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Whitney Houston (album)

Whitney Houston is the self titled debut album of American recording artist Whitney Houston, released February 14, 1985 on Arista Records.

Whitney Houston
Studio album by
Whitney Houston
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length47:23
LabelArista
Producer
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Houston
(1985) 		Whitney Dancin' Special
(1986)
Singles from Whitney Houston
  1. "Hold Me"
    Released: May 24, 1984
  2. "Thinking About You"
    Released: January 11, 1985
  3. "You Give Good Love"
    Released: January 29, 1985
  4. "All at Once"
    Released: February 5, 1985
  5. "Saving All My Love for You"
    Released: August 13, 1985
  6. "How Will I Know"
    Released: February 15, 1986
  7. "Greatest Love of All"
    Released: March 18, 1986

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[2]
Los Angeles Times    [3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Q     [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [6]
The Village VoiceC[7]

Whitney Houston received positive reviews.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "You Give Good Love"  LaLaKashif 4:36
2. "Thinking About You"  
  • Kashif
  • Lala
Kashif 5:24
3. "Someone for Me"  
  • Raymond Jones
  • Freddie Washington
Jermaine Jackson 4:58
4. "Saving All My Love for You"  
Masser 3:58
5. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
Jackson 3:47
6. "How Will I Know"  
Walden 4:34
7. "All at Once"  
Masser 4:27
8. "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)
  • Peter McCann
  • Steve Dorff
Jackson 4:14
9. "Greatest Love of All"  
  • Masser
Masser 4:57
10. "Hold Me" (duet with Teddy Pendergrass)
  • Creed
  • Masser
Masser 6:02
Total length:
 47:23

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Producers: Jermaine Jackson, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden
  • Executive producer: Clive Davis
  • Engineers: Michael Barbiero, Michael Mancini, Michael O'Reilly, Russell Schmitt
  • Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Michael O'Reilly, Bill Schnee
  • Arrangements: Gene Page Jr., Kashif, Narada Michael Walden
  • Art direction: Donn Davenport
  • Photographer: Garry Gross
  • Fashion stylist: Tiagi Lambert (Gown by Giovanne De Maura, Bathing Suit by Norma Kamali)
  • Makeup: Quietfire
  • Coordinator: Brenda Gorsky
  • Hair sylist: Jeffrey Woodly

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (1985–86) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 1
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 3
Canadian Albums Chart 1
French Albums Chart[9] 13
Finnish Albums Chart[10] 2
German Albums Chart 2
Italian Albums Chart[11] 11
Japanese Albums Chart (CD)[12] 2
Japanese Albums Chart (LP) 4
Japanese Albums Chart (CT) 6
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart 1
Swedish Albums Chart 1
Swiss Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200[14] 1
U.S. Top Black Albums[15] 1
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 44
Argentine Albums Chart[17]
The Deluxe Anniversary Edition 		14
Swiss Albums Chart 71
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 9
U.S. Top Pop Catalog Albums (Billboard) 4
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[19] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
U.S. Pop Albums[20] 29
U.S. Top Black Albums[15] 4
Chart (1986) Position
Australian Albums Chart 1
Austrian Albums Chart[21] 17
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[23] 17
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 1
UK Albums Chart[25] 5
U.S. Pop Albums[20] 1
U.S. Top Black Albums[15] 1
Chart (1987) Position
Italian Albums Chart[26] 43
U.S. Pop Albums[20] 22
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200[27] 198

Decade-end charts

Chart (1980–1989) Position
Australian Albums Chart[28] 5

Certifications

Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds) 		Sales/Shipments
Australia ARIA 4× Platinum[29] 400,000
Austria IFPI Platinum[30] 50,000
Belgium Gold[29] 70,000
Canada CRIA Diamond[31] 1,100,000
Denmark IFPI Gold[29] 10,000
France SNEP Gold[32] 115,000+
Finland IFPI Gold[33] 29,109
Germany BVMI Platinum[34] 500,000
Hong Kong IFPI Platinum[35] 20,000
Japan RIAJ 2xPlatinum 500,000
Netherlands NVPI Platinum[36] 120,000
New Zealand RIANZ 2xPlatinum[29] 40,000
Norway IFPI Platinum[29] 50,000
South Africa RiSA Gold[29] 30,000
Sweden IFPI 2× Platinum[37] 100,000
Switzerland Platinum[29] 50,000
United Kingdom BPI 6× Platinum[38] 1,800,000
United States RIAA 13× Platinum
(Diamond) 		13,000,000
Worldwide 30,000,000

Singles chart positions

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[39]		 US R&B
[39]		 US AC
[39]		 US Dance
[39]		 CAN
[40]		 UK
[41]		 AUS
[42]		 AUT
[43]		 BEL
[44]		 FRA
[45]		 GER
[46]		 IRL
[47]		 ITA
[48]		 NED
[49]		 NOR
[50]		 NZ
[51]		 SWE
[52]		 SWI
[53]
1984 "Hold Me" 46 5 6 ― ― 44 ― ― ― ― ― 25 ― 24 ― ― ― ―
1985 "Thinking About You" ― 10 ― 24 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Someone for Me" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"You Give Good Love" 3 1 4 ― 7 93 58 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 44 ― ―
"All at Once" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 2 ― ― ― 4 5[54] ― ― ― ―
"Saving All My Love for You" 1 1 1 ― 8 1 20 12 11 11 18 1 ― 16 10 5 ― 5
1986 "How Will I Know" 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 28 20 ― 26 3 23 12 2 19 2 11
"Greatest Love of All" 1 2 1 ― 1 8 1 25 26 ― 30 4 13 24 ― 12 14 20
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Whitney Houston (album) Media

References

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  2. ↑ "Music Review: Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition, by Whitney Houston". Entertainment Weekly. January 20, 2010. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20569554_20338028,00.html. Retrieved October 4, 2015. 
  3. ↑ Columnist. Review: Whitney Houston. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 7, 2009. Note: Original star ratings represented by (*) are not reprinted at the url page.
  4. ↑ "Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition". PopMatters. 18 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Columnist. "Review: Whitney Houston". Q: 160. December 1999.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (November 2, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (April 30, 1985). Consumer Guide. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv4b-85.php. 
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Whitney Houston)". Billboard. September 7, 1985. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1985-09-07/r-b-hip-hop-albums. Retrieved September 10, 2009. 
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  31. ↑ "Whitney Houston, CRIA certification". CRIA. March 31, 1987. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  32. ↑ "InfoDisc : Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste) – Search for "Whitney Houston"". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  33. ↑ "IFPI Finland Certification Searchable Database". IFPI. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Whitney Houston')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 1, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  35. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  36. ↑ The Greatest Gift Of All. Billboard. December 13, 1986. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  37. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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