Whitney

1987 studio album by Whitney Houston
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Summary

Whitney is an album[1]. Whitney has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Whitney received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female[3].
  • Whitney's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Whitney's genre is pop music[5].
  • Whitney's genre is dance music[6].
  • Whitney's genre is contemporary R&B[7].
  • Whitney's genre is adult contemporary music[8].
  • Whitney's genre is rhythm and blues[9].
  • Whitney was followed by I'm Your Baby Tonight[10].
  • Whitney was produced by Narada Michael Walden[11].
  • Whitney was performed by Whitney Houston[12].
  • Whitney's record label is recorded as Arista Records[13].
  • Whitney is part of Whitney Houston's albums in chronological order[14].
  • Whitney's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Whitney was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • Whitney was published on June 2, 1987[17].
  • Whitney's tracklist is recorded as I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)[18].
  • Whitney's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Album of the Year[19].
  • Whitney's nominated for is recorded as Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female[20].
  • Whitney's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whitney'}[21].
  • Whitney's different from is recorded as Whitney[22].
  • Whitney's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'second', 'amount': '+3168'}[23].
  • Whitney's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'audio track', 'amount': '+11'}[24].
  • Whitney's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[25].
  • Whitney's recording date is recorded as 1986[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Whitney was Whitney Houston[12]. Whitney was produced by Narada Michael Walden[11].

Publication

Whitney was published on June 2, 1987[17]. Whitney's language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include pop music[5], dance music[6], contemporary R&B[7], adult contemporary music[8], and rhythm and blues[9]. Whitney is part of Whitney Houston's albums in chronological order[14]. Whitney was distributed by music streaming[16].

Reception

Whitney received the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Whitney was followed by I'm Your Baby Tonight[10].

Why It Matters

Whitney has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did Whitney receive?

Honors received include Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . nuwavepony.com. nuwavepony.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . hip-hopvibe.com. hip-hopvibe.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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