The Collection is a 5-CD box set, released to coincide Houston's Nothing but Love World Tour, that comprises five of Houston's multi-platinum albums, from Whitney Houston (1985) to My Love Is Your Love (1998) excluding The Preacher's Wife soundtrack (1996). Each disc is presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeves, housed in a picture box with a lift-off lid.
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Released | April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19) | |||
Recorded | 1984–1998 | |||
Label | Sony Music / Arista | |||
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Daily Express | (favorable)[2] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Give Good Love" | LaLa | Kashif | 4:36 |
2. | "Thinking About You" | Kashif, Lala | Kashif | 5:24 |
3. | "Someone for Me" | Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington | Jermaine Jackson | 4:58 |
4. | "Saving All My Love for You" | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 3:58 |
5. | "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Jermaine Jackson) | James P. Dunne, Pamela Phillips | Jermaine Jackson | 3:47 |
6. | "How Will I Know" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | 4:34 |
7. | "All at Once" | Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 4:27 |
8. | "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Jermaine Jackson) | Peter McCann, Steve Dorff | Jermaine Jackson | 4:14 |
9. | "Greatest Love of All" | Linda Creed, Michael Masser | Michael Masser | 4:57 |
10. | "Hold Me" (duet with Teddy Pendergrass) | Michael Masser, Linda Creed | Michael Masser | 6:02 |
Total length: | 47:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam | Narada Michael Walden | 4:52 |
2. | "Just the Lonely Talking Again" | Sam Dees | Narada Michael Walden | 5:34 |
3. | "Love Will Save the Day" | Toni C. | Jellybean | 5:25 |
4. | "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Michael Masser, Will Jennings | Michael Masser | 5:07 |
5. | "So Emotional" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | Narada Michael Walden | 4:37 |
6. | "Where You Are" | LeMel Humes, James Calabrese, Dyan Humes | Kashif | 4:11 |
7. | "Love Is a Contact Sport" | Preston Glass | Narada Michael Walden | 4:19 |
8. | "You're Still My Man" | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | Michael Masser | 4:18 |
9. | "For the Love of You" | O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper | Narada Michael Walden | 5:33 |
10. | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson | Narada Michael Walden | 4:38 |
11. | "I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston) | Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | Narada Michael Walden | 4:30 |
Total length: | 53:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | L.A. Reid, Babyface | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 5:01 |
2. | "My Name Is Not Susan" | Eric Foster White | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 4:40 |
3. | "All the Man That I Need" | Dean Pitchford, Michael Gore | Narada Michael Walden | 4:11 |
4. | "Lover for Life" | Sam Dees | Narada Michael Walden | 4:49 |
5. | "Anymore" | L.A. Reid, Babyface | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 4:24 |
6. | "Miracle" | L.A. Reid, Babyface | L.A. Reid, Babyface | 5:42 |
7. | "I Belong to You" | Derek Bramble, Franne Gold | Narada Michael Walden | 5:32 |
8. | "Who Do You Love" | Luther Vandross, Hubert Eaves III | Luther Vandross | 3:56 |
9. | "We Didn't Know" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | 5:32 |
10. | "After We Make Love" | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | Michael Masser | 5:06 |
11. | "I'm Knockin'" | Rhett Lawrence, Benjamin Winans, Ricky Minor | Whitney Houston, Ricky Minor | 4:58 |
Total length: | 53:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | Whitney Houston | 4:31 |
2. | "I Have Nothing" | David Foster, Linda Thompson | Whitney Houston | 4:48 |
3. | "I'm Every Woman" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Whitney Houston | 4:45 |
4. | "Run to You" | Allan Rich, Jud Friedman | Whitney Houston | 4:22 |
5. | "Queen of the Night" | Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons | Whitney Houston | 3:08 |
6. | "Jesus Loves Me" | Anna Bartlett Warner, William Batchelder Bradbury | Whitney Houston | 5:11 |
7. | "Even If My Heart Would Break" | Franne Golde, Adrian Gurvitz | Kenny G and Aaron Neville | 4:58 |
8. | "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" | Lisa Stansfield, Andy Morris, Ian Devaney | Lisa Stansfield | 4:57 |
9. | "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" | Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough, Robert Clivilles, David Cole, Tommy Never, Michelle Visage | The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. | 4:47 |
10. | "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" | Nick Lowe | Curtis Stigers | 4:04 |
11. | "Trust in Me" | Charlie Midnight, Marc Swersky, Francesca Beghe | Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan | 4:12 |
12. | "Theme from The Bodyguard" | Alan Silvestri | — | 2:40 |
Total length: | 74:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Toni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:52 |
2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage, Carsten Schack | Soulshock and Karlin | 4:41 |
3. | "My Love Is Your Love" | Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis | Wyclef Jean, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis | 4:20 |
4. | "When You Believe" (duet with Mariah Carey from The Prince of Egypt) | Stephen Schwartz (additional music by Babyface) | Babyface | 4:32 |
5. | "If I Told You That" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:37 |
6. | "In My Business" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) | Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner | Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner | 3:27 |
7. | "I Learned from the Best" | Diane Warren | David Foster | 4:21 |
8. | "Oh Yes" | Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner | Missy Elliott, Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw, Lloyd "Spec" Turner | 6:47 |
9. | "Get It Back" | Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | 4:53 |
10. | "Until You Come Back" | Babyface, Daryl Simmons | Babyface | 4:52 |
11. | "I Bow Out" | Diane Warren | Babyface, Rodney Jerkins | 4:31 |
12. | "You'll Never Stand Alone" | Diane Warren | Babyface | 4:21 |
13. | "I Was Made to Love Him" (Hidden track) | Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | Lauryn Hill | 4:26 |
Total length: | 60:44 |
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