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"Saving All My Love for You"
Song
B-side"Nobody Loves Me Like You Do"

"Saving All My Love for You" is the second hit single from Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album. This jazzy ballad (released in August 1985) is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is "saving all her love for him". The song was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. The song was arranged by Gene Page. It was also a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy (although Davis’ voice was not heard on their version).

Music video

The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was filmed in London, and features Houston singing and recording with her married music producer, and falling in love with him along the way.

Chart performances

Released in 1985, "Saving All My Love For You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at an impressive #53, jumping to #39 the following week (August 24), and reaching the Top 10 five weeks later. The single reached the #1 spot the week of October 26, 1985, and would became the first of seven record-setting consecutive number-one singles in the United States for Houston; a record that still holds. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. The song also became a global hit, hitting #1 or the Top 10 in various countries around the world. It also hit #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]. It ranked #5 on Billboard year-end top black singles chart.[2]

In the UK the song hit #1 in December 1985 for two weeks. The single went on to become one of the top 25 best-selling singles of 1985 in the UK.

Houston won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Video for "Saving All My Love For You".

In pop culture

  • The New York Daily News ranked it #79 in its list of the Greatest Love Songs.[3]
  • The song appears on the music video game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol.
  • The song also appears on The Simpsons' fifteenth episode, season seventeen.
  • The point-of-view character in the song and video bears a striking similarity to the role Houston played in 1995's Waiting to Exhale.

Cover versions

  • Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded a cover in 1986 on his Avant Pop album, arranged by Stever Turre.
  • Jazz saxophonist Hank Crawford covered the song for his 1990 Groove Master album.

Track listings

Charts and certifications

Preceded by UK number-one single
14-21 December 1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
26 October 1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
5-19 October 1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Black number-one single
7 September 1985 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 263.
  2. ^ "Billboard's Ratings of 1985's Top Pop Music Artists" San Francisco Chronicle. Jan 1 1986. Pg 48
  3. ^ The 100 Greatest Love Songs According To The NY Daily News - Stereogum
  4. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitney Houston" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  6. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love for You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Whitney Houston: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
  15. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved December 5, 2008)
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