The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
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| The Bodyguard | |||||
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| Soundtrack by Whitney Houston and various artists | |||||
| Released | November 17, 1992 | ||||
| Genre | R&B, Pop, Ballad | ||||
| Length | 74:33 | ||||
| Label | Arista Records | ||||
| Producer | Whitney Houston, Clive Davis | ||||
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| Whitney Houston and various artists chronology | |||||
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The Bodyguard is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released on November 17, 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 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it 17x Platinum on November 1st 1999, denoting shipments of 17 million copies in North America - which officially made it the best-selling soundtrack album of all time.[1]
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[edit] Hits
The album is most notable for Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", originally written and 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.
Both "Run To You" and "I Have Nothing" were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music - Original Song, but lost out to "A Whole New World" from the animated film Aladdin. The other nominees were "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin and "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" from The Mambo Kings. The same two songs from the soundtrack were nominated at the Grammy Awards in the "Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television" category.
The album sales stand at 42 million worldwide.
- United States: 17,000,000/ 17xPlatinum (Diamond)
- United Kingdom: 2,100,000/ 7xPlatinum
- Canada: 1,200,000/ 12xPlatinum (Diamond)
- Germany: 1,500,000/ Diamond
- France: 1,250,000/ Diamond
- Italy: 1,400,000/ 14xPlatinum
- Spain: 1,050,000/ 10xPlatinum
- Australia: 1,000,000/ 13xPlatinum
- Japan: 1,800,000/ Diamond
- Brazil: 1,100,000/ Diamond
- Korea: 1,100,000/ Diamond
[edit] Track listing
- "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)
- "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" - 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 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 | |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| 1993 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 | |||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 1 | |||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 1 | |||
| 1993 | "I Have Nothing" | Adult Contemporary | 1 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 4 | |||
| Rhythmic Top 40 | 5 | |||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 3 | |||
| "I'm Every Woman" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | ||
| Adult Contemporary | 26 | |||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 4 | |||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 3 | |||
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | |||
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 4 | |||
| "Queen of the Night" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | ||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 17 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 14 | |||
| "Run to You" | Adult Contemporary | 10 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 31 | |||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 32 | |||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 31 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 15 | |||
| "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" | Lisa Stansfield | UK Singles Chart | 10 | |
| "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" | S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. | The Billboard Hot 100 | 34 | |
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | |||
| UK Singles Chart | 17 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
| Preceded by The Predator by Ice Cube |
Billboard 200 number-one album December 12, 1992 - March 12, 1993 April 3 - April 9, 1993 April 17 - May 7, 1993 May 15 - June 4, 1993 |
Succeeded by Unplugged by Eric Clapton |
| Preceded by Still the 12th Man by The 12th Man |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album January 31 - March 6, 1993 |
Succeeded by Unplugged by Eric Clapton |
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