I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records.
Content and release
The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", "How Will I Know", "So Emotional", "I Have Nothing" and "One Moment in Time". The album was released in both standard[3] and deluxe[4] versions. It was also released with an accompanying 5 track bonus CD with the duets sung by Houston and other artist. The album includes new liner notes written by Clive Davis.
Also included is a previously unreleased song titled "Never Give Up" and a re-recorded version of the "I Look to You" as a duet with R. Kelly, who is also the writer. The song was released on September 25, 2012 as the first single from the album.[5]
"Never Give Up" was released as a lyric video on Whitney Houston's official YouTube (Vevo) channel on November 6, 2012.[6]
At the 2013 NAACP Image awards, the album won two awards in the 'Outstanding Album' and 'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album.
The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the US Billboard 200 and #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.
Track listing
1. |
"You Give Good Love" | LaLa | Whitney Houston |
4:36 |
2. |
"Saving All My Love for You" | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | Whitney Houston |
3:57 |
3. |
"How Will I Know" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden | Whitney Houston |
4:33 |
4. |
"Greatest Love of All" | Linda Creed, Masser | Whitney Houston |
4:48 |
5. |
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Merrill, Rubicam | Whitney |
4:50 |
6. |
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Masser, Will Jennings | Whitney |
5:05 |
7. |
"So Emotional" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | Whitney |
4:36 |
8. |
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson | Whitney |
4:36 |
9. |
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (U.S. album version) | L.A. Reid, Babyface | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
5:00 |
10. |
"All the Man That I Need" | Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
4:09 |
11. |
"I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:30 |
12. |
"I'm Every Woman" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:45 |
13. |
"I Have Nothing" | David Foster, Linda Thompson | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:50 |
14. |
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Babyface | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
3:21 |
15. |
"I Believe in You and Me" (Single version) | David Wolfert, Sandy Linzer | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
3:52 |
16. |
"My Love Is Your Love" (Radio edit) | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | My Love Is Your Love |
4:03 |
17. |
"I Look to You" (with R. Kelly) | Robert Kelly | Previously unreleased |
3:39 |
18. |
"Never Give Up" | Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá Austin | Previously unreleased |
4:01 |
Total length: |
79:38 |
1. |
"Love Will Save the Day" | Toni C. | Whitney |
5:21 |
2. |
"One Moment in Time" | Albert Hammond, John Bettis | 1988 Summer Olympics Album |
4:45 |
3. |
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) | Hammond, Diane Warren | Through the Storm |
4:50 |
4. |
"My Name Is Not Susan" | Eric Foster White | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
4:37 |
5. |
"I Belong to You" | Franne Golde, Derek Bramble | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
5:29 |
6. |
"Run to You" | Allan Rich, Jud Friedman | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:24 |
7. |
"Queen of the Night" | Whitney Houston, Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
3:07 |
8. |
"Count On Me" (with CeCe Winans) | Babyface, W. Houston, Michael Houston | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:26 |
9. |
"Step by Step" | Annie Lennox | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
4:12 |
10. |
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Tony Estes | My Love Is Your Love |
4:51 |
11. |
"I Learned from the Best" (Radio edit) | Warren | My Love Is Your Love |
3:56 |
12. |
"If I Told You That" | R. Jerkins, F. Jerkins, Daniels, Estes | My Love Is Your Love |
4:38 |
13. |
"Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage | My Love Is Your Love |
4:42 |
14. |
"Million Dollar Bill" | Alicia Keys, Kasseem Dean, Norman Harris | I Look to You |
3:24 |
15. |
"All at Once" (Japanese bonus track) | Michael Masser, Jeffrey Osborne | Whitney Houston |
4:32 |
Total length: |
67:47 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (2013) |
Position |
US Billboard 200[24] |
168 |
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[25] |
30 |
Certifications
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Release history
References
- ↑ I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
- ↑ Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | Music Review | Slant Magazine
- 1 2 "iTunes - Music - I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston". iTunes. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "iTunes - Music - I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (Deluxe Version) by Whitney Houston". iTunes. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Sneak Peek: Whitney Houston's New Duet With R. Kelly 'I Look to You' (Audio)". RyanSeacrest.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Whitney Houston - Never Give Up - YouTube
- ↑ ultratop.be - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ ultratop.be - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ lescharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ "Greek Albums Charts, week 47". IFPI Greece. IFPI. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 12/11/2012 al 18/11/2012)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ charts.org.nz - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ portuguesecharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ "South Korea Gaon Albums Chart (Week: November 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ↑ spanishcharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
- ↑ Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston - hitparade.ch
- ↑ BBC - Radio 1 - Charts - The Official UK Albums Chart Update
- ↑ 2012-12-01 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive | Official Charts
- ↑ "Whitney Houston – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Whitney Houston. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Whitney Houston. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums Year-End 2013". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Year-End 2013". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ http://www.sonymusic.fi/2012/10/03/whitney-houstonille-jarjestetaan-suuri-muistokonsertti-los-angelesissa-uusi-kokoelmalevy-i-will-always-love-you-the-best-of-whitney-houston-julkaistaan-16-marraskuuta/
- ↑ "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". Amazon.com. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" CD with 5-Track Bonus CD". Home Shopping Network. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". Amazon.co.uk. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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