The Collection (Whitney Houston album)
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Released | April 19, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 1984–1998 | |||
Label | Sony Music / Arista | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Daily Express | (favorable)[2] |
The Collection is a 5-CD box set, released to coincide Houston's Nothing but Love World Tour, that comprises five of Houston's multi-platinum albums, from Whitney Houston (1985) to My Love Is Your Love (1998) excluding The Preacher's Wife soundtrack (1996). Each disc is presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeves, housed in a picture box with a lift-off lid. It was her final release to be released in her lifetime.
Track listing
[edit]Disc 1: Whitney Houston
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Give Good Love" | La La | Kashif | 4:37 |
2. | "Thinking About You" |
| Kashif | 5:24 |
3. | "Someone for Me" |
| Jermaine Jackson | 4:58 |
4. | "Saving All My Love for You" | Masser | 3:58 | |
5. | "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson) |
| Jackson | 3:48 |
6. | "How Will I Know" | Walden | 4:35 | |
7. | "All at Once" |
| Masser | 4:28 |
8. | "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Jermaine Jackson) |
| Jackson | 4:15 |
9. | "Greatest Love of All" |
| Masser | 4:51 |
10. | "Hold Me" (duet with Teddy Pendergrass) |
| Masser | 6:00 |
Total length: | 46:54 |
Disc 2: Whitney
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:51 | |
2. | "Just the Lonely Talking Again" | Sam Dees | Walden | 5:32 |
3. | "Love Will Save the Day" | Toni C. | Jellybean | 5:21 |
4. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Masser | 5:05 | |
5. | "So Emotional" | Walden | 4:36 | |
6. | "Where You Are" |
| Kashif | 4:10 |
7. | "Love Is a Contact Sport" | Preston Glass | Walden | 4:19 |
8. | "You're Still My Man" |
| Masser | 4:16 |
9. | "For the Love of You" | Walden | 5:31 | |
10. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Walden | 4:37 | |
11. | "I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston) | Walden | 4:30 | |
Total length: | 52:48 |
Disc 3: I'm Your Baby Tonight
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" |
| 4:59 | |
2. | "My Name Is Not Susan" | Eric Foster White |
| 4:39 |
3. | "All the Man That I Need" | Narada Michael Walden | 4:11 | |
4. | "Lover for Life" | Sam Dees | Walden | 4:49 |
5. | "Anymore" |
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| 4:23 |
6. | "Miracle" |
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| 5:42 |
7. | "I Belong to You" |
| Walden | 5:30 |
8. | "Who Do You Love" | Vandross | 3:57 | |
9. | "We Didn't Know" (duet with Stevie Wonder) | Stevie Wonder | Wonder | 5:30 |
10. | "After We Make Love" | Masser | 5:07 | |
11. | "I'm Knockin'" |
| 4:58 | |
Total length: | 53:51 |
Disc 4: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | David Foster | 4:31 |
2. | "I Have Nothing" | Foster | 4:49 | |
3. | "I'm Every Woman" | 4:45 | ||
4. | "Run to You" |
| Foster | 4:24 |
5. | "Queen of the Night" |
| 3:08 | |
6. | "Jesus Loves Me" |
| 5:12 | |
7. | "Even If My Heart Would Break" (Kenny G and Aaron Neville) |
| 4:58 | |
8. | "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" (Lisa Stansfield) |
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| 4:57 |
9. | "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" (The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.) |
| 4:47 | |
10. | "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Curtis Stigers) | Nick Lowe | Danny Kortchmar | 4:04 |
11. | "Trust in Me" (Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan) |
| Charlie Midnight | 4:12 |
12. | "Theme from The Bodyguard" (Alan Silvestri) | Alan Silvestri | Alan Silvestri | 2:40 |
Total length: | 57:44 |
Disc 5: My Love Is Your Love
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" |
| R. Jerkins | 4:52 |
2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Soulshock and Karlin | 4:41 | |
3. | "My Love Is Your Love" |
| 4:21 | |
4. | "When You Believe" (duet with Mariah Carey) |
| Babyface | 4:32 |
5. | "If I Told You That" |
| R. Jerkins | 4:37 |
6. | "In My Business" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) |
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| 3:27 |
7. | "I Learned from the Best" | Diane Warren | David Foster | 4:19 |
8. | "Oh Yes" |
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| 6:47 |
9. | "Get It Back" |
| R. Jerkins | 4:53 |
10. | "Until You Come Back" |
| Babyface | 4:52 |
11. | "I Bow Out" | Warren |
| 4:31 |
12. | "You'll Never Stand Alone" | Warren | Babyface | 4:21 |
13. | "I Was Made to Love Him" (Hidden track) | Lauryn Hill | 4:26 | |
Total length: | 60:44 |
Charts
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References
[edit]- ^ Jon O'Brien. "Whitney Houston – The Collection". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Gage, Simon (April 16, 2010). "Whitney Houston: The Collection". Daily Express. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 8, 2012". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Whitney Houston – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Whitney Houston – The Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 – lista miesięczna – Luty 2012". ZPAV. Polish Society of the Phonographing Industry. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.