Whitney (album)

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Whitney is the second album by American R&B singer Whitney Houston, released in 1987.

The album became the first album by a female artist ever to debut at #1, and produced a then-record-equalling 4 #1 singles from one album (though this was broken by Michael Jackson in 1988). The album still holds the record for a female with the most #1 songs from one album (though tied with Paula Abdul's 1989 debut Forever Your Girl, Janet Jackson's 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814 and Mariah Carey's 1990 debut album.)

Track listing

1. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Merrill, Rubicam) - 4:52
2. "Just the Lonely Talking Again" (Dees) - 5:34
3. "Love Will Save the Day" (Toni C.) - 5:25
4. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Jennings, Masser) - 5:07
5. "So Emotional" (Kelly, Steinberg) - 4:37
6. "Where You Are" (Calabrese, Humes, Humes) - 4:11
7. "Love Is a Contact Sport" (Glass) - 4:19
8. "You're Still My Man" (Goffin, Masser) - 4:18
9. "For the Love of You" (Isley, Isley, Isley, Isley ...) - 5:33
10. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (Jackson, Wildhorn) - 4:38
11. "I Know Him So Well" (Andersson, Rice, Ulvaeus) - 4:30

Personnel

• Whitney Houston - vocals, background vocals
• Linden Aaron - Simmons drums
• Walter Afanasieff - multiple instruments
• Roy Ayers - vibraphone
• Kitty Beethoven - background vocals
• Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
• Robbie Buchanan - piano, Fender Rhodes
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• Nathan East - bass
• Sammy Figueroa - percussion
• Kenny G - tenor saxophone
• Mike Gibbs - conductor
• Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
• Preston Glass - multiple instruments, Roland TR-808
• Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
• Jennifer Hall - background vocals
• Nikki Harris - background vocals
• Vincent Henry - saxophone
• Cissy Houston - performer
• Dann Huff - guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - multiple instruments
• Bashiri Johnson - percussion
• Kashif - synthesizer, keyboard, background vocals
• Randy Kerber - piano
• Paul Leim - drums
• Cory Lerios - synthesizer, Oberheim expander
• Frank Martin - multiple instruments
• Marcus Miller - bass
• Paul Pesco - guitar
• Claytoven Richardson - background vocals
• John "J.R." Robinson - drums
• Marc Russo - horn
• Corrado Rustici - guitar synthesizer
• Ira Siegel - guitar
• Premik Russell Tubbs - horn
• Narada Michael Walden - drums
• Jack Waldman - synthesizer
• Wayne Wallace - horn
• Fred Zarr - synthesizer

Production

• Producers: Jellybean Benitez, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden
• Executive producer: Clive Davis
• Engineers: Jim Boyer, Dean Burt, Michael Delugg, Doc Dougherty, Dave Fraser, Darroll Gustamachio, Calvin Harris, Michael Hutchinson, Fred Law, Dennis MacKay, Michael Mancini, Russ Terrana
• Assistant engineers: Milton Chan, Nick Delre, Michael Dotson, Toni Greene, Jay Healy, Fernando Kral, Bob Loftus, Steve MacMillan, Tony Maserati, Dennis Mitchell, Peshay, Don Peterkofsky, Timmy Reppert, Mike Ross, Mark Roule, Craig Vogel, Amy Ziffer
• Mixing: Darroll Gustamachio, Michael Hutchinson
• Mastering: George Marino
• Production coordination: Alicia Winfield
• Programming: Kashif
• Drum programming: Jellybean, Narada Michael Walden
• Percussion programming: Preston Glass
• Arrangers: Tony Cortez, Narada Michael Walden, Jack Waldman
• Horn arrangements: Jerry Hey, Gene Page
• Rhythm arrangements: Kashif, Gene Page
• String arrangements: Mike Gibbs, Lee Holdridge, Gene Page
• Vocal arrangement: Whitney Houston
• Artwork: Milton Sincoff
• Design: Marl Larson
• Photography: Richard Avedon
• Hand lettering: Bernard Maisner

Charts

Album - Billboard (US)

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	1
1987	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Singles - Billboard (US)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Adult Contemporary	1
1987	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
1987	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Adult Contemporary	1
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	4
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1987	"So Emotional"	Adult Contemporary	8
1987	"So Emotional"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1987	"So Emotional"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	5
1987	"So Emotional"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1988	"Love Will Save the Day"	Adult Contemporary	10
1988	"Love Will Save the Day"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1988	"Love Will Save the Day"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	13
1988	"Love Will Save the Day"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	5
1988	"Love Will Save the Day"	The Billboard Hot 100	9
1988	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Adult Contemporary	1
1988	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
1988	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1996	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	11

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1987	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance