Whitney Houston – I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) Vinyl LP Record
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Album Introduction
I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by Whitney Houston, born Whitney Elizabeth Houston in Newark, New Jersey, released in November 1990 on Arista Records. The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Produced primarily by L.A. Reid and Babyface — who gave the album a contemporary R&B and new jack swing direction — alongside Narada Michael Walden and Stevie Wonder. The title track reached US No. 1 and UK No. 5, and All the Man That I Need reached US No. 1 and UK No. 13. Miracle reached UK No. 23 and My Name Is Not Susan reached UK No. 29. We Didn't Know is a duet with Stevie Wonder, who also produced the track, and stands as one of the most emotionally resonant and vocally extraordinary moments on the album. The 11-track album marked a deliberate shift towards a more contemporary urban R&B sound compared to Houston's earlier pop-oriented work, and demonstrated her ability to adapt to the changing musical landscape of the early 1990s without compromising the extraordinary vocal power that made her one of the most commercially dominant artists of the decade.
Stand-Out Tracks
- I'm Your Baby Tonight — L.A. Reid and Babyface's new jack swing-influenced production and one of the most immediately energetic and rhythmically confident Houston singles of the decade; its combination of a driving, contemporary R&B production and Houston's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. US No. 1. UK No. 5.
- All the Man That I Need — A slow, emotionally expansive power ballad that gives Houston the opportunity to demonstrate the full power and expressiveness of her extraordinary voice in a context of sustained romantic conviction; its combination of a warm, orchestral production and Houston's completely uninhibited vocal gives it a grandeur of complete commercial effectiveness. US No. 1. UK No. 13.
- We Didn't Know — A duet with Stevie Wonder, produced by Wonder; the interplay between Houston's soprano and Wonder's distinctive vocal gives the song a warmth and emotional generosity that makes it one of the most immediately distinctive and quietly extraordinary moments on the album.
- Miracle — A warm, mid-tempo R&B track that gives the album one of its most melodically generous and emotionally direct moments; Houston's vocal is completely assured and the production gives the song a contemporary sheen of complete commercial precision. UK No. 23.
- My Name Is Not Susan — A driving, rhythmically confident R&B track that gives the album one of its most energetic and immediately compelling moments; its combination of a contemporary new jack swing production and Houston's completely assured vocal gives it a sustained commercial appeal. UK No. 29.
Record Details
- Artist: Whitney Houston
- Title: I'm Your Baby Tonight
- Year: 1990
- Label: Arista Records
- Catalogue No.: 211 149
- Format: Vinyl LP
- Pressing: UK pressing
- Genre: R&B / Soul / Pop
- Decade: 1990s
- Barcode: 4007192110391
Condition
Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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