Whitney Houston discography

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The following article documents the album and single releases for R&B singer Whitney Houston.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio

Album Information
Whitney Houston
Whitney
I'm Your Baby Tonight
My Love Is Your Love
Just Whitney
  • Released: December 10, 2002
  • Chart peak: #3 (US R&B), #9 (US), #16 (GER), #25 (FRA), #76 (UK)
  • RIAA US Certificate: Platinum[1]
  • Worldwide sales: 4 million
  • Singles: "Whatchulookinat", "One of Those Days", "Try It on My Own", "Love That Man"
One Wish: The Holiday Album
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Chart peak: #14 (US R&B), #49 (US)
  • RIAA US Certificate: 500,000[1]
  • Worldwide sales: 1 million (Limited Edition)
  • Singles: "One Wish (for Christmas)"

[edit] Soundtracks

Album Information
The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
  • Released: November 14, 1995
  • Chart peak: #1 (US) (5 weeks), #8 (UK), #9 (AUS), #22 (GER), #27 (FRA)
  • RIAA US Certificate: 7x Platinum[1]
  • Worldwide sales: 10 million
  • Singles: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Count on Me", "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack
  • Released: November 26, 1996
  • Chart peak: #3 (US), #9 (GER), #28 (FRA), #34 (AUS), #35 (UK)
  • RIAA US Certificate: 3x Platinum[1]
  • Worldwide sales: 6 million
  • Singles: "I Believe in You and Me", "Step by Step", "My Heart Is Calling"

[edit] Compilations

Album Information
Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: May 16, 2000
  • Chart peak: #1 (UK), #1 (FRA), #2 (GER), #2 (SWZ), #3 (US R&B), #5 (ITA), #5 (US), #8 (AUS)
  • RIAA US Certificate: 3x Platinum[1]
  • BPI UK Certificate: 4x Platinum[7]
  • Worldwide sales: 13 million
  • Singles: "If I Told You That", "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", "Same Script, Different Cast", "Fine"
Love, Whitney
  • Released: January 22, 2002
  • Chart peak: #8 (FRA), #18 (ITA), #22 (UK)
  • Worldwide sales: 1 million (Limited Edition)

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album Peak positions
US Hot 100 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK AUS GER
1984 "Hold Me" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) Whitney Houston 46 5 6 -- 44 -- --
1985 "You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston 3 1 4 -- 93 5 --
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" Whitney Houston 1 (1) 1 1 -- 1 (2) 20 18
1986 "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston 1 (2) 1 1 3 5 2 26
1986 "Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston 1 (3) 3 1 -- 8 1 30
1987 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney 1 (2) 2 1 1 1 (2) 1 1 (5)
1987 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" Whitney 1 (2) 2 1 -- 14 27 20
1987 "So Emotional" Whitney 1 (1) 5 8 1 5 26 --
1988 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Whitney 1 (2) 2 1 -- 14 48 --
1988 "Love Will Save the Day" Whitney 9 5 10 1 10 77 37
1988 "One Moment in Time" Whitney 5 22 1 -- 1 (2) 54 1 (2)
1989 "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) -- 41 -- -- -- 29 -- --
1990 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" I'm Your Baby Tonight 1 (1) 1 7 17 5 6 5
1990 "All the Man That I Need" I'm Your Baby Tonight 1 (2) 1 1 -- 13 63 37
1991 "The Star Spangled Banner" -- 20 -- 48 -- -- -- --
1991 "Miracle" I'm Your Baby Tonight 9 2 4 -- -- -- --
1991 "My Name Is Not Susan" I'm Your Baby Tonight 20 8 44 -- 29 -- 52
1992 "I Belong to You I'm Your Baby Tonight -- 10 -- -- 54 6 --
1992 "I Will Always Love You" The Bodyguard Soundtrack 1 (14) 1 1 -- 1 (10) 1 (10) 1 (6)
1993 "I'm Every Woman" The Bodyguard Soundtrack 4 5 26 1 4 11 13
1993 "I Have Nothing" The Bodyguard Soundtrack 4 4 1 -- 3 28 39
1993 "Run to You" The Bodyguard Soundtrack 31 31 10 -- 15 72 58
1994 "Queen of the Night" The Bodyguard Soundtrack -- -- -- 1 14 88 64
1994 "Something in Common" (with Bobby Brown) Remixes in the Key of B -- -- -- -- 16 -- 58
1995 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Waiting to Exhale 1 (1) 1 5 -- 11 18 26
1996 "Count on Me" (with CeCe Winans) Waiting to Exhale 8 8 4 -- 12 87 75
1996 "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" Waiting to Exhale 26 22 6 -- -- 99 --
1996 "I Believe in You and Me" The Preacher's Wife 4 4 2 -- 16 70 --
1997 "Step by Step" The Preacher's Wife 15 29 12 3 13 12 8
1997 "My Heart Is Calling" The Preacher's Wife 77 35 -- -- -- -- --
1998 "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) My Love Is Your Love 15 35 3 -- 4 13 8
1998 "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) My Love Is Your Love 2 1 -- 1 25 17 61
1999 "It's Not Right but It's Okay" My Love Is Your Love 4 7 -- 1 3 90 14
1999 "My Love Is Your Love" My Love Is Your Love 4 2 -- 1 2 27 2
2000 "I Learned from the Best" My Love Is Your Love 27 13 20 1 19 -- 48
2000 "If I Told You That" (with George Michael) Whitney: The Greatest Hits -- -- -- -- 9 37 58
2000 "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) Whitney: The Greatest Hits 52 -- 10 -- 7 12 5
2000 "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) Whitney: The Greatest Hits 70 14 -- 4 -- -- --
2001 "The Star Spangled Banner" (Re-issue) -- 6 30 -- -- -- -- --
2001 "Fine" Whitney: The Greatest Hits -- 51 -- -- -- -- --
2002 "Whatchulookinat" Just Whitney 96 75 -- 1 13 48 47
2003 "One of Those Days" Just Whitney 72 29 -- -- -- 48 --
2003 "Try It on My Own" Just Whitney 84 80 10 1 -- -- --
2003 "Love That Man" Just Whitney -- -- -- 1 -- -- --
2003 "One Wish (for Christmas)" One Wish: The Holiday Album -- -- 20 -- -- -- --

[edit] Unreleased/Rare Songs

[edit] Single B-sides

  • America, The Beautiful was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991.[1]
  • Dancin' On The Smooth Edge, written by David Lasley and Robbie Long, was recorded as a B-side of the "All The Man That I Need" single released in 1990.[2]
  • Feels So Good, written by Bryan Loren, was recorded as a B-side in the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" maxi-single released in 1990.[3]
  • Higher Love, written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings, was recorded as a bonus track in the Japanese version of the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" album released in 1990.[4]
  • Moment Of Truth, written by Jan Buckingham and Favid Paul Bryant, was recored as a B-side of the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" single released in 1987.[5]
  • Takin' A Chance, written by Whitney Houston, Benjamin Winans and Keith Thomas, was recorded as a bonus track in the Japanese version of the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" album released in 1990.[6]
  • The Star Spangled Banner was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991. It is a live version as performed at the 1991 Super Bowl. The single was re-issued in 2001.[7]

[edit] Guest Apperances and Duets

  • All In The Name Of Love, a song by Alvin Fields, was recorded in Fields's album "Special Delivery" released in 1981. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[8]
  • Are You The Woman, a duet with Kashif, was released in the early 1980s.[9]
  • Celebrate A New Life, a song by BeBe and CeCe Winans, was released in the early 1990s. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[10]
  • Do You Hear What I Hear was recorded in "A Very Special Christmas Vol.1" released in the early 1990s.[11]
  • Eternal Love, a duet with Paul Jabara, was written by Paul Jabara and Jay Asher and was recored in Jabara's album "Paul Jabara and Friends" released in the early 1980s.[12]
  • Fifty Ways, a song by Kashif, was recorded in Kashif's album "Love Changes" released in 1987. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song. [13]
  • Hold Up The Light, a duet with BeBe and CeCe Winans, was recorded in Winans' album "Heaven" released in the early 1990s.[14]
  • If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful, a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was first recorded in Jackson's album "Precious Moments" released in 1986. In 2000, it was recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[15]
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be, a duet with Aretha Franklin, was written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren and was recorded in Franklin's album "Through the Storm" released in 1989.[16]
  • King Holiday was recorded in a 12" single entitled "King Holiday/King Dream Chorus & Holiday Clue" released in 1986.[17]
  • Life's A Party was first recorded in "Let's All Chant" released in 1978. Then in 1997, a dance compilation of the same name "Let's All Chant" included this song by the Michael Zager Band with lead vocals by Cissy and Whitney Houston.[18]
  • Light Of Love, a duet with Angie and Debbie Winans, was written by Steve Harvey and Gary Brown and was released in the 1990s.[19]
  • Look Into Your Heart was written by Curtis Mayfield and was recorded in "A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield" released in 1994.[20]
  • Love Will Find A Way, a duet with Dionne Warwick, was released in the 1990s.[21]
  • Memories was recorded in "One Down" released in 1982.[22]
  • Nobody Does It Better, a duet with Bobby Brown, was written by Marvin Hamlisch. It is a cover of Carly Simon's version in 1977. This version was recorded in Brown's self-titled album released 1997.[23]
  • One Moment In Time, written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, was recorded in "1988 Summer Olympics" released in 1988. In 2000, it was recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[24]
  • Could I Have This Kiss Forever, a duet with Enrique Iglesias, was written by Diane Warren and was first recorded in Iglesias's album "Enrique" released in 1999. In 2000, it was recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[25]
  • Same Script, Different Cast, a duet with Deborah Cox, was written by S. Daniels and was recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" released in 2000.[26]
  • Share My Dream, a song by Alvin Fields, was recorded in Fields's album "Special Delivery" released in 1981. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[27]
  • Shock Me, a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in "Perfect Original Soundtrack" released in 1985.[28]
  • Something In Common, a duet with Bobby Brown, was written by Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley and Whitney Houston and was recorded in Brown's album "Bobby" released in 1992.[29]
  • Stop The Madness, written by Tim Reid, Michael Stokes, Sharon Barnes and Lathan Armour, was recorded in the 12" single "Stop The Madness" released in 1986.[30]
  • Sweetest Sweetest, a song by Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in Jackson's album "Dynamite" released in 1984. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[31]

[edit] Completely Unreleased Songs

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

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