Whitney * Whitney Houston Official Site

Buy Now

Listen

Save Album

Total Global Sales:

20 million

RIAA Certification:

Diamond, 10x Platinum

Peak Position on Billboard 200:

Weeks on Billboard 200 Chart:

Tracklist

= Released as a Single

1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

2. Just The Lonely Talking Again

3. Love Will Save The Day

4. Didn’t We Almost Have It All

5. So Emotional

6. Where You Are

7. Love Is A Contact Sport

8. You’re Still My Man

9. For The Love Of You

10. Where Do Broken Hearts Go

11. I Know Him So Well

“I just don’t think about it in terms of trying to be better than before or trying to outdo what I did before. It’s a matter of just being the best you can be.”

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston’s second album, Whitney, is the first album by a female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and includes the #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” making Whitney the only artist in history to achieve seven consecutive #1 hits, surpassing a record previously held by The Beatles and the Bee Gees.

Producer: Clive Davis

Videos

Chart Performance

Country: United States

Chart: Billboard 200

Title	Weeks On Chart	Peak Position	Peak Date
Whitney	88	1	06/27/1987

Country: United Kingdom

Chart: Official Albums Chart

Title	Weeks On Chart	Peak Position	Peak Date
Whitney	102	1	06/13/1987

Country: Germany

Chart: Top 100 Albums Chart

Title	Weeks On Chart	Peak Position	Peak Date
Whitney	33	1	06/22/1987

Awards

Awards	Date	Nomination	Category	Result
The 19th NAACP Image Awards	12/13/1987	Whitney Toggle Information	Outstanding Female Recording Artist	Nominated
The 30th GRAMMY Awards	03/02/1988	Whitney Toggle Information	Album of the Year	Nominated
The 2nd Soul Train Music Awards	03/30/1988	Whitney Toggle Information	Best R&B Album of the Year, Female	Won
The 1st Garden State Music Awards	11/19/1988	Whitney Toggle Information	Best Album, R&B/Dance	Won
The 1st Garden State Music Awards	11/19/1988	Whitney Toggle Information	Best Album, Rock/Pop	Won

News And Reviews

Her voice sounds stronger still and the songs are varied but so consistent she could garner 10 Top 10s out of a field of 11. The crossover queen carefully provides something for everyone — upbeat dance pop, “Quiet Storm”-type ballads, a couple of well-chosen R&B covers and even a show tune.

The Washington Post - July 10, 1987

Credits And Personnel

Vocal Arrangements by Whitney Houston
Front Cover Photograph by Richard Avedon
ARCD 8405 Published and Copyrighted 1987 Arista Records, Inc., 6 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019. Printed in USA

Whitney Thank You's

First and always first, giving much thanks to the Almighty God for many blessings.
Mommy, What a joy and an honor it was for me to have had the opportunity to be able to do something with you that will be a treasure for me. Love always. Your daughter, Whitney
Daddy, My chief operating officer. What a smart guy. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What more can I say. I Love You. Your daughter, Whitney
Michael & Gary: I love you. The greatest love is not only learning to love yourself but liking who you are. Your sister, Whitney
To Donna and my nephew, little Gary. You two are quite a team, and you both have Chinese eyes. What a bundle of joy he is. I love you. Whitney
Robyn, You are my friend and you are also quite an assistant. Be strong, for you are a child of the Almighty God and you walk in his love and in his light. I love you, Whitney
To my cats, Miste & Marilyn, You make my day.
Gene & Seymour, I am very fortunate to have you two. We’ve come a long way and I will never forget you. Love, Whitney.
Welcome aboard, Lynne
Special Thanks to J.C. Simes: Whenever I called, you were there. You’re a gem. Love ya, Whitney
To Ellin LaVar: Thank you for being a lifesaver. Love, Whitney
John Simmons, Thank you for being a dear friend and a wonderful musical conductor. Love ya, Whitney
To Ellen White (Aunt Bae), I love you, Whitney.
Roy Barnes, Thank you for being there. Love ya, Whitney
To Danny and Sheila, I will never forget you. I love you, Whitney.
Richard Weidenbaum, Robert Ryder, Jerry List and staff, What a pleasure it is working with you. Thank you so much, Whitney
Paul Marshall and Sheldon Platt: my attorneys, Thank you.
Triad, Richard Rosenberg, Ben Bernstein and the entire Triad Staff. Thank you, Whitney

My producers
Narada, What a joy it was working with you from “How Will I Know” to this. You are great! I knew this, now others will know this too. God bless you, Whitney
Michael Masser, You have a friend in me always. Love Whitney
Kashif, What God has in store for you has not been revealed yet. You are soooo talented. You’ve got a friend. Love, Whitney
Jellybean Benitez, I had so much fun working with you. I never knew someone who had a name that fit them so well. Love, Whitney

My Record Company
Clive, Thank you for being there and for helping make things right. Your all encompassing expertise is timeless.
Donny I., So, you really think you know what you’re doing? You do! Thank you, Whitney
Tony Anderson, Thank you for your caring involvement. It’s great working with you, Whitney
Roy Lott, Thanks for everything.
Abbey, The inspector (ha). Thank you.
Melani Rogers, You’re a doll. Love ya, Whitney
Jim Cawley, Lauren Moran and Sales Team, Thanks for all your hard work! You guys are the best!
Rick B., Jeff B. and Pop Promotion, Now that you’re in charge, you’ve got a lot to live up to. Thanks for all your help!
R&B Promotion Staff, Thanks for starting it all!
Peter Baron, Thanks for keeping me laughing on my feet.
Jean Pierre, You’re a wonderful person to work with. Thank you.
Susan Clary, What a busy girl you are. Thanks.
International: Eliza Brownjohn, Thank you. Rick Blaskey, Thank you.
And Ariola Europe: Thank you Arista all over the world. Let’s do it again.
And, most especially, to my staff, my road crew, my band, and my background singers on the Greatest Love Tour, I thank you.
Thanks to every studio I worked in, and to the musicians who played on this album, and especially to the engineers who work that board. You guys are so important. Thank you.
To my Tour Manager, Tony B.: For me, you are the Best.
Finally, to the radio stations all over the world who play music undyingly. It would be quite difficult to be heard if it were not for you. Thank you.
And to the public: Thank you for listening.
This is for the love of you.
Enjoy, Whitney

Playlists

Listen on Spotify

Listen on Apple Music

Listen on Amazon

Listen on Tidal

Listen on YouTube Music

Back To Music