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Grani

Whitney Houston – debiutancki album studyjny amerykańskiej wokalistki Whitney Houston, wydany 14 lutego 1985 roku. Jest to najlepiej sprzedający się album artystki (do dziś sprzedał się w nakładzie ponad 25 mln egzemplarzy) i jeden z najczęściej kupowanych albumów w USA i na całym świecie.

Lista utworów

1. "You Give Good Love" (La La) – 4:37
2. "Thinking About You" (Kashif, LaLa) – 5:26
3. "Someone For Me" (Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington) – 5:01
4. "Saving All My Love for You" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) – 3:58
5. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (James Patrick Dunne, Pamela Phillips-Oland) – 3:49
* Wykonywany przez Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson
6. "How Will I Know" (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam) – 4:36
7. "All At Once" (Masser, Jeffrey Osborne) – 4:29
8. "Take Good Care Of My Heart" (Steve Dorff, Pete McCann) – 4:16
* Wykonywany przez Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson
9. "Greatest Love of All" (Linda Creed, Masser) – 4:51
10. "Hold Me" (Creed, Masser) – 6:00
* Wykonywany przez Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass

Single

* "You Give Good Love"
* "Saving All My Love for You"
* "How Will I Know"
* "Thinking About You"
* "Greatest Love of All"

Pozycje na listach

Album - Billboard (USA)
Rok Lista Pozycja
1986 Billboard 200 1
1985 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
1986 Australia 1

Album - Kent Music Report (Australia)
Rok Lista Pozycja
1986 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1

Single - Billboard (USA)
Rok Singel Lista Pozycja
1985 "How Will I Know" Adult Contemporary 1
1985 "How Will I Know" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1985 "How Will I Know" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" Adult Contemporary 1
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1985 "Thinking About You" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 24
1985 "Thinking About You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 10
1985 "You Give Good Love" Adult Contemporary 4
1985 "You Give Good Love" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1985 "You Give Good Love" The Billboard Hot 100 3
1986 "Greatest Love of All" Adult Contemporary 1
1986 "Greatest Love of All" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3
1986 "Greatest Love of All" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1986 "How Will I Know" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 3
1986 "How Will I Know" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 2

Nagrody

Nagroda Grammy
Rok Zwycięzca Kategoria
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

American Music Awards
Rok Zwycięzca Kategoria
1986 "You Give Good Love" Favorite Soul/R&B Single
1986 "Saving All My Love for You" Favorite Soul/R&B Video
1987 Whitney Houston Favorite Soul/R&B Album
1987 Whitney Houston Favorite Pop/Rock Album
1987 "Greatest Love of All" Favorite Soul/R&B Video

Billboard Music Awards
Rok Zwycięzca Kategoria
1986 Whitney Houston Top Pop Album

Rolling Stone Readers/Critics Picks
Rok Zwycięzca Kategoria
1986 Whitney Houston Best Album of the Year

Musicians

* Whitney Houston - vocals
* John Barnes - clarinet
* Robbie Buchanan - keyboard
* Mary Canty
* Nathan East - bass
* Preston Glass
* Ed Greene - drums
* Cissy Houston - vocals
* Dann Huff - guitar
* Jermaine Jackson - vocals
* Paul Jackson Jr.
* Randy "The Emperor" Jackson
* Bashiri Johnson - percussion
* Randy Kerber - keyboard
* Joe Lala
* Yogi Lee
* J.T. Lewis
* Yvonne Lewis - vocals
* Richard Marx - vocals
* Tim May - guitar
* Gene Page Jr. - Arranger Rhythm / Strings
* Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
* Greg Phillinganes
* John "J.R." Robinson - drums
* Steve Rucker
* Corrado Rustici
* Tom Scott - saxophone
* Louie Shelton
* Ira Siegel - guitar
* Deborah Thomas
* Premik Russell Tubbs
* Freddie Washington
* Julia Tillman Waters - vocals
* Maxine Willard Waters - vocals
* Oren Waters - vocals
* Ernie Watts - saxophone
* David Williams - guitar

* Producers: Jermaine Jackson, Kashif, Michael Masser, Narada Michael Walden
* Executive producer: Clive Davis
* Engineers: Michael Barbiero, Michael Mancini, Michael O'Reilly, Russell Schmitt
* Mixing: Michael Barbiero, Michael O'Reilly, Bill Schnee
* Arranger: Gene Page Jr., Kashif, Narada Michael Walden
* Art direction: Donn Davenport
* Stylist: Tiagi Lambert
* Hair stylist: Jeffrey Woodly

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