The Collection (Whitney Houston album)

The Collection

Box set by Whitney Houston
Released	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)
Recorded	1984–1998
Label	Sony Music / Arista

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Daily Express	(favorable)^[2]

The Collection is a 5-CD box set, released to coincide with Houston's Nothing but Love World Tour, that comprises five of Houston's best selling albums including Whitney Houston (1985), Whitney (1987), I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992) and My Love Is Your Love (1998). Each disc is presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeves, housed in a picture box with a lift-off lid.

Tracklisting

Disc 1: Whitney Houston

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Give Good Love"	LaLa	Kashif	4:36
2.	"Thinking About You"	Kashif, Lala	Kashif	5:24
3.	"Someone for Me"	Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington	Jermaine Jackson	4:58
4.	"Saving All My Love for You"	Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser	Michael Masser	3:58
5.	"Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)	James P. Dunne, Pamela Phillips	Jermaine Jackson	3:47
6.	"How Will I Know"	George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden	Narada Michael Walden	4:34
7.	"All at Once"	Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Masser	Michael Masser	4:27
8.	"Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Jermaine Jackson)	Peter McCann, Steve Dorff	Jermaine Jackson	4:14
9.	"Greatest Love of All"	Linda Creed, Michael Masser	Michael Masser	4:57
10.	"Hold Me" (duet with Teddy Pendergrass)	Michael Masser, Linda Creed	Michael Masser	6:02
Total length:				47:23

Disc 2: Whitney

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam	Narada Michael Walden	4:52
2.	"Just the Lonely Talking Again"	Sam Dees	Narada Michael Walden	5:34
3.	"Love Will Save the Day"	Toni C.	Jellybean	5:25
4.	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Michael Masser, Will Jennings	Michael Masser	5:07
5.	"So Emotional"	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	Narada Michael Walden	4:37
6.	"Where You Are"	LeMel Humes, James Calabrese, Dyan Humes	Kashif	4:11
7.	"Love Is a Contact Sport"	Preston Glass	Narada Michael Walden	4:19
8.	"You're Still My Man"	Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin	Michael Masser	4:18
9.	"For the Love of You"	O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper	Narada Michael Walden	5:33
10.	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson	Narada Michael Walden	4:38
11.	"I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston)	Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus	Narada Michael Walden	4:30
Total length:				53:09

Disc 3: I'm Your Baby Tonight

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Your Baby Tonight"	L.A. Reid, Babyface	L.A. Reid, Babyface	5:01
2.	"My Name Is Not Susan"	Eric Foster White	L.A. Reid, Babyface	4:40
3.	"All the Man That I Need"	Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore	Narada Michael Walden	4:11
4.	"Lover for Life"	Sam Dees	Narada Michael Walden	4:49
5.	"Anymore"	L.A. Reid, Babyface	L.A. Reid, Babyface	4:24
6.	"Miracle"	L.A. Reid, Babyface	L.A. Reid, Babyface	5:42
7.	"I Belong to You"	Derek Bramble, Franne Gold	Narada Michael Walden	5:32
8.	"Who Do You Love"	Luther Vandross, Hubert Eaves III	Luther Vandross	3:56
9.	"We Didn't Know" (Duet with Stevie Wonder)	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	5:32
10.	"After We Make Love"	Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin	Michael Masser	5:06
11.	"I'm Knockin'"	Rhett Lawrence, Benjamin Winans, Ricky Minor	Whitney Houston, Ricky Minor	4:58
Total length:				53:51

Disc 4: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"I Will Always Love You"	Dolly Parton	Whitney Houston	4:31
2.	"I Have Nothing"	David Foster, Linda Thompson	Whitney Houston	4:48
3.	"I'm Every Woman"	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	Whitney Houston	4:45
4.	"Run to You"	Allan Rich, Jud Friedman	Whitney Houston	4:22
5.	"Queen of the Night"	Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons	Whitney Houston	3:08
6.	"Jesus Loves Me"	Anna Bartlett Warner, William Batchelder Bradbury	Whitney Houston	5:11
7.	"Even If My Heart Would Break"	Franne Golde, Adrian Gurvitz	Kenny G and Aaron Neville	4:58
8.	"Someday (I'm Coming Back)"	Lisa Stansfield, Andy Morris, Ian Devaney	Lisa Stansfield	4:57
9.	"It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day"	Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough, Robert Clivilles, David Cole, Tommy Never, Michelle Visage	The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.	4:47
10.	"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"	Nick Lowe	Curtis Stigers	4:04
11.	"Trust in Me"	Charlie Midnight, Marc Swersky, Francesca Beghe	Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan	4:12
12.	"Theme from The Bodyguard"	Alan Silvestri	—	2:40
Total length:				74:33

Disc 5: My Love Is Your Love

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Toni Estes	Rodney Jerkins	4:52
2.	"Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price)	Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage, Carsten Schack	Soulshock and Karlin	4:41
3.	"My Love Is Your Love"	Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis	4:20
4.	"When You Believe" (duet with Mariah Carey from The Prince of Egypt)	Stephen Schwartz (additional music by Babyface)	Babyface	4:32
5.	"If I Told You That"	Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes	Rodney Jerkins	4:37
6.	"In My Business" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)	Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner	Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner	3:27
7.	"I Learned from the Best"	Diane Warren	David Foster	4:21
8.	"Oh Yes"	Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner	Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner	6:47
9.	"Get It Back"	Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes	Rodney Jerkins	4:53
10.	"Until You Come Back"	Babyface, Daryl Simmons	Babyface	4:52
11.	"I Bow Out"	Diane Warren	Babyface, Rodney Jerkins	4:31
12.	"You'll Never Stand Alone"	Diane Warren	Babyface	4:21
13.	"I Was Made to Love Him" (Hidden track)	Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder	Lauryn Hill	4:26
Total length:				60:44

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[3]	48
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[4]	70
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	32

Monthly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Polish Albums Chart^[6]	30

References

↑ 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. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

External links

The Collection at Discogs
The Collection at Allmusic

Whitney Houston

Discography Videography Tours and concerts Awards and nominations Songs

Studio albums	Whitney Houston Whitney I'm Your Baby Tonight My Love Is Your Love Just Whitney... One Wish: The Holiday Album I Look to You

Soundtrack albums	The Bodyguard Waiting to Exhale The Preacher's Wife Cinderella Sparkle

Live albums	Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances

Extended plays	Whitney: Dancin' Special Exhale You Are Loved Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes I Didn't Know My Own Strength: The Remixes The Remixes I Look to You: The Remixes Million Dollar Bill: The Remixes

Compilation albums	Whitney: The Greatest Hits Love, Whitney The Ultimate Collection I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

Concert tours	USA Tour The Greatest Love World Tour Moment of Truth World Tour Feels So Right Tour I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour The Bodyguard World Tour The Pacific Rim Tour The European Tour My Love Is Your Love World Tour Soul Divas Tour Nothing but Love World Tour

Notable concerts & appearances	Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Celebration Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston The Concert for a New South Africa Whitney: Brunei The Royal Wedding Celebration Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. VH1 Divas Live '99 VH1 Divas Duets: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation

Achievements	Chart records and achievements Grammy awards history American Music Awards history

Related articles	Super Bowl XXV Arista Records "Heart" "Dance with Somebody" The Bodyguard (musical) Being Bobby Brown The Houstons: On Our Own "Miss America" Bobby Brown Bobbi Kristina Brown

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