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CD 5
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Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in the summer of 1985. It eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generating three number-one singles — `Saving All My Love for You`, `How Will I Know` and `Greatest Love of All` (a cover of `The Greatest Love of All`, originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson) — on the Billboard Hot 100, which made it both the first debut album and the first album by a solo female artist to produce three number-one singles.[4][5]

The album topped the albums charts in many countries, including Canada,[6] Australia,[7] Norway[8] and Sweden,[9] peaking at number 2 in the United Kingdom,[10] Germany,[11] and Switzerland.[12] The album was certified diamond for shipments of 10 million units or more on March 16, 1999, and later 13× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 29, 1999.[13][14] With sales of over 22 million copies, Whitney Houston is one of the best selling albums of all-time.[15][16][17]

In 1986, at the 28th Grammy Awards, Whitney Houston received four nominations; including Album of the Year[18] and won one, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her song `Saving All My Love for You`.[19] For the 29th Grammy Awards of 1987, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year for `Greatest Love of All`.[20] The album has ranked on Rolling Stone magazine`s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in all three editions.[21][22]

In honor of its 25th anniversary, the album was reissued as Whitney Houston - The Deluxe Anniversary Edition on January 26, 2010, an expanded edition with five bonus tracks including the a cappella version of `How Will I Know` that original 12-inch remixes, a booklet on the history of the original album, along with a DVD of live performances and interviews by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis.[23] On June 30, 2020, after the 35th anniversary celebration in February 2020, the album re-issued as a double vinyl including the singles from Whitney Dancin` Special. Also, they released a box set including the 40-page hard cover photo and lyric book.[24]

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `You Give Good Love` La La Kashif 4:37
2. `Thinking About You`
KashifLa La
Kashif 5:24
3. `Someone for Me`
Raymond JonesFreddie Washington
Jermaine Jackson 4:58
4. `Saving All My Love for You`
Michael MasserGerry Goffin
Masser 3:58
5. `Nobody Loves Me Like You Do` (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
James P. DunnePamela Phillips
Jackson 3:48
6. `How Will I Know`
George MerrillShannon RubicamNarada Michael Walden
Walden 4:35
7. `All at Once`
Jeffrey OsborneMasser
Masser 4:28
8. `Take Good Care of My Heart` (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
Peter McCannSteve Dorff
Jackson 4:15
9. `Greatest Love of All`
Linda CreedMasser
Masser 4:51
10. `Hold Me` (duet with Teddy Pendergrass)
CreedMasser
Masser 6:00
Total length: 46:54
Personnel
Whitney Houston – lead vocal
Jermaine Jackson – duet vocals
Teddy Pendergrass – duet vocals
Premik Russell Tubbs – saxophone
Tom Scott - saxophone (`Saving All My Love for You`)
John Barnes – clarinet and keyboards
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
Randy Kerber – keyboards
Yvonne Lewis – keyboards
Richard Marx – keyboards, background vocals
Nathan East – bass
Freddie Washington – bass
Randy Jackson – bass
Preston Glass – synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer
Ed Greene – drums
John `J.R.` Robinson – drums
J.T. Lewis – drums
Steve Rucker – drums
Paul Leim – drums
Cissy Houston – background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
Oren Waters – background vocals
Yogi Lee – background vocals
Mary Canty – background vocals
Deborah Thomas – background vocals
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Dann Huff – guitar
Tim May – guitar
Ira Siegel – guitar
David Williams – guitar
Louie Shelton – guitar
Corrado Rustici – guitar
Jermaine Jackson – producer, background vocals
Michael Masser – producer
Clive Davis – executive producer
Michael Barbiero – mixing, engineer
Michael Mancini – engineer
Michael O`Reilly – mixing, engineer
Russell Schmitt – engineer
Bill Schnee – mixing
Gene Page Jr. – arrangements
Kashif – arrangements, producer, background vocals
Narada Michael Walden – arrangements, producer
Donn Davenport – art direction
Garry Gross – photographer
Tiagi Lambert – fashion stylist
Giovanne De Maura – gown
Norma Kamali - bathing suit
Quietfire – makeup
Brenda Gorsky – coordinator
Jeffrey Woodly – hair stylist