Whitney Houston: Discografia Completa

Il 9 agosto 1963 nasceva Whitney Houston, a Newark, capoluogo della contea di Essex, nello stato del New Jersey. La cantante, icona indiscussa della musica di tutti i tempi, scomparse l’11 febbraio 2012, in un albergo di Beverly Hills. Per la sua voce, la sua personalità e la sua bellezza è stata definita “La voce” ed è rimasta la stella più grande della musica di sempre. Ripercorriamo insieme la sua carriera tra album e singoli:

Whitney Houston (1985)

Album di debutto della cantante, pubblicato il 14 febbraio 1985, ( 25 milioni di copie nel mondo e 13 dischi di platino).

Tracce dell’album:

You Give Good Love
Thinking About You
Someone for Me – 5:01
Saving All My Love for You
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
How Will I Know
All at Once
Take Good Care of My Heart
Greatest Love of All
Hold Me

Whitney (1987)

Secondo album, pubblicato il 29 giugno 1987. (venti milioni di copie nel mondo, 9 dischi di platino). In Italia ha toccato quota un milione.

Tracce dell’album:

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Just the Lonely Talking Again
Love Will Save the Day
Didn’t We Almost Have It All
So Emotional
Where You Are
Love Is a Contact Sport
You’re Still My Man
For the Love of You
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
I Know Him So Well – Performed by Whitney Houston & Cissy Houston

I’m Your Baby Tonight (1990)

Terzo album pubblicato il 6 novembre 1990 (dodici milioni di copie)

I’m Your Baby Tonight
My Name Is Not Susan
All the Man That I Need
Lover for Life
Anymore – 4:23
Miracle – 5:42
I Belong to You
Who Do You Love
We Didn’t Know
After We Make Love
I’m Knockin’

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992)

Pubblicato il 17 novembre 1992 è la celebre colonna sonora del film “Guardia del corpo”. Ci sono sei canzoni di Whitney Houston (su dodici). Ha venduto oltre 42 milioni di copie nel mondo, battendo qualsiasi record. Dopo la morte di Whitney, solo in America sono stati venduti altre 212.000 album. All’interno c’è il classico “I Will Always Love You”, cover del brano di Dolly Parton. Inizialmente non doveva essere questa la canzone, bensì ” “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” di Jimmy Ruffin. Ma era già stata utilizzata per il film “Pomodori Verdi Fritti”, così decisero di scegliere un altro pezzo. Fu Kevin Costner a proporlo, valorizzando così le doti canore della Houston. Il singolo vendette 16 milioni di copie nel mondo, a cui aggiungere altre 872.000 copie solo negli Usa dopo la scomparsa della star.

Tracce dell’album:

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston (Parton)
I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston (Foster/Linda Thompson-Jenner)
I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston (Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson)
Run to You – Whitney Houston (Jud J. Friedman/Allan Rich)
Queen of the Night – Whitney Houston (Babyface/Houston/L.A. Reid/Daryl Simmons)
Jesus Loves Me – Whitney Houston (Cedric Caldwell/BeBe Winans)
Even If My Heart Would Break
Someday (I’m Coming Back)
It’s Gonna Be A Lovely Day
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout)
Theme from The Bodyguard
Trust In Me

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album (1995)

Tracce dell’album:

Exhale (Shoop Shoop) – Whitney Houston – 3:25
Why Does It Hurt So Bad – Whitney Houston – 4:37
Let It Flow ” – Toni Braxton – 4:27
It Hurts Like Hell – Aretha Franklin – 4:18
Sittin’ Up in My Room – Brandy – 4:52
This Is How It Works – TLC – 5:00>
Not Gon’ Cry – Mary J. Blige – 4:58
My Funny Valentine – Chaka Khan – 4:06
And I Gave My Love to You – Sonja Marie – 4:48
All Night Long – SWV – 4:31
Wey U – Chante Moore – 4:32
My Love, Sweet Love – Patti LaBelle – 4:21
Kissing You – Faith Evans – 3:23
Love Will Be Waiting at Home – For Real – 5:59
How Could You Call Her Baby – Shanna – 5:09
Count on Me– 4:26

The Preacher’s Wife/Uno sguardo dal cielo (1996)

Terzo album Dalla colonna sonora del film “Uno sguardo dal cielo”

Tracce dell’album:

I Believe in You and Me (Sandy Linzer, David Wolfert) – 4:00
Step by Step (Annie Lennox)
Joy
Hold On, Help Is on the Way
I Go to the Rock
I Love the Lord
Somebody Bigger Than You and I (featuring Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Faith Evans, e Monica)
You Were Loved (Diane Warren)
My Heart Is Calling (Babyface)
I Believe in You and Me – Single Version (Linzer, Wolfert)
Step by Step – Remix” (Lennox) {the remix featured is Teddy Riley Remix}
Who Would Imagine a King
He’s All Over Me
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Joy to the World (Hoyt Axton, Händel, Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts)

My Love is You Love (1998)

Quarto album della cantante, pubblicato in studio nel 1998. (dieci milioni di copie)

Tracce dell’album:

It’s Not Right but It’s Okay
Heartbreak Hotel
My Love Is Your Love
When You Believe feat. Mariah Carey
If I Told You That feat. George Michael
In My Business – 3:26 feat. Missy Elliott
I Learned from the Best
Oh Yes
Get It Back
Until You Come Back
I Bow Out
You’ll Never Stand Alone
I Was Made to Love Him

Whitney: The Greatest Hits

Primo Greatest Hits della cantante con doppio Cd e la raccolta dei suoi maggiori successi. Dopo la scomparsa di Whitney, l’album è tornato nella Billboard 200 vendendo 818.000 copie.

Tracce dell’album:

Disco 1

Saving All My Love for You (Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser)
Greatest Love of All (Linda Creed; Michael Masser)
One Moment in Time (Albert Hammond; John Bettis)
I Have Nothing (David Foster; Linda Thompson-Jenner)
I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton)
Run to You (Allan Rich; Jud J. Friedman)
You Give Good Love (La La)
All at Once (Jeffrey Osborne; Michael Masser)
Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Chuck Jackson; Frank Wildhorn)
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful (Duetto con Jermaine Jackson) (Elliot Willensky)
Didn’t We Almost Have It All (Michael Masser; Will Jennings)
All the Man That I Need (Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore)
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Babyface)
Count on Me (Duetto con CeCe Winans)
I Believe in You and Me (David Wolfert)
I Learned from the Best (Diane Warren)
Same Script, Different Cast (Duetto con Deborah Cox) (Montell Jordan; Shae Jones; Shep Crawford; Stacey Daniels)
Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Duetto con Enrique Iglesias) (Diane Warren)

Disco 2

If I Told You That (Duetto con George Michael) (R. Jerkins, F. Jerkins III, L. Daniels, T. Estes)
Fine (Kamaal Fareed; Raphael Saadiq)
My Love Is Your Love (Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis)
It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay (Isaac Phillips; Jerkins, F. III; LaShawn Daniels; Rodney Jerkins; Toni Estes)
Heartbreak Hotel (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) (C. Schack, K. Karlin, T. Savage)
Step by Step (Annie Lennox)
Queen of the Night [CJ Mackintosh Mix] (Babyface; D. Simmons; L.A. Reid; W. Houson)
I’m Every Woman (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson)
Love Will Save the Day (Toni C.)
I’m Your Baby Tonight (Babyface; L.A. Reid)
So Emotional (Billy Steinberg)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (George Merrill; Shannon Rubicam)
How Will I Know (George Merrill; Narada Michael Walden; Shannon Rubicam)
I Will Always Love You [Hex Hector Mix] (Dolly Parton)
Greatest Love of All [Club 69 Mix] (Linda Creed; Michael Masser)
It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay [Thunderpuss Mix] (Isaac Phillips; Jerkins, F. III; LaShawn Daniels; Rodney Jerkins; Toni Estes)
I’m Your Baby Tonight [Dronez Mix] (Babyface;L.A. Reid)

Love, Whitney (2001)

Secondo Greatest Hits della cantante, pubblicato nel 2001.

Tracce dell’album:

Until You Come Back
I Have Nothing
Why Does It Hurt So Bad
You Give Good Love
All the Man That I Need
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Just the Lonely Talking Again
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
Miracle
For the Love of You – 5:35
Saving All My Love for You – 3:56
Run to You – 4:27
I Believe in You and Me – 3:55
Didn’t We Almost Have It All – 4:38
All at Once – 4:29
I Will Always Love You – 4:23

Just Whitney (2003)

Quinto album rilasciato in studio e pubblicato nel 2002.

Tracce dell’album:

Whatchulookinat
Tell me no
One of those days
Things you say
My love (con Bobby Brown)>
Love that man
On my own
Dear John Letter
Unashamed
You light up my life
Whatchulookinat (P. Diddy Remix) (con P. Diddy)

One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)

Sesto album in studio per Whitney Houston con rivisitazioni di brani natalizi.

Tracce dell’album:

The First Noël (Traditional)
The Christmas Song
The Little Drummer Boy
One Wish (for Christmas)
Cantique de Noël|Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (Traditional)
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Deck the Halls/Silent Night
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
O Come O Come Emanuel (Traditional)
Who Would Imagine a King
Joy to the World