| The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Whitney Houston | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2007 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1984–2000 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Label | Sony Music Australia | |||
| Producer | Luke Dean, David Foster, Babyface, Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid, Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Clivilles and Cole, George Michael, Michael Masser | |||
| Whitney Houston chronology | ||||
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The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007.[1] For the first time, a single CD of Houston's hit singles is released. It debuted at number five in the UK, with sales of 37,228. It climbed to number three in its second week on the chart. In Brazil, the album was released as Whitney Houston – The Best So Far.
Unlike the North American edition of her previous singles compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, the upbeat and dance-oriented songs—with the exception of "I'm Your Baby Tonight"—are not remixed and contain the original version of those songs (although a couple are shortened by up to 30 seconds).
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| Allmusic | [2] |
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | David Foster | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Saving All My Love for You" | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Greatest Love of All" | Linda Creed, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 4:57 |
| 4. | "One Moment in Time" | Albert Hammond, John Bettis | 4:46 | |
| 5. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | Narada Michael Walden | 4:52 |
| 6. | "How Will I Know" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | 4:34 |
| 7. | "So Emotional" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | Narada Michael Walden | 4:37 |
| 8. | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Stephen Schwartz | Babyface | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson | Narada Michael Walden | 4:38 |
| 10. | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Remix) | L.A. Reid, Babyface | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Michael Masser, Will Jennings | Michael Masser | 4:35 |
| 12. | "Run to You" | Allan Rich, Jud Friedman | David Foster | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Babyface | Babyface | 3:25 |
| 14. | "If I Told You That" (Duet with George Michael) | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Tony Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:33 |
| 15. | "I Have Nothing" | David Foster, Linda Thompson | David Foster | |
| 16. | "I'm Every Woman" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Narada Michael Walden | 4:45 |
| 17. | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Tony Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:49 |
| 18. | "My Love Is Your Love" | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | 4:18 |
| Chart (2007–2010) | Peak position |
Certifications | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 24 | Platinum[4] | 70,000[4] |
| Danish Albums Chart[5] | 4 | Platinum[6] | |
| Finnish Albums Chart[7] | 16 | ||
| Ireland IRMA Albums Chart[8] | 6 | 2x Platinum[9] | 50,000 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[10] | 9 | Platinum[11] | 15,000+ |
| Norwegian Album Chart[12] | 4 | 2x Platinum | 60,000 |
| Russian Albums Chart[13] | — | Gold[14] | 10,000+[14] |
| Spanish Albums Chart[15] | 28 | ||
| Swedish Albums Chart[16] | 10 | Platinum | 40,000 |
| U.K Albums Chart[3] | 3 | Platinum[17] | 771,438[18] |
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.K Albums Chart[19] | 21 |
| Chart (2008) | Position |
| U.K Albums Chart[20] | 151 |
| Chart (2009) | Position |
| U.K Albums Chart[21] | 101 |
| Chart (2010) | Position |
| U.K Albums Chart[22] | 92 |
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