Whitney Houston

 

Artist:  Whitney Houston 
Birth Name:  Whitney Elizabeth Houston'
Born:  August 9, 1963.  Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Died:  February 11, 2012 (Ages 48).  Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Genre:  Pop, Soul, Dance, Gospel, R&B
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Model, Film Producer, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Piano

Whitney Houston was an American Singer, Actress and Model.  She was one of the World's Best -Selling Music Artists, and having sold over 170 Million Albums, Singles and Videos Worldwide and her albums on the list of The Best-Selling Albums Of All Time.  The film's Original Soundtrack The Bodyguard won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of The Year,  and Single "I Will Always Love You", became the Best-Selling Single of the female artist in Music History.

Title:  Whitney (Special Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Pop, Soul, Dance, Gospel, R&B

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (4:51)

 2.  Just The Lonely Talking Again (5:32)

 3.  Love Will Save The Day (5:21)

 4.  Didn't We Almost Have It All (5:05)

 5.  So Emotional (4:36)

Side Two:

 1.  Where You Are (4;10)

 2.  Love Is A Contact Sport (4;19)

 3.  You're Still My Man (4:16)

 4.  For The Love Of You (5:31)

 5.  Where Do Broken Hearts Go (4:37)

 6.  I Know Him So Well (duet wit Cissy Houston) (4:30)

Personnel:

Whitney Houston:  Lead Vocals, Background Vocals

Kenny G:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1/2, 2/2, Alto Saxophone Lyricon on Track 2/4

Corrado Rustici:  Guitar Synth on Tracks: 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 2/2, 2/5, Synth on Track 2/6

Paul Jackson, Jr.:  Guitar on Tracks:  1/3, 1/4, 2/3

Shambhu Neil Vineberg". Acoustic Guitar on Track 2/2

Randy Jackson:  Bass Synth on Tracks:  1/1, 2/2, 2/4, Moog Sythesizer on Track  2/4. Electric Bass on Track 2/6

Nathan East:  Bass on Tracks:  1/4, 2/3

Marcus Miller:  Bass on Track 2/1

Walter Afanasieff:  Synthesizers on Track  1/1, Keyboards on Track   1/5, Synth Bass on Track 1/5, DX7, Prophet 2002, Oberheim Matrix-12 on Track 2/2,Kurzwell, Dx7, Super Jupiter on Track 2/6

Narada Michael Walden:  Drums on Tracks: 1/1, 1/2, 1/5, 2/2, Drum Programming on Tracks:  2/4, 2/5, Acoustic Drums on Track 2/6

Preston Glass:  Percussion Programming on Track 1/1 , 2/2, 2/5,  Keyboards on Track 2/2, Synth Strings on Track 2/2, Linn, Roland 808 2/4, Bell  on Track 2/5, DX7 on Track 2/6

Marc Russo:  Alto Saxophone on Track 1/1, Horn Section on Track 2/2

Robbie Buchanan:  Rhodes on Tracks:  1/4, 2/3, Acoustic Piano, Rhythm Arrangement on Track 1/4

Randy Kerber:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 2/3

Gigi Gonaway:  Electric Drums on Track 1,  Simmons on Tracks:  2/2, 2/5, Tambourine on Track 2/2

Sterling:  Synth Horns on Track  1/1

Michael Boddicker:  Synths on Track 2/3

Cory Lerios:  Synth on Track 2/6

Frank Martin:  DX7 on Tracks:  1/2, 2/4, Vibes, Synthesizers on Track 1/2, Obertheim Martix-12, Birds on Track 2/4, Piano on Track 2/5, Synths on Track 2/5

Bongo Bob:  Percussion Programming on Tracks:  1/5. 2/2, Drum Sampling on Track 1/5

Paul Leim:  Drums on Track 2/2

John Robinson:  Drums on Track 2/3

Jelly Bean. Drum Programming on Track 1/3

Linden Aaron:  Simmons Toms on Track 1/3

Paulinto Da Costa:  Percussion on Track 1/3

Bashim' Jhnson:  Percussion on Track 1/3

Sammy Figierpa". Percussion on Track. 1/3

Raul Rekou:  Congas on Tracks: 2/2, 2/4

Jim Gilstrap:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 1/2, 2/2, 2/5

Kitty Beethoven:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 1/1, 1/2, 2/2, 2/5

Kevin Dorsey:  Background Vocals on Track 1/1

Myrna Matthews:  Background Vocals on Track 1/1

Jennifer Hall:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 1/1, 1/2, 2/2, 2/5

Niki Haris:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1/2, 2/2, 2/5

Claytoven Ricardson:  Background Vocals on Track 2/2

Michael Gibbs:  String Arrangements, Conducting on Tracks: 1/2, 2/5, 2/6

Lee Holdridge:  String Arrangement on Track 1/4

Jerry ey:  Horn Arrangements, Horn Section on Track 2/2

Wanye Wallace:  Horn Section on Track 2/2

Premik Russell Tubbs:  Horn Section on Track 2/2

Gene Page:  String, Rhythm Arrangements. on Track 2/3

Whitney is the second studio album by Whitney Houston, originally released on June 2 1987 by Arista, remastered and reissued on February 11, 2023 by Sony Music.  Special Edition Celebrate 35 years.  The album reached No. 1 on US Billboard 200 Chart/UK Albums Chart/Swiss Albums Chart/Swedish Albums Chart/Norwegian Albums Chart/New Zealand Albums Chart/Italian Albums Chart/ German Albums Chart/Finnish Albums Chart/Dutch Albums Chart/Canada Top Albums Chart/Austrian Albums Chart/Australian Albums Chart.