Whitney
01/01/1987 | Arista
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All Music Guide Review
Whitney Houston became an international star with this album. It sold more than ten million copies around the world, yielded a string of number one hit singles across the board like "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," and "Love Will Save the Day," and established Houston as the era's top female star. She later went on to more than solidify that status, with other hit albums and a budding film career. While this is a far cry from soul, it's the ultimate in polished, super-produced urban contemporary material. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Whitney Track Listing
Credits of Whitney
- Gordon Lyon
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Dennis MacKay
- Engineer
- Steve MacMillan
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael Mancini
- Engineer
- George Marino
- Mastering
- Tony Maserati
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael Masser
- Producer
- Myrna Matthews
- Vocals (Background)
- Narada Michael Walden
- Percussion, Producer, Drum Programming, Arranger, Drums
- Marcus Miller
- Bass
- Dennis Mitchell
- Assistant Engineer
- Don Peterkofsky
- Assistant Engineer
- Claytoven Richardson
- Vocals (Background)
- Jay Rifkin
- Engineer
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Mike Ross
- Assistant Engineer
- Mark Roule
- Assistant Engineer
- Marc Russo
- Horn, Horn Section, Sax (Alto)
- Corrado Rustici
- Synth Guitar, Guitar Synth
- Ira Siegel
- Guitar
- Russ Terrana
- Engineer
- Premik Russell Tubbs
- Horn, Horn Section
- Jack Waldman
- Synthesizer, Arranger
- Wayne Wallace
- Horn, Horn Section
- Fred Zarr
- Synthesizer
- Dean Burt
- Engineer
- Walter Afanasieff
- Synthesizer, Multi Instruments, Synthesizer Bass, Keyboards
- Peshay
- Assistant Engineer
- Marl Larson
- Design
- Fernando Kral
- Assistant Engineer
- Bob Loftus
- Assistant Engineer
- Randy Jackson
- Multi Instruments
- Richard Avedon
- Photography, Cover Photo
- Nick Delre
- Assistant Engineer
- Doc Dougherty
- Engineer
- Bernard Maisner
- Hand Lettering
- Rob Beaton
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael Dotson
- Assistant Engineer
- Tony Cortez
- Arranger
- Timmy Reppert
- Assistant Engineer
- Milton Sincoff
- Artwork
- Craig Vogel
- Assistant Engineer
- Alicia Winfield
- Production Coordination
- Amy Ziffer
- Assistant Engineer
- Frank Martin
- Multi Instruments
- Ross Williams
- Assistant Engineer
- Linden Aaron
- Simmons Drums
- David Fraser
- Engineer, Mixing
- Dan Huff
- Guitar
- Dennis Mitchell
- Assistant Engineer
- Frank Gayer Martin
- Synthesizer, Piano, Vibraphone
- Larry Smith
- Assistant Engineer
- Gene Page
- Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
- Jennifer Hall
- Vocals (Background)
- Noah Baron
- Assistant Engineer
- Bashiri Johnson
- Percussion
- Kitty Beethoven
- Vocals (Background)
- Michael Boddicker
- Synthesizer
- Jim Boyer
- Engineer
- Robbie Buchanan
- Piano, Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements
- Toni C.
- Arranger
- Milton Chan
- Assistant Engineer
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- Assistant Engineer
- Cissy Houston
- Performer
- Lincoln Clapp
- Engineer
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Clive Davis
- Executive Producer
- Michael Delugg
- Engineer
- Kevin Dorsey
- Vocals (Background)
- James Dougherty
- Engineer
- John S. Dranchak
- Assistant Engineer
- Maureen Droney
- Engineer
- Nathan East
- Bass
- Sammy Figueroa
- Percussion
- Dave Fraser
- Engineer
- Mike Gibbs
- Conductor, String Arrangements
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Preston Glass
- Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Percussion Programming, Roland TR-808, Synthesizer Strings, Programming
- Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
- Tambourine, Simmons Drums
- Toni Greene
- Assistant Engineer
- Darroll Gustamachio
- Engineer, Mixing
- Calvin Harris
- Engineer
- Nikki Harris
- Vocals (Background)
- Jay Healy
- Assistant Engineer
- Jerry Hey
- Horn Arrangements, Horn Section
- Stuart Hirotsu
- Assistant Engineer
- Lee Holdridge
- String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
- Dann Huff
- Guitar
- Michael Hutchinson
- Engineer, Mixing
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar
- Randy Kerber
- Piano
- Ken Kessie
- Engineer
- Fred Law
- Engineer
- Paul Leim
- Drums
- Cory Lerios
- Synthesizer, Oberheim, Oberheim Expander
- Whitney Houston
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer, Vocal Arrangement
- Jellybean
- Producer, Drum Programming
- Kashif
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
- Paul Pesco
- Guitar
- Kenny G
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roy Ayers
- Vibraphone
- Vincent Henry
- Saxophone, Soloist





















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