I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
Greatest hits album by Whitney Houston
Released November 13, 2012
Recorded 1984–2009
Genre R&B, pop, soul, dance
Label RCA
Whitney Houston chronology
I Look to You
(2009)		 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
(2012)		 Live: Her Greatest Performances
(2014)
Singles from I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
  1. "I Look to You"
    Released: September 25, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Slant[2]

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records.

Content and release

The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", "How Will I Know", "So Emotional", "I Have Nothing" and "One Moment in Time". The album was released in both standard[3] and deluxe[4] versions. It was also released with an accompanying 5 track bonus CD with the duets sung by Houston and other artist. The album includes new liner notes written by Clive Davis.

Also included is a previously unreleased song titled "Never Give Up" and a re-recorded version of the "I Look to You" as a duet with R. Kelly, who is also the writer. The song was released on September 25, 2012 as the first single from the album.[5]

"Never Give Up" was released as a lyric video on Whitney Houston's official YouTube (Vevo) channel on November 6, 2012.[6]

At the 2013 NAACP Image awards, the album won two awards in the 'Outstanding Album' and 'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album.

The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the US Billboard 200 and #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "You Give Good Love"  LaLaWhitney Houston 4:36
2. "Saving All My Love for You"  Gerry Goffin, Michael MasserWhitney Houston 3:57
3. "How Will I Know"  George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael WaldenWhitney Houston 4:33
4. "Greatest Love of All"  Linda Creed, MasserWhitney Houston 4:48
5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"  Merrill, RubicamWhitney 4:50
6. "Didn't We Almost Have It All"  Masser, Will JenningsWhitney 5:05
7. "So Emotional"  Billy Steinberg, Tom KellyWhitney 4:36
8. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"  Frank Wildhorn, Chuck JacksonWhitney 4:36
9. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (U.S. album version)L.A. Reid, BabyfaceI'm Your Baby Tonight 5:00
10. "All the Man That I Need"  Dean Pitchford, Michael GoreI'm Your Baby Tonight 4:09
11. "I Will Always Love You"  Dolly PartonThe Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album 4:30
12. "I'm Every Woman"  Nickolas Ashford, Valerie SimpsonThe Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album 4:45
13. "I Have Nothing"  David Foster, Linda ThompsonThe Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album 4:50
14. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"  BabyfaceWaiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album 3:21
15. "I Believe in You and Me" (Single version)David Wolfert, Sandy LinzerThe Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album 3:52
16. "My Love Is Your Love" (Radio edit)Wyclef Jean, Jerry DuplessisMy Love Is Your Love 4:03
17. "I Look to You" (with R. Kelly)Robert KellyPreviously unreleased 3:39
18. "Never Give Up"  Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá AustinPreviously unreleased 4:01
Total length:
 79:38

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2012–16) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Fl)[7] 99
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[8] 109
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 61
French Albums Chart[10] 99
Greek Albums Chart[11] 64
Hungarian Albums Chart[12] 17
Italian Albums Chart[13] 37
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 29
Polish Albums Chart[15] 7
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 29
South Korean Albums Chart[17] 33
Spanish Albums Chart[18] 44
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 87
UK Albums Chart[20] 29
UK R&B Albums[21] 3
US Billboard 200[22] 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 2
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[22] 151

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200[24] 168
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[25] 30

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 60,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Label(s) Format Edition
Finland November 16, 2012 RCA Records CD, digital download Deluxe[27]
United States November 13, 2012 RCA Records CD, digital download Standard,[28] HSN[29]
United Kingdom[30] November 19, 2012 Standard,[3] deluxe[4]

References

  1. ↑ I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
  2. ↑ Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | Music Review | Slant Magazine
  3. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston". iTunes. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (Deluxe Version) by Whitney Houston". iTunes. November 19, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sneak Peek: Whitney Houston's New Duet With R. Kelly 'I Look to You' (Audio)". RyanSeacrest.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ Whitney Houston - Never Give Up - YouTube
  7. ↑ ultratop.be - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  8. ↑ ultratop.be - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  9. ↑ dutchcharts.nl - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  10. ↑ lescharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  11. ↑ "Greek Albums Charts, week 47". IFPI Greece. IFPI. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  12. ↑ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 12/11/2012 al 18/11/2012)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  14. ↑ charts.org.nz - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  15. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ portuguesecharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  17. ↑ "South Korea Gaon Albums Chart (Week: November 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  18. ↑ spanishcharts.com - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston
  19. ↑ Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - The Best Of Whitney Houston - hitparade.ch
  20. ↑ BBC - Radio 1 - Charts - The Official UK Albums Chart Update
  21. ↑ 2012-12-01 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive | Official Charts
  22. 1 2 "Whitney Houston – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Whitney Houston. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Whitney Houston – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Whitney Houston. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums Year-End 2013". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  25. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Year-End 2013". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  26. ↑ "British album certifications – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  27. ↑ http://www.sonymusic.fi/2012/10/03/whitney-houstonille-jarjestetaan-suuri-muistokonsertti-los-angelesissa-uusi-kokoelmalevy-i-will-always-love-you-the-best-of-whitney-houston-julkaistaan-16-marraskuuta/
  28. ↑ "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". Amazon.com. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" CD with 5-Track Bonus CD". Home Shopping Network. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  30. ↑ "I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston". Amazon.co.uk. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

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