My Love Is Your Love

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My Love Is Your Love
Studio album by Whitney Houston
Released	November 17, 1998[1]
Recorded	1997 - 1999
Genre	R&B
Length	60:45
Label	Arista
Producer	Babyface, Kelvin Bradshaw, Clive Davis, Jerry Duplessis, Missy Elliott, David Foster, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (B+) link New York Times link Rolling Stone link
Whitney Houston chronology
The Preacher's Wife (1996) My Love Is Your Love (1998) Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000)
Singles from My Love Is Your Love
"When You Believe" "Heartbreak Hotel" "It's Not Right but It's Okay" "My Love Is Your Love" "I Learned from the Best"

My Love Is Your Love is the fourth album by American singer Whitney Houston, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). It saw Houston bouncing between uptempo dance numbers, slow and mid-tempo R&B grooves, hip hop, and torch songs. The single "It's Not Right but It's Okay" earned Houston her sixth Grammy Award. In the U.S., the album went 4× platinum, on May 15, 2000 and has sold an estimated 10 million copies worldwide to date.^{[citation needed]}. A concert tour in support of the album was successful.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Certifications and charts 5 Awards 6 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips) – 4:51
2. "Heartbreak Hotel" (K. Karlin, T. Savage, C. Schack) – 4:41
   • Performed by Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, & Kelly Price
3. "My Love Is Your Love" (Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean) – 4:24
4. "When You Believe" (from the album Mariah Carey #1's) (Babyface, Stephen Schwartz) – 4:28
   • Performed by Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey
5. "If I Told You That" (Daniels, Estes, R. Jerkins, F. Jerkins) – 4:37
6. "In My Business"(Kelvin Bradshaw, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Turner) – 3:26
   • Performed by Whitney Houston & Missy Elliott
7. "I Learned from the Best" (Diane Warren) – 4:19
8. "Oh Yes" (Bradshaw, Elliott, Turner) – 6:52
9. "Get It Back" (Daniels, Estes, R. Jerkins, F. Jerkins) – 4:56
10. "Until You Come Back" (Babyface, D. Simmons) – 4:53
11. "I Bow Out" (Warren) – 4:30
12. "You'll Never Stand Alone" (Warren) – 4:21
13. "I Was Made to Love Him" (Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 4:29
    • Hidden Track due to the song being added to the album masters after the album packaging was already finished. Features production and vocals by Lauryn Hill.

[edit] Personnel

• Whitney Houston - vocals, background vocals
• Dion Allen - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Melodie Daniels - background vocals
• Babyface - keyboard, background vocals
• Jerry Barnes - bass
• Sherrod Barnes - guitar
• Tom Barney - bass vocals
• Mary Ann Tatum - background vocals
• Ali Boudris - acoustic guitar
• Mariah Carey - vocals, performer
• Lynn Davis - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Loren Dawson - strings
• Sheila E. - percussion
• Nathan East - bass vocals
• Missy Elliott - vocals, background vocals, performer
• Toni Estes - backing vocals
• Faith Evans - performer
• David Foster - keyboard
• Simon Franglen - synclavier
• Sharlotte Gibson - backing vocals
• Gavin Greenaway - conductor
• Daryl Hawes - backing vocals
• Loris Holland - celeste
• Rodney Jerkins - strings, keyboard, multiple instruments
• Karlin - multiple instruments
• Mark Kibble - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Larry Kimpel - bass
• Ricky Lawson - drums
• Jeff Mironov - sitar
• Bill K. Myers - conductor
• Rob Paparozzi - harmonica
• Robby Pardlo - background vocals
• Peach - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Greg Phillinganes - piano
• Kelly Price - performer
• Eric Rigler - pipe, human whistle
• Bill Ross - conductor
• Shanice - background vocals, choir, chorus
• Jamie Siegel - electric guitar
• Syretha Smith - background vocals, choir, chorus
• V. Jeffrey Smith - flute
• Soulshock - multiple instruments
• Tiffany Squire - background vocals
• Damon Thomas - choir conductor
• Michael Hart Thompson - electric guitar
• Ryan Toby - backing vocals
• Lloyd Turner - keyboard

[edit] Production

• Producers: Babyface, Kelvin Bradshaw, Clive Davis, Jerry Duplessis, Missy Elliott, David Foster, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Karlin, Soulshock, Lloyd Turner
• Engineers: Paul Boutin, Tim Boyle, Dana Jon Chappelle, Commissioner Gordon, Felipe Elgueta, Paul J. Falcone, Paul Falcone, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Jean-Marie Horvat, Reggie Jackson, Manny Marroquin, Don Murray, Kevin Parker, Rick St. Hillaire, Jon Smeltz, Kendal Stubbs, Tommy Vicari
• Assistant engineers: Chuck Bailey, Luis Castillo, Ray Cervenka, Greg Dennon, Mark Eshelman, Jonas G., Brian Garten, Jason Groucott, Victor McCoy, Sue McLean, Susat Mclean, Wes Naprstek, John Nelson, Wes Neprstek, Jamie Siegel, John Sorenson, Tom Sweeney, Pascal Volberg, Michael White
• Mixing: Tom Bender, Commissioner Gordon, E'lyk, Paul Falcone, Jon Gass, Brad Gilderman, Mick Guzauski, Jean-Marie Horvat, Manny Marroquin, Rick St. Hillaire, Soulshock
• Mixing assistant: E'lyk
• Mastering: Tony Dawsey
• Editing: Harvey Mason, Jr.
• Instrumentation: Kelvin Bradshaw, Karlin, Soulshock, Lloyd Turner
• Pro-tools: Harvey Mason, Jr.
• Drum programming: Babyface, Kelvin Bradshaw, Che Guevara, Rodney Jerkins
• Synthesizer programming: Felipe Elgueta
• Production coordination: Robyn Crawford, Miriam Gonzales, Jennifer McGee, Maria Padula, Susanne Savage, Ivy Skoff
• Session coordinator: Suzette Williams
• Contractor: Debbie Datz-Pyle, Sandy DeCrescent
• Arrangers: David Foster, Lauryn Hill, Karlin, Bill Meyers, Bill Ross, Soulshock, Hans Zimmer
• Keyboard arrangements: David Foster, Rodney Jerkins
• Orchestral arrangements: Bill K. Myers
• Rhythm arrangements: Lloyd Turner, Kelvin Bradshaw
• Vocal arrangement: Whitney Houston
• Art direction: Christopher Stern
• Photography: Dana Lixenberg
• Make-up: Roxanna Floy
• Hair stylist: Ellin La Var
• Stylist: Patti Wilson

[edit] Certifications and charts

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Spain No. 2/Platinum- South Africa No. 10 Platinum- Polski 3 Platinum 120 TSD - Italy No.4 Platinum 100TSD- Taiwan No.1 Gold

Country	Peak position	Number of weeks	Certification	Sales
Austria	1	48	3x Platinum	120,000
Switzerland	1	67	4x Platinum	160,000
France	2	68	4x Platinum	750,000
Canada	2	39	3x Platinum	400,000
Norway	3	22	3x Platinum	100,000
Finland	5	18	Platinum	50,000
Sweden	7	53	2x Platinum	80,000
New Zealand	12	17	Gold	20,000
United States Billboard 200	13	75	4x Platinum	4,000,000
United States Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	7	79
Australia	n/a	n/a	Platinum	100,000
Germany	2	69	4x Platinum	850,000
United Kingdom	4	68	3x Platinum	900,000

Singles - Billboard (US)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Rhythmic Top 40	3
1998	"Heartbreak Hotel"	The Billboard Hot 100	2
1998	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1998	"When You Believe"	Adult Contemporary	3
1998	"When You Believe"	Adult Top 40	37
1998	"When You Believe"	Rhythmic Top 40	35
1998	"When You Believe"	The Billboard Hot 100	15
1998	"When You Believe"	Top 40 Mainstream	35
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Canadian Singles Chart	12
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Top 40 Mainstream	8
1999	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Top 40 Tracks	6
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Canadian Singles Chart	3
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Canadian Singles Chart	5
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	7
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Rhythmic Top 40	15
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	The Billboard Hot 100	4
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Top 40 Mainstream	23
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Top 40 Tracks	15
1999	"My Love Is Your Love"	Canadian Singles Chart	10
1999	"My Love Is Your Love"	Top 40 Mainstream	10
1999	"My Love Is Your Love"	Top 40 Tracks	10
1999	"When You Believe"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	33
2000	"I Learned from the Best"	Adult Contemporary	20
2000	"I Learned from the Best"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
2000	"I Learned from the Best"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1
2000	"I Learned from the Best"	The Billboard Hot 100	27
2001	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	13

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1999	"It's Not Right But It's Okay"	Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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[edit] References

1. ^ All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.