The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album)

The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Whitney Houston
Released October 29, 2007 (UK)
Recorded 1984–2000
Genre
Label Arista
Producer
Whitney Houston chronology

One Wish: The Holiday Album
(2003)		 The Ultimate Collection
(2007)		 I Look to You
(2009)

The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007.[1] It was the first time a single CD of Houston's hit singles had been 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. As of February 2012, the album has sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom.[2] In Brazil, the album was released as Whitney Houston – The Best So Far. In 2011, it was reissued as All Time Best - Reclam Musik Edition in Germany and Switzerland.

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).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Digital Spy [4]

Track listing

Album

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "I Will Always Love You"  Dolly PartonDavid Foster 4:27
2. "Saving All My Love for You"  Gerry Goffin, Michael MasserMichael Masser 3:45
3. "Greatest Love of All"  Linda Creed, Michael MasserMichael Masser 4:46
4. "One Moment in Time"  Albert Hammond, John Bettis  4:46
5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"  George Merrill, Shannon RubicamNarada Michael Walden 4:49
6. "How Will I Know"  George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael WaldenNarada Michael Walden 4:33
7. "So Emotional"  Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyNarada Michael Walden 4:31
8. "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey)Stephen SchwartzBabyface 4:32
9. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"  Frank Wildhorn, Chuck JacksonNarada Michael Walden 4:38
10. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Remix)L.A. Reid, BabyfaceL.A. Reid, Babyface 4:10
11. "Didn't We Almost Have It All"  Michael Masser, Will JenningsMichael Masser 4:35
12. "Run to You"  Allan Rich, Jud FriedmanDavid Foster 4:27
13. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"  BabyfaceBabyface 3:25
14. "If I Told You That" (Duet with George Michael)Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Tony EstesRodney Jerkins 4:33
15. "I Have Nothing"  David Foster, Linda ThompsonDavid Foster  
16. "I'm Every Woman"  Nickolas Ashford, Valerie SimpsonNarada Michael Walden 4:39
17. "It's Not Right but It's Okay"  Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Tony EstesRodney Jerkins 4:49
18. "My Love Is Your Love"  Wyclef Jean, Jerry DuplessisWyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis 4:18
Total length:
 79:26

DVD

Music videos
No. Title Length
1. "You Give Good Love"    
2. "Saving All My Love for You"    
3. "How Will I Know"    
4. "Greatest Love of All"    
5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"    
6. "Didn't We Almost Have It All"    
7. "So Emotional"    
8. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"    
9. "I'm Your Baby Tonight"    
10. "All the Man That I Need"    
11. "The Star Spangled Banner" (live at Super Bowl XXV, 1/27/91)  
12. "I Will Always Love You"    
13. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"    
14. "I Believe in You and Me"    
15. "I'm Every Woman"    
16. "I Have Nothing"    
17. "Run to You"    
18. "Queen of the Night"    
19. "Step by Step"    
20. "Heartbreak Hotel"    
21. "My Love Is Your Love"    
22. "It's Not Right But It's Okay"    
23. "I Learned from the Best"    
Bonus content
No. Title Length
1. "Home" (Live on The Merv Griffin Show, 4/29/85)  
2. "Lover for Life" (The Concert for a New South Africa, 11/12/94)  
3. "One Moment in Time" (Live from the 1989 Grammy Awards)  
4. "My Love Is Your Love: The Making of an Album"    
5. "My Love Is Your Love" (Live from Mannheim, Germany, 1999)  
6. "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (Live from the 1996 MTV Movie Awards)  
7. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (from MTV All Access, 7/9/99)  
8. "Interviews with Whitney and Clive Davis"    
9. "Behind-the-scenes footage from the Greatest Hits photo shoot"    
10. "Song lyrics"    

Personnel

  • Nick Ashford — composer
  • John "Jellybean" Benitez — producer
  • John Bettis — composer
  • Paul Boutin — engineer
  • Mariah Carey — vocals
  • Dana Chappelle — vocal engineer
  • Linda Creed — composer
  • LaShawn Daniels — composer
  • Clive Davis — executive producer
  • Gary Chanel Debique — design
  • Jon Douglas — mixing
  • Jerry Duplessis — composer, producer
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds — drum programming, executive producer, keyboards, producer, composer
  • Toni Estes — composer
  • David Foster — composer
  • Jud J. Friedman — composer
  • Jon Gass — mixing
  • Brad Gilderman — engineer
  • Gerry Goffin — composer
  • Albert Hammond — composer
  • Whitney Houston — executive producer, vocal arrangement
  • Chuck Jackson — composer
  • Wyclef Jean — composer, producer
  • Will Jennings — composer
  • Rodney Jerkins — composer, instrumentation, producer
  • Tom Kelly — composer
  • Larry Lachmann — mastering
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. — digital editing
  • Michael Masser — composer, producer
  • George Merrill — composer
  • George Michael — producer
  • Dolly Parton — composer
  • Isaac Phillips — composer
  • L.A. Reid — composer, producer
  • Allan Rich — composer
  • Shannon Rubicam — composer
  • Stephen Schwartz — composer
  • Dexter Simmons — remixing
  • Valerie Simpson — composer
  • Billy Steinberg — composer
  • Ren Swan — mixing
  • Linda Thompson-Jenner — composer
  • Narada Michael Walden — arranger, producer
  • Frank Wildhorn — composer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007-2012) Peak
position
Argentine Albums Chart[5] 1
Australian Albums Chart[6] 3
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[6] 77
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 15
Croatian Albums Chart[8] 31
Czech Albums Chart[9] 17
Danish Albums Chart[6] 4
Finnish Albums Chart[6] 16
French Albums Chart[6] 52
German Albums Chart[10] 3
Greek International Albums Chart[11] 15
Hungarian Albums Chart[12] 8
Irish Albums Chart[13] 1
Italian Albums Chart[6] 5
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 4
Polish Albums Chart[14] 9
Russian Albums Chart[15] 19
South Korean Albums Chart[16] 21
Spanish Albums Chart[6] 28
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 10
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 5
UK Albums Chart[17] 3
UK R&B Albums[18] 1
Chart (2012)
(All Time Best - Reclam Musik Edition) 		Peak
position
German Albums Chart[19] 76
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 44
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 53
Danish Albums Chart[6] 31
Irish Albums Chart[20] 36
French Albums Chart[6] 133
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 49
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 45
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 61
Danish Albums Chart[6] 31
Irish Albums Chart[21] 11
French Albums Chart[6] 127
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 51
UK Albums Chart[17] 11
UK R&B Albums[22] 1
Charts (2015) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[23] 32
French Albums Chart[6] 107
Italian Albums Chart[6] 75
UK Albums Chart[17] 59
UK R&B Albums Chart[24] 12

Monthly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[25] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
UK Albums Chart[26] 25
Chart (2012) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[27] 22
Australian Albums Chart[28] 66
Australian Urban Albums[29] 9
German Albums Chart[30] 75
Italian Albums Chart[31] 51
New Zealand Albums Chart[32] 15
South Korean International Albums[33] 41

Certifications

Album

[37]
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[34] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[35] Gold 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[36] Platinum 30,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[38] Gold 19 916[38]
Hungary (MAHASZ)[39] Gold 3,000x
Ireland (IRMA)[40] 2× Platinum 30,000x
Italy (FIMI)[41] Platinum 80,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[43] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44] Gold 15,000x
Russia (NFPF)[45] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

DVD

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[47] 4× Platinum 60,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
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  41. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Whitney Houston – The Ultimate Collection" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Whitney Houston in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
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