Whitney

Whitney is the second album by Whitney Houston. The album was released on June 2, 1987 on Arista Records.

Tracklisting

 * 1) I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (4:52)-[written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 2) Just the Lonely Talking Again (5:34)-[written by Sam Dees; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 3) Love Will Save the Day (5:25)-[written by Toni C; produced by Jellybean]
 * 4) Didn't We Almost Have It All (5:07)-[written by Michael Masser & Will Jennings; produced by Michael Masser]
 * 5) So Emotional (4:37)-[written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 6) Where You Are (4:11)-[written by LeMel Humes, James Calabrese, & Dyan Humes; produced by Kashif]
 * 7) Love is a Contact Sport (4:19)-[written by Preston Glass; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 8) You're Still My Man (4:18)-[written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin; produced by Michael Masser]
 * 9) For the Love of You (5:33)-[written by O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, & Chris Jasper; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 10) Where Do Broken Hearts Go (4:38)-[written by Frank Wildhorn & Chuck Jackson; produced by Narada Michael Walden]
 * 11) I Know Him So Well (feat. Cissy Houston) (4:30)-[written by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, & Björn Ulvaeus; produced by Narada Michael Walden]

Personnel
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
 * Narada Michael Walden – drums
 * Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff – Synthesizers
 * Randy Jackson – bass synth
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Preston Glass – percussion programming
 * Marc Russo – alto sax
 * Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – Simmons
 * Sterling – synth horns
 * Background vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Kevin Dorsey, Myrna Matthews, Jennifer Hall, Whitney Houston
 * Narada Michael Walden – Brushes on the Kit of Life
 * Frank Martin – DX7 Vibes, Synthesizers
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Kenny G – tenor sax
 * Background vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Niki Haris, Jennifer Hall
 * Strings arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs
 * Jellybean – drum programming
 * Linden Aaron – Simmons Toms
 * Jack Waldman, Fred Zarr – Synthesizers
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
 * Roy Ayers – vibes
 * Paulinho da Costa, Bashiri Johnson, Sammy Figueroa – percussion
 * Background vocals – Whitney Houston
 * John Robinson – drums
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
 * Nathan East – bass
 * Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes, acoustic piano, rhythm arrangement
 * Lee Holdridge – string arrangement
 * Narada Michael Walden – drums
 * Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Bongo Bob – percussion programming, drum sampling
 * Background vocals – Whitney Houston
 * Kashif, Ralph Schukett – keyboard, synths
 * Kashif – programming, rhythm arrangement
 * Paul Leim – drums
 * Bashiri Johnson – percussion
 * Marcus Miller – bass
 * Dann Huff, Ira Siegel, Paul Pesco – guitar
 * Vincent Henry – sax solo
 * Gene Page – string and horn arrangements
 * Background vocals – Whitney Houston, Kashif

Love Is a Contact Sport
 * Narada Michael Walden – drums
 * Preston Glass – keyboards, syhth strings, percussion programming
 * Paul Leim – drums
 * Walter Afanasieff – DX7, Prophet 2002, Oberheim, Matrix-12
 * Cory Lerios – Oberheim Expander
 * Randy Jackson – electric bass
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Shambhu Neil Vineberg – acoustic guitar Takamine
 * Bongo Bob – percussion programming
 * Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – Simmons, tambourine
 * Kenny G – tenor saxophone
 * Raul Rekou – congas
 * Jerry Hey – horn arrangements
 * Horn section – Jerry Hey, Marc Russo, Wanye Wallace, Premik Russell Tubbs
 * Background vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Niki Haris, Claytoven Richardson, Jennifer Hall

You're Still My Man For the Love of You
 * Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes piano
 * Randy Kerber – acoustic piano
 * Nathan East – bass
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
 * John Robinson – drums
 * Michael Boddicker – synths
 * Gene Page – string and rhythm arrangements
 * Narada Michael Walden – drum programming
 * Randy Jackson – Moog synthesizer
 * Preston Glass – DX7, Oberheim, Matrix-12, Birds
 * Kenny G – alto sax Lyricon
 * Raul Rekou – congas
 * Background vocals – Whitney Houston

Where Do Broken Hearts Go
 * Narada Michael Walden – drum programming
 * Frank Martin – piano, synths
 * Preston Glass – synth programming, bells
 * Randy Jackson – bass synth
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – Simmons
 * Strings arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs
 * Background vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Niki Haris, Jennifer Hall

I Know Him So Well
 * Narada Michael Walden – acoustic drums
 * Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff – Kurzweil, DX7, Super Jupiter
 * Preston Glass – DX7
 * Cory Lerios – synth
 * Randy Jackson – electric bass
 * Corrado Rustici – guitar synth
 * Strings arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs


 * Produced and arranged by Narada Michael Walden
 * Recorded and mixed by David Frazer
 * 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 "Goatee" Hamingson, Noah Baron, Bill "Sweet William" Miranda, Ross Williams, & Rob Beaton
 * Produced by Jellybean Benitez
 * Arranged by Jack Waldman and Toni C.
 * Engineers – Michael 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
 * Produced by Michael Masser
 * Engineers – Michael DeLugg, Dean Burt, Jim Boyer, Mike Mancini, Russ Terrano & Fred Law
 * Assistant engineers – Fernando Kral & Tony Maserati
 * Mix engineer – Russ Torrano
 * Production coordinator – Alicia Winfield
 * Produced by Kashif
 * Engineer – Darroll Gustamachio
 * Additional engineers – Russ Terrana & Calvin Harris
 * Assistant engineers – Larry Smith, Dennis Mitchell, Bob Loftus, Steve MacMillian, Mike Ross, Mike Dotson, Amy Ziffer, Milton Chan & John Drankchak
 * Mix engineer – Darroll Gustamachio
 * Production coordinator – Russell Sidelsky
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino
 * Vocal arrangements by Whitney Houston
 * Executive producer: Clive Davis
 * Front cover and inner sleeve photographs by Richard Avedon
 * Design by Marl Larson
 * Hand lettering by Bernard Maisner
 * Art production by Milton Sincoff