Michael
recording of:
If I Told You That
writer:
LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Toni Estes, Fred Jerkins and Rodney Jerkins
publisher:
EMI-April Music Inc., EMI-Blackwood Music Inc., Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Mic'l Publishing
Whitney Houston feat. George Michael3.54:35
11Heartbreak Hotel
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) 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 Houston4:38
12Love That Man
recording of:
Love That Man
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Rob Fusari, Calvin Gaines, Eritza Laues, Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) and Balewa Muhammad
publisher:
Abide by the Lawes, EMI–April Music, Inc., June Bug Alley Music and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Whitney Houston3:30
13I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
recording of:
I Didn't Know My Own Strength
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Whitney Houston53:44
14I Learned From the Best
recording of:
I Learned From the Best
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Realsongs
Whitney Houston4:26
15Greatest Love of All
cover recording of:
The Greatest Love of All
lyricist:
Linda Creed
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), 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. (EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Limited), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (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 Houston4:55
16I 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
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
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:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1987) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
produced for:
Perfection Light Productions
recorded at:
Clinton Recording Studios (NYC 10th Ave till 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:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 1) and Rolling Stone: 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, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Whitney Houston4.254:52
17Whatchulookinat
recording of:
Whatchulookinat
writer:
Whitney Houston and Andre Lewis (Motown synth player)
Whitney Houston3:36
18My 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., Huss Zwingli Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and TeBass Music
Whitney Houston4:17
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1Queen of the Night (CJ Mackintosh mix)
recording of:
Queen of the Night
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
3:49
2Run to You
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 William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Jud Friedman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
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:
Run to You
writer:
Jud Friedman and Allan Rich
publisher:
Candlelight, Nelana Songs, PSO Ltd. and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
part of:
The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4.54:30
3Where 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 till 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
54:40
4You Give Good Love
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)
4:14
5All at Once
engineer:
Michael Mancini
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), 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. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
recording of:
All at Once
writer:
Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), March 9 Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Prince Street Productions, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
44:33
6Count on Me
recording engineer:
Brad Gilderman
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Jon Gass
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans
recording of:
Count on Me (Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans song)
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Whitney Houston and Michael Houston
publisher:
Aurianna Publishing, ECAF Music, Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Nippy Music Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
4:30
7I Look to You
recording of:
I Look to You
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
44:30
8Try It on My Own
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and Kenya Ivey
recording of:
Try It on My Own
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Carole Bayer Sager, Jason Edmonds, Aleese Simmons and Nathan Walton
4:43
9One of Those Days
recording of:
One of Those Days
writer:
Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Chris Jasper
4:18
10Nothing but Love
recording of:
Nothin’ but Love
writer:
Garibay (US producer, songwriter and DJ), Franne Golde, Kasia “KC” Livingston and Nathaniel Hills (US producer Nate Hills)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Dad’s Dreamer Music, Garibay Music Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:39
11I Believe in You and Me
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 (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:58
12One Moment in Time
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
vocals and performer:
Whitney Houston
conductor:
Michael Gibbs
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
recording of:
One Moment in Time
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Albert Hammond
4.54:49
13It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
recording engineer and mixer:
Brad Gilderman
assistant engineer:
Victor McCoy (engineer) and Wes Naprstek
producer:
Rodney Jerkins
editor:
Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs)
instruments:
Rodney Jerkins
background vocals:
Toni Estes, Sharlotte Gibson and Whitney Houston
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
produced for:
Darkchild Entertainment Inc.
recorded at:
Crossway Studios
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios in San Mateo, California, United States
recording of:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
writer:
LaShawn Daniels (US contemporary R&B songwriter), Toni Estes, Freddie Jerkins, Isaak Phillips and Rodney Jerkins
publisher:
EMI-April Music, Inc., EMI-Blackwood Music Inc., Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Mic'l Publishing
44:52
14How 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) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
recording of:
How Will I Know
writer:
Narada Michael Walden
composer:
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
44:36
15I’m Your Baby Tonight
recording of:
I’m Your Baby Tonight
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
5:02
16So 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 till 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
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
4.54:35
17Step by Step
cover recording of:
Step by Step
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
3.54:14
18If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
recording of:
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
writer:
Elliot Willensky
4:18