Description
The daughter of Emily (“Cissy”) Houston—whose vocal group, the Sweet Inspirations, sang backup for Aretha Franklin—and the cousin of singer Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston began singing in church as a child. While still in high school, she sang backup for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls and modeled for fashion magazines. At age 19 she signed with Arista Records, whose president, Clive Davis, groomed the gospel-based singer for crossover pop success. Her debut album, Whitney Houston (1985), yielded three number one singles in the United States: “Greatest Love of All,” which became her signature; “Saving All My Love for You”; and “How Will I Know.” Whitney (1987) delivered four more number ones and earned Houston a Grammy Award (for the single “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”).
Video: Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You (1985)
Tracklist:
| A1 | You Give Good Love | 4:33 | |
| A2 | Thinking About You | 5:27 | |
| A3 | Someone For Me | 4:57 | |
| A4 | Saving All My Love For You | 3:57 | |
| A5 | Nobody Loves Me Like You Do | 3:46 | |
| B1 | How Will I Know | 4:33 | |
| B2 | All At Once | 4:26 | |
| B3 | Take Good Care Of My Heart | 4:13 | |
| B4 | Greatest Love Of All | 4:49 | |
| B5 | Hold Me | 6:00 |
Credits:
- Art Direction – Donn Davenport
- Coordinator – Brenda Gorsky
- Costume Designer [Bathing Suit] – Norma Kamali
- Costume Designer [Gown] – Giovanne De Maura*
- Engineer – Mike Barbiero* (tracks: B1), Michael Mancini (tracks: A4, B4), Michael O’Reilly (tracks: A1, A2), Russell Schmitt (tracks: A4, B4)
- Executive-Producer – Clive Davis
- Hair – Jeffrey Woodley
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ☆] – Greg Calbi
- Liner Notes – Whitney*
- Make-Up – Quietfire (2)
- Management – Tara Productions
- Mixed By – Billy Bottrell* (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Bill Schnee (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Mike Barbiero* (tracks: B1), Michael O’Reilly (tracks: A1 to A3, A5)
- Performer [The Players] – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: A1, A2), Cissy Houston (tracks: B1), Corrado Rustici (tracks: B1), Dann Huff (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), David Williams (4) (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Debbie Thomas* (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Ed Greene (2) (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Ernie Watts (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Ready Freddie Washington* (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Greg Phillinghanes* (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Ira Siegal* (tracks: A1, A2), Jermaine Jackson (tracks: A3, A5, B3), John Barnes (tracks: A3, A5, B3), John Robinson (2) (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Julia Waters(tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Kashif (tracks: A1, A2), LaLa* (tracks: A1, A2), Lou Shelton* (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Mary Canty (tracks: B1), Maxine Waters (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Narada Michael Walden (tracks: B1), Nathan East (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Nathan East (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Oren Waters (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Paul Jackson, Jr.* (tracks: A3 to A5, B2 to B5), Preston Glass (tracks: B1), Randy Jackson (2) (tracks: B1), Randy Kerber (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Richard Marx (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Robbie Buchanan (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5), Roy Wooten (tracks: A1, A2), Premik Russell Tubbs* (tracks: B1), Steve Rucker (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Tim May (tracks: A3, A5, B3), Yogi Lee (tracks: A1, A2), Yvonne Lewis (tracks: B1)
- Photography By – Gary Gross*, Gary Gross*
- Stylist [Fashion Stylist] – Tiagi Lambert
