release date: 29.06.1987
Billboard Top 200: 1
UK Top: 1

Whitney has sold in 19 millions copies worldwide. In USA it debuted on #1 at Billboard, Whitney was a first woman who had #1 album. 4 singles from album reached number one on singles chart.

Album credits:

Whitney Houston - Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
Jellybean - Producer, Drum Programming
Kashif - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
Paul Pesco - Guitar
Kenny G. - Sax (Tenor)
Roy Ayers - Vibraphone
Vincent Henry - Saxophone
Gene Page - Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
Jennifer Hall - Vocals (bckgr)
Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
Kitty Beethoven - Vocals (bckgr)
Jellybean Benitez - Producer
Michael Boddicker - Synthesizer
Jim Boyer - Engineer
Robbie Buchanan - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Milton Chan - Assistant Engineer
Cissy Houston - Performer
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Clive Davis - Executive Producer
Michael Delugg - Engineer
James Dougherty - Engineer
Nathan East - Bass
Sammy Figueroa - Percussion
Dave Fraser - Engineer
Mike Gibbs - Conductor, String Arrangements
Jim Gilstrap - Vocals (bckgr)
Preston Glass - Multi Instruments, Percussion Programming, Roland TR-808
Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
Toni Greene - Assistant Engineer
Darroll Gustamachio - Engineer, Mixing
Calvin Harris - Engineer
Nikki Harris - Vocals (bckgr)
Jay Healy - Assistant Engineer
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
Lee Holdridge - String Arrangements
Dann Huff - Guitar
Michael Hutchinson - Engineer, Mixing
Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar
Randy Kerber - Piano
Fred Law - Engineer
Paul Leim - Drums
Cory Lerios - Synthesizer, Oberheim Expander
Dennis MacKay - Engineer
Steve MacMillan - Assistant Engineer
Michael Mancini - Engineer
George Marino - Mastering
Tony Maserati - Assistant Engineer
Michael Masser - Producer
Narada Michael Walden - Arranger, Drums, Producer, Drum Programming
Marcus Miller - Bass
Dennis Mitchell - Assistant Engineer
Don Peterkofsky - Assistant Engineer
Claytoven Richardson - Vocals (bckgr)
Mike Ross - Assistant Engineer
Mark Roule - Assistant Engineer
Marc Russo - Horn
Corrado Rustici - Guitar Synth
Ira Siegel - Guitar
Russ Terrana - Engineer
Premik Russell Tubbs - Horn
Jack Waldman - Synthesizer, Arranger
Wayne Wallace - Horn
Fred Zarr - Synthesizer
Dean Burt - Engineer
Walter Afanasieff - Multi Instruments
Peshay - Assistant Engineer
Marl Larson - Design
Fernando Kral - Assistant Engineer
Bob Loftus - Assistant Engineer
Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - Multi Instruments
Richard Avedon - Photography
Nick Delre - Assistant Engineer
Doc Dougherty - Engineer
Bernard Maisner - Hand Lettering
Michael Dotson - Assistant Engineer
Tony Cortez - Arranger
Timmy Reppert - Assistant Engineer
Milton Sincoff - Artwork
Craig Vogel - Assistant Engineer
Alicia Winfield - Production Coordination
Amy Ziffer - Assistant Engineer
Frank Martin - Multi Instruments
John Robinson - Drums
Linden Aaron - Simmons Drums