I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

by Whitney Houston

Overview

It was inevitable that Whitney Houston would be subjected to a greatest-hits album after her untimely spring 2012 death, and I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is the first of these, an 18-track collection containing two new songs -- a duet version of "I Look to You" with R. Kelly vocals, and the unreleased, Jermaine Dupri-written "Never Give Up," which isn't bad -- but concentrates on her big hits, emphasizing the oversized show-stopping ballads just slightly. Which isn't to say the fun stuff is missing -- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "So Emotional," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and "How Will I Know" are all here -- but this downplays such confections in favor of seduction and drama. As Houston had more hits in this vein, this is certainly representative, but for fans looking for her effervescent early singles, they'd be better off with other collections. But for those who love the diva, I Will Always Love You captures her in all her glory. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2012
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0887254722328
Rank:	4178

Tracks

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. I Will Always Love You
12. I'm Every Woman
13. I Have Nothing
14. Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
15. I Believe in You and Me
16. My Love Is Your Love
17. I Look to You
18. Never Give Up

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Whitney Houston   Primary Artist
Kygo   Primary Artist
Jeff Morrow   Choir/Chorus
Rickey Minor   Bass
Lauren Pilot Morrow   Choir/Chorus
Kamara Reese   Choir/Chorus
Michael Louis Harvey   Choir/Chorus
Donnie Lyle   Music Direction
Rodney East   Keyboards
Jetro Dasilva   Keyboards
Aretha Franklin   Featured Artist
CeCe Winans   Featured Artist
Yvonne Gage   Choir/Chorus
Pastor Chris Harris   Choir/Chorus
Mike Baker   Drums
Pastor Chris Sr. Harris   Choir/Chorus
Joan Collaso   Choir/Chorus
Sherrod Barnes   Guitar
Bette Sussman   Keyboards
Kelly Price   Featured Artist
Shedrick Mitchell   Keyboards
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Faith Evans   Featured Artist
Wayne Linsey   Keyboards
R. Kelly   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

John "Jellybean" Benitez   Producer
Carsten Schack   Composer
Isaac Phillips   Composer
Tadd Mingo   Assistant
Patrick Demarchelier   Photography
Eric Foster White   Composer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer
John Horesco   Engineer
Daniela Rivera   Engineer
Jesse Oh   Graphic Design
Linda Creen   Composer
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Composer,Producer
Kashif   Arranger,Producer
Michael Houston   Composer
Mervyn Warren   Producer
Michael Masser   Composer,Producer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
Tom Kelly   Composer
Toni Estes   Composer
George Merrill   Composer
Harvey Mason, Jr.   Vocal Producer
Daryl Simmons   Composer,Producer
Wyclef Jean   Composer,Producer
Diane Warren   Composer
Annie Lennox   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Bryan-Michael Cox   Composer,Producer
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer,Executive Producer
Donnie Lyle   Programming
Clive Davis   Producer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
John Bettis   Composer
Whitney Houston   Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins   Composer,Producer
Linda Creed   Composer
Jud Friedman   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing
David Foster   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer
Norman Harris   Composer
Abel Garibaldi   Engineer,Programming
Antonio Reid   Composer
Albert Hammond   Composer
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Toni Colandreo   Composer
Anita Marisa Boriboon   Art Direction
Fred Jerkins III   Composer
Larry Jackson   Producer,Vocal Producer
Allan Rich   Composer
Alicia Keys   Composer,Producer
Tamara Savage   Composer
Stephen Lipson   Producer
Soulshock   Arranger,Producer
Swizz Beatz   Producer
Babyface   Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Kenneth Karlin   Composer
Billy Steinberg   Composer
LaShawn Daniels   Composer
Chris Gehringer   Compilation Mastering
L.A. Reid   Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Will Jennings   Composer
Michael Gore   Composer
Frank Wildhorn   Composer
Franne Golde   Composer
Charles Jackson   Composer
Dolly Parton   Composer
Shannon Rubicam   Composer
Dean Pitchford   Composer
David Wolfert   Composer
Ian Mereness   Engineer,Programming
Derek Bramble   Composer
Johnta Austin   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Linda Thompson   Composer
Sandy Linzer   Composer
Karlin   Arranger,Producer
Narada Michael Walden   Arranger,Composer,Producer
R. Kelly   Composer,Producer
Jermaine Dupri   Composer,Producer