The Essential Whitney Houston

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1If 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 Michael3.54:33
2Fine
recording of:
Fine
writer:
Kamaal Fareed (American rapper) and Raphael Saadiq
Whitney Houston3.653:35
3My Love Is Your Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Rickie St. Hilaire
assistant engineer:
Ray Cervenka and Jason Groucott
producer:
Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor) and Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis
additional vocals:
Robby Pardlo and Ryan Toby
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
choir vocals:
"Family Friends Community Choir"
produced for:
Refugee Camp Entertainment
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
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 Houston3.54:19
4It'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
Whitney Houston44:50
5Heartbreak Hotel
recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage
publisher:
EMI-April Music, Inc., EMI-Blackwood Music Inc., Jungle Fever Music, Marshai Music and Soulvang Music
Whitney Houston24:35
6Step by Step
cover recording of:
Step by Step
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
Whitney Houston3.54:12
7Queen of the Night (CJ Mackintosh mix)
remixer:
C.J. Mackintosh
recording of:
Queen of the Night
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
Whitney Houston3.53:46
8I'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 Houston4.24:45
9Love Will Save the Day
drums (drum set) programming:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
additional engineer:
Dennis McKay (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Delre, Toni Greene (engineer), Jay Healy, Fernando Kral, Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer), Paul Pesce (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Tim Reppert, Mark Roule and Craig Vogel
engineer:
Doc Dougherty and Michael Hutchinson (engineer)
producer:
Jellybean (US producer John Benitez)
mixer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer)
drums (drum set):
Linden Aaron
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist), Sammy Figueroa and Bashiri Johnson
synthesizer [synths]:
Jack Waldman and Fred Zarr
vibraphone [vibes]:
Roy Ayers
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
arranger:
Toni C. and Jack Waldman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1987)
produced for:
Jellybean Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Larrabee Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States, Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Z Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Love Will Save the Day
lyricist and composer:
Toni C.
publisher:
House of Fun Music, Inc (in 1988)
Whitney Houston45:22
10I'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 Houston54:59
11So 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.
Whitney Houston4.54:32
12I 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 Houston4.254:49
13How 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)
Whitney Houston44:33
14I Will Always Love You (Hex Hector mix)
remixer:
Hex Hector
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 Houston14:52
15Greatest Love of All (club 69 mix)
remixer:
Club 69
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 Houston4:44
16It's Not Right but It's Okay (Thunderpuss mix)
remixer:
Thunderpuss 2000 (remix / production duo)
edit of:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay (Thunderpuss 2000 club mix) by Whitney Houston
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
Whitney Houston3.54:16
17I'm Your Baby Tonight (Dronez mix)
remixer:
The Dronez (US techno remixers “Call Me”)
recording of:
I’m Your Baby Tonight
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
Whitney Houston15:05

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 128)