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Whitney Houston (album)

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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
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[2]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Q4/5 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[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

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Whitney Houston. AllMusic. Retrieved on August 7, 2009.
  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. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (November 2, 2004)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. 
  8. ↑ 'Whitney Houston on Austrian Albums Chartaustriancharts.at. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  9. ↑ 'Whitney Houston on French Albums Chartchartsinfrance.net. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  10. ↑ Pennanen, Timo. Sisaltaa hitin: Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (2006). Finland: Otava. p. 160. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ↑ 'Whitney Houston on Italian Albums ChartMusic e Dischi. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ 日本で売れた洋楽アルバムトップ10. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  13. ↑ New Zealand Albums Chart. RIANZ. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Billboard 200 (Whitney Houston)". Billboard. March 8, 1986. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1986-03-08/billboard-200. Retrieved June 1, 2010. 
  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. 
  16. ↑ 'Whitney Houston on Austrian Albums Chartaustriancharts.at. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  17. ↑ Ranking Semanal Pop (in es) (February 12, 2012)Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved December 9, 2012. Note: Reader must define search parameters as "Ranking Semanal Pop" and "12/02/2012".
  18. ↑ Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts | Billboard.com. billboard.com. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200Billboard.com. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  21. ↑ Austriancharts.st - Jahreshitparade 1986Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  22. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  23. ↑ 1986年アルバム年間ヒットチャート (in ja)Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  24. ↑ Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  25. ↑ Top Albums of 1986. everyhit.comThe Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  26. ↑ Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1987 (in it)hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. 2 January 2013. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/top-billboard-200-albums. 
  28. ↑ List of Top 40 albums for 1980–89 in Australia [en]
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 Nick Robertshaw. Houston Attains Global Stardom (August 9, 1986)Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  30. ↑ IFPI Austria Searchable Database (February 11, 1992)IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  31. ↑ 'Whitney Houston, CRIA certification (March 31, 1987)CRIA. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  32. ↑ InfoDisc : Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste) – Search for "Whitney Houston"Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  33. ↑ IFPI Finland Certification Searchable DatabaseIFPI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  34. ↑ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Whitney Houston') (in German)Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  35. ↑ IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1988IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  36. ↑ The Greatest Gift Of All (December 13, 1986)Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  37. ↑ Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998 (in Swedish)IFPI Sweden.
  38. ↑ 'Whitney Houston The Deluxe Anniversary EditionSony BMG UK. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 Whitney Houston Singles ChartsAllmusic. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  40. ↑ "Whitney Houston Canadian RPM Singles Chart history". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Whitney+Houston&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50&sk=51&&&&&&&&PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5. Retrieved November 18, 2010. 
  41. ↑ Whitney Houston UK Singles Chart historyThe Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  42. ↑ Whitney Houston Australian Singles Chart historyaustralian-charts.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  43. ↑ Whitney Houston Austrian Singles Chart history. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  44. ↑ Whitney Houston Belgian VRT Top 30 chart historyVRT. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  45. ↑ Whitney Houston French Singles chart historylescharts.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  46. ↑ Whitney Houston German Singles Chart historyMuscline.de. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  47. ↑ Irish Singles Chart searchable databaseirishcharts.ie. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  48. ↑ Italian Singles Chart databasehitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  49. ↑ Whitney Houston Dutch Singles Chart historydutchcharts.nl. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  50. ↑ Whitney Houston Norwegian Singles Chart historynorwegiancharts.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  51. ↑ Whitney Houston New Zealand Singles Chart historycharts.org.nz. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  52. ↑ Whitney Houston Swedish Singles Chart historyswedishcharts.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  53. ↑ Whitney Houston Swiss Singles Chart historyhit parade.ch. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  54. ↑ "The Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart listing for the week of May 11, 1985". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 97 (21). May 25, 1985. ISSN 0006-2510 . https://books.google.com/books?id=DyUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=whitney&pg=PT82. Retrieved March 14, 2011. 
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