1989 Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston – It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be (US:#41 UK:#29)
“It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be” is a duet recorded between Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston, and appeared on Franklin’s 1989 album Through the Storm.
The original album version was produced by Narada Michael Walden and the “re-mix” version was produced by Teddy Riley. It was released as a single in June of that year. It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it reached the Top 10 of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.
Album

Through the Storm is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on Arista Records in the spring of 1989. Despite the number 16 Billboard Hot 100 hit title track (a duet with Elton John), the album was not a commercial success; it reached number 55 on the Billboard 200. Selling approximately 225,000 […]
Musicians
Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Synthesizer | Ren Klyce |
Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
Background Vocals | Melisa Kary |
Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
Vocals | Whitney Houston |
Produced By
Narada Michael Walden
Songwriters
Albert Hammond
Diane Warren
Charts
US:#41
UK:#29