I Belong to You (Whitney Houston song) explained

I Belong to You
Cover:WH-I Belong To You.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Whitney Houston
Album:I'm Your Baby Tonight
B-Side:One Moment in Time
Released:October 18, 1991 (U.S.)
Length:5:30
  • 4:38 (Video Edit)
Label:Arista
Producer:Narada Michael Walden
Prev Title:My Name Is Not Susan
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:We Didn't Know
Next Year:1992

"I Belong to You" is a 1991 song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). It was written by Derek Bramble and Franne Golde, produced by Narada Michael Walden, and was released on October 18, 1991, as the album's fifth single by Arista Records. "I Belong to You" was a Top 10 hit on the US Billboard R&B chart, and also charted in the UK and the Netherlands. The song garnered Houston a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards (1993).[1]

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that Houston "delivers a mature and restrained vocal within a lush, urban-angled swing/R&B arrangement." He noted its "contagious chorus".[2] A reviewer from Music & Media said that "the hip hop-shaped beat is more raw than the melody line, reminiscent of Beats International's 'Dub Be Good to Me'. Vintage Houston."[3]

Alan Jones from Music Week viewed it as "a pleasant but unexceptional soul shuffle".[4] James Hunter of Rolling Stone commented that the song "acts out its claim in a penthouse bedroom", and described its production by Narada Michael Walden as "high-end grooves accented by pinballing counterrhythms."[5]

Music video

The music video for "I Belong to You" features some shots from "My Name Is Not Susan", that are extended and/or unreleased in the video to that song. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was featured in the video and was also featured in "My Name is Not Susan" as well. The video also includes footage from Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991).

Track listings and formats

  1. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone Remix Edit) — 4:32 B
  2. "I Belong to You" (UK Remix Edit) — 4:48 A
  3. "I Belong to You" (Album Version) — 5:28
  4. "One Moment in Time" — 4:42
  1. "I Belong to You" (Album Version Edit) — 4:40
  2. "I Belong to You" (UK Remix Edit) — 4:49 A
  3. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone Remix Edit) — 4:32 B
  4. "One Moment in Time" — 4:42

A Additional Production and Remix by John Waddell
B Additional Production and Remix by Shep Pettibone

  1. "I Belong to You" (Album Version Edit) — 4:41
  2. "I Belong to You" (International Remix) — 4:52 A
  1. "I Belong to You" (UK Mix) — 8:55 A
  2. "I Belong to You" (UK Dub) — 8:45 A
  3. "I Belong to You" (69th Street Mix) — 9:27 B
  4. "I Belong to You" (69th Street Dub) — 4:16 B

Personnel

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female - The 35th Annual Grammy Awards (1992) . . February 5, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171117085035/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/whitney-houston . November 17, 2017.
  2. Larry. Flick. Single Reviews. Billboard. November 2, 1991. February 13, 2020. 87. Larry Flick.
  3. Previews: Singles. Music & Media. October 19, 1991. 13. February 19, 2020.
  4. Alan . Jones . Mainstream: Singles . . September 28, 1991 . 12 . October 4, 2020.
  5. Hunter . James . Album Review: 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' - Whitney Houston . January 10, 1991 . . March 5, 2018 . February 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216213000/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/im-your-baby-tonight-19910110 . dead .
  6. Web site: Whitney Houston - I Belong to You (1991, Vinyl).
  7. Web site: Whitney Houston - I Belong to You (CD Single).
  8. Web site: Whitney Houston - I Belong to You (Vinyl).
  9. Top 60 Dance Singles . . September 28, 1991 . 24 . September 28, 2020.

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