I Wanna Dance with Somebody (soundtrack) explained

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Whitney Houston and various artists
Cover:I Wanna Dance Soundtrack.jpg
Released:December 16, 2022
Recorded:1983–2022
Label:RCA
Chronology:Whitney Houston
Prev Year:2017
Next Year:2023

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) is the soundtrack album to the biographical film, , based on the life of American pop singer and actress Whitney Houston. The soundtrack was released by RCA Records on December 16, 2022, a week before the film's theatrical release.[1] The album was produced by Rodney Jerkins and Marvin "Tony" Hemmings and executive produced by Clive Davis, who also serves as one of the producers of the film.[2]

Content and release

I Wanna Dance with Somebody soundtrack comprises 35 tracks, most of which are by Houston chronicling her career. It also includes reimagined remixes of some of Houston's classics featuring producers such as Sam Feldt, Moto Blanco and P2J and contemporary acts of various genres; Lucky Daye, Oxlade, Pheelz and Samaria.[3] The album also features unreleased recordings from Houston's vault, including the Michael Masser composed soul ballad "Far Enough", "Moment of Truth" culled from the Whitney album sessions of 1986. Two covers from the Winans family, "Tomorrow", originally recorded by The Winans and in which Houston is joined by Samaria, and "Don't Cry for Me", which Houston covered from BeBe & CeCe Winans originally at the Commitment to Life benefit concert for AIDS Project Los Angeles in January 1994. The latter track includes a remastered ballad production by Jerkins and an a cappella version. It is Houston's first posthumous soundtrack release since her death in 2012.

In 2023, Houston's official website announced that the soundtrack via RCA Records would be released as a two-disc set limited edition available only through the official Whitney Houston webstore on July 13.[4] The double set would include all 35 tracks same as the digital release, including the unreleased "Far Enough", "Don't Cry For Me", and Houston's first posthumous 2019 hit single "Higher Love" with DJ Kygo.

Track listing

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 83

Release history

CountryDateLabel(s)FormatEdition
United StatesRCA Recordsdigital downloadStandard[6] [7]
United Kingdom
Australia
United StatesCD. digital download

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined). Whitney Houston. December 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Music From The Motion Picture "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" To Be Released by RCA Records on December 16. January 5, 2023 . PR Newswire. December 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) . . December 16, 2022 . December 17, 2022.
  4. Web site: Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody' Soundtrack Available On CD! - Whitney Houston Official Site. Whitney Houston Official Site. en-US.
  5. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 January 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1715. 6. January 16, 2023.
  6. Web site: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined). Amazon . December 16, 2023. August 20, 2023.
  7. Web site: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined). Amazon.co.uk. December 16, 2022. August 20, 2023.

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