Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Pop, R&B
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Whitney Houston
Released June 2, 1987
Recorded 1986–1987
Genre
Popdance-popR&B[1]
Length 52:48
Label Arista
Producer
Narada Michael WaldenMichael Masser (For Prince Street Productions)Jellybean BenitezKashif
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Dancin` Special
(1986) Whitney
(1987) I`m Your Baby Tonight
(1990)
Whitney is the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on June 2, 1987, by Arista Records as the follow-up to her debut album. The album features five top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, which also became international hits. The album`s first four singles—`I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)`, `Didn`t We Almost Have It All`, `So Emotional` and `Where Do Broken Hearts Go`—all peaked at number one on the US Hot 100, making her the first female act to achieve four number-one hits from one album.

Along with three straight number one singles from Houston`s previous album, this gave the singer an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing the Beatles and the Bee Gees, who each had six number one consecutive hits. None of Houston`s seven consecutive number one singles were duets, and none were recorded with other major acts. The album Whitney also included the top-ten US hit `Love Will Save the Day`.

The album and the first single, `I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)`, were hits worldwide, peaking at number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and several countries throughout Europe. It also became a major hit in various other countries in Asia, South America, and Africa. The album was a global success, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart on June 27, 1987. This made Houston the first female artist to ever debut at number one in the United States. The album remained at the top for eleven consecutive weeks, creating a record; the most cumulative weeks (25 weeks) at number one on the albums chart by a female artist during the 1980s.

At the 30th Grammy Awards, it received three nominations including Album of the Year, with Houston winning Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for `I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)`. With sales of over 20 million copies worldwide, Whitney is one of the best-selling albums of all time. On October 28, 2020, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, for sales of over 10 million copies.

Production
The album had a more pop feel than the first album. Narada Michael Walden, who produced `How Will I Know` on the first album, produced seven of the Whitney album`s eleven tracks, three of which became number ones on Billboard`s Hot 100 Singles chart in 1987 and 1988. Kashif, the producer of `You Give Good Love`, contributed `Where You Are`. Michael Masser, who was responsible for several hits from Whitney`s debut album, contributed number 1 hit single `Didn`t We Almost Have It All` and `You`re Still My Man`. Finally, Jellybean Benitez produced the top ten hit `Love Will Save the Day`.

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)`
George MerrillShannon Rubicam
Narada Michael Walden 4:51
2. `Just the Lonely Talking Again` Sam Dees Walden 5:32
3. `Love Will Save the Day` Toni C. Jellybean 5:21
4. `Didn`t We Almost Have It All`
Michael MasserWill Jennings
Masser 5:05
5. `So Emotional`
Billy SteinbergTom Kelly
Walden 4:36
6. `Where You Are`
LeMel HumesJames CalabreseDyan Humes
Kashif 4:10
7. `Love Is a Contact Sport` Preston Glass Walden 4:19
8. `You`re Still My Man`
MasserGerry Goffin
Masser 4:16
9. `For the Love of You`
O`Kelly IsleyRonald IsleyMarvin IsleyChris Jasper
Walden 5:31
10. `Where Do Broken Hearts Go`
Frank WildhornChuck Jackson
Walden 4:37
11. `I Know Him So Well` (duet with Cissy Houston)
Tim RiceBenny AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus
Walden 4:30
Personnel
`I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)`1

Credits from Richard Buskin.[73]

Narada Michael Walden – drums
Walter Afanasieff – synthesizers
Randy Jackson – bass synth
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Preston Glass – percussion programming
Marc Russo – alto sax
Gigi Gonaway – electronic drums
Sterling – synth horns
Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
Kitty Beethoven – background vocals
Kevin Dorsey – background vocals
Myrna Matthews – background vocals
Jennifer Hall – background vocals
Whitney Houston – lead and background vocals, vocal arrangements
`Just the Lonely Talking Again`1

Narada Michael Walden – `Brushes on the Kit of Life`
Frank Martin – DX7 Vibes, synthesizers
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Kenny G – tenor sax
Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
Kitty Beethoven – background vocals
Niki Haris – background vocals
Jennifer Hall – background vocals
Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conducting
`Love Will Save the Day`2

Jellybean – drum programming
Linden Aaron – Simmons toms
Jack Waldman – synthesizers
Fred Zarr – synthesizers
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Roy Ayers – vibes
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Whitney Houston – background vocals
`Didn`t We Almost Have It All?`3

John Robinson – drums
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Nathan East – bass
Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes, acoustic piano, rhythm arrangement
Lee Holdridge – string arrangement
`So Emotional`1

Narada Michael Walden – drums
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Bongo Bob – percussion programming, drum sampling
Whitney Houston – background vocals
`Where You Are`4

Kashif, Ralph Schuckett – keyboards, synths
Kashif – programming, rhythm arrangement
Paul Leim – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Marcus Miller – bass
Dann Huff, Ira Siegel, Paul Pesco – guitar
Vincent Henry – sax solo
Gene Page – string and horn arrangements
Whitney Houston – background vocals
Kashif – background vocals
`Love Is a Contact Sport`1

Narada Michael Walden – drums
Preston Glass – keyboards, synth strings, percussion programming
Paul Leim – drums
Walter Afanasieff – DX7, Prophet 2002, Oberheim Matrix-12
Cory Lerios – Oberheim Xpander
Randy Jackson – electric bass
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Shambhu Neil Vineberg – acoustic guitar
Bongo Bob – percussion programming
Gigi Gonaway – Simmons, tambourine
Kenny G – tenor saxophone
Raul Rekou – congas
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, horn section
Marc Russo – horn section
Wanye Wallace – horn section
Premik Russell Tubbs – horn section
Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
Kitty Beethoven – background vocals
Niki Haris – background vocals
Claytoven Richardson – background vocals
Jennifer Hall – background vocals
`You`re Still My Man`3

Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes
Randy Kerber – acoustic piano
Nathan East – bass
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
John Robinson – drums
Michael Boddicker – synths
Gene Page – string and rhythm arrangements
`For the Love of You`1

Narada Michael Walden – drum programming
Randy Jackson – Moog synthesizer
Paul Rekow – congas
Preston Glass – Linn, Roland 808
Frank Martin – DX7, Oberheim Matrix-12, birds
Kenny G – alto sax lyricon
Raul Rekou – congas
Whitney Houston – background vocals
`Where Do Broken Hearts Go?`1

Narada Michael Walden – drum programming
Frank Martin – piano, synths
Preston Glass – synth programming, bells
Randy Jackson – bass synth
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Gigi Gonaway – Simmons
Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conductor
Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
Kitty Beethoven – background vocals
Niki Haris – background vocals
Jennifer Hall – background vocals
`I Know Him So Well`1

Narada Michael Walden – acoustic drums
Walter Afanasieff – Kurzweil, DX7, Super Jupiter
Preston Glass – DX7
Cory Lerios – synth
Randy Jackson – electric bass
Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conducting
1 Narada Michael Walden – producer, arranger

David Frazer – recording, mixing
Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer
Lincoln Clapp – engineer
Gordon Lyon – engineer
Jay Rifkin – engineer
Ken Kessie – engineer
Maureen Droney – engineer
Additional assistant engineers – Gordon Lyon – assistant engineer
Stuart Hirotsu – assistant engineer
Paul `Goatee` Hamingson – assistant engineer
Noah Baron – assistant engineer
Bill `Sweet William` Miranda – assistant engineer
Ross Williams – assistant engineer
Rob Beaton – assistant engineer
2 Jellybean Benitez – producer

Jack Waldman – arranger
Toni C. - arranger
Michael Hutchinson – engineer
Doc Dougherty – engineer
Dennis McKay – engineer
Nick Delre – assistant engineer
Toni Greene – assistant engineer
Jay Healy – assistant engineer
Fernando Kral – assistant engineer
Tony Maserati – assistant engineer
Paul Pesce – assistant engineer
Don Peterkofsky – assistant engineer
Tim Reppert – assistant engineer
Mark Roule – assistant engineer
Craig Vogel – assistant engineer
Michael Hutchinson – mix engineer
3 Michael Masser – producer

Engineers – Michael DeLugg – engineer
Dean Burt – engineer
Jim Boyer – engineer
Mike Mancini – engineer
Russ Terrano – engineer
Fred Law – engineer
Fernando Kral – assistant engineer
Tony Maserati – assistant engineer
Russ Torrano – mixing engineer
Alicia Winfield – production coordinator
Design
Richard Avedon – front cover and inner sleeve photography
Mark Larson – design
Bernard Maisner – hand lettering
Milton Sincoff – art production
4 Kashif – producer

Darroll Gustamachio – engineer
Russ Terrana, Calvin Harris
Larry Smith – assistant engineer
Dennis Mitchell – assistant engineer
Bob Loftus – assistant engineer
Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer
Mike Ross – assistant engineer
Mike Dotson – assistant engineer
Amy Ziffer – assistant engineer
Milton Chan – assistant engineer
John Drankchak – assistant engineer
Darroll Gustamachio – mix engineer
Russell Sidelsky – production coordinator
George Marino – mastering
Whitney Houston – vocal arrangements
Clive Davis – executive producer