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Whitney Houston (album)

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Whitney Houston
Studio album by
Whitney Houston
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length47:23
LabelArista
Producer
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Houston
(1985) 		Whitney Dancin' Special
(1986)
Singles from Whitney Houston
  1. "Hold Me"
    Released: May 24, 1984
  2. "Thinking About You"
    Released: January 11, 1985
  3. "You Give Good Love"
    Released: January 29, 1985
  4. "All at Once"
    Released: February 5, 1985
  5. "Saving All My Love for You"
    Released: August 13, 1985
  6. "How Will I Know"
    Released: February 15, 1986
  7. "Greatest Love of All"
    Released: March 18, 1986

Whitney Houston is the self titled debut album of American recording artist Whitney Houston, released February 14, 1985 on Arista Records.

Reviews

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[2]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Q4/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[6]
The Village VoiceC[7]

Whitney Houston received positive reviews.

Track listing

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No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "You Give Good Love"  LaLaKashif 4:36
2. "Thinking About You"  
  • Kashif
  • Lala
Kashif 5:24
3. "Someone for Me"  
  • Raymond Jones
  • Freddie Washington
Jermaine Jackson 4:58
4. "Saving All My Love for You"  
Masser 3:58
5. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
Jackson 3:47
6. "How Will I Know"  
Walden 4:34
7. "All at Once"  
Masser 4:27
8. "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
  • Peter McCann
  • Steve Dorff
Jackson 4:14
9. "Greatest Love of All"  
  • Masser
Masser 4:57
10. "Hold Me" (duet with Teddy Pendergrass)
  • Creed
  • Masser
Masser 6:02
Total length:
 47:23

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Producers: Jermaine Jackson, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden
  • Executive producer: Clive Davis
  • Engineers: Michael Barbiero, Michael Mancini, Michael O'Reilly, Russell Schmitt
  • Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Michael O'Reilly, Bill Schnee
  • Arrangements: Gene Page Jr., Kashif, Narada Michael Walden
  • Art direction: Donn Davenport
  • Photographer: Garry Gross
  • Fashion stylist: Tiagi Lambert (Gown by Giovanne De Maura, Bathing Suit by Norma Kamali)
  • Makeup: Quietfire
  • Coordinator: Brenda Gorsky
  • Hair sylist: Jeffrey Woodly

Charts and certifications

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Singles chart positions

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Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[39] 		US R&B
[39] 		US AC
[39] 		US Dance
[39] 		CAN
[40] 		UK
[41] 		AUS
[42] 		AUT
[43] 		BEL
[44] 		FRA
[45] 		GER
[46] 		IRL
[47] 		ITA
[48] 		NED
[49] 		NOR
[50] 		NZ
[51] 		SWE
[52] 		SWI
[53]
1984 "Hold Me" 46 5 6 ― ― 44 ― ― ― ― ― 25 ― 24 ― ― ― ―
1985 "Thinking About You" ― 10 ― 24 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Someone for Me" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"You Give Good Love" 3 1 4 ― 7 93 58 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 44 ― ―
"All at Once" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 2 ― ― ― 4 5[54] ― ― ― ―
"Saving All My Love for You" 1 1 1 ― 8 1 20 12 11 11 18 1 ― 16 10 5 ― 5
1986 "How Will I Know" 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 28 20 ― 26 3 23 12 2 19 2 11
"Greatest Love of All" 1 2 1 ― 1 8 1 25 26 ― 30 4 13 24 ― 12 14 20
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Whitney Houston. AllMusic. Retrieved on August 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Music Review: Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition, by Whitney Houston". Entertainment Weekly. January 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Columnist. Review: Whitney Houston. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 7, 2009. Note: Original star ratings represented by (*) are not reprinted at the url page.
  4. ↑ "Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition". PopMatters. 18 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Columnist. "Review: Whitney Houston". Q: 160. December 1999.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (November 2, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (April 30, 1985). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
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