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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)
Soundtrack album by Whitney Houston and various artists
Released	December 16, 2022
Recorded	1983–2022
Length	145:29
Label	RCA
Producer	Rodney Jerkins Marvin "Tony" Hemmings Clive Davis (exec.)
Whitney Houston chronology
I Wish You Love: More from The Bodyguard (2017) I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) (2022) I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston (2023)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) is the soundtrack album to the biographical film, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, based on the life of American singer and actress Whitney Houston. The soundtrack was released by RCA Records on December 16, 2022, a week before the film's theatrical release. The album was produced by Rodney Jerkins and Marvin "Tony" Hemmings and executive produced by Clive Davis, who also serves as one of the producers of the film.

Content and release

I Wanna Dance with Somebody soundtrack comprises 35 tracks, most of which are by Houston chronicling her career. It also includes reimagined remixes of some of Houston's classics featuring producers such as Sam Feldt, Moto Blanco and P2J and contemporary acts of various genres; Lucky Daye, Oxlade, Pheelz and Samaria. The album also features unreleased recordings from Houston's vault, including the Michael Masser composed soul ballad "Far Enough", "Moment of Truth" culled from the Whitney album sessions of 1986. Two covers from the Winans family, "Tomorrow", originally recorded by The Winans and in which Houston is joined by Samaria, and "Don't Cry for Me", which Houston covered from BeBe & CeCe Winans originally at the Commitment to Life benefit concert for AIDS Project Los Angeles in January 1994. The latter track includes a remastered ballad production by Jerkins and an a cappella version. It is Houston's first posthumous soundtrack release since her death in 2012.

In 2023, Houston's official website announced that the soundtrack via RCA Records would be released as a two-disc set limited edition available only through the official Whitney Houston webstore on July 13. The double set would include all 35 tracks same as the digital release, including the unreleased "Far Enough", "Don't Cry For Me", and Houston's first posthumous 2019 hit single "Higher Love" with DJ Kygo.

Track listing

Notes

• All of the tracks appeared in the film, with the exceptions of newly remixed songs (excluding "Higher Love", "Don't Cry for Me " and "Tomorrow"), and tracks 34 and 35.

Sample credits

• "Honest (Heartbreak Hotel)" contains a sample of "Heartbreak Hotel", sung by Houston, Faith Evans and Kelly Price.
• "Okay (It's Not Right)" contains a sample of "It's Not Right but It's Okay", sung by Houston.
• "Impossible Things" contains a sample of "Impossible/It's Possible", sung by Houston and Brandy.

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes

Charts

Release history

References

1. ^ "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)". Whitney Houston. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
2. "Music From The Motion Picture "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" To Be Released by RCA Records on December 16". PR Newswire. December 16, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
3. "Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)". Genius. December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
4. "Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody Soundtrack Available On CD! - Whitney Houston Official Site". Whitney Houston Official Site.
5. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 January 2023". The ARIA Report. No. 1715. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 16, 2023. p. 6.
6. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
7. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
8. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)". Amazon. December 16, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
9. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)". Amazon.co.uk. December 16, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

External links

• 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' (Soundtrack, CD)

• 2022 soundtrack albums
• 2020s film soundtrack albums
• Whitney Houston compilation albums
• Pop soundtracks
• Rhythm and blues soundtracks
• RCA Records soundtracks
• Biographical film soundtracks