1986 Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All (US:#1 UK:#8)
“The Greatest Love of All” is a song written by composers Michael Masser (music) and Linda Creed (lyrics). It was originally recorded in 1977 by American singer and guitarist George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit, peaking at #2 on the R&B chart that year, the first R&B chart Top Ten hit for Arista Records. Eight years later, the song became even more well known for a version by Whitney Houston, whose 1985 cover (with the slightly amended title “Greatest Love of All”) eventually topped the charts, peaking at #1 in Australia, Canada and the U.S. in 1986, reaching #1 on the R&B chart, also by Arista Records.
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
Linda Creed
Michael Masser
Charts
US:#1
UK:#8