The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album)

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The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Whitney Houston
Released October 29, 2007 (UK)
Recorded 1984–2000
Genre R&B, pop
Label Arista
Producer David Foster, Babyface, Narada Michael Walden, L.A. Reid, Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Clivilles and Cole, George Michael, Michael Masser
Whitney Houston chronology
One Wish: The Holiday Album
(2003)		 The Ultimate Collection
(2007)		 I Look to You
(2009)

The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007.[1] It was the first time a single CD of Houston's hit singles had been released. It debuted at number five in the UK, with sales of 37,228. It climbed to number three in its second week on the chart. In Brazil, the album was released as Whitney Houston – The Best So Far.

Unlike the North American edition of her previous singles compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, the upbeat and dance-oriented songs—with the exception of "I'm Your Baby Tonight"—are not remixed and contain the original version of those songs (although a couple are shortened by up to 30 seconds).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I Will Always Love You"   Dolly Parton David Foster 4:27
2. "Saving All My Love for You"   Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser Michael Masser 3:58
3. "Greatest Love of All"   Linda Creed, Michael Masser Michael Masser 4:57
4. "One Moment in Time"   Albert Hammond, John Bettis   4:46
5. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"   George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam Narada Michael Walden 4:52
6. "How Will I Know"   George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden 4:34
7. "So Emotional"   Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly Narada Michael Walden 4:37
8. "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) Stephen Schwartz Babyface 4:32
9. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"   Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson Narada Michael Walden 4:38
10. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Remix) L.A. Reid, Babyface L.A. Reid, Babyface 4:09
11. "Didn't We Almost Have It All"   Michael Masser, Will Jennings Michael Masser 4:35
12. "Run to You"   Allan Rich, Jud Friedman David Foster 4:27
13. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"   Babyface Babyface 3:25
14. "If I Told You That" (Duet with George Michael) Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Tony Estes Rodney Jerkins 4:33
15. "I Have Nothing"   David Foster, Linda Thompson David Foster  
16. "I'm Every Woman"   Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson Narada Michael Walden 4:45
17. "It's Not Right but It's Okay"   Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Isaac Phillips, Tony Estes Rodney Jerkins 4:49
18. "My Love Is Your Love"   Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis 4:18

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007/12) Peak
position		 Certifications Sales
Australian Albums Chart[3] 3 Platinum[4] 70,000[4]
Austrian Albums Chart [5] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 15
Danish Albums Chart[7] 4 Platinum[8] 30,000
Finnish Albums Chart[9] 16
French Albums Chart[10] 52
German Albums Chart[11] 3
Ireland IRMA Albums Chart[12] 1 2× Platinum[13] 50,000
Italian Albums Chart[14] 8
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[15] 2 Platinum[16] 15,000+
Norwegian Album Chart[17] 4 2× Platinum 60,000
Polish Albums Chart[18] 9
Russian Albums Chart[19] — Gold[20] 10,000+[20]
Spanish Albums Chart[21] 28
Swedish Albums Chart[22] 10 Platinum 40,000
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 5
UK Albums Chart[3] 3 Platinum[24] 998,397[25]

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
UK Albums Chart[26] 21
Chart (2008) Position
UK Albums Chart[27] 151
Chart (2009) Position
UK Albums Chart[28] 101
Chart (2010) Position
UK Albums Chart[29] 92

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  1. ^ Track listing confirmation Play.com, September 19, 2007.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy (2007-10-29). "The Ultimate Collection - Whitney Houston". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1241316. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  3. ^ a b UK Album Chart
  4. ^ a b "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm". Aria.com.au. 2010-12-31. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  5. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=The+Ultimate+Collection&cat=a
  6. ^ "Canadian Albums Chart". jam.canoe.ca. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
  7. ^ Denmark Album Chart
  8. ^ "Guld og platin i august". ifpi.dk. http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  9. ^ Suomen virallinen lista
  10. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=The+Greatest+Hits&cat=a
  11. ^ "German Albums Chart". mix1.de. http://www.mix1.de/charts/longplaycharts.htm. Retrieved 2012-03-02. 
  12. ^ Ireland Album Chart
  13. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. - http://www.fireballmedia.ie+(1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum07.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  14. ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_album.php
  15. ^ New Zealand Album Chart Retrieved 4 March 2012
  16. ^ November 22, 2009: New Zealand Platinum Certification
  17. ^ Vg Nett - Vg-Lista - Whitney Houston: Ultimate Collection
  18. ^ "Polish Album Chart". http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=722&lang=pl. Retrieved 2012-03-02. 
  19. ^ http://www.2m-online.ru/
  20. ^ a b http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5077
  21. ^ Steffen Hung. "Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection". spanishcharts.com. http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=The+Ultimate+Collection&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  22. ^ Swedish Album Charts
  23. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=The+Ultimate+Collection&cat=a
  24. ^ Platinum Certification (Album) Friday, December 21, 2007
  25. ^ Music Week |accessdate=2012-02-20}}
  26. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf
  27. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf
  28. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf
  29. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2010.pdf

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