The Bodyguard
Album by Various Artists
Released	1992
Recorded	?
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	74:33
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Babyface
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	The Bodyguard (1992)

The Bodyguard is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released on November 8, 1992 on Arista Records and features six songs by Whitney Houston, as well as songs from various other noted artists of the time; the album was produced by Babyface. The soundtrack later went on to win a Grammy for "Album of the Year" and is 17 times platinum for sales to retailers. Sold 11,605,690 according to sound scan as per 1999 Image File history File links TheBodyguardSoundtrack. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_out_of_5. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... The Bodyguard is a 1992 film directed by Mick Jackson, with a script by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American Pop, R&B, Soul and Gospel singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer and actress. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

Hits

The album is most notable for Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", originally recorded by Dolly Parton. The song received wide airplay, appealing to the R&B, Adult Contemporary and Soul radio markets, and is also considered Houston's signature song. The single spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The strength of the single helped The Bodyguard sustain the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 for 20 weeks. The album also featured the minor hits "I Have Nothing", "I'm Every Woman" (a Chaka Khan cover), "Run To You", and "Queen of the Night", all also sung by Houston. Despite the other filler tracks on the album, and the score piece by Alan Silvestri, the album is generally included as part of Houston's discography. I Will Always Love You is a song originally written and performed by American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, first released as a single in 1974. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established artist is identified with even though they have had success with a variety of songs. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Album cover of What Cha Gonna Do For Me? Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is the stage name of the American singer Yvette Marie Stevens. ... Alan Silvestri (b. ...

Track listing

1. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
2. I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
3. I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston
4. Run to You - Whitney Houston
5. Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston
6. Jesus Loves Me - Whitney Houston
7. Even If My Heart Would Break - Kenny G featuring Aaron Neville
8. Someday (I'm Coming Back) - Lisa Stansfield
9. It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day - The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.
10. Peace, Love and Understanding (What's So Funny About) - Curtis Stigers
11. Theme from The Bodyguard - Alan Silvestri
12. Trust In Me - Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan

I Will Always Love You is a song originally written and performed by American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, first released as a single in 1974. ... I Have Nothing was the third single released from Whitney Houstons first feature film soundtrack, The Bodyguard. ... ... Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist who was born in Seattle to a Jewish family. ... Aaron Neville Aaron Neville (born January 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soul and R&B singer. ... Lisa Stansfield Lisa Jane Stansfield (born on April 11, 1966) is a British soul singer from Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the former frontwoman for the Blue Zone. ... The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was a dance music group assembled by Robert Clivilles and David Cole of C&C Music Factory. ... The original U.S. release by Brinsley Schwarz. ... Alan Silvestri (b. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, May 20, 1944) is a pop music singer. ... Sass Jordan (born 23 December 1962 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Canadian rock singer/songwriter. ...

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