Whitney CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) ~ Whitney Houston

2. Just The Lonely Talking Again ~ Whitney Houston

3. Love Will Save The Day ~ Whitney Houston

4. Didn't We Almost Have It All ~ Whitney Houston

5. So Emotional ~ Whitney Houston

6. Where You Are ~ Whitney Houston

7. Love Is A Contact Sport ~ Whitney Houston

8. You're Still My Man ~ Whitney Houston

9. For The Love Of You ~ Whitney Houston

10. Where Do Broken Hearts Go ~ Whitney Houston

11. I Know Him So Well ~ Whitney Houston

With the highly anticipated release of her second album Whitney in 1987, she made history as the first female artist to enter the Billboard album charts at #1. Whitney featured a new stream of #1 chart-toppers, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn’t We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" — this established Whitney as the only artist ever to have seven consecutive #1 hits, surpassing a record previously set by The Beatles and The Bee Gees.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Arranger: Narada Michael Walden.
	Whitney Houston's second album sported a flirtier, sexier album cover and a shortened title, and, somewhat improbably, it became an even bigger hit than her 1985 debut. WHITNEY featured an impressive four Number One hits ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," and "So Emotional") and a fifth that went Top Ten, "Love Will Save the Day." Building on what had worked so well on her first record, the dance tracks are frothier and endearingly lighter, and the ballads are bigger and more dramatic, highlighting Houston's genuinely impressive vocal talents without resorting to overly bombastic singing (as she would on later albums). On WHITNEY, the diva shows surprising humility when it comes to her voice, and that restraint helps make it her most likable and consistently appealing set.
Producer: Narada Michael Walden
Engineer: Gordon Lyon; Jay Rifkin; Ken Kessie; Lincoln Clapp; Maureen Droney
Musical Guests
	Cissy Houston
	Kenny G

Artist Overview

As the daughter of gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston was literally born to sing. Initially a back-up vocalist and fashion model, Houston leapt to solo stardom with her self-titled debut in 1985. Well into the next decade, she remained one of the most successful pop artists, racking up movie roles (THE BODYGUARD, WAITING TO EXHALE), platinum album sales, and the kind of admiration reserved for the very best in the music industry. The pop diva seemed to weather a rocky marriage to Bobby Brown (whom she ultimately divorced) and a severe drug addiction, but died in a Beverly Hills hotel on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February 2012.

Compilation Appearances

	Bodyguard
	Waiting To Exhale
	Preacher's Wife
	No. 1's
	Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
	Fired Up! 2
	Essential Teddy Pendergrass
	Ultimate Grammy Collection: Contemporary R&B
	The Ballads
	Now That's What I Call The 80S Volume
	Total Workout
	Wow Gospel 2010
	Slow Grind
	Divas Sing Gospel
	Playlist:musical Journey/black Histor

Associated Artists and Works

	Carey, Mariah
	Houston, Cissy
	The Bodyguard [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] ~ Original Soundtrack
	Preacher's Wife [1997] ~ Original Soundtrack
	Sparks, Jordin
	Tesca, Gary
	Warwick, Dionne

Technical Info

	Release Date : 06/29/1987
	Original Release Date : 1987
	Catalog ID : 8405
	Label : Arista
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00078221840521

Professional Reviews

Q (12/99, p.160)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...kept the pop juggernaut moving with the spirited 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'...over-stuffed with plinkety-plonk '80s synths..."

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Whitney (1987)

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