1985 Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You (US:#1 UK:#1)
“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. A cover of the song was done by American recording artist Whitney Houston, for her debut, self-titled album, which was released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The song was the second single from the album in the United States and third worldwide.
The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who picked it as one of the album’s highlights and praised her vocals on the song. Whitney also earned her first Grammy Award with the song, on the category Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Commercially, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100, being her first number one on the charts; it also went to number one in the UK and Ireland, and was her first song to chart in those countries. In the United States, it was awarded a Gold certification from the RIAA.
Album
Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was 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, and it eventually topped the Billboard 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generated three […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Debbie Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Produced By
Michael Masser
Songwriters
Gerry Goffin
Michael Masser
Charts
US:#1
UK:#1