Saving All My Love for You

"Saving All My Love For You"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album Whitney Houston
B-side "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"
Released June 14, 1985
Format CD single, cassette single, 7" single
Recorded 1984
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 3:48
Label Arista
Writer(s) Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Producer Michael Masser
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"You Give Good Love"
(1985)
"Saving All My Love for You"
(1985)
"How Will I Know"
(1985)
Music video
"Saving All My Love For You" on YouTube

"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy (although Davis’ voice was not heard on their version). This article focuses primarily on the cover version by Whitney Houston, the second hit single from her self-titled debut album. The song charting topped Billboard Hot 100, being her first number one in the chart.

Contents

Song information

This jazzy ballad is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is saving all her love for him.

Music video

The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was filmed in London, and features Houston singing and recording with her married music producer, and falling in love with him along the way.

Reception

Chart performance

Released in 1985, Whitney's version of "Saving All My Love For You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #53, jumping to #39 the following week (August 24), and reaching the Top 10 five weeks later. The single reached the #1 spot the week of October 26, 1985, and would became the first of seven record-setting consecutive number-one singles in the United States for Houston; a record that still holds. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. The song also became a global hit, hitting #1 or the Top 10 in various countries around the world. It also hit #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] It ranked #5 on Billboard year-end top black singles chart.[2] In the UK the song hit #1 in December 1985 for two weeks. The single went on to become one of the top 25 best-selling singles of 1985 in the UK.

Accolades

Houston won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Video for "Saving All My Love For You".

Track listings

  • US Vinyl / 7" Single
    • A "Saving All My Love For You" — 3:46
    • B "All At Once" — 4:26
  • Germany Vinyl 7"
  1. "Saving All My Love for You" — 3:57
  2. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson) — 3:46
  • UK Vinyl / 12"
    • A "Saving All My Love For You"
    • B1 "All At Once"
    • B2 "Greatest Love Of All"
  • Germany Vinyl / 7"
    • A "Saving All My Love For You" — 3:57
    • B "How Will I Know" — 3:35

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 16
France (SNEP)[5] 11
Germany (Media Control AG)[6] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 5
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
U.S Black Singles[15] 5
U.S Pop Singles[16] 23
Chart (1986) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[17] 28

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
United Kingdom BPI Gold[18]
United States RIAA Gold[19]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Separate Lives" by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
Irish Singles Chart number-one single
December 21, 1985
Succeeded by
"Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood" by Dermot Morgan
Preceded by
"I'm Your Man" by Wham!
U.K Singles Chart number-one single
14 December 1985 - 21 December 1985
Succeeded by
"Merry Christmas Everyone" by Shakin' Stevens
Preceded by
"Take on Me" by a-ha
U.S Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
October 26, 1985
Succeeded by
"Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder
Preceded by
"Cherish" by Kool & the Gang
U.S Adult Contemporary Singles number-one single
October 5, 1985 -October 19, 1985
Succeeded by
"Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder
Preceded by
"Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin
U.S Black Singles number-one single
September 7, 1985
Succeeded by
"Cherish" by Kool & the Gang

See also

In pop culture

Other cover versions

References

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  2. ^ "Billboard's Ratings of 1985's Top Pop Music Artists" San Francisco Chronicle. Jan 1 1986. Pg 48
  3. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitney Houston search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=6
  8. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Chart Stats – Whitney Houston – {{{song}}}" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  12. ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
  13. ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
  14. ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ^ "Year-end Charts – Top Black Singles of 1985". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1985. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855363. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Year-end Charts – Top Pop Singles of 1985". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1985. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855355. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1986. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  18. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
  19. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
  20. ^ The 100 Greatest Love Songs According To The NY Daily News - Stereogum

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