I Belong to You (Whitney Houston song)

"I Belong to You"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight
B-side "One Moment in Time"
Released October 18, 1991 (U.S.)
Format
Genre
Length 5:31 (album version)
4:41 (radio edit)
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Narada Michael Walden[2]
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"My Name Is Not Susan"
(1991)		 "I Belong to You"
(1991)		 "We Didn't Know"
(1992)
Music video
"I Belong To You" on YouTube

"I Belong to You" is a song performed by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on October 18, 1991 as the fifth single from her third studio album I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). It was written by Derek Bramble and Franne Golde, and produced by Narada Michael Walden. The single was a Top 10 hit on the US Billboard R&B chart and garnered Houston a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards (1992).[3]

Critical reception

James Hunter of Rolling Stone said that the song "acts out its claim in a penthouse bedroom", and described its production by Narada Michael Walden as "high-end grooves accented by pinballing counterrhythms."[2]

Music video

The music video features some shots from "My Name Is Not Susan" that are extended and/or unreleased in the video to that song. Former boxer heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is also featured in the video. The video also includes footage from Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991).

Track listings

L.A. Reid and Babyface remixes of the US single versions:

  1. "I Belong to You" (album version) 5:31
  2. "I Belong to You" (radio edit) 4:41
  3. "I Belong to You" (Babyface remix)
  4. "I Belong to You" (L.A. Reid remix)
  5. "One Moment in Time"

Shep Pettibone remixed "I Belong to You". The remixes are:

  1. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone UK Mix) (8:54)
  2. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone Mix Edit) (4:49)
  3. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone UK Dub) (8:29)
  4. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone 69th Street Mix)(9:28)
  5. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone 69th Street Dub) (4:17)
Vinyl, CD maxi-single[4]

US, Vinyl 7", single

  1. "I Belong to You" (Babyface remix)
  2. "I Belong to You" (International Remix) (4:49)1

UK, Germany CD maxi-single

  1. "I Belong to You" (Album Version) (4:40)
  2. "I Belong to You" (UK Remix Edit) (4:49)1
  3. "I Belong to You" (Shep Pettibone Remix Edit) (4:32)
  4. "One Moment in Time" (4:42)

1UK Remix Edit by John Waddell

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 79
UK (Official Charts Company)[6] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 10

References

  1. ↑ Ashley, Battel. "Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight". Allmusic. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hunter, James (January 10, 1991). "Album Review: 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' - Whitney Houston". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female - The 35th Annual Grammy Awards (1992)". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Whitney Houston, "I Belong to You" (Vinyl, CD Single).Discogs
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Whitney Houston – I Belong To You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ "UK Official Singles Chart". UK Official Charts Company. September 28, 1991. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Whitney Houston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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