Whitney - The Greatest Hits Sampler

~ Release by Whitney Houston (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1How 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 Houston44:36
2Heartbreak 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 Houston54:07
3Saving All My Love for You
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) and Louie Shelton
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Randy Kerber and Richard Marx
solo saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
background vocals:
Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985)
cover recording of:
Saving All My Love for You
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Prince Street Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music"), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Corporation (France), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Whitney Houston3.53:58
4Greatest Love of All
engineer:
Michael Mancini and Russell Schmitt
producer:
Michael Masser
mixer:
Bill Schnee
performer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer), Nathan East, Dann Huff, Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist), Randy Kerber, Lou Shelton, Richard Marx, Debbie Thomas, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
publisher:
Prince Street Productions, Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1985)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 3)
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 Houston54:51
5I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
karaoke 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
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 Houston4.54:32
6It’s Not Right but It’s OK
producer:
Rodney Jerkins
editor:
Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Whitney Houston
edit of:
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay 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 Houston4:24
7Could I Have This Kiss Forever
synthesizer [synth] programming:
Felipe Elgueta
additional engineer:
Humberto Gatica and Ron Last
engineer:
Felipe Elgueta
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive)
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Nathan East
guitar family:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) and Ramon Stagnaro
keyboard [keyboards]:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
background vocals:
Sue Ann Carwell
performer:
Whitney Houston
strings arranger:
William Ross (composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor)
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
recording of:
Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Whitney Houston & Enrique Iglesias duet)
writer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Whitney Houston duet with Enrique Iglesias44:24
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 Houston4.24:46
9I’m Your Baby Tonight
recording of:
I’m Your Baby Tonight
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
Whitney Houston4:10
10I Wanna Dance With Somebody
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 Houston4.254:51
11Step by Step
cover recording of:
Step by Step
writer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
Whitney Houston3.54:13
12Queen of the Night
engineer:
Milton Chan (Recording Engineer) and Barney Perkins
co-producer:
Whitney Houston and Daryl Simmons
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
mixer:
Dave Way and Jim Zumpano (production engineer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Studio LaCoCo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Summa Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Queen of the Night
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
Whitney Houston43:09
13I Will Always Love You (Hex Hector mix)
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 Houston9:56