The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album)
The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007.[1] It was the first time a single CD of Houston's hit singles had been released. It debuted at number five in the UK, with sales of 37,228. It climbed to number three in its second week on the chart. As of February 2012, the album has sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom.[2] In Brazil, the album was released as Whitney Houston – The Best So Far. In 2011, it was reissued as All Time Best - Reclam Musik Edition in Germany and Switzerland.
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Released | October 29, 2007 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1984–2000 | |||
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Label | Arista | |||
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Unlike the North American edition of her previous singles compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, the upbeat and dance-oriented songs—with the exception of "I'm Your Baby Tonight"—are not remixed and contain the original version of those songs (although a couple are shortened by up to 30 seconds).
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Track listing
Album
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Will Always Love You" (Edit) | Dolly Parton | David Foster | 4:27 |
2. | "Saving All My Love for You" | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 3:45 |
3. | "Greatest Love of All" | Linda Creed, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 4:46 |
4. | "One Moment in Time" | Albert Hammond, John Bettis | Narada Michael Walden | 4:46 |
5. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | Narada Michael Walden | 4:49 |
6. | "How Will I Know" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | 4:33 |
7. | "So Emotional" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | Narada Michael Walden | 4:31 |
8. | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Stephen Schwartz, Babyface | Babyface | 4:32 |
9. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson | Narada Michael Walden | 4:38 |
10. | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Non-U.S. Version) | L.A. Reid, Babyface | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 4:10 |
11. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Single Version) | Michael Masser, Will Jennings | Michael Masser | 4:35 |
12. | "Run to You" | Allan Rich, Jud Friedman | David Foster | 4:27 |
13. | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Babyface | Babyface | 3:25 |
14. | "If I Told You That (Radio Edit)" (Duet with George Michael) | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Tony Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:05 |
15. | "I Have Nothing" | David Foster, Linda Thompson | David Foster | 4:51 |
16. | "I'm Every Woman" (Edit) | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Narada Michael Walden | 4:39 |
17. | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Tony Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:49 |
18. | "My Love Is Your Love" | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | 4:18 |
Total length: | 79:26 |
DVD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Give Good Love" | |
2. | "Saving All My Love for You" | |
3. | "How Will I Know" | |
4. | "Greatest Love of All" | |
5. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | |
6. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | |
7. | "So Emotional" | |
8. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | |
9. | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | |
10. | "All the Man That I Need" | |
11. | "The Star Spangled Banner" (Live at the Super Bowl XXV, January 27, 1991) | |
12. | "I Will Always Love You" | |
13. | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | |
14. | "I Believe in You and Me" | |
15. | "I'm Every Woman" | |
16. | "I Have Nothing" | |
17. | "Run to You" | |
18. | "Queen of the Night" | |
19. | "Step by Step" | |
20. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | |
21. | "My Love Is Your Love" | |
22. | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | |
23. | "I Learned from the Best" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Home" (Live on The Merv Griffin Show, June 23, 1983) | |
2. | "Lover for Life" (The Concert for a New South Africa, November 12, 1994) | |
3. | "One Moment in Time" (Live from the 1989 Grammy Awards) | |
4. | "My Love Is Your Love: The Making of an Album" | |
5. | "My Love Is Your Love" (Live from Mannheim, Germany, August 28, 1999) | |
6. | "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (Live from the 1996 MTV Movie Awards) | |
7. | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (from MTV All Access, July 7, 1999) | |
8. | "Interviews with Whitney and Clive Davis" | |
9. | "Behind-the-scenes footage from the Greatest Hits photo shoot" | |
10. | "Song lyrics" |
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Album
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DVD
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See also
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