Bodyguard Soundtrack CD

Live Recording

Producers: David Foster (tracks 1, 2, 4); Narada Michael Walden; L.A. Reid and Babyface; Whitney Houston and BeBe Winans; David Foster and Walter Afanasieff; Ian Devaney and Andy Morris; Robert Clivilles and David Cole; Danny Kortchmar; Alan Silvestri; Charlie Midnight.
Engineers: Bill Schnee, Dave Reitzas, Peter J. Yianilos; Dave Reitzas (tracks 2, 4); Matt Rohr, Marc Reyburn; Barney Perkins and Milton Chan; Mike McCarthy and Victor Caldwell; Humberto Gatica; Bobby Boughton; Acar S. Key; Mark Desisto; Dennis Sands.
Recorded in Miami, Florida; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Ocean Way and Encore Studios, Los Angeles, California; Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California; Larrabee Sound Studios and Summa Music Group, West Hollywood, California; Studio LaCoCo, Atlanta, Georgia; Quad Studio, 16th Avenue Sound and Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California; The Plant Studio, Sausalito, California; Studio G, Seattle, Washington; Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England; Axis, House of Sound and Skyline, New York, New York; Warner Brothers Scoring Stage; House of Music, New Jersey; and Image Recording, Los Angeles, California.
THE BODYGUARD won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Record Of The Year." "I Will Always Love You" won 1994 Grammys for "Record Of The Year" and "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female." "I'm Every Woman" was nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female."
One of the highlights of THE BODYGUARD soundtrack is how the film's female lead, Whitney Houston, brings her gospel roots front and center on the half dozen tracks which feature her soaring vocals. These churchy musical overtones are apparent throughout "Jesus Loves Me!" and on her unaccompanied intro to the hit "I Will Always Love You" (penned by country diva Dolly Parton), and in case you didn't get the message, Kirk Whalum's sanctified saxophone break adds an exclamatory Amen. Elsewhere Houston continues to mine her rich vein of ornate balladry and pop-flavored dance workouts on the Ashford & Simpson original "I'm Every Woman" and on her own "Queen Of The Night," with its percolating upbeat production a la L.A. Reid & Babyface.
But for fans of romantic pop there's more than Whitney Houston to recommend THE BODYGUARD: The quavering falsetto and rich tenor of the great vocal stylist Aaron Neville find a perfect compliment in Kenny G's soulful alto breaks on "Even If My Heart Would Break;" Curtis Stigers offers a taste of Stax/Volt soul on his version of Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding," and Joe Cocker teams with Sass Jordan on the rocking love song "Trust In Me."
This limited edition of THE BODYGUARD includes a picture disc with a 1994 calendar.
Producers: David Foster (tracks 1, 2, 4); Narada Michael Walden; L.A. Reid, Babyface; Whitney Houston, BeBe Winans; David Foster, Walter Afanasieff; Ian Devaney, Andy Morris; Robert Clivilles, David Cole; Danny Kortchmar; Alan Silvestri; Charlie Midnight.
Engineers: Bill Schnee, Dave Reitzas, Peter J. Yianilos; Dave Reitzas (tracks 2, 4); Matt Rohr, Marc Reyburn; Barney Perkins, Milton Chan; Mike McCarthy, Victor Caldwell; Humberto Gatica; Bobby Boughton; Acar S. Key; Mark Desisto;
Dennis Sands.
Recorded in Miami, Florida; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Ocean Way and Encore Studios, Los Angeles, California; Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California; Larrabee Sound Studios and Summa Music Group, West Hollywood, California; Studio LaCoCo, Atlanta, Georgia; Quad Studio, 16th Avenue Sound and Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California; The Plant Studio, Sausalito, California; Studio G, Seattle, Washington; Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England; Axis, House of Sound and Skyline, New York, New York; Warner Brothers Scoring Stage; House of Music, New Jersey; and Image Recording, Los Angeles, California.
"I Will Always Love You"Entertainment Weekly (12/4/92, p.64) - "...artistically satisfying and uncharacteristically hip..." - Rating: B
Q (2/93, p.77) - 3 Stars - Good - "...the six songs with which Whitney Houston kicks off this compilation leave the competition gasping at her immaculate vocal dexterity and ability to personalise songs..."