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I Say a Prayer With Every Heartbeat: Vinyl Me, Please Expands Whitney Houston's Debut for 35th Anniversary

February 14, 2020 By Sam Stone 4 Comments

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Thirty-five years ago today -- on Valentine's Day, 1985 -- Whitney Houston's self-titled debut was released. With three consecutive No. 1 singles, "You Give Good Love," "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love Of All," the album was a smash hit that introduced listeners to one of the most talented vocalists of all time.

Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Vinyl Me, Please will partner with Legacy Recordings to press a special 2LP, peaches-and-cream-colored 180-gram vinyl pressing. The first disc features the original album, while disc two features the rare Japanese remix album Whitney Dancin' Special, which will see digital release later in the year. With extended remixes, dub versions, and instrumentals of the key singles from the first album, this long-out-of-print remix disc is sure to get your toes tapping.

Both albums will be packaged in a gatefold sleeve and housed in a rigid slipcase, accompanied by a 32-page hardback book with photos and new essays by Pat Houston of the Houston Estate, producer Narada Michael Walden and others.

While this pressing is exclusive to the Vinyl Me, Please online shop, it is available for all to order -- not just VMP subscribers. Fans can expect the album to arrive around the start of May, just in time for Whitney's induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 2. Fans can also mark the album's 35th anniversary with a newly-remastered version of the original music video to "Greatest Love Of All" in 4K!

Whitney Houston: 35th Anniversary Edition (Arista/Legacy/Vinyl Me, Please, 2020)

LP 1: Whitney Houston (released as Arista AL8-8212, 1985)

  1. You Give Good Love
  2. Thinking About You
  3. Someone For Me
  4. Saving All My Love For You
  5. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (with Jermaine Jackson)
  6. How Will I Know
  7. All At Once
  8. Take Good Care Of My Heart (with Jermaine Jackson)
  9. Greatest Love Of All
  10. Hold Me (with Teddy Pendergrass)

LP 2: Whitney Dancin' Special (released as Arista 20RS-69 (Japan), 1986)

  1. How Will I Know (Dance Remix)
  2. You Give Good Love (Extended Dance Version)
  3. Thinking About You (Extended Dance Version)
  4. Someone For Me (Remix)
  5. Thinking About You (Dub Version)
  6. How Will I Know (Instrumental)

Tracks 1 and 6 released as Arista 12" AD1-9449, 1985
Track 2 released as Arista U.K. 12" 12625, 1985
Tracks 3 and 5 released as Arista 12" AD1-9413, 1985
Track 4 released as Arista U.K. 12" 12614, 1985

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Jermaine Jackson, Kashif, Teddy Pendergrass, Whitney Houston

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Sam Stone

Sam Stone has been obsessed with catalog music ever since his folks gave him a Contours best-of collection for his fourth birthday. He quickly began to learn all he could about rock and roll history and beyond, a passion that continues to this day. Sam followed his love for music to the classroom, earning a B.A. from Towson University in Electronic Media and Film, concentrating on radio and audio production, as well as an M.A. in Audio Arts from Syracuse University. He has put his knowledge and skills to work at prominent reissue labels and is excited to bring his perspectives on catalog music to a broader audience. When he’s not writing for The Second Disc, Sam can be found researching about music, talking about Joni Mitchell’s career, and adding another box set to his Amazon wish list.

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    February 19, 2020 at 8:24 am

    Not a vinyl romanticist, so I have no interest in this. I'm curious to know where the the comp. of unreleased tracks from her first album's sessions is. Arista hinted at this release last year. With a relatively small discography, releasing vaulted material is really the only opportunity to keep Houston's legacy moving forward. With albums that were so meticulously assembled it's more than reasonable that there's enough finished material at Arista's disposal.

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  2. michael says

    February 20, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    I would not expect the quality of the unreleased music to be very high. Considering songs such as if you say my eyes are beautiful or moment of truth. I would like her estate to release to release expanded editions of the second & third albums. Does not have to have all the remixes just the main 7' & 12" would be great.

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  3. Joseph Molnar says

    February 21, 2020 at 9:56 am

    When are they gonna show some to love to Whitney's 2nd and 3rd albums? They both need to be expanded with remixes. Now sure why they haven't done so already. People love Whitney and they would sell well.

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    • Joseph Molnar says

      February 21, 2020 at 9:57 am

      I meant on CD, not vinyl. Vinyl is nasty.

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