Whitney Houston – Whitney
Label: Arista – 208 141, Arista – 208 141-8
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe
Released: 1987
Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Ariola München GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Arista Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Copyright © – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Irving Music, Inc.
Copyright © – Boy Meets Girl Music
Copyright © – Lijesrika Music
Copyright © – House Of Fun Music, Inc.
Copyright © – Prince Street Music
Copyright © – Willin’ David Music
Copyright © – Blue Sky Rider Songs
Copyright © – Billy Steinberg Music
Copyright © – Denise Barry Music
Copyright © – New Music Group
Copyright © – Music Corporation Of America, Inc.
Copyright © – Bellboy Music
Copyright © – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Copyright © – April Music Inc.
Copyright © – Bovina Music, Inc.
Copyright © – Scaramanga Music
Copyright © – Rare Blue Music, Inc.
Copyright © – Baby Love Music
Copyright © – 3 Knights Ltd
Copyright © – MCA Music Publishing
Copyright © – MCA Inc.
Distributed By – RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA
Distributed By – Ariola/RCA-RCA/Ariola
Produced For – Perfection Light Productions
Produced For – Jellybean Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Tarpan Studios
Recorded At – Right Track Recording
Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At – The Plant Studios
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Z Studios, New York
Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At – Devonshire Studios
Recorded At – Leed’s L’Mobile
Recorded At – New Music Group Studios
Recorded At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At – Hitsville
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Sonopress
Credits
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Whitney Houston
Art Direction [Art Production] – Milton Sincoff
Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] – Michael Gibbs (tracks: A2, B5, B6)
Design – Mark Larson
Engineer [Additional Assistants] – Bill „Sweet William” Miranda* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Gordon Lyon (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Noah Baron (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Paul „Goatee” Hamingson* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Rob Beaton (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Ross Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Stuart Hirotsu (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Engineer [Additional] – Gordon Lyon (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Jay Rifkin (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Ken Kessie (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Lincoln Clapp (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6), Maureen Droney (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Engineer [Assistant] – Dana Jon Chappelle (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Executive-Producer – Clive Davis
Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr* (tracks: A3, A4, B3)
Management [Management For Whitney Houston] – Eugene Harvey, Seymour Flics
Mastered By – George Marino
Photography By [Front Cover And Innersleeve] – Richard Avedon
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Recorded By, Mixed By – David Fraser* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6)
Synthesizer [Guitar Synth] – Corrado Rustici (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B5, B6)
Typography [Hand Lettering] – Bernard Maisner
Notes
Tracks A1, A2, A5, B2, B4 to B6 produced for Perfection Light Productions. Recorded at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA; Right Track Studios, NYC; Clinton Recording Studios, NYC; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA.
Track A3 produced for Jellybean Productions, Inc. Recorded at Sigma Sounds Studios, NYC; The Hit Factory, NYC; Z Studios, Brooklyn; Larrabee Studios, LA; Sound Track, NYC.
Tracks A4 and B3 recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, NYC; Record Plant Studios, NYC; Devonshire Studio, LA; Hitsville, LA; Leed’s L’Mobile, LA.
Track B1 recorded at New Music Group Studios, Stamford, Conn; Soundworks Digital Studios, NYC; The Hit Factory, NYC; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood; Hitsville, LA.
Mixed For Visual Sound Design, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
Publishers:
A1: © 1986 Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)/Boy Meets Girl Music (BMI).
A2: © 1983 Irving Music, Inc. & Lijesrika Music (BMI)
A3: © 1985 House Of Fun Music, Inc. (BMI)
A4: © 1985 Prince Street Music (ASCAP)/Willin’ David Music (BMI)/Blue Sky Riders Songs (BMI)
A5: © 1987 Billy Steinberg Music (ASCAP)/Denise Barry Music (ASCAP)
B1: © 1987 New Music Group (BMI)/Music Corporation Of America, Inc. (BMI). Right administrated by MCA Music Publishing. A division of MCA, Inc.
B2: © 1986 Bellboy Music (BMI)
B3: © 1982 Prince Street Music (ASCAP)/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
B4: © 1975 April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Bovina Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B5: © 1985 Scaramanga Music-Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Baby Love Music (ASCAP)
B6 © 1984, 1987 3 Knights Ltd. Copyright administrated for the World by Union Songs AB, Stockholm, Sweden. Sole selling agent MCA Music Publishing. A division of MCA, Inc. (ASCAP). Lyrics reprinted by permission © 1987 Arista Records, Inc.
The back cover states:
℗ 1987 Ariola Eurodisc GmbH © 1987 Arista Records, Inc.
Distributed in Europe by RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA · Distribué en Europe par RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA · Vertrieb in Europa durch Ariola/RCA-RCA/Ariola
Printed in Germany · Imprimé en Allemagne
[Two embossed ovals]
The labels state:
℗ 1987 BMG Ariola München GmbH
℗ 1987 BMG Arista Records, Ltd.
The runout groove states:
Mastering/processing method: Direct Mastering [DM].
A Bertelsmann Music Group company.
Album came with a printed innersleeve (portrait on one side, lyrics & credits on the other side).
Runouts are stamped except for roman numerals like „II” and „IX” which are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 4 007192 081417
Barcode (Scanned): 4007192081417
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA STEMRA BIEM
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: ASCAP
Label Code: LC 3484
Price Code (D): 630
Price Code (F): RC270
Price Code (UK): SS
Pressing Plant ID (B-side centre label, embossed): ”Bass clef” symbol
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 208 141 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 208 141 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): DM 208141 A-1/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): DM 208141 B-2/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): DM 208141 A-5/9-87 II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): DM 208141 B-1/5-87 IX
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): DM 208141 A-3/7-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): DM 208141 B-1/5-87 V
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): DM 208141 A-1/5-87 IV
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): DM 208141 B-2/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): DM 208141 A-1/5-87 III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): DM 208141 B-1/5-87 III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): DM 208141 A-5/9-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): DM 208141 B-3/9-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): DM 208141 A-1/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): DM 208141 B-1/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): DM 208141 A-2/5-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): DM 208141 B-1/5-87 II