| # | Track Title | Artist | Composer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Give Good Love | Lala | 4:37 | |
| 2 | Thinking About You | Kashif, Lala | 5:26 | |
| 3 | Someone For Me | Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington | 5:02 | |
| 4 | Saving All My Love For You | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | 3:59 | |
| 5 | Nobody Loves Me Like You Do | Whitney Houston, featuring Jermaine Jackson | James P. Dunne, Pamela Phillips | 3:49 |
| 6 | How Will I Know | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | 4:37 | |
| 7 | All At Once | Michael Masser, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:30 | |
| 8 | Take Good Care Of My Heart | Whitney Houston, featuring Jermaine Jackson | Peter McCann, Steve Dorff | 4:16 |
| 9 | Greatest Love Of All | Michael Masser, Linda Creed | 4:51 | |
| 10 | Hold Me | Whitney Houston, featuring Teddy Pendergrass | Michael Masser, Linda Creed | 6:01 |
| Total Time: | 47:08 | |||
Album Notes
Whitney Houston
Artist Whitney Houston
Album Title Whitney Houston
Date of Release 1985 (release) inprint
AMG Rating (Best-of-Artist)
Genre Rock
Styles Adult Contemporary, Urban, Dance-Pop
Time 47:23
The legend of Whitney Houston began with this self-titled album. It marked her shift away from the experimental songs she did with the group Material and a move into heavily produced, very slick urban contemporary and adult pop. Although Houston had learned her craft working in New York nightclubs and singing in a Baptist church in Newark, she was steered into radio-friendly ballads that emphasized style over substance. The album did yield an unprecedented string of number one hits, but ''Saving All My Love for You'' and ''How Will I Know'' created an impression of an incredibly talented vocalist using only a minimum of her skills. It also contained one of her few legitimate soul workouts in ''The Greatest Love of All.'' -- Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
CD Arista ARCD-8212
CS Arista AC8-8212
1985 LP Arista AL8-8212
1985 LP Arista 206978
Whitney Houston - Vocals
Jermaine Jackson - Vocals, Producer
Kashif - Arranger, Producer
Teddy Pendergrass - Vocals
Tom Scott - Saxophone
Louie Shelton -
Michael Barbiero - Engineer, Mixing
John Barnes - Clarinet
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards
Mary Canty -
Cissy Houston - Vocals
Clive Davis - Executive Producer
Nathan East - Bass
Preston Glass -
Ed Greene - Drums
Dann Huff - Guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. -
Randy Jackson -
Randy Kerber - Keyboards
Joe Lala -
LaLa -
Yogi Lee -
J.T. Lewis -
Yvonne Lewis - Vocals
Michael Mancini - Engineer
Richard Marx -
Michael Masser - Producer
Tim May - Guitar
Narada Michael Walden - Arranger, Producer
Michael O'Reilly - Engineer, Mixing
Greg Phillinganes -
John ''J.R.'' Robinson - Drums
Steve Rucker -
Corrado Rustici -
Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals
Russell Schmitt - Engineer
Bill Schnee - Mixing
Ira Siegel - Guitar
Deborah Thomas -
Premik Russell Tubbs -
Fred Washington -
Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals
Oren Waters - Vocals
Ernie Watts - Saxophone
David Williams - Guitar
Roy Wooten -
Ira Siegal -
Maxine Waters -
Freddie Washington -
Waters, Julia -
David Williams -
Randy ''The Emperor'' Jackson -
''Ready'' Freddie Washington -
Donn Davenport - Art Direction
Jeffrey Woodly - Hair Stylist
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Track 4: Saxophone solo by Tom Scott
Artist Whitney Houston
Album Title Whitney Houston
Date of Release 1985 (release) inprint
AMG Rating (Best-of-Artist)
Genre Rock
Styles Adult Contemporary, Urban, Dance-Pop
Time 47:23
The legend of Whitney Houston began with this self-titled album. It marked her shift away from the experimental songs she did with the group Material and a move into heavily produced, very slick urban contemporary and adult pop. Although Houston had learned her craft working in New York nightclubs and singing in a Baptist church in Newark, she was steered into radio-friendly ballads that emphasized style over substance. The album did yield an unprecedented string of number one hits, but ''Saving All My Love for You'' and ''How Will I Know'' created an impression of an incredibly talented vocalist using only a minimum of her skills. It also contained one of her few legitimate soul workouts in ''The Greatest Love of All.'' -- Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
CD Arista ARCD-8212
CS Arista AC8-8212
1985 LP Arista AL8-8212
1985 LP Arista 206978
Whitney Houston - Vocals
Jermaine Jackson - Vocals, Producer
Kashif - Arranger, Producer
Teddy Pendergrass - Vocals
Tom Scott - Saxophone
Louie Shelton -
Michael Barbiero - Engineer, Mixing
John Barnes - Clarinet
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards
Mary Canty -
Cissy Houston - Vocals
Clive Davis - Executive Producer
Nathan East - Bass
Preston Glass -
Ed Greene - Drums
Dann Huff - Guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. -
Randy Jackson -
Randy Kerber - Keyboards
Joe Lala -
LaLa -
Yogi Lee -
J.T. Lewis -
Yvonne Lewis - Vocals
Michael Mancini - Engineer
Richard Marx -
Michael Masser - Producer
Tim May - Guitar
Narada Michael Walden - Arranger, Producer
Michael O'Reilly - Engineer, Mixing
Greg Phillinganes -
John ''J.R.'' Robinson - Drums
Steve Rucker -
Corrado Rustici -
Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals
Russell Schmitt - Engineer
Bill Schnee - Mixing
Ira Siegel - Guitar
Deborah Thomas -
Premik Russell Tubbs -
Fred Washington -
Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals
Oren Waters - Vocals
Ernie Watts - Saxophone
David Williams - Guitar
Roy Wooten -
Ira Siegal -
Maxine Waters -
Freddie Washington -
Waters, Julia -
David Williams -
Randy ''The Emperor'' Jackson -
''Ready'' Freddie Washington -
Donn Davenport - Art Direction
Jeffrey Woodly - Hair Stylist
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Track 4: Saxophone solo by Tom Scott