I'm Your Baby Tonight
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I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American
United States
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 pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

/R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

; released by Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

 on November 6, 1990
1990 in music
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. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while continuing to record via their adjoining soundtrack albums. Subsequently, I'm Your Baby Tonight would not be followed up with another studio album until 1998's My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album, her first studio album in eight years since I'm Your Baby Tonight, was composed of mid-tempo R&B, hip hop, ballads, urban-dance, reggae, and torch songs, produced...

.

Production history

Like many artists, Houston's previous efforts featured material mostly chosen by the label. With this project, however, she had more control over the album's content. In addition to working with the previous producers of Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...

 and Michael Masser
Michael Masser
Michael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...

, she also worked with the production team of L.A. Reid and Babyface, as well as singer Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...

, and did a collaboration with Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

. Houston would also produce the song "I'm Knockin'", with tour music director Ricky Minor. Stylistically, the album was a mixture of contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....

.

Commercial performance

In the United States, I'm Your Baby Tonight debuted at number twenty-two on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 chart, the issue dated November 24, 1990. In its second week, it leaped to number five and the following week reached its peak position at number three. The album spent twenty-two weeks in the top ten and was on the chart for a total of fifty-one weeks. It also debuted at number ten on the billboard Top R&B Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

 chart, the issue date of December 1, 1990, and reached the number one in three weeks later. It stayed on the top of the chart for eight non-consecutive weeks and was present on the chart for a total of fifty-three weeks. Due to its great performance on the chart, it became #1 R&B Album on the 1991's Billboard year-end charts. The album was certified 4× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 on April 5, 1995, and according to Nielson SoundScan began tracking sales data in May 1991, as of 2009, it sold 1,728,000 copies in the United States.

The album was a hit internationally though its sales didn't reach the level as high as the previous two albums, boosting Houston to global super-stardom. In the U.K., it entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 at number six on November 17, 1990 and peaked at number four in nine weeks later. The British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

 certified it Platinum for shipments of 300,000 units on November 1, 1990. In Germany, the album peaked at number three on the Media Control Albums Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

, receiving Platinum certification for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....

 in 1991. It also reached the top five in other countries such as Austria, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. To date the album has sold approximately twelve million copies worldwide.

Track listing

Additional notes
  • Executive producer: Clive Davis
    Clive Davis
    Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...


Singles

I'm Your Baby Tonight yielded four and six top twenty singles including two number ones, on the Hot 100 Singles and Hot R&B Singles chart, respectively from the late of 1990 to the middle of 1992. Thanks to these great success on the Billboard singles charts, Houston became #3 Pop singles artist and #1 R&B singles artist on the 1991's Billboard year-end charts.

The title track, "I'm Your Baby Tonight
I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...

," was released as the first single from the album in October 1990. While L.A. Reid/Babyface mix version was released in the United States, Yvonne Turner mix version, called as 'international version', in other countries. The single debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 chart for the week ending October 20, 1990. Six weeks later, the issue dated December 1, 1990, it reached the number one and stayed there for a week, becoming Houston's eighth number-one single on the chart. It also peaked at number one in the same week on the Hot R&B Singles
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 chart and remained on the top for two weeks, making it her fourth R&B chart topper. In addition, the song peaked at number seven on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, spending a total of twenty-eight weeks on the chart. The single was certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 (RIAA) on November 27, 1990. Worldwide it was a big hit during her European promotion in November–December 1990. In Italy, it reached the number one on the Musica e dischi Singles Chart in November 1990 and remained atop for five weeks, becoming her second number-one song on the chart, after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I...

." In the United Kingdom, the single entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 at number sixteen on October 20, 1990, and peaked at number five in two weeks later, becoming her eighth top ten hit. It also reached the top five in many countries such as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. It went to the top ten in Australia and Ireland. Houston was nominated for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" with this track at the 33rd Grammy Awards of 1991.

Houston's another remake hit and an outsize ballad, "All the Man That I Need
All the Man That I Need
"All the Man That I Need" is a song written by American songwriters Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded under the name "All the man I need" by singer Linda Clifford, in 1982, for her album I'll Keep on Loving You. Pitchford and Gore had in mind Clifford and her husband...

" was the album's second single, released in December 1990. The single achieved great success on the Billboard charts. It debuted at number fifty-three on the Hot 100 Singles on December 22, 1990 and topped the chart in nine weeks later, the issue dated February 23, 1991. On March 2, 1991, when it reached the number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart, the single enjoyed its second and third week at the top of the Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary chart, respectively. As a result, it became her first single topped the Hot 100, Hot R&B, and Hot Adult Contemporary chart simultaneouslyㅡlater "I Will Always Love You" also achieved that feat for five weeks in 1992/93ㅡ, and overall the third triple-crown hit, after 1985's "Saving All My Love for You
Saving All My Love for You
"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy...

" and 1986's "How Will I Know
How Will I Know
"How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American recording artist Whitney Houston for her debut album, entitled Whitney Houston, which was released in February 1985. It was released by Arista Records in November that year, as the album's third single. Composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,...

," reached the top spot on those of three charts in different weeks. The RIAA certified it Gold on March 21, 1991. Unlike the United States, it was a modest hit globally. It peaked at number one on the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Top 100 Singles chart for one week and number ten on Belgian VRT Top 30 chart. However, it only reached the top twenty in Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. With this song, she got nomination for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" at the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992, which was her fifth nomination for that category.

After the release of "The Star Spangled Banner" single, "Miracle" was released as the third single from the album in April 1991. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles on June 8, 1991, becoming her thirteenth top ten hit on the chart. It also reached the number two and number four, on the Hot R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary chart, respectively. The album's fourth single "My Name Is Not Susan
My Name Is Not Susan
"My Name Is Not Susan" was the fourth single released from Whitney Houston's third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. The song was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and written by Eric Foster White...

" was released in July 1991. In September, the song peaked at number twenty on the Hot 100 and number eight on the Hot R&B, becoming her fifteenth R&B top ten hit. A fifth single, "I Belong to You
I Belong to You
I Belong to You may refer to:*"I Belong to You" , 1974*"I Belong to You" , 1991*"I Belong to You" , 1992*"I Belong to You" , 1993*"I Belong to You" , 1998...

," became a top ten R&B single, and garnered Houston a Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

-nomination for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" at the 35th Grammy Awards. "We Didn't Know
We Didn't Know
"We Didn't Know" is a mid-tempo duet by Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, and was released as the sixth and final single from Houston's third album I'm Your Baby Tonight. The single peaked at number 20 on Billboards R&B Singles chart...

" duet with Stevie Wonder was the sixth and final single from the album, released for only R&B market in April 1992. It went to its peak position, the number twenty on the Hot R&B Singles chart, the issue date of July 4, 1992. Included on the track listing of the albums Japanese edition is a cover of Stevie Winwood's "Higher Love
Higher Love
"Higher Love" is a 1986 number-one hit song by Steve Winwood. It was the first single released from his fourth solo LP, Back in the High Life. It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings, and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood...

" and "Takin' a Chance," the latter became a chart topping single in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

Promotions and appearances

Date Title Details
December 11, 1990 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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(Guest Host: Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...

)
  • Musical guest; performance: "All the Man That I Need
    All the Man That I Need
    "All the Man That I Need" is a song written by American songwriters Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded under the name "All the man I need" by singer Linda Clifford, in 1982, for her album I'll Keep on Loving You. Pitchford and Gore had in mind Clifford and her husband...

    " and "Do You Hear What I Hear?
    Do You Hear What I Hear?
    "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a Christmas song written in October 1962 with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair were married at the time, and wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis...

    "
February 23, 1991 Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

  • Musical guest; performance: "I'm Your Baby Tonight
    I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...

    " and "All the Man That I Need."
  • March 31, 1991 Welcome Home Heroes
    with Whitney Houston
    Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
    Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston, was Whitney Houston's first ever solo televised concert and DVD/video release. The DVD/video presents Houston performing live at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia on March 31, 1991. The video was originally released on May 14, 1991, and the DVD was...

  • Houston performed for the troops, their families and military and government dignitaries in honor of those returning home from the Persian Gulf War
    Gulf War
    The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

    .
  • This exclusive one-time-only event was her first-ever solo televised live concert on HBO.
  • Set-list was almost the same as the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    The I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour was a concert tour of arenas by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston that included 101 concert dates in North America and Europe in 1991.-History:...

    s.
  • May 12, 1991 The Simple Truth:
    A Concert for Kurdish Refugees
  • This five-hour telethon broadcast in 36 countries which raised $15 million. The main concert was staged at Wembley Arena
    Wembley Arena
    Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

    , with five satellite sites beaming concerts from around the world.
  • Houston allowed MTV
    MTV
    MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

     to simulcast her performances of "My Name Is Not Susan
    My Name Is Not Susan
    "My Name Is Not Susan" was the fourth single released from Whitney Houston's third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. The song was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and written by Eric Foster White...

    ", "Miracle" and "Greatest Love of All
    Greatest Love of All
    "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest. The song was later popularized by Whitney Houston. Creed wrote the lyrics in the midst of her struggle with breast cancer...

    " at her Oakland, California concert during a telethon held to aid the Kurds.
  • June 23, 1991 Coca Cola Pop Music
    Backstage Pass to Summer
  • A Fox
    Fox Broadcasting Company
    Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

    's TV special hosted by Cher
    Cher
    Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...

    , which previewed the Summer 1991 music scene.
  • It was aired to Whitney's "I'm Your Baby Tonight
    I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...

    " live performance at Greensboro Coliseum
    Greensboro Coliseum
    The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is an entertainment complex located in College Hill neighborhood of Greensboro, North Carolina. Opening in 1959, the arena was one of the largest venues in the South, with a seating capacity of over 7,000...

     on June 16, during I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    The I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour was a concert tour of arenas by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston that included 101 concert dates in North America and Europe in 1991.-History:...

    .
  • February 16, 1992 Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

    's 50th Birthday Celebration
  • This event was taped at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles
    Los Ángeles
    Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

     on February 16, 1992, aired on ABC
    American Broadcasting Company
    The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

     on March 1, 1992.
  • She dedicated "Greatest Love of All
    Greatest Love of All
    "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest. The song was later popularized by Whitney Houston. Creed wrote the lyrics in the midst of her struggle with breast cancer...

    " to Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

    , which was the theme of 1977 film The Greatest about the life of him and later joined "You've Got a Friend
    You've Got a Friend
    "You've Got a Friend" is a song from 1971, originally written and performed by Carole King. It was included in her album Tapestry of 1971, but was made famous by James Taylor's cover version the same year...

    " with Diana Ross
    Diana Ross
    Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...

     & other celebrities at the end of the show.
  • May 6, 1992 Whitney Houston: This Is My Life
  • It was her first hourlong TV special aired on ABC
    American Broadcasting Company
    The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

     on May 6, 1992.
  • This special included eight edited live performances in A Coruña
    A Coruña
    A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...

    , Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     during I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    The I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour was a concert tour of arenas by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston that included 101 concert dates in North America and Europe in 1991.-History:...

    on September 29, 1991 as well as her two live performances during rehearsals for that tour, "This Day" and "Greatest Love of All
    Greatest Love of All
    "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest. The song was later popularized by Whitney Houston. Creed wrote the lyrics in the midst of her struggle with breast cancer...

    ".
  • She talked about her musical and personal life with behind-the-scenes view of world tour. Her co-star, Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...

     in the movie
    The Bodyguard
    The Bodyguard
    The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic-thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. Costner stars as a former Secret Service Agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston's character, a music star, from an unknown stalker. Lawrence Kasdan wrote the film in the 1970s,...

    , her parents Cissy Houston
    Cissy Houston
    Emily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...

     and John Houston appeared to talk about Whitney Houston.

  • Chart positions

    Chart(s) Peak
    position
    Australian Albums Chart
    Kent Music Report
    The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...

    10
    Austrian Albums Chart
    IFPI
    The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...

    2
    Canadian Albums Chart
    RPM (magazine)
    RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

    12
    German Albums Chart
    Media Control Charts
    The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

    3
    Italian Albums Chart 5
    Japanese Oricon Albums Chart
    Oricon
    , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

    6
    New Zealand Albums Chart
    Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
    The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...

    19
    Norwegian Albums Chart
    VG-lista
    VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...

    5
    Spanish Albums Chart 6
    Swedish Albums Chart
    Sverigetopplistan
    Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....

    3
    Swiss Albums Chart 2
    UK Albums Chart
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

    4
    U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200
    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

    3
    U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
    Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
    Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

    1

    Year-end charts

    Chart (1990) Position
    Australian Albums Chart 41
    Chart (1991) Position
    U.S. Billboard Albums 10
    Austrian Albums Chart 17
    Japanese Albums Chart 78
    Swiss Albums Chart 22


    Certifications

    Region Provider Certification
    Music recording sales certification
    Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...


    (sales thresholds)
    Australia ARIA
    Australian Recording Industry Association
    The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...

    Platinum
    Austria IFPI Platinum
    Canada CRIA
    Cria
    A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...

    Platinum
    France SNEP
    Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
    The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...

    Platinum
    Finland IFPI Gold
    Germany BVMI
    Bundesverband Musikindustrie
    The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....

    Platinum
    Netherlands NVPI
    NVPI
    The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry...

    Platinum
    Spain AFYVE 2x Platinum
    Sweden IFPI Platinum
    Switzerland 2× Platinum
    United Kingdom BPI
    British Phonographic Industry
    The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

    Platinum
    United States RIAA
    Recording Industry Association of America
    The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

    4× Platinum


    Singles chart positions

    Year Single Peak chart positions
    US
    Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...


    US R&B
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...


    US AC
    Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
    The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...


    US Dance
    CAN
    Canadian Singles Chart
    The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....


    UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...


    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    AUT
    Ö3 Austria Top 40
    Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...


    BEL
    VRT Top 30
    The VRT Top 30 or Radio 2 Top 30 is a Belgian record chart that runs on the VRT, more specifically on Radio 2. The list is the new version of the old BRT Top 30, that changed along with the media group's name in 1992....


    FRA
    GER
    IRL
    Irish Singles Chart
    The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...


    NED
    MegaCharts
    MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...


    SWE
    SWI
    1990 "I'm Your Baby Tonight
    I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...

    "
    1 1 7 17 1 5 7 3 2 4 5 6 2 4 4
    1991 "All the Man That I Need
    All the Man That I Need
    "All the Man That I Need" is a song written by American songwriters Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded under the name "All the man I need" by singer Linda Clifford, in 1982, for her album I'll Keep on Loving You. Pitchford and Gore had in mind Clifford and her husband...

    "
    1 1 1 1 13 63 21 10 28 37 16 11 28
    "Miracle" 9 2 4 17
    "My Name Is Not Susan
    My Name Is Not Susan
    "My Name Is Not Susan" was the fourth single released from Whitney Houston's third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. The song was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and written by Eric Foster White...

    "
    20 8 43 29 27 52[A] 14 28 31
    "I Belong to You
    I Belong to You (Whitney Houston song)
    "I Belong to You" is the fifth single released from Whitney Houston's multi-platinum third album I'm Your Baby Tonight. It was written by Derek Bramble and Franne Golde...

    "
    10 54 79
    1992 "We Didn't Know
    We Didn't Know
    "We Didn't Know" is a mid-tempo duet by Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder, and was released as the sixth and final single from Houston's third album I'm Your Baby Tonight. The single peaked at number 20 on Billboards R&B Singles chart...

    "
    20
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart

    Note: A^ In Germany, "My Name Is Not Susan" charted number fifty-seven in 1991 and re-charted number fifty-two in 1998.

    Chart procession and succession

    American Black Achievement Awards

    The Music Award is for the most creative and enduring contribution by a performer in live appearances or as a recording artist. Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
    The I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour was a concert tour of arenas by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston that included 101 concert dates in North America and Europe in 1991.-History:...

    , for her best-selling video and single of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed at Super Bowl XXV and for her her multi platinum album, I'm Your Baby Tonight.

    |-
    | width="35" align="center"|1991 || Whitney Houston (herself) || The Music Award ||
    |-

    American Music Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center" rowspan="5"|1992
    American Music Awards of 1992
    The 19th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 27, 1992.-Pop/Rock Category:-Soul/R&B Category:-Country Category:-Rap/Hip-Hop Category:-Heavy Metal Category:-Dance Category:-Adult Contemporary Category:-Performances:...

     || rowspan="2"|Whitney Houston (herself) || Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist ||
    |-
    |Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist ||
    |-
    | I'm Your Baby Tonight || Favorite Soul/R&B Album ||
    |-
    | Whitney Houston (herself) || Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist ||
    |-
    |
    I'm Your Baby Tonight || Favorite Adult Contemporary Album ||
    |-

    Billboard Music Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center" rowspan="8"|1991 || rowspan="4"|Whitney Houston (herself) || |Top Album Artists - Female ||
    |-
    | Top Pop Singles Artist ||
    |-
    | Top Pop Singles Artist - Female ||
    |-
    | Top R&B Artist #1 ||
    |-
    |
    I'm Your Baby Tonight || Top R&B Album #1 ||
    |-
    | rowspan="2"|Whitney Houston (herself) || Top R&B Album Artist #1 ||
    |-
    |Top R&B Singles Artist #1 ||
    |-
    | "All the Man That I Need
    All the Man That I Need
    "All the Man That I Need" is a song written by American songwriters Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded under the name "All the man I need" by singer Linda Clifford, in 1982, for her album I'll Keep on Loving You. Pitchford and Gore had in mind Clifford and her husband...

    " || Top Adult Contemporary Single ||
    |-

    BRIT Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center"|1991 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Best International Female Artist ||
    |-

    Grammy Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center"|1991 || "I'm Your Baby Tonight
    I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...

    " || Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
    Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
    The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...

     ||
    |-
    | width="35" align="center"|1992 || "All the Man That I Need" || Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
    Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
    The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...

     ||
    |-
    | width="35" align="center"|1993 || "I Belong to You" || Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
    Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
    The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs...

     ||
    |-

    NAACP Image Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1992 || HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
    Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
    Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston, was Whitney Houston's first ever solo televised concert and DVD/video release. The DVD/video presents Houston performing live at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia on March 31, 1991. The video was originally released on May 14, 1991, and the DVD was...

     || Outstanding Variety Series or Special ||
    |-
    | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" || Outstanding Female Artist
    NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
    The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Female Artist:-Stats:*As of 2011 ceremony, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys & Whitney Houston holds the records with the most wins at three.*Most Nominations**1. Mary J. Blige- 9 nominations...

     ||
    |-

    The CableACE Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1992 || rowspan="2"|HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston || Performance in a Music Special or Series ||
    |-
    |Music Special ||
    |-

    Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Awards

    Year Date Title Format(s) Award Description(s) Result(s)
    1990 November 27 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Single Gold
    1991 January 15 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album Gold
    I'm Your Baby Tonight Album Platinum
    I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 2× Multi-Platinum
    March 21 "All the Man That I Need" Single Gold
    May 2 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 3× Multi-Platinum
    1995 April 5 I'm Your Baby Tonight Album 4× Multi-Platinum

    Soul Train Music Awards

    |-
    | width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1992 || I'm Your Baby Tonight || Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
    Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
    The Soul Train Music Award winners for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female...

     ||
    |-
    | "All the Man That I Need" || Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
    Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
    The Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987. From 1989-1992 the award was known as the R&B/Urban Contemporary Single - Female....

     ||
    |-

    Billboard Magazine Year-End Charts

    Categories which Houston was ranked #1, were excluded. See above awards list if you want to know her #1-ranked-categories.
    Year Category Work Position
    1991
    Top Pop Artists total six charted singles & albums #6
    Top Albums I'm Your Baby Tonight #10
    Top Album Artists one charted album #11
    Top Album Artists - Female one charted album #3
    Top Pop Singles "All the Man That I Need" #16
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" #42
    Top Pop Singles Artists five charted singles #3
    Top Pop Singles Artists - Female five charted singles #2
    Top R&B Singles "All the Man That I Need" #18
    "Miracle" #24
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" #79
    Top Adult Contemporary Singles "All the Man That I Need" #3
    "Miracle" #33
    "I'm Your Baby Tonight" #50
    Top Adult Contemporary Artists five charted singles #6

    Personnel

    • Whitney Houston
      Whitney Houston
      Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...

       - vocals
      Singing
      Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

      , background vocals, vocal arrangements
    • Walter Afanasieff
      Walter Afanasieff
      Walter Afanasieff is a multiple Grammy-award-winning record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his long association with Mariah Carey, for whom he was producer and co-writer for several years, beginning in 1990...

       - keyboard
      Keyboard instrument
      A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    • Tawatha Agee - background vocals
    • Gerald Albright - saxophone
      Saxophone
      The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

    • Skip Anderson - drums
      Drum kit
      A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

      , keyboard
    • Babyface - bass
      Bass guitar
      The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

      , keyboard, vocals, background vocals, rhythm
    • Kitty Beethoven - background vocals
    • Louis Biancaniello - synthesizer
      Synthesizer
      A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

      , keyboard
    • Gary Bias - alto saxophone
      Alto saxophone
      The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...

    • Vernon "Ice" Black - guitar
      Guitar
      The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    • Kimberly Brewer - background vocals
    • Ray Brown - trumpet
      Trumpet
      The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

    • Chris Camozzi - guitar
    • Francisco Centeno - bass
    • Paulinho Da Costa
      Paulinho Da Costa
      Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...

       - percussion
      Percussion instrument
      A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...

    • Hubert Eaves III - synthesizer, drums, keyboard
    • Stephen A. Ferrone - drums
    • Lynn Fiddmont - background vocals
    • Kenny G
      Kenny G
      Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

       - saxophone
    • Jerry Hey - strings
    • Dorian Holley - background vocals
    • Cissy Houston
      Cissy Houston
      Emily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a very successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist...

       - background vocals
    • Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
    • Skyler Jett
      Skyler Jett
      Skyler Jett is a singer who has worked with many top musicians, such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin. He also was briefly the lead singer in The Commodores, touring with them around the world. He is Grammy recognized for his performance with Celine Dion in "My Heart Will Go...

      - background vocals
    • Keith John - background vocals
    • Melisa Kary - background vocals
    • Kayo - bass
    • Randy Kerber
      Randy Kerber
      Randy Kerber is a composer, orchestrator, keyboard player, born September 25, 1958 in Encino, California, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema...

       - strings, keyboard
    • Ren Klyce - synthesizer

    • Robbie Kondor - strings, keyboard, rhythm
    • Neil Larsen - Hammond organ
      Hammond organ
      The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

    • Ricky Lawson - synthesizer, percussion, drums
    • Wayne Linsey - piano
    • Frank Martin - piano, keyboard, vibraphone
      Vibraphone
      The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....

    • Paulette McWilliams - background vocals
    • Jason Miles - synthesizer
    • Ricky Minor - synthesizer, bass, horn, background vocals, rhythm, synthesizer bass
    • Billy Myers - horn
    • Rafael Padilla - percussion
    • Donald Parks - synthesizer, keyboard
    • L.A. Reid - percussion, drums, vocals, rhythm
    • Claytoven Richardson - background vocals
    • Tom Scott
      Tom Scott (musician)
      Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...

       - saxophone
    • Michael "Patches" Stewart - trumpet
      Trumpet
      The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

    • Annie Stocking - background vocals
    • Steve Tavaglione - horn, tenor saxophone
      Tenor saxophone
      The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...

    • Jeanie Tracy - background vocals
    • Luther Vandross
      Luther Vandross
      Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...

       - vocals
    • Narada Michael Walden
      Narada Michael Walden
      Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...

       - bass, drums
    • David Ward II - synthesizer
    • Bill Washer - guitar
    • Kirk Whalum
      Kirk Whalum
      Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...

       - saxophone, tenor saxophone
    • Brenda White-King - background vocals
    • BeBe Winans
      BeBe Winans
      Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...

       - background vocals
    • CeCe Winans
      CeCe Winans
      Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...

       - background vocals
    • Stevie Wonder
      Stevie Wonder
      Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

       - vocals, multiple instruments, performer
    • Reggie C. Young - trombone
      Trombone
      The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...



    Production

    • "I'm Your Baby Tonight", "My Name Is Not Susan", "Anymore" & "Miracle" produced by L.A. Reid & Babyface for LaFace
      LaFace Records
      LaFace Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.-Company history:LaFace was formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Arista Records. The combined nicknames of the duo's successful...

       Inc.
      • Recorded By Jon Gass, Barney Perkins; Additional Engineering By Donnell Sullivan, Ryan Dorn, Jim Zumpano
    • Production coordination: Cynthia Ahiloh, Marsha Burns, Susanne Edgren, Janice Lee, Cynthia Shiloh, Kevin Walden, Gar Wood
    • Project coordinator: Stephanie Andrews
    • Sound design: Robert A. Arbittier
    • Programming: Louis Biancaniello, Ren Klyce, Ricky Lawson, Jason Miles, David Ward II
    • Drum programming: Hubert Eaves III
    • Keyboard programming: Skip Anderson, Hubert Eaves III, Donald Parks
    • Arrangers: John Anderson, Babyface, Hubert Eaves III, Hey, Whitney Houston, Randy Kerber, Robbie Kondor, Ricky Minor, Billy Myers, L.A. Reid, Steve Tavaglione, Luther Vandross, Narada Michael Walden, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Stevie Wonder
    • Horn arrangements: Ricky Minor, Billy Myers, Steve Tavaglione
    • Rhythm arrangements: Babyface, Ricky Minor, L.A. Reid
    • String arrangements: Jerry Hey
    • Vocal arrangement: Babyface, Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder
    • Art direction: Susan Mendola
    • Photography: Andrea Blanch
      Andrea Blanch
      Andrea Blanch , born in 1946, is a prominent portrait, commercial, and fine art photographer. Blanch was one of the first women to enter the male-dominated industry of fashion photography, shattering stereotypes by sensuously portraying her fellow females....

      , Tim White
    • Lettering: Bernard Maisner
    • Make-up: Kevyn Aucoin, Patrick Poussard
    • Stylist: Barbara Dente
    • Hair stylist: Ellen La Var
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