All at Once (Whitney Houston song) explained

All at Once
Cover:	Whitney Houston - All at Once (single).png
Caption:	One of 7-inch releases, manufactured in Germany
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Whitney Houston
Album:	Whitney Houston
B-Side:	"Thinking About You" "Someone for Me"
Released:	March 1985
Recorded:	1984
Genre:	Pop soul R&B^[1]
Length:	4:29
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Michael Masser
Prev Title:	You Give Good Love
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Saving All My Love for You
Next Year:	1985

"All at Once" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston from her self-titled debut album. The song was released in March 1985 by Arista Records as a single in several European countries, as well as in Japan in 1985–1986. It was not released as a single in North America, but did receive steady radio airplay on Pop and R&B/soul stations there. The song is a ballad about a love who leaves without warning and the heartbreak that is felt afterwards. It was written by Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne and produced by Masser.

Music videos

Arista released a promotional music video exclusive to Germany and Japan. Another video was released for some European countries; it features Houston singing the song onstage.^[2]

Chart performance

It became the first hit for Houston in the Netherlands in April 1985, and also a top 5 hit in Italy and Belgium.

Live performances

Houston performed the song on Dutch TV's PopsJops show, German TV's Peter's Popshow in 1985, and on the Japan TV show Night's Hit Studio in 1986. The following year, Houston performed the song at the 1987 American Music Awards as well as Italy's Sanremo Music Festival. In this latter competition, an encore of the song was requested. Houston also performed the song in Japan and Europe during her Greatest Love Tour in 1986.

Formats and track listings

• Europe 12" vinyl maxi single^[3]

A1: "All at Once" – 4:26

B1: "Thinking About You" – 4:53

B2: "Someone for Me" – 7:23

• Jamaica 7" vinyl maxi single^[4]

A1: "All at Once" – 4:28

B1: "Greatest Love of All" – 4:55

• Italy 12" vinyl, promo^[5]

A: "All at Once" – 4:26

B: "Hold Me" – 6:00

• Japan 7" vinyl single^[6]

A: "All at Once" – 5:56

B: "Greatest Love of All" – 6:16

• Germany 7" vinyl single^[7]

1. "All at Once" – 4:06
2. "Thinking About You" – 4:44

• South Africa 7" vinyl single^[8]

1. "All at Once"
2. "Thinking About You"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Belgium (VRT Top 30)^[9]	5
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	5
Poland (LP3)^[11]	28
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[12]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[14]	24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	35
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	48

Notes and References

1. Web site: All at Once - Whitney Houston Song Info AllMusic. AllMusic. 2015-12-31.
2. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube. 24 April 2021.
3. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (Vinyl). Discogs.com. 1985 .
4. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (Vinyl single). Discogs.com. 1985 .
5. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (Promo single). Discogs.com. 1987 .
6. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (Japan single). Discogs.com. 21 August 1986 .
7. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (German Vinyl Single). Discogs.com. 1985 .
8. Web site: Whitney Houston - All at Once (CD Single). Discogs.com. 1985 .
9. Web site: "I Will Always Love You" on Belgian VRT Top 30 chart . top30-2.radio2.be . February 27, 1992 . September 25, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/ . April 9, 2012 .
10. Web site: Hits of the World . April 11, 1987 . December 26, 2023 . Billboard.
11. Web site: Whitney Houston – dorobek wykonawcy na LP3. LP3. August 9, 2024. pl.
12. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B). 17 January 2018. Rock.co.za.
13. Web site: South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: February 12, 2012 to February 18, 2012) . . January 5, 2013 . January 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219094524/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon . December 19, 2012 .
14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1985. Ultratop. April 22, 2021.
15. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985. Dutch Top 40. April 22, 2021.
16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985. dutchcharts.nl. April 22, 2021.