I'm Your Baby Tonight

I'm Your Baby Tonight
Studio album by Whitney Houston
Released November 6, 1990
Recorded 1989–August 1990
Genre R&B, pop, adult contemporary
Length 53:51
Label Arista
Producer L.A. Reid & Babyface,
Whitney Houston,
Michael Masser,
Ricky Minor,
Luther Vandross,
Narada Michael Walden,
Stevie Wonder
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney
(1987)		 I'm Your Baby Tonight
(1990)		 The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
(1992)
Singles from I'm Your Baby Tonight
  1. "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
    Released: October 2, 1990
  2. "All the Man That I Need"
    Released: December 4, 1990
  3. "Miracle"
    Released: April 16, 1991
  4. "My Name Is Not Susan"
    Released: July 21, 1991
  5. "I Belong to You"
    Released: October 18, 1991
  6. "We Didn't Know"
    Released: April 14, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (D+)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Smash Hits (5/10)[4]

I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston; released by Arista Records on November 6, 1990. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while continuing to record via their adjoining soundtrack albums. Subsequently, I'm Your Baby Tonight would not be followed up with another studio album until 1998's My Love Is Your Love.

Contents

Production history

Like many artists, Houston's previous efforts featured material mostly chosen by the label. With this project, however, she had more control over the album's content. In addition to working with the previous producers of Narada Michael Walden and Michael Masser, she also worked with the production team of L.A. Reid and Babyface, as well as singer Luther Vandross, and did a collaboration with Stevie Wonder. Houston would also produce the song "I'm Knockin'", with tour music director Ricky Minor. Stylistically, the album was a mixture of contemporary R&B, pop and adult contemporary.

Commercial performance

In the United States, I'm Your Baby Tonight debuted at number twenty-two on the Billboard 200 chart, the issue dated November 24, 1990. In its second week, it leaped to number five and the following week reached its peak position at number three. The album spent twenty-two weeks in the top ten and was on the chart for a total of fifty-one weeks.[5] It also debuted at number ten on the billboard Top R&B Albums chart, the issue date of December 1, 1990, and reached the number one in three weeks later.[6][7] It stayed on the top of the chart for eight non-consecutive weeks and was present on the chart for a total of fifty-three weeks.[7][8] Due to its great performance on the chart, it became #1 R&B Album on the 1991's Billboard year-end charts.[9][10] The album was certified 4× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 5, 1995, and according to Nielson SoundScan began tracking sales data in May 1991, as of 2009, it sold 1,728,000 copies in the United States.[11][12]

The album was a hit internationally though its sales didn't reach the level as high as the previous two albums, boosting Houston to global super-stardom. In the U.K., it entered the UK Albums Chart at number six on November 17, 1990 and peaked at number four in nine weeks later.[13][14] The British Phonographic Industry certified it Platinum for shipments of 300,000 units on November 1, 1990.[15] In Germany, the album peaked at number three on the Media Control Albums Chart, receiving Platinum certification for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie in 1991.[16] It also reached the top five in other countries such as Austria,[17] Norway,[18] Sweden,[19] and Switzerland.[20] To date the album has sold approximately twelve million copies worldwide.[21]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I'm Your Baby Tonight"   L.A. Reid, Babyface L.A. Reid, Babyface 5:01
2. "My Name Is Not Susan"   Eric Foster White L.A. Reid, Babyface 4:40
3. "All the Man That I Need"   Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore Narada Michael Walden 4:11
4. "Lover for Life"   Sam Dees Narada Michael Walden 4:49
5. "Anymore"   L.A. Reid, Babyface L.A. Reid, Babyface 4:24
6. "Miracle"   L.A. Reid, Babyface L.A. Reid, Babyface 5:42
7. "I Belong to You"   Derek Bramble, Franne Gold Narada Michael Walden 5:32
8. "Who Do You Love"   Luther Vandross, Hubert Eaves III Luther Vandross 3:56
9. "We Didn't Know" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder 5:32
10. "After We Make Love"   Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin Michael Masser 5:06
11. "I'm Knockin'"   Rhett Lawrence, Benjamin Winans, Ricky Minor Whitney Houston, Ricky Minor 4:58

Additional notes

Singles

I'm Your Baby Tonight yielded four and six top twenty singles including two number ones, on the Hot 100 Singles and Hot R&B Singles chart, respectively from the late of 1990 to the middle of 1992. Thanks to these great success on the Billboard singles charts, Houston became #3 Pop singles artist and #1 R&B singles artist on the 1991's Billboard year-end charts.[9][22]

The title track, "I'm Your Baby Tonight," was released as the first single from the album in October 1990. While L.A. Reid/Babyface mix version was released in the United States, Yvonne Turner mix version, called as 'international version', in other countries. The single debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending October 20, 1990. Six weeks later, the issue dated December 1, 1990, it reached the number one and stayed there for a week, becoming Houston's eighth number-one single on the chart.[23] It also peaked at number one in the same week on the Hot R&B Singles chart and remained on the top for two weeks, making it her fourth R&B chart topper.[24] In addition, the song peaked at number seven on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, spending a total of twenty-eight weeks on the chart.[25] The single was certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 27, 1990.[26] Worldwide it was a big hit during her European promotion in November–December 1990. In Italy, it reached the number one on the Musica e dischi Singles Chart in November 1990 and remained atop for five weeks, becoming her second number-one song on the chart, after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)."[27] In the United Kingdom, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number sixteen on October 20, 1990, and peaked at number five in two weeks later, becoming her eighth top ten hit.[28][29] It also reached the top five in many countries such as Austria,[30] Belgium,[31] France,[32] Germany,[33] the Netherlands,[34] Norway,[35] Sweden,[36] and Switzerland.[37] It went to the top ten in Australia and Ireland.[38][39] Houston was nominated for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" with this track at the 33rd Grammy Awards of 1991.[40]

Houston's another remake hit and an outsize ballad, "All the Man That I Need" was the album's second single, released in December 1990. The single achieved great success on the Billboard charts. It debuted at number fifty-three on the Hot 100 Singles on December 22, 1990 and topped the chart in nine weeks later, the issue dated February 23, 1991.[41] On March 2, 1991, when it reached the number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart, the single enjoyed its second and third week at the top of the Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary chart, respectively.[42][43][44] As a result, it became her first single topped the Hot 100, Hot R&B, and Hot Adult Contemporary chart simultaneouslyㅡlater "I Will Always Love You" also achieved that feat for five weeks in 1992/93ㅡ, and overall the third triple-crown hit, after 1985's "Saving All My Love for You" and 1986's "How Will I Know," reached the top spot on those of three charts in different weeks. The RIAA certified it Gold on March 21, 1991.[45] Unlike the United States, it was a modest hit globally. It peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles chart for one week and number ten on Belgian VRT Top 30 chart.[46][47] However, it only reached the top twenty in Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.[39][48][49] With this song, she got nomination for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" at the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992, which was her fifth nomination for that category.[40]

After the release of "The Star Spangled Banner" single, "Miracle" was released as the third single from the album in April 1991. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles on June 8, 1991, becoming her thirteenth top ten hit on the chart.[50] It also reached the number two and number four, on the Hot R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary chart, respectively.[51][52] The album's fourth single "My Name Is Not Susan" was released in July 1991. In September, the song peaked at number twenty on the Hot 100 and number eight on the Hot R&B, becoming her fifteenth R&B top ten hit.[53] A fifth single, "I Belong to You," became a top ten R&B single, and garnered Houston a Grammy-nomination for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" at the 35th Grammy Awards.[54][55] "We Didn't Know" duet with Stevie Wonder was the sixth and final single from the album, released for only R&B market in April 1992. It went to its peak position, the number twenty on the Hot R&B Singles chart, the issue date of July 4, 1992.[56] Included on the track listing of the albums Japanese edition is a cover of Stevie Winwood's "Higher Love" and "Takin' a Chance," the latter became a chart topping single in Japan.

Promotions and appearances

Date Title Details
December 11, 1990 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Guest Host: Jay Leno)
February 23, 1991 Saturday Night Live
March 31, 1991 Welcome Home Heroes
with Whitney Houston
  • Houston performed for the troops, their families and military and government dignitaries in honor of those returning home from the Persian Gulf War.[57]
  • This exclusive one-time-only event was her first-ever solo televised live concert on HBO.[58]
  • Set-list was almost the same as the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour's.
May 12, 1991 The Simple Truth:
A Concert for Kurdish Refugees
  • This five-hour telethon broadcast in 36 countries which raised $15 million. The main concert was staged at Wembley Arena, with five satellite sites beaming concerts from around the world.[59]
  • Houston allowed MTV to simulcast her performances of "My Name Is Not Susan", "Miracle" and "Greatest Love of All" at her Oakland, California concert during a telethon held to aid the Kurds.
June 23, 1991 Coca Cola Pop Music
Backstage Pass to Summer
February 16, 1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration
May 6, 1992 Whitney Houston: This Is My Life

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart(s) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[65] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[17] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[66] 12
German Albums Chart[67] 3
Italian Albums Chart[68] 5
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[69] 6
New Zealand Albums Chart[70] 19
Norwegian Albums Chart[18] 5
Spanish Albums Chart[71] 6
Swedish Albums Chart[19] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[20] 2
UK Albums Chart[72] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[73] 3
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[74] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Australian Albums Chart[75] 41
Chart (1991) Position
U.S. Billboard Albums[76] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[77] 17
Japanese Albums Chart[78] 78
Swiss Albums Chart[79] 22

Certifications

Region Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia ARIA Platinum[80]
Austria IFPI Platinum[81]
Canada CRIA Platinum[82]
France SNEP Platinum[83]
Finland IFPI Gold[84]
Germany BVMI Platinum[16]
Netherlands NVPI Platinum[85]
Spain AFYVE 2x Platinum[71]
Sweden IFPI Platinum[86]
Switzerland 2× Platinum[87]
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[15]
United States RIAA 4× Platinum[11]

Singles chart positions

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
Hot 100
[88]		 US R&B
[89]		 US AC
[90]		 US Dance
[91]		 CAN
[92]		 UK
[93]		 AUS
[94]		 AUT
[95]		 BEL
[96]		 FRA
[97]		 GER
[98]		 IRL
[99]		 NED
[100]		 SWE
[101]		 SWI
[102]
1990 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1 1 7 17 1 5 7 3 2 4 5 6 2 4 4
1991 "All the Man That I Need" 1 1 1 ― 1 13 63 21 10 28 37 16 11 ― 28
"Miracle" 9 2 4 ― 17 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"My Name Is Not Susan" 20 8 ― ― 43 29 ― ― 27 ― 52[A] 14 28 31 ―
"I Belong to You" ― 10 ― ― ― 54 ― ― ― ― ― ― 79 ― ―
1992 "We Didn't Know" ― 20 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Note: A^ In Germany, "My Name Is Not Susan" charted number fifty-seven in 1991 and re-charted number fifty-two in 1998.

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Emby M.C. Hammer
Do Me Again by Freddie Jackson		 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart number-one album
December 22, 1990 – February 1, 1991
March 9, 1991 – March 22, 1991		 Succeeded by
The Future by Guy
Business As Usual by EPMD
Preceded by
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson		 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
1991		 Succeeded by
Forever My Lady by Jodeci

Accolades

American Black Achievement Awards

The Music Award is for the most creative and enduring contribution by a performer in live appearances or as a recording artist. Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour, for her best-selling video and single of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed at Super Bowl XXV and for her her multi platinum album, I'm Your Baby Tonight.[103]

Year Nominated work Award Result
1991 Whitney Houston (herself) The Music Award[103] Won

American Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 Whitney Houston (herself) Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist[104] Nominated
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist[104] Nominated
I'm Your Baby Tonight Favorite Soul/R&B Album[104] Nominated
Whitney Houston (herself) Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist[104] Nominated
I'm Your Baby Tonight Favorite Adult Contemporary Album[104] Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1991 Whitney Houston (herself) Top Album Artists - Female[9][10] Nominated
Top Pop Singles Artist[9][10] Nominated
Top Pop Singles Artist - Female[9][10] Nominated
Top R&B Artist #1[9][10] Won
I'm Your Baby Tonight Top R&B Album #1[9][10] Won
Whitney Houston (herself) Top R&B Album Artist #1[9][10] Won
Top R&B Singles Artist #1[9][10] Won
"All the Man That I Need" Top Adult Contemporary Single[9][10] Nominated

BRIT Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1991 Whitney Houston (herself) Best International Female Artist[105] Nominated

Grammy Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1991 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[106] Nominated
1992 "All the Man That I Need" Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[106] Nominated
1993 "I Belong to You" Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female[107] Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Outstanding Variety Series or Special[108] Nominated
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" Outstanding Female Artist[109] Nominated

The CableACE Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Performance in a Music Special or Series[110] Won
Music Special[110] Nominated

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Awards

Year Date Title Format(s) Award Description(s) Result(s)
1990 November 27 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Single Gold[26] Won
1991 January 15 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album Gold[26] Won
I'm Your Baby Tonight Album Platinum[26] Won
I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 2× Multi-Platinum[26] Won
March 21 "All the Man That I Need" Single Gold[45] Won
May 2 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 3× Multi-Platinum[45] Won
1995 April 5 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 4× Multi-Platinum[11] Won

Soul Train Music Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
1992 I'm Your Baby Tonight Best R&B/Soul Album, Female[111] Nominated
"All the Man That I Need" Best R&B/Soul Single, Female[111] Nominated

Billboard Magazine Year-End Charts

Categories which Houston was ranked #1, were excluded. See above awards list if you want to know her #1-ranked-categories.

Year Category Work Position
1991
[22]		 Top Pop Artists total six charted singles & albums #6
Top Albums I'm Your Baby Tonight #10
Top Album Artists one charted album #11
Top Album Artists - Female one charted album #3
Top Pop Singles "All the Man That I Need" #16
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" #42
Top Pop Singles Artists five charted singles #3
Top Pop Singles Artists - Female five charted singles #2
Top R&B Singles "All the Man That I Need" #18
"Miracle" #24
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" #79
Top Adult Contemporary Singles "All the Man That I Need" #3
"Miracle" #33
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" #50
Top Adult Contemporary Artists five charted singles #6

Personnel

  • Robbie Kondor - strings, keyboard, rhythm
  • Neil Larsen - Hammond organ
  • Ricky Lawson - synthesizer, percussion, drums
  • Wayne Linsey - piano
  • Frank Martin - piano, keyboard, vibraphone
  • Paulette McWilliams - background vocals
  • Jason Miles - synthesizer
  • Ricky Minor - synthesizer, bass, horn, background vocals, rhythm, synthesizer bass
  • Billy Myers - horn
  • Rafael Padilla - percussion
  • Donald Parks - synthesizer, keyboard
  • L.A. Reid - percussion, drums, vocals, rhythm
  • Claytoven Richardson - background vocals
  • Tom Scott - saxophone
  • Michael "Patches" Stewart - trumpet
  • Annie Stocking - background vocals
  • Steve Tavaglione - horn, tenor saxophone
  • Jeanie Tracy - background vocals
  • Luther Vandross - vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden - bass, drums
  • David Ward II - synthesizer
  • Bill Washer - guitar
  • Kirk Whalum - saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Brenda White-King - background vocals
  • BeBe Winans - background vocals
  • CeCe Winans - background vocals
  • Stevie Wonder - vocals, multiple instruments, performer
  • Reggie C. Young - trombone

Production

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