Studio Album · No. 4
My Love Is Your Love Songwriting Credits by Whitney Houston
Produced by Rodney Jerkins, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Babyface, David Foster · Engineered by Jon Gass, Manny Marroquin, Mick Guzauski, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Paul Boutin, Don Murray
Holds writing credit on 0 of 13 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 13 documented
Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Whitney Houston carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Awards & Recognition 1
My Love Is Your Love teamed Whitney Houston with a new generation of writers and producers, including Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Missy Elliott, and Lauryn Hill, yet she still wrote none of its 13 songs. Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis wrote the reggae-tinged title track, the Rodney Jerkins team wrote It's Not Right but It's Okay, and Babyface co-wrote the Mariah Carey duet When You Believe. Houston took a co-producer credit on the album, but after four studio records she had still never written one of her own hits.
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by Whitney Houston, released in November 1998 on Arista Records and produced by Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, and others, her first collection of entirely new studio material after a six-year gap following The Bodyguard soundtrack and various film soundtracks, and the album that reconnected her with contemporary hip-hop and R&B production at a time when New Jack Swing had given way to a harder, sample-based R&B aesthetic. Houston wrote or co-wrote several tracks including 'My Love Is Your Love' (with Wyclef Jean) and 'If I Told You That' (later released as a duet with George Michael); the songwriting participation was greater than on any previous album, reflecting the more collaborative producer relationships built into the sessions. 'Heartbreak Hotel' (featuring Kelly Price and Faith Evans) reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100; 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' reached number four and won the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female; the title track became a holiday perennial with over 100 million streams annually. My Love Is Your Love has been certified four-times platinum in the United States, reached number thirteen on the Billboard 200, and is critically regarded as the artistic high point of the later Houston catalog, the album on which the production partnerships matched her vocal instrument rather than simply deploying it. It demonstrated that Houston's voice had survived her early 1990s period and remained a commercially and artistically viable instrument.
Track Listing & Credits 13 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It's Not Right but It's Okay
#4
|
Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsIsaac PhillipsToni Estes | Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsIsaac PhillipsToni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Heartbreak Hotel
#2
|
Kenneth KarlinTamara SavageCarsten Schack | Kenneth KarlinTamara SavageCarsten Schack | Soulshock and Karlin | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals)Faith Evans (Vocals)Kelly Price (Vocals) |
| 3 |
My Love Is Your Love
#4
|
Wyclef JeanJerry Duplessis | Wyclef JeanJerry Duplessis | Wyclef JeanJerry Duplessis | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
When You Believe
#15
|
Stephen SchwartzBabyface | Stephen SchwartzBabyface | Babyface | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals)Mariah Carey (Vocals) |
| 5 |
If I Told You That
|
Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsToni Estes | Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsToni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
In My Business
|
Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals)Missy Elliott (Rap) |
| 7 |
I Learned from the Best
|
Diane Warren | Diane Warren | David Foster | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
Oh Yes
|
Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Missy ElliottKelvin BradshawLloyd Turner | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
Get It Back
|
Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsToni Estes | Rodney JerkinsFred Jerkins IIILaShawn DanielsToni Estes | Rodney Jerkins | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
Until You Come Back
|
BabyfaceDaryl Simmons | BabyfaceDaryl Simmons | Babyface | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 11 |
I Bow Out
|
Diane Warren | Diane Warren | BabyfaceRodney Jerkins | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 12 |
You'll Never Stand Alone
|
Diane Warren | Diane Warren | David Foster | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |
| 13 |
I Was Made to Love Him
|
Henry CosbyLula Mae HardawaySylvia MoyStevie Wonder | Henry CosbyLula Mae HardawaySylvia MoyStevie Wonder | Wyclef JeanJerry Duplessis | Whitney Houston (Lead Vocals) |