Whitney (album)
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 self-titled debut album, Whitney Houston.[1]
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Released | June 2, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986-1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 52:48 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | ||||
Whitney Houston chronology | ||||
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Singles from Whitney | ||||
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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 hit number one on the US Hot 100, making her the first female singer to get four number one hits from one album. Along with three straight to number one singles from Houston's previous album, this gave the singer a seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing popular boy bands the Beatles and the Bee Gees, who each had six number one consecutive hits.[2][3][4]
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The Associated Press | (mixed) |
AllMusic | [5] |
Robert Christgau | C+[6] |
Los Angeles Times | (mixed)[7] |
The New York Times | (negative)[8] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[9] |
The San Diego Union-Tribune | (favorable)[10] |
St. Petersburg Times | (favorable) |
Q | [11] |
When the album was released, the critical reviews of Whitney were mixed. Some liked the material released from the album and compared it to her 1985 self-titled debut album, whereas some felt that Houston was not able to show her individuality as a singer.[8][9][7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:51 |
2. | "Just the Lonely Talking Again" | Narada Michael Walden | 5:32 |
3. | "Love Will Save the Day" | Jellybean | 5:21 |
4. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Michael Masser | 5:05 |
5. | "So Emotional" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:36 |
6. | "Where You Are" | Kashif | 4:10 |
7. | "Love Is a Contact Sport" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:19 |
8. | "You're Still My Man" | Michael Masser | 4:16 |
9. | "For the Love of You" | Narada Michael Walden | 5:31 |
10. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:37 |
11. | "I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston) | Narada Michael Walden | 4:30 |
Personnel
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"1
"Just the Lonely Talking Again"1
"Love Will Save the Day"2
"Didn't We Almost Have It All"3
"So Emotional"1
"Where You Are"4
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"Love Is a Contact Sport"1
"You're Still My Man"3
"For the Love of You"1
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"1
"I Know Him So Well"1
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1 Narada Michael Walden - producer, arranger
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2 Jellybean Benitez - producer
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3 Michael Masser - producer
Design
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4 Kashif - producer
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Australia (ARIA)[39] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[41] | 7× Platinum | 700,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[42] | Platinum | Expression error: Missing operand for *. |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[43] | Platinum | 59,053[43] |
France (SNEP)[44] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[45] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Greece (IFPI Greece)[46] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[47] | Gold | 100,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[48] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RIANZ)[49] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[46] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[51] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[52] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] | 7× Platinum | 2,237,603[53] |
United States (RIAA)[55] | Diamond | 10,000,000 |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 20,000,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ "Whitney Houston - Whitney (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Whitney Breaks Record for Consecutive No.1 Tunes. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. May 2, 1988. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ↑ Whitney Houston Talks About Her Long Awaited Album, 'I'm Your Baby Tonight'. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. November 5, 1990. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ Stephen Holden (April 20, 1988). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/20/arts/the-pop-life-347088.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ Ron Wynn. Whitney at AllMusic
- ↑ Robert Christgau. "Whitney, Robert Christgau Review". Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Robert Hilburn (June 1, 1987). Album Review, Houston: Commercial Sparkle, Artistic Fizz. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-01/entertainment/ca-5509_1. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jon Pareles (June 7, 1987). "Whitney Houston: She's Singing by Formula". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/07/arts/whitney-houston-she-s-singing-by-formula.html?scp=11&sq=whitney%20houston&st=cse&pagewanted=1. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Vince Aletti (August 13, 1987). "Whitney". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/whitney-19870813. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ Divina Infusino (June 2, 1987). "Houston's new LP almost has it all". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Whitney, Q Magazine Review". Q. December 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Whitney Houston – Whitney" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0868". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston: Whitney" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ List of Top 25 albums for 1987 in Australia
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1987". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 1986" (in Deutsch). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1987" (in 日本語). Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch – Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Top Albums of 1987". everyhit.com. The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 14, 2002. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1987". Billboard. January 2, 2013. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-billboard-200-albums. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1987". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1988". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1988". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-billboard-200-albums. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1988". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Besstenlisten – 80er Album". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney" (in German). IFPI Austria.
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- ↑ "Danish album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney". IFPI Denmark.
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Finnish album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
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- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whitney Houston; 'Whitney')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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- ↑ "A Platinum Debut" (PDF). Music & Media. July 4, 1987. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
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- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 926. ISBN 978-84-8048-639-2.
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- ↑ "British album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Whitney in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ "American album certifications – Whitney Houston – Whitney". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH