1 It's Not Right But It's Okay - 4:52
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2 Heartbreak Hotel - 4:41
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3 My Love Is Your Love - 4:21
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4 When You Believe [From the Prince of Egypt] - 4:32
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5 If I Told You That - 4:37
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6 In My Business - 3:27
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7 I Learned from the Best - 4:21
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8 Oh Yes - 6:47
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9 Get It Back - 4:53
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10 Until You Come Back - 4:52
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11 I Bow Out - 4:31
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12 You'll Never Stand Alone - 4:21
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13 I Was Made to Love Him - 4:26
For all intents and purposes,
Whitney Houston retired from being a full-fledged recording artist after her third album, 1990s
I'm Your Baby Tonight, choosing to be a
Streisand-like celebrity who cultivated a career through movies, soundtrack contributions, and social appearances. She may have been content to continue in that direction for many years if Arista president
Clive Davis didn't push her into recording
My Love Is Your Love, her first album in eight years, which easily ranks among her best. Never before has
Houston tried so many different sounds or tried so hard to be hip. It's one thing to work with
Babyface, the standard-bearer of smooth soul in the '90s, but it's quite another to hire
Wyclef Jean,
Lauren Hill,
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, and
Q-Tip -- all cutting-edge artists (albeit on the accessible side of the cutting edge), the kind who never would have been associated with
Houston in the late '80s. The gambit works. There is still a fair share of
David Foster-produced adult contemporary ballads, but the true news is on the up-tempo and mid-tempo dance numbers. In fact, the songs that feel the stiffest are the big production numbers; tellingly, they're the songs that are the most reminiscent of old-school
Houston. That's not to say she can no longer belt out ballads convincingly -- in fact, the best ballads are where she restrains herself, delivering them with considerable nuance.
Houston has never been quite so subtle before, nor has she ever shown this desire to branch out musically. That alone would be reason enough to rank
My Love Is Your Love among her more interesting albums, but the fact that it works more often than not pushes it into the top rank of her recorded work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Guitar (Acoustic) - Ali Boudris
- Composer - Babyface
- Drum Programming - Babyface
- Keyboards - Babyface
- Producer - Babyface
- Vocals (Background) - Babyface
- Vocals (Background) - Beverly Crowder
- Conductor - Bill K. Myers
- Orchestral Arrangements - Bill K. Myers
- Arranger - Bill Meyers
- Conductor - Bill Meyers
- Orchestra Leader - Bill Meyers
- Orchestral Arrangements - Bill Meyers
- Engineer - Brad Gilderman
- Mixing - Brad Gilderman
- Assistant Engineer - Brian Garten
- Composer - C. Schack
- Drum Programming - Che Guevara
- Art Direction - Christopher Sten
- Art Direction - Christopher Stern
- Assistant Engineer - Chuck Bailey
- Producer - Clive Davis
- Engineer - Commissioner Gordon
- Mixing - Commissioner Gordon
- Composer - D. Simmons
- Choir Conductor - Damon Thomas
- Choir Director - Damon Thomas
- Vocal Engineer - Dana Chappelle
- Engineer - Dana Jon Chappelle
- Photography - Dana Lixenberg
- Choir, Chorus - Daryl Hawes
- Vocals (Background) - Daryl Hawes
- Choir, Chorus - Daryl Haws
- Contractor - Datz Pyle, Debbi
- Arranger - David Foster
- Keyboard Arrangements - David Foster
- Keyboards - David Foster
- Producer - David Foster
- Contractor - Debbie Datz-Pyle
- Composer - Diane Warren
- Choir, Chorus - Dion Allen
- Vocals (Background) - Dion Allen
- Engineer - Don Murray
- A&R - Drew Dixon
- Hair Stylist - Ellin La Var
- Mixing - E'lyk
- Mixing Assistant - E'lyk
- Low Whistle - Eric Rigler
- Pipe - Eric Rigler
- Soloist - Eric Rigler
- Whistle (Human) - Eric Rigler
- Performer - Faith Evans
- Choir, Chorus - Family Friends Community Choir
- Engineer - Felipe Elgueta
- Synthesizer Programming - Felipe Elgueta
- Conductor - Gavin Greenaway
- Assistant Engineer - Greg Dennon
- Piano - Greg Phillinganes
- Arranger - Hans Zimmer
- Editing - Harvey Mason, Jr.
- Pro-Tools - Harvey Mason, Jr.
- Composer - Henry Cosby
- A&R - Hosh Gureli
- Engineer - Humberto Gatica
- Composer - Isaac Phillips
- Production Coordination - Ivy Skoff
- Choir, Chorus - J. Valentine
- Vocals (Background) - J. Valentine
- Assistant Engineer - Jamie Siegel
- Guitar (Electric) - Jamie Siegel
- Assistant Engineer - Jason Groucott
- Engineer - Jean-Marie Horvat
- Mixing - Jean-Marie Horvat
- Sitar - Jeff Mironov
- Production Coordination - Jennifer McGee
- Bass - Jerry Barnes
- Composer - Jerry Duplessis
- Producer - Jerry Duplessis
- Assistant Engineer - John Nelson
- Assistant Engineer - John Sorenson
- Mixing - Jon Gass
- Engineer - Jon Smeltz
- Assistant Engineer - Jonas G.
- Choir, Chorus - Joy Enriquez
- Vocals (Background) - Joy Enriquez
- Composer - K. Karlin
- Arranger - Karlin
- Instrumentation - Karlin
- Multi Instruments - Karlin
- Producer - Karlin
- A&R - Keith Naftaly
- Performer - Kelly Price
- Composer - Kelvin Bradshaw
- Drum Programming - Kelvin Bradshaw
- Instrumentation - Kelvin Bradshaw
- Producer - Kelvin Bradshaw
- Rhythm Arrangements - Kelvin Bradshaw
- Engineer - Kendal Stubbs
- Choir, Chorus - Kenya Ivey
- Vocals (Background) - Kenya Ivey
- Choir, Chorus - Kevin Edmonds
- Engineer - Kevin Parker
- Choir, Chorus - Kevon Edmonds
- Vocals (Background) - Kevon Edmonds
- Choir, Chorus - Krystal Wilson
- Vocals (Background) - Krystal Wilson
- Bass - Larry Kimpel
- Composer - LaShawn Daniels
- Arranger - Lauryn Hill
- Producer - Lauryn Hill
- Choir, Chorus - Lisa Ivey
- Vocals (Background) - Lisa Ivey
- Composer - Lloyd Turner
- Instrumentation - Lloyd Turner
- Keyboards - Lloyd Turner
- Producer - Lloyd Turner
- Rhythm Arrangements - Lloyd Turner
- Strings - Loren Dawson
- Celeste - Loris Holland
- Assistant Engineer - Luis Beltran Castillo
- Assistant Engineer - Luis Castillo
- Composer - Lula Mae Hardaway
- Choir, Chorus - Lynn Davis
- Vocals (Background) - Lynn Davis
- Engineer - Manny Marroquin
- Mixing - Manny Marroquin
- Production Coordination - Maria Padula
- Duet - Mariah Carey
- Performer - Mariah Carey
- Vocals - Mariah Carey
- Assistant Engineer - Mark Eshelman
- Choir, Chorus - Mark Kibble
- Vocals (Background) - Mark Kibble
- Choir, Chorus - Melvin Edmonds
- Vocals (Background) - Melvin Edmonds
- Guitar (Electric) - Michael Hart Thompson
- Guitar - Michael Thompson
- Guitar (Electric) - Michael Thompson
- Assistant Engineer - Michael White
- Mixing - Mick Guzauski
- Assistant Engineer - Mike White
- Production Coordination - Miriam Gonzales
- Vocals - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
- Composer - Missy Elliott
- Performer - Missy Elliott
- Producer - Missy Elliott
- Vocals - Missy Elliott
- Vocals (Background) - Missy Elliott
- Bass - Nathan East
- Bass (Vocal) - Nathan East
- Choir, Chorus - Nathan Ivey
- Vocals (Background) - Nathan Ivey
- Choir, Chorus - Nathan Walton
- Vocals (Background) - Nathan Walton
- Assistant Engineer - Pascal Volberg
- Stylist - Patti Wilson
- Engineer - Paul Boutin
- Engineer - Paul J. Falcone
- Mixing - Paul J. Falcone
- Choir, Chorus - Peach
- Vocals (Background) - Peach
- Assistant Engineer - Ray Cervenka
- Engineer - Reggie Jackson
- Engineer - Rick St. Hillaire
- Mixing - Rick St. Hillaire
- Drums - Ricky Lawson
- Harmonica - Rob Paparozzi
- Vocals (Background) - Robby Pardlo
- Production Coordination - Robyn Crawford
- Composer - Rodney Jerkins
- Drum Programming - Rodney Jerkins
- Keyboard Arrangements - Rodney Jerkins
- Keyboards - Rodney Jerkins
- Multi Instruments - Rodney Jerkins
- Musician - Rodney Jerkins
- Producer - Rodney Jerkins
- Strings - Rodney Jerkins
- Make-Up - Roxanna Floy
- Vocals - Ryan Toby
- Vocals (Background) - Ryan Toby
- Contractor - Sandy De Crescent
- Vocals (Background) - Shakira Atily
- Choir, Chorus - Shanice
- Vocals (Background) - Shanice
- Choir, Chorus - Shanice Wilson
- Vocals (Background) - Shanice Wilson
- Choir, Chorus - Sharlotte Gibson
- Vocals (Background) - Sharlotte Gibson
- Percussion - Sheila E.
- Guitar - Sherrod Barnes
- Synclavier - Simon Franglen
- Arranger - Soulshock
- Instrumentation - Soulshock
- Mixing - Soulshock
- Multi Instruments - Soulshock
- Musician - Soulshock
- Producer - Soulshock
- Composer - Stephen Schwartz
- Composer - Stevie Wonder
- Vocals (Background) - Sue Ann Carwell
- Assistant Engineer - Sue McLean
- Production Coordination - Susanne Savage
- Assistant Engineer - Susat Mclean
- Session Coordinator - Suzette Williams
- Composer - Sylvia Moy
- Choir, Chorus - Syretha Smith
- Vocals (Background) - Syretha Smith
- Composer - T. Savage
- Choir, Chorus - Tavia Ivey
- Vocals (Background) - Tavia Ivey
- Vocals (Background) - Tiffany Squire
- Engineer - Tim Boyle
- Bass - Tom Barney
- Bass (Vocal) - Tom Barney
- Mixing - Tom Bender
- Mixing Assistant - Tom Bender
- Assistant Engineer - Tom Sweeney
- Engineer - Tommy Vicari
- Composer - Toni Estes
- Vocals (Background) - Toni Estes
- Mastering - Tony Dawsey
- Flute - V. Jeffrey Smith
- Choir, Chorus - Vearline Board
- Vocals (Background) - Vearline Board
- Choir, Chorus - Verline Beard
- Assistant Engineer - Victor McCoy
- Assistant Engineer - Wes Naprstek
- Assistant Engineer - Wes Neprstek
- Producer - Whitney Houston
- Vocal Arrangement - Whitney Houston
- Vocals - Whitney Houston
- Vocals (Background) - Whitney Houston
- Arranger - William Ross
- Conductor - William Ross
- Composer - Wyclef Jean
- Producer - Wyclef Jean
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