| "THE BODYGUARD" | |
| Artist | Original Soundtrack |
| Album Title | Bodyguard |
| Release Date | 1992 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Styles | Soundtracks |
| Time | 74:33 |
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| Few observers expected that Whitney Houston's first big-screen role in 1992's The Bodyguard would generate a phenomenon. Not that the film itself was a phenomenon ? it was a healthy success, due not only to Houston but to her co-star Kevin Costner's drawing power ? but the soundtrack's success was astonishing. The Bodyguard followed Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" to the top of the charts and once they got there, neither the single nor the album budged for weeks. "I Will Always Love You" spent a record-shattering 15 weeks in the top slot, while The Bodyguard spent 20 weeks at number one, eventually selling over 15 million copies and winning the Grammy award for Album of the Year. Like many phenomena of that magnitude, it's hard to see, in retrospect, what triggered such a massive public response. True, The Bodyguard isn't a typical soundtrack in that its first half plays like Houston's sequel to I'm Your Baby Tonight, but its second half is filled with the flotsam and jetsam typical to a big-budget soundtrack ? an excerpt from Alan Silverstri's score, some flavorless but pleasant Kenny G instrumentals, dated pop and dance numbers, and a cover (Curtis Stigers' take on "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," which is notable in some circles as the recording that made the song's author, Nick Lowe, a millionaire). Then again, nobody really paid attention to anything outside of the first six songs, all of which rank among Houston's best efforts, demonstrating progress from the somewhat stilted "I'm Your Baby Tonight." It's not startling enough to justify the phenomenon, but "I Have Nothing," "Queen of the Night," "Run to You" and especially her cover of "I'm Every Woman" are all first-rate urban-pop songs that skillfully capture Houston at her best. In a sense, the album is no different than any other album Houston recorded. It may seem odd that a soundtrack is Houston's biggest-selling album to date, but consider this ? even her bet records had five or six great songs surrounded by well-constructed filler; the same is true here, only the filler is recorded by other artists. |
| TRACK | SONG |
| 1. | I Will Always Love You (Parton) - 4:31 |
| 2. | I Have Nothing (Foster/Thompson) - 4:48 |
| 3. | I'm Every Woman (Ashford/Simpson) - 4:45 |
| 4. | Run to You (Friedman/Rich) - 4:22 |
| 5. | Queen of the Night (Babyface [1]/Houston/Reid/Simmons) - 3:08 |
| 6. | Jesus Loves Me [Version Not in Motion Picture] (Caldwell/Winans) - 5:11 |
| 7. | Even If My Heart Would Break (Golde/Gurvitz) - 4:58 |
| 8. | Someday (I'm Coming Back) (Devaney/Morris/Stansfield) - 4:57 |
| 9. | It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day (Clivilles/Cole/Never/Scarborough/Visage/Withers) - 4:47 |
| 10. | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and... (Lowe) - 4:04 |
| 11. | Waiting for You [Not on US Album] (G.) - 2:43 |
| 12. | Trust in Me (Beghe/Midnight/Swersky) - 4:12 |
| 13. | Theme from the Bodyguard (Silvestri) - 2:40 |
| 14. | I'm Every Woman - 10:37 |
| 15. | Queen of the Night [version] - 6:35 |
| ALBUM RELEASES | |||
| YEAR | FORMAT | PUBLISHER | NUMBER |
| 1992 | CD | Arista | 18699-2 |
| 1992 | LP | Arista | 18699 |
| 1992 | CS | Arista | 18699-4 |
| MUSICIANS | |
| Joe Cocker | Vocals, Performer |
| Whitney Houston | Arranger, Vocals, Performer, Vocal Arrangement |
| Aaron Neville | Vocals, Performer |
| Kenny G. | Arranger, Producer, Performer |
| Jeremy Lubbock | String Arrangements |
| David Foster | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| Sass Jordan | Performer |
| Curtis Stigers | Vocals, Performer |
| Ronn Huff | String Arrangements |
| S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. | Vocals, Performer |
| Cedric Caldwell | Arranger |
| Chaka Khan | Arranger |
| Alvin Chea | Vocals (bckgr) |
| Robert Clivill?s | Arranger, Vocal Arrangement |
| David Cole | Arranger, Vocal Arrangement |
| Jud J. Friedman | Arranger |
| Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| Paul Jackson Jr. | Guitar |
| Claude V. McKnight III | Vocals (bckgr) |
| Lisa Stansfield | Vocals, Performer |
| Kirk Whalum | Saxophone |
| Danny Wilensky | Saxophone |
| BeBe and CeCe Winans | Arranger, Vocals (bckgr) |
| Steve Burton | Keyboards |
| BeBe Winans | Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement |
| William James Ross | Arranger, Orchestration, String Arrangements |
| Chauncey Mahan | Programming |
| Mark "Leo T." Townshend | Bass |
| PRODUCTION | |
| Whitney Houston | Producer, Executive Producer |
| Babyface | Producer |
| Gary Le Mel | Music Executive, Executive in Charge of Music |
| David Foster | Producer |
| Kenny G. | Producer |
| BeBe Winans | Producer |
| Daryl Simmons | Producer |
| Duran Ramos | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| L.A. Reid | Producer |
| Narada Michael Walden | Producer |
| Charlie Midnight | Producer |
| Bruce Miller | Engineer, Mixing |
| Ricky Minor | Director |
| James T. Alfano | Programming |
| Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| Kevin Becka | Engineer, Assistant Engineer |
| Louis Biancaniello | Programming |
| Bobby Boughton | Engineer, Mixing |
| Andy Morris | Producer, Mixing |
| Milton Chan | Engineer |
| Dana Jon Chappelle | Engineer |
| Robert Clivill?s | Producer, Editing, Remixing, Mixing, Vocal Producer |
| David Cole | Producer, Remixing, Mixing |
| Barney Perkins | Engineer |
| Richard Joseph | Engineer |
| Acar S. Key | Engineer, Mixing |
| Victor Caldwell | Engineer |
| Gary Carlson | Engineer |
| Danny Kortchmar | Producer |
| C.J. Mackintosh | Producer, Remixing, Drum Programming |
| George Marino | Mastering |
| Humberto Gatica | Engineer |
| Maureen Crowe | Music Supervisor, Supervisor |
| Clive Davis | Executive Producer |
| Marc DeSisto | Engineer, Mixing |
| Ian Devaney | Producer, Mixing |
| Paul Cox | Photography |
| Ricky Crespo | Programming, Producer, Associate Producer, Editing, Assistant Producer |
| David Way | Mixing |
| Dave Reitzas | Engineer, Mixing |
| Marc Reyburn | Engineer |
| Matt Rohr | Engineer |
| John Rollo | Engineer, Mixing |
| Bob Rosa | Mixing |
| Dennis Sands | Engineer |
| Bill Schnee | Engineer |
| Steve Sheppard | Engineer, Assistant Engineer |
| Paul Wright | Remixing |
| Jim "Z" Zumpano | Mixing |
| Manny Lacarrubba | Engineer |
| Peter Yianilos | Engineer |
| Walter Afanasieff | Producer |
| Randee Saint Nicholas | Photography |
| Jazz Summers | Executive Producer |
| Moshe Brakha | Photography |
| Tim Parry | Executive Producer |
| Ken Nahoum | Photography |
| Mike McCarthy | Engineer |
| Matthew Rolston | Photography |
| Susan Mendola | Design |
| Roy Lott | Producer, Associate Producer |
| Stephen Earabino | Stylist |
| Bill Easystone | Assistant Engineer |
| Dave Way | Mixing |
| Ellin La Var | Hair Stylist |
| Jim Walker | Engineer |
| Zanna | Photography |
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