The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
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| The Bodyguard | ||
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| Studio album by various artists | ||
| Released | November 8, 1992 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 74:33 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Producer(s) | Whitney Houston, Clive Davis | |
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| The Bodyguard (1992) |
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The Bodyguard is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released on November 8, 1992 on Arista Records and features six songs by Whitney Houston, as well as songs from various other noted artists of the time; the album was co-executive produced by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis. The soundtrack later went on to win a Grammy for "Album of the Year" and is 17 times Platinum for shipments of 17 million copies in North America by the RIAA.
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[edit] Hits
The album is most notable for Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", originally recorded by Dolly Parton. The song received wide airplay, appealing to the R&B, Adult Contemporary and Soul radio markets, and is also considered Houston's signature song. The single spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The strength of the single helped The Bodyguard sustain the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 for 20 weeks. The album also featured the hits "I Have Nothing", "I'm Every Woman" (a Chaka Khan cover), "Run To You", and "Queen of the Night", all also sung by Houston. Despite the other filler tracks on the album, and the score piece by Alan Silvestri, the album is generally included as part of Houston's discography. The album to date has sold over 37 million copies making it the second best-selling soundtrack of all time after Saturday Night Fever,[1], and one of the top 10 best-selling albums of all time.
[edit] Track listing
Number Title - Performer (Composer)
- "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston (Parton)
- "I Have Nothing" - Whitney Houston (Foster/Thompson-Jenner)
- "I'm Every Woman" - Whitney Houston (Ashford/Simpson)
- "Run to You" - Whitney Houston (Friedman/Rich)
- "Queen of the Night" - Whitney Houston (Babyface/Houston/Reid/Simmons)
- "Jesus Loves Me" - Whitney Houston (Caldwell/Winans)
- "Even If My Heart Would Break" - Kenny G featuring Aaron Neville (Golde/Gurvitz)
- "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" - Lisa Stansfield (Devaney/Morris/Stansfield)
- "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" - The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. (Clivillés/Cole/Never/Scarborough/Visage/Withers)
- "Peace, Love and Understanding (What's So Funny About)" - Curtis Stigers (Lowe)
- "Theme from The Bodyguard" - Alan Silvestri (Silvestri)
- "Trust In Me" - Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan (Beghe/Midnight/Swersky)
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1992 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 4 |
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | Rhythmic Top 40 | 5 |
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | Adult Contemporary | 26 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 4 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | Top 40 Mainstream | 3 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | Whitney Houston | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| 1993 | "Queen of the Night" | Whitney Houston | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| 1994 | "Queen of the Night" | Whitney Houston | Top 40 Mainstream | 17 |
| 1993 | "Run to You" | Whitney Houston | Adult Contemporary | 10 |
| 1993 | "Run to You" | Whitney Houston | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 31 |
| 1993 | "Run to You" | Whitney Houston | Top 40 Mainstream | 32 |
| 1993 | "Run to You" | Whitney Houston | The Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| 1993 | "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" | Lisa Stansfield | UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| 1993 | "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" | S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. | The Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |
| 1993 | "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" | S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
[edit] References
Studio albums: Whitney Houston • Whitney • I'm Your Baby Tonight • My Love Is Your Love • Just Whitney
Soundtracks: The Bodyguard • Waiting to Exhale • The Preacher's Wife
Other albums: Whitney: The Greatest Hits • Love, Whitney • One Wish: The Holiday Album
