Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.
She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all
of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification.
Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her
prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The film's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single
by a female artist in music history. With the album, Houston became the
first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million
copies of an album within a single week period under Nielsen SoundScan system. The album makes her the top female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to their soundtracks, including the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The Preacher's Wife soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album in history.
Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut album of American R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston, released February 14, 1985 on Arista Records.
The album initially had a slow commercial response but began getting
more popular in the summer of 1985. Eventually it topped the Billboard 200 chart for 14 weeks in 1986 and generated three number-one singles—"Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All"—on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the first debut album and the first album by a female artist to achieve that feat.
The album was one of those very rare cases that enjoyed global success
by a new black female artist, topping the albums chart in many countries
such as Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland. The album was certified diamond for shipments of 10 million units or more on March 16, 1999, and later 13× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 29, 1999. It has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time.
At the 28th Grammy Awards in 1986, Whitney Houston received four nominations including Album of the Year and won one of which, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "Saving All My Love for You". For the 29th Grammy Awards of 1987, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year for "Greatest Love of All". In 2003, the album was ranked number 254 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
In honor of its 25th anniversary, the album was re-released on January
26, 2010, in an expanded edition with five bonus tracks and a DVD.
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02. Thinking About You
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04. Saving All My Love for You -
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05. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (duet with Jermaine Jackson) - One Click For Fun
06. How Will I Know - One Click For Fun
07. All at Once - One Click For Fun
08. Take Good Care of My Heart (duet with Jermaine Jackson) - One Click For Fun
09. Greatest Love of All - One Click For Fun
10. Hold Me (duet with Teddy Pendergrass) - One Click For Fun
Whitney is the second studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston, released in the United States on June 2, 1987 by Arista Records as the follow-up to her best selling debut album, Whitney Houston. She became an international star with this album, which made her the era's top female star. Whitney was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA on November 29, 1995.
The album met the expectations of many people and was sensationally popular after its release. With this album, Houston set historic records on the charts. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200
chart the issue of June 27, 1987, becoming the first album by a female
artist, and only the fifth album by a solo artist. The album remained at
the top for eleven consecutive weeks, creating a record; the most
cumulative weeks (25 weeks) at number one on the albums chart by a
female artist during 1980s.
Its first four singles—"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"—all peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, making her the first female artist to achieve that feat. Along
with three straight number one singles from the debut album, they
established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a
performer, surpassing the Beatles and the Bee Gees.
As well as in United States, the album and the first single, "I Wanna
Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", were enormous hits worldwide,
topping the charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
and mainland Europe.
At the 30th Grammy Awards of 1988, the album received three nominations including Album of the Year, winning her second Grammy, "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
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02. Just the Lonely Talking Again -
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03. Love Will Save the Day - One Click For Fun
04. Didn't We Almost Have It All
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05. So Emotional - One Click For Fun
06. Where You Are -
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07. Love Is a Contact Sport
08. You're Still My Man -
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09. For the Love of You - One Click For Fun
10. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - One Click For Fun
11. I Know Him So Well (duet with Cissy Houston) - One Click For Fun
I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston; released by Arista Records on November 6, 1990. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while continuing to record via their adjoining soundtrack albums. Subsequently, I'm Your Baby Tonight would not be followed up with another studio album until 1998's My Love Is Your Love.
01. I'm Your Baby Tonight - One Click For Fun
02. My Name Is Not Susan - One Click For Fun
04. All the Man That I Need - One Click For Fun
05. Lover for Life - One Click For Fun
06. Anymore - One Click For Fun
07. Miracle - One Click For Fun
08. I Belong to You - One Click For Fun
09. Who Do You Love - One Click For Fun
10. We Didn't Know (Duet with Stevie Wonder) - One Click For Fun
11. After We Make Love - One Click For Fun
12. I'm Knockin - One Click For Fun
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released on November 17, 1992, by Arista Records and mainly features songs by Whitney Houston, as well as songs from various other artists. The album was co-executive produced by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis. With this album, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single-week period, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1991. The soundtrack later went on to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Yearand was certified 17× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 1, 1999. To date, it has sold over 44 million copies worldwide,becoming the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, as well as one of the best selling albums of all time.
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02. I Have Nothing - One Click For Fun
03. I'm Every Woman - One Click For Fun
04. Run to You - One Click For Fun
05. Queen of the Night - One Click For Fun
06. Jesus Loves Me - One Click For Fun
07. Even If My Heart Would Break - One Click For Fun
08. Someday (I'm Coming Back) - One Click For Fun
09. It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day - One Click For Fun
10. What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding - One Click For Fun
11. Waiting for You - One Click For Fun
12. Trust in Me - One Click For Fun
13. Theme from The Bodyguard - One Click For Fun
Waiting to Exhale is a soundtrack for the film of the same name. Released in 1995, the soundtrack became a huge hit featuring appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Mary J. Blige, SWV and TLC. All the main performers on the soundtrack are African American women. The album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for five weeks and Top R&B Albums chart for ten weeks, going 7× platinum, on Sep 4, 1996. It spawned the #1 hits; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Let It Flow", the #2 hits "Sittin' Up in My Room" and "Not Gon' Cry" and the #8 hit "Count on Me". ("Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Let It Flow" and "Not Gon' Cry" all topped the R&B hits chart.) All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine".
The album received a total of eleven nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"and three Best Female R&B Vocal Performance nominees, then won Best R&B Song for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" written by Babyface at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.
01. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - One Click For Fun
02. Why Does It Hurt So Bad - One Click For Fun
03. Let It Flow - One Click For Fun
04. It Hurts Like Hell - One Click For Fun
05. Sittin' Up in My Room - One Click For Fun
06. This Is How It Works - One Click For Fun
07. Not Gon' Cry - One Click For Fun
08. My Funny Valentine - One Click For Fun
16. Count on Me - One Click For Fun
The Preacher's Wife is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name and features songs performed by Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film. It is the best-selling gospel soundtrack album of all time, and has sold an estimated 6 million copies worldwide.
The lead single, "I Believe in You and Me" (a cover of The Four Tops classic), became a top five hit in the U.S. and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards, as well as for Best R&B Album.
"Step by Step" was another hit single, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "My Heart Is Calling" became the soundtrack's final release.
01. I Believe in You and Me - One Click For Fun
02. Step by Step - One Click For Fun
03. Joy (with the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
04. Hold On, Help Is on the Way (with the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
05. I Go to the Rock (with the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
06. I Love the Lord (with the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
07. Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Featuring Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Johnny Gill, Monica and Ralph Tresvant) - One Click For Fun
08. You Were Loved - One Click For Fun
09. My Heart Is Calling - One Click For Fun
10. I Believe in You and Me (single version) - One Click For Fun
11. Step by Step (Remix) - One Click For Fun
12. Who Would Imagine a King - One Click For Fun
13. He's All Over Me (with Shirley Caesar and the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
14. The Lord Is My Shepherd (performed by Cissy Houston with the Hezekiah Walker Choir) - One Click For Fun
15. Joy to the World (with the Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album, her first studio album in eight years since I'm Your Baby Tonight, was composed of mid-tempo R&B, hip hop, ballads, urban-dance, reggae, and torch songs, produced by different musicians such as Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock & Karlin, Wyclef Jean, David Foster, and Babyface. Although the album only peaked at number thirteen—her lowest position at the point—on the Billboard 200, and it sold less than Houston's previous albums in the US, it was a hit globally, with successful world tour in support of the album. In particular, it was a hit in Europe, topping the charts in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It also reached the top five in other European countries like Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The album generated five hit singles, including three top five US Hot 100 hits: "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right But It's Okay" and the title track, "My Love Is Your Love", became Houston's third best-selling single ever. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI, Europe) certified 4× platinum for shipping of four million copies of the album in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Worldwide it has sold over ten million copies.
With its commercial success, My Love Is Your Love received rave reviews from many critics, regarded as one of her best works. At the 42nd Grammy Awards of 2000, the album got seven nominations including Best R&B Album and two Best R&B Songs, and won one of which, Houston's sixth Grammy Award, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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02. Heartbreak Hotel (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) - One Click For Fun
03. My Love Is Your Love (featuring Bobbi Kristina Houston-Brown) - One Click For Fun
04. When You Believe (duet with Mariah Carey from The Prince of Egypt) - One Click For Fun
05. If I Told You That - One Click For Fun
06. In My Business (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) - One Click For Fun
07. I Learned from the Best - One Click For Fun
08. Oh Yes - One Click For Fun
09. Get It Back - One Click For Fun
10. Until You Come Back - One Click For Fun
11. I Bow Out - One Click For Fun
12. You'll Never Stand Alone - One Click For Fun
13. I Was Made to Love Him (Hidden track) - One Click For Fun
Whitney: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Whitney Houston, released in 2000. The set consists of disc one with ballads and disc two with uptempo numbers and remixes. Houston's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV, and 1988 Olympics tribute "One Moment in Time" are also included in the set. The release is also on DVD format which includes music videos of past hits, as well as live performances and interviews. The RIAAcertified it 3× Platinum on November 12, 2002, for shipments of 1.5 million in the U.S. Worldwide the album has sold an estimated 10 million copies to date. In the U.S., copies sold at Circuit City stores included a third disc containing new club remixes. Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes is a limited-edition four-record vinyl set, containing eight full club versions of selected remixes found on the American release. On June 6, 2006, it was released digitally and re-titled Dance Vault Mixes: Whitney Houston – The Unreleased Mixes (Collector's Edition).
The North American release of the album was met with some criticism by fans, as the second disc is comprised of mainly remixes as opposed to their original versions. The international release of the collection does, however, contain most of the songs' original mixes on the second disc.
In January 2011, the album was re-issued in the UK with the same track listing, but the set was retitled The Essential Whitney Houston. In addition to the title change, the re-release also features different artwork.
In February 2012, following Houston's death, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 6 with 64,000 copies sold. In Canada, the album jumped up to number 3 with 7,800 copies sold. On February 29, Houston became the first woman to place three albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart at the same time ("Whitney: the Greatest Hits" at #2, "The Bodyguard" at #6 and "Whitney Houston" at #9).
Disc 1: Cool Down
01. Saving All My Love for You - One Click For Fun
02. Greatest Love of All - One Click For Fun
03. One Moment in Time - One Click For Fun
04. I Have Nothing - One Click For Fun
05. I Will Always Love You - One Click For Fun
06. Run to You - One Click For Fun
07. You Give Good Love - One Click For Fun
08. All at Once - One Click For Fun
09. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - One Click For Fun
10. If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful (Duet with Jermaine Jackson) - One Click For Fun
11. Didn't We Almost Have It All - One Click For Fun
12. All the Man That I Need - One Click For Fun
13. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - One Click For Fun
14. Count on Me (Duet with CeCe Winans) - One Click For Fun
15. I Believe in You and Me - One Click For Fun
16. I Learned from the Best - One Click For Fun
17. Same Script, Different Cast (Duet with Deborah Cox) - One Click For Fun
18. Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Metro Mix) (Duet with Enrique Iglesias) - One Click For Fun
Disc 2: Throw Down
01. If I Told You That (Duet with George Michael) - One Click For Fun
02. Fine - One Click For Fun
03. My Love Is Your Love - One Click For Fun
04. It's Not Right But It's Okay - One Click For Fun
05. Heartbreak Hotel (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) - One Click For Fun
06. Step by Step - One Click For Fun
07. Queen of the Night (CJ Mackintosh Mix) - One Click For Fun
08. I'm Every Woman - One Click For Fun
09. Love Will Save the Day - One Click For Fun
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight - One Click For Fun
11. So Emotional - One Click For Fun
12. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - One Click For Fun
13. How Will I Know - One Click For Fun
14. I Will Always Love You (Hex Hector Mix) - One Click For Fun
15. Greatest Love of All (Club 69 Mix) - One Click For Fun
I16. t's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Mix) - One Click For Fun
17. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Dronez Mix) - One Click For Fun
Love, Whitney is a compilation album by Whitney Houston, released in Europe in 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was the follow-up to Houston's multi-platinum greatest hits collection Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000). Love, Whitney is a collection of ballads that have become her trademark over the years and includes a collection of nine top 20 hits.
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02. I Have Nothing - One Click For Fun
03. Why Does It Hurt So Bad - One Click For Fun
04. You Give Good Love - One Click For Fun
05. All the Man That I Need - One Click For Fun
06. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - One Click For Fun
07. Just the Lonely Talking Again - One Click For Fun
08. Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) - One Click For Fun
09. Miracle - One Click For Fun
10. For the Love of You - One Click For Fun
11. Saving All My Love for You - One Click For Fun
12. Run to You - One Click For Fun
13. I Believe in You and Me - One Click For Fun
14. Didn't We Almost Have It All - One Click For Fun
15. All at Once - One Click For Fun
16. I Will Always Love You - One Click For Fun
Just Whitney... is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston, released on December 10, 2002 in North America by Arista Records. It was her first studio album in four years, since 1998's My Love Is Your Love, and after signing her new $100 million Arista contract in 2001.
The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, and number three of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week, not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack Album but also logged her highest debut sales out of herSoundScan-era solo albums. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
It spawned four official singles―with three; "Whatchulookinat", "Love That Man" and "Try It on My Own" peaking at number-one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Playchart. "Try It on My Own" also peaked to number-ten on Billboard's Adult Contemporary singles. Since its release, Just Whitney... has gone on to sell/ship more than 3 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the U.S. and Switzerland and Gold in France, Brazil and other countries. The album's sales in the U.S. stands at over 800,000 units.
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02. Tell Me No - One Click For Fun
03. One of Those Days - One Click For Fun
04. Things You Say - One Click For Fun
05. My Love (featuring Bobby Brown) - One Click For Fun
06. Love That Man - One Click For Fun
07. On My Own+ - One Click For Fun
08. Dear John Letter - One Click For Fun
09. Unashamed - One Click For Fun
10. You Light Up My Life - One Click For Fun
11. Whatchulookinat (P. Diddy Remix) - One Click For Fun
One Wish: The Holiday Album is the only Christmas album by American singer Whitney Houston, released in 2003.
The album featured the single "One Wish (for Christmas)", which reached the top twenty on Billboard's U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The album spent six weeks on the Billboard 200 and has sold 490,143 copies to date. The New York Times noted the "lavish swoops, the sultry whispers, the gospelly asides and the meteoric crescendos" from Houston.
The album also features a duet with Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina on "The Little Drummer Boy". The album also re-uses "Joy to the World" and "Who Would Imagine a King" from 1996's The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album.
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02. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - One Click For Fun
03. Little Drummer Boy (featuring Bobbi Kristina Brown) - One Click For Fun
04. One Wish (For Christmas) - One Click For Fun
05. Cantique de Nöel (O Holy Night) - One Click For Fun
I06. 'll Be Home for Christmas - One Click For Fun
07. Deck the Halls/Silent Night - One Click For Fun
08. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - One Click For Fun
09. O come, O come, Emmanuel - One Click For Fun
10. Who Would Imagine a King (featuring The Nativity Choir) - One Click For Fun
11. Joy to the World (with The Georgia Mass Choir) - One Click For Fun
The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007. It was the first time a single CD of Houston's hit singles had been released. It debuted at number five in the UK, with sales of 37,228. It climbed to number three in its second week on the chart. In Brazil, the album was released as Whitney Houston – The Best So Far.
Unlike the North American edition of her previous singles compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits, the upbeat and dance-oriented songs—with the exception of "I'm Your Baby Tonight"—are not remixed and contain the original version of those songs (although a couple are shortened by up to 30 seconds).
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02. Saving All My Love for You - One Click For Fun
03. Greatest Love of All - One Click For Fun
04. One Moment in Time - One Click For Fun
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06. How Will I Know - One Click For Fun
07. So Emotional - One Click For Fun
08. When You Believe (Duet with Mariah Carey) - One Click For Fun
09. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - One Click For Fun
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Remix) - One Click For Fun
11. Didn't We Almost Have It All - One Click For Fun
12. Run to You - One Click For Fun
13. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - One Click For Fun
14. If I Told You That (Duet with George Michael) - One Click For Fun
15. I l; Have Nothing - One Click For Fun
16. I'm Every Woman - One Click For Fun
17. It's Not Right but It's Okay - One Click For Fun
18. My Love Is Your Love - One Click For Fun
I Look to You is the sixth and final studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was first released on August 28, 2009 through Sony Music in Europe, then August 31, 2009 with Arista Records in the United States before being released by RCA Records in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2009. The album was Houston's first studio album since 2003's One Wish, and the follow-up to 2002's Just Whitney.... It is also the singer's last album released during her lifetime before her death on February 11, 2012.
It received favorable reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 66/100 from Metacritic and debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number one with sales of 305,000, beating her previous career best first-week sale of 205,000 units with Just Whitney... (2002), and it was her first album to reach number one album in the United States since 1992's The Bodyguard. Additionally it became her fourth chart-topping album thus extending her lead as the female artist with the most cumulative weeks at the number one position.
It has spawned two official singles: The title song, which became a top 20 U.S. R&B chart single, and the international single "Million Dollar Bill", which hit the top ten in several countries worldwide and also becoming a US top 20 R&B hit. Since its release, I Look to You has gone on to sell 2.5 million units worldwide, earning platinum certification in seven countries and gold certification in eight. A promotional single, "Nothing But Love", was only released to UK radio stations to promote the accompanying Nothing but Love World Tour.
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02. ' But Love - One Click For Fun
03. Call You Tonight - One Click For Fun
04. I Look to You - One Click For Fun
05. Like I Never Left (featuring Akon) - One Click For Fun
06. A Song for You - One Click For Fun
07. I Didn't Know My Own Strength - One Click For Fun
08. Worth It - One Click For Fun
09. For the Lovers - One Click For Fun
10. I Got You - One Click For Fun
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