09/07/2023

Whitney Houston "Whitney" (1987) -Contemporary R&B / Pop Soul-



 Label : Arista Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam)
02 - Just The Lonely Talking Again (Sam Dees)
03 - Love Will Save The Day* (Toni C.)
04 - Didn't We Almost Have It All° (Michael Masser & Will Jennings)
05 - So Emotional (Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly)

Side Two

01 - Where You Are°° (LeMel Humes, James Calabrese & Dyan Humes)
02 - Love Is A Contact Sport (Preston Glass)
03 - You're Still My Man° (Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin)
04 - For The Love Of You (Ronald Isley,  O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
05 - Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Frank Wildhorn & Chuck Jackson)
06 - I Know Him So Well (Tim Rice, Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus)


Loved, Produced & Arranged by Narada Michael Walden For Perfection Light Productions
Recorded & Mixed by David Fraser
Assistant Engineer : Dana Jon Chappelle
Additional Engineers : Lincoln Clapp, Gordon Lyon, Jay Rifkin, Ken Kessie, Maureen Droney
Additional Assistant Engineers : Gordon Lyon, Stuart Hirotsu, Paul Hamingson, Noah Baron, Bill Miranda, Ross Williams, Rob Beaton
Recording Studios :
Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Right Track Studios, NYC
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA

*Produced by Jellybean for Jellybean Productions, Inc.
Arranged by Jack Waldman & Toni C.
Engineers : Mike Hutchinson, Doc Dougherty
Additional Engineer : Dennis McKay
Assistant Engineers : Nick Delre, Toni Greene, Jay Healy, Fernando Kral, Tony Maserati, Paul Pesce, Don Peterkofsky, Tim Reppert, Mark Roule, Craig Vogel
Mix Engineer : Michael Hutchinson
Recording Studios :
Sigma Sound Studios, NYC
The Hit Factory, NYC
Z Studios, Brooklyn
Larrabee Studios, LA
Sound Track, NYC
Production Coordinator : Doreen Dorion

°Produced by Michael Masser
Engineers : Michael DeLugg, Dean Burt, Jim Boyer, Mike Mancini, Russ Terrano, Fred Law
Assistant Engineers : Fernando Kral, Tony Maseratt
Mix Engineer : Russ Terrano
Recording Studios :
Sigma Sound Studios, NYC
Record Plant Studios, NYC
Devonshire Studio, LA
Hitsville, LA
Leed's L'Mobile, LA
Production Coordinator : Alicia Wingfield

°°Produced by Kashif
Engineer : Darrell Gustamachio
Additional Engineers : Russ Terrana, Calvin Harris
Assistant Engineers : Larry Smith, Dennis Mitchell, Steve MacMillian, Mike Ross, Mike Dotson, Amy Ziffer, Milton Chan, John Dranchak
Mix Engineer : Darrell Gustamachio for Visual Sound Design, Inc.
Recording Studios :
New Music Group Studios, Stanford, Conn.
Soundworks Digital Studios, NYC
The Hit Factory, NYC
Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood
Hitsville, LA
Production Coordinator
: Russell Sidelsky

Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino
Vocal Arrangements by Whitney Houston
Executive Producer : Clive Davis


Side One

01 - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Narada Michael Walden : Drums
Walter Afanasieff : Synths
Randy Jackson : Bass Synth
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Preston Glass : Percussion Programming
Marc Russo : Alto Sax
Greg Gonaway : Simmons
Sterling Smith : Synth Horns
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Myrna Matthews, Jennifer Hall, Whitney Houston

02 - Just The Lonely Talking Again

Narada Michael Walden : Brushes on The Kit of Life
Frank Martin : DX7 Vibes, Synths
Randy Jackson : Electric Bass
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Kenny G : Tenor Sax
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Nikki Harris, Jennifer Hall
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Michael Gibbs

03 - Love Will Save The Day

Jellybean : Drum Programming
Linden Aaron : Simmons Toms
Jack Waldman, Fred Zaar : Synths
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Roy Ayers : Vibes
Paulinho Da Costa, Bashiri Johnson, Sammy Figueroa : Percussion
Background vocals : Whitney Houston

04 - Didn't We Almost Have It All

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Robbie Buchanan : Rhodes, Acoustic Piano
Lee Holdridge : Rhythm Arrangements
Robbie Buchanan : Strings Arrangements

05 - So Emotional

Narada Michael Walden : Drums
Walter Afanasieff : Keyboards, Synth Bass
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Bongo Bob : Percussion Programming, Drum Sampling
Background vocals : Whitney Houston

Side Two

01 - Where You Are

Kashif, Ralph Schukett : Keyboards, Synths
Kashif : Programming, Rhythm Arrangement
Paul Leim : Drums
Marcus Miller : Bass
Dann Huff, Ira Siegel, Paul Pesco : Guitar
Vincent Henry : Sax Solo
Gene Page : String & Horn Arrangements
Background vocals : Whitney Houston, Kashif

02 - Love Is A Contact Sport

Narada Michael Walden : Drums
Preston Glass : Keyboards, Synth Strings, Percussion Programming
Walter Afanasieff : DX7, Prophet 2002, Oberheim, Matrix 12
Cory Lerios : Oberheim Expander
Randy Jackson : Electric Bass
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Shambbu, Neil Vineberg : Acoustic Guitar Takamine
Bongo Bob : Percussion Programming
Greg Gonaway : Simmons, Tambourine
Kenny G : Tenor Sax
Paul Rekow : Congas 
Jerry Hey : Horn Arrangements
Horn Section : Jerry Hey, Marc Russo, Wayne Wallace, Premik Russell Tubbs
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Nikki Harris, Claytoven Richardson, Jennifer Hall

03 - You're Still My Man

Robbie Buchanan : Rhodes
Randy Kerber : Acoustic Piano
Nathan East : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Michael Boddicker : Synths
Gene Page : String & Rhythm Arrangements

04 - For The Love Of You

Narada Michael Walden : Drum Programming
Randy Jackson : Moog Synth
Preston Glass : Linn, Roland 808 Programming
Frank Martin : DX7, Oberheim, Matrix 12, Binis
Kenny G : Alto Sax, Lyricon
Paul Rekow : Congas
Background vocals : Whitney Houston

05 - Where Do Broken Hearts Go

Narada Michael Walden : Drums
Frank Martin : Piano, Synths
Preston Glass : Synth Programming, Bells
Randy Jackson : Bass Synth
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Greg Gonaway : Simmons
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Michael Gibbs
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Nikki Harris, Jennifer Hall

06 - I Know Him So Well

Duet with Cissy Houston
Narada Michael Walden : Acoustic Drums
Walter Afanasieff : Kurzweil, DX7, Super Jupiter
Preston Glass : DX7
Cory Lerios : Synth
Randy Jackson : Electric Bass
Corrado Rustici : Guitar Synth
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Michael Gibbs