The Essential

Original Release Date:  January 10, 2011

Track Listing

• 1. Saving All My Love For You
• 2. Greatest Love of All
• 3. One Moment In Time
• 4. I Have Nothing
• 5. I Will Always Love You
• 6. Run To You
• 7. You Give Good Love
• 8. All At Once
• 9. Where Do Broken Hearts Go
• 10. If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
• 11. Didn't We Almost Have It All
• 12. All the Man That I Need
• 13. Exhale
• 14. Count On Me
• 15. I Believe In You and Me
• 16. I Learned From the Best
• 17. Same Script, Different Cast
• 18. Could I Have This Kiss Forever [Metro Mix]
• 19. If I Told You That
• 20. Fine
• 21. My Love Is Your Love
• 22. It's Not Right But It's Okay
• 23. Heartbreak Hotel
• 24. Step By Step
• 25. Queen of the Night [CJ Mackintosh Mix]
• 26. I'm Every Woman [Clivilles & Cole Mix]
• 27. Love Will Save the Day
• 28. I'm Your Baby Tonight
• 29. So Emotional
• 30. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
• 31. How Will I Know
• 32. I Will Always Love You [Hex Hector Mix]
• 33. Greatest Love of All [Club 69 Mix]
• 34. It's Not Right But It's Okay [Thunderpuss Mix]
• 35. I'm Your Baby Tonight [Dronez Mix]

Credits

• Dolly Parton: Composer
• Babyface: Composer, Producer
• Whitney Houston: Composer, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement
• Chuck Jackson: Composer
• Jermaine Jackson: Producer
• Jellybean: Producer
• Kashif: Producer
• George Michael: Additional Production
• David Foster: Arranger, Composer, Producer
• Gerry Goffin: Composer
• Albert Hammond: Composer
• Annie Lennox: Composer
• Nick Ashford: Composer
• John Bettis: Composer
• Toni C.: Composer
• Robert Clivillés: Remixing, Additional Production
• David Cole: Remixing, Additional Production
• Linda Creed: Composer
• Ricky Crespo: Programming, Additional Production
• Dave Darlington: Mixing
• Clive Davis: Producer, Executive Producer
• Jud J. Friedman: Composer
• Martin Gore: Composer
• Will Jennings: Composer
• Tom Kelly: Composer
• Sandy Linzer: Composer
• C.J. Mackintosh: Remixing, Additional Production
• Michael Mancini: Engineer
• Michael Masser: Composer, Producer
• Al McDowell: Bass, Guitar
• George Merrill: Composer
• Narada Michael Walden: Arranger, Producer
• Jeffrey Osborne: Composer
• Dean Pitchford: Composer
• Q-Tip: Producer
• Mac Quayle: Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
• Brian Rawling: Producer, Mixing
• L.A. Reid: Composer, Producer
• Shannon Rubicam: Composer
• Russell Schmitt: Engineer
• Bill Schnee: Mixing
• Soulshock: Arranger, Producer
• Daryl Simmons: Composer, Producer
• Valerie Simpson: Composer
• Billy Steinberg: Composer
• Ren Swan: Mixing Engineer
• Lenny Underwood: Keyboards
• Diane Warren: Composer
• Mervyn Warren: Producer
• Frank Wildhorn: Composer
• Elliot Willensky: Composer
• Jay Williams: Guitar
• David Wolfert: Composer
• Montell Jordan: Composer
• Allan Rich: Composer
• Chris Cox: Remixing
• Karlin: Arranger, Producer
• D. Foster: Composer
• Rodney Jerkins: Composer, Producer, Instrumentation
• Raphael Saadiq: Composer, Producer, Orchestral Arrangements
• Amy Linden: Liner Notes
• Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds: Executive Producer
• Michael Houston: Composer
• Wyclef Jean: Composer, Producer
• Hex Hector: Remixing, Additional Production
• Jamie Seyberth: Tracking
• Dexter Simmons: Engineer
• Jerry Duplessis: Composer
• Hosh Gureli: A&R
• Jose Nunez: Remixing
• Anne Catalino: Engineer, Mixing
• Jon Douglas: Mixing
• Thunderpuss 2000: Remixing
• Linda Thompson-Jenner: Composer
• LaShawn Daniels: Composer
• Toni Estes: Composer
• Kamaal Fareed: Composer
• Shae Jones: Composer, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
• Isaac Phillips: Composer
• Jason Stasium: Engineer
• The South Central Chamber Orchestra: Orchestra
• Shep Crawford: Composer
• Raul Flores: Assistant Engineer
• Harry "Choo Choo" Romero: Remixing
• John "Jellybean" Benitez: Producer
• Barry Harris: Remixing
• Peter Edge: A&R
• Tom Keane: Producer
• Mark Taylor: Producer, Mixing
• Keith Naftaly: A&R
• Stacey Daniels: Composer
• Lala Brothers: Composer
• L. Daniels: Composer
• M. Masser: Composer
• J. Duplessis: Composer
• C. Jackson: Composer
• A. Hammond: Composer
• D. Wolfert: Composer
• S. Daniels: Composer
• C. Schack: Composer
• The Dronez: Remixing
• N.M. Walden: Composer
• K. Karlin: Composer
• R. Saadiq: Composer
• S. Linzer: Composer
• S. Jones: Composer
• M. Jordan: Composer
• G. Merrill: Composer
• D. Parton: Composer
• Danny Romero: Engineer
• L. Creed: Composer
• J. Bettis: Composer
• L. Thompson: Composer
• Stephen Lipson: Producer
• T. Kelly: Composer
• T. Savage: Composer
• Erick Morillo: Remixing
• Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis: Producer
• Charles Veal, Jr.: Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements
• Patricia Houston: Management
• DJ Quirk: Mixing