Love Will Save the Day
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For the 2005 single, see Love Will Save the Day (David Usher song).
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album Whitney | ||||
| Released | July 5, 1988 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette, vinyl single | |||
| Recorded | 1986—1987 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 5:25 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Toni C. | |||
| Producer | John "Jellybean" Benitez | |||
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"Love Will Save the Day" was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records.
"Love Will Save the Day" is the fastest-tempoed song on the album Whitney. Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez and featuring Roy Ayers, the song is one of the uptempo numbers on the album that also includes "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "So Emotional".
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[edit] Chart information
At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1's from her current album "Whitney". "Love Will Save the Day" did not become Houston's eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 was Houston's lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video.
Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top 40 for 11 weeks, and reached #5 on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.
Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10 and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. It was a moderate hit in Germany, making 37; and was a minor hit in Australia, peaking at 77.
[edit] Track listings and formats
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- Versions
- Extended remix – 6:55
- Extended club mix – 7:58
- A cappella – 5:14
- Dub Will Save the Day – 4:58
- Jellybean Mix
- The Underground Mix – 7:30
- The Underground Edit – 5:40
- Dub – 5:30
- Instrumental – 5:40
- Radio single version – 4:19
- Single version – 4:22
[edit] Personnel
- Executive producer – Clive Davis
- Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Arranged by Jack Waldman and Toni C.
- Vocals arranged by Whitney Houston
- Vibe solo by Roy Ayers
- Engineered by Doc Dougherty and Michael Hutchinson
- Additional engineering by Dennis McKay
- Mix engineer by Michael Hutchinson
- Written by Toni C.
- Jellybean – drum programming
- Linden Aaron – Simmons toms
- Jack Waldman, Fred Zarr – synths
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
- Roy Ayers – vibes
- Paulinho da Costa, Bashiri Johnson, Sammy Figueroa – percussion
- Background vocals – Whitney Houston
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[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Chart precession and succession
| Preceded by "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single August 20, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Say It's Gonna Rain" by Will to Power |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Discogs.com, Love Will Save the Day - US 7" Vinyl Single, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, Love Will Save the Day - US CD Maxi-Single Promo, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, UK 12" vinyl, Single Details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, Canada 12" vinyl, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, Germany 12" vinyl, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, Australia & New Zealand 12" vinyl, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ Discogs.com, Spain 12" vinyl, Single details - Retrieved on November 26, 2008
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8552&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=9cvp3eo6c6t70dvkgmtc6th3t4
- ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=Love+Will+Save+The+Day&cat=s
- ^ "Single Chartverfolgung - Whitney Houston" (in German). Musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/HOUSTON%2CWHITNEY/single. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=4
- ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=Love+Will+Save+The+Day&cat=s
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 698. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=Love+Will+Save+The+Day&cat=s
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WHITNEY%20HOUSTON/
- ^ a b c d "Love Will Save the Day - Whitney Houston". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/whitney-houston/love-will-save-the-day/1210719. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl - Jaaroverzichten - Single 1988" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1988&cat=s. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854927
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854923
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