Original, made in Germany Knjizica od 4 str. CD 5 knjizica 4+ Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in the summer of 1985. It eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generating three number-one singles — `Saving All My Love for You`, `How Will I Know` and `Greatest Love of All` (a cover of `The Greatest Love of All`, originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson) — on the Billboard Hot 100, which made it both the first debut album and the first album by a solo female artist to produce three number-one singles.[4][5] The album topped the albums charts in many countries, including Canada,[6] Australia,[7] Norway[8] and Sweden,[9] peaking at number 2 in the United Kingdom,[10] Germany,[11] and Switzerland.[12] The album was certified diamond for shipments of 10 million units or more on March 16, 1999, and later 13× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 29, 1999.[13][14] With sales of over 22 million copies, Whitney Houston is one of the best selling albums of all-time.[15][16][17] In 1986, at the 28th Grammy Awards, Whitney Houston received four nominations; including Album of the Year[18] and won one, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her song `Saving All My Love for You`.[19] For the 29th Grammy Awards of 1987, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year for `Greatest Love of All`.[20] The album has ranked on Rolling Stone magazine`s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in all three editions.[21][22] In honor of its 25th anniversary, the album was reissued as Whitney Houston - The Deluxe Anniversary Edition on January 26, 2010, an expanded edition with five bonus tracks including the a cappella version of `How Will I Know` that original 12-inch remixes, a booklet on the history of the original album, along with a DVD of live performances and interviews by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis.[23] On June 30, 2020, after the 35th anniversary celebration in February 2020, the album re-issued as a double vinyl including the singles from Whitney Dancin` Special. Also, they released a box set including the 40-page hard cover photo and lyric book.[24] Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. `You Give Good Love` La La Kashif 4:37 2. `Thinking About You` KashifLa La Kashif 5:24 3. `Someone for Me` Raymond JonesFreddie Washington Jermaine Jackson 4:58 4. `Saving All My Love for You` Michael MasserGerry Goffin Masser 3:58 5. `Nobody Loves Me Like You Do` (duet with Jermaine Jackson) James P. DunnePamela Phillips Jackson 3:48 6. `How Will I Know` George MerrillShannon RubicamNarada Michael Walden Walden 4:35 7. `All at Once` Jeffrey OsborneMasser Masser 4:28 8. `Take Good Care of My Heart` (duet with Jermaine Jackson) Peter McCannSteve Dorff Jackson 4:15 9. `Greatest Love of All` Linda CreedMasser Masser 4:51 10. `Hold Me` (duet with Teddy Pendergrass) CreedMasser Masser 6:00 Total length: 46:54 Personnel Whitney Houston – lead vocal Jermaine Jackson – duet vocals Teddy Pendergrass – duet vocals Premik Russell Tubbs – saxophone Tom Scott - saxophone (`Saving All My Love for You`) John Barnes – clarinet and keyboards Robbie Buchanan – keyboards Randy Kerber – keyboards Yvonne Lewis – keyboards Richard Marx – keyboards, background vocals Nathan East – bass Freddie Washington – bass Randy Jackson – bass Preston Glass – synthesizer Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer Ed Greene – drums John `J.R.` Robinson – drums J.T. Lewis – drums Steve Rucker – drums Paul Leim – drums Cissy Houston – background vocals Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals Oren Waters – background vocals Yogi Lee – background vocals Mary Canty – background vocals Deborah Thomas – background vocals Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar Dann Huff – guitar Tim May – guitar Ira Siegel – guitar David Williams – guitar Louie Shelton – guitar Corrado Rustici – guitar Jermaine Jackson – producer, background vocals Michael Masser – producer Clive Davis – executive producer Michael Barbiero – mixing, engineer Michael Mancini – engineer Michael O`Reilly – mixing, engineer Russell Schmitt – engineer Bill Schnee – mixing Gene Page Jr. – arrangements Kashif – arrangements, producer, background vocals Narada Michael Walden – arrangements, producer Donn Davenport – art direction Garry Gross – photographer Tiagi Lambert – fashion stylist Giovanne De Maura – gown Norma Kamali - bathing suit Quietfire – makeup Brenda Gorsky – coordinator Jeffrey Woodly – hair stylist