I Wanna Dance with Somebody (soundtrack)

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 pop singer and actress Whitney Houston. The soundtrack was released by RCA Records on December 16, 2022, a week before the film's theatrical release.[1] 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.[2]

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)
Soundtrack album by
Whitney Houston and various artists
ReleasedDecember 16, 2022
Recorded1983–2022
LabelRCA
Producer
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)

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.[3] 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.[4] 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
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) – Standard edition[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (P2J Remix)
4:30
2."Don't Cry for Me" (Sam Feldt Remix)
3:19
3."Higher Love" (with Kygo)
3:48
4."The Greatest Love of All" (Jax Jones Mix)
3:14
5."I'm Every Woman" (SG Lewis Mix)
  • Houston
  • Lewis
4:04
6."How Will I Know" (Clean Bandit version)
  • Merrill
  • Rubicam
3:33
7."I Love the Lord" (Great John Mix)Richard Smallwood
  • Houston
  • Winans
  • Great John
3:08
8."Don't Cry for Me" (Darkchild film version)
  • Thomas
  • Winans
Houston3:53
9."Honest" (Heartbreak Hotel)
3:49
10."Okay" (It's Not Right)
2:16
11."You'll Never Stand Alone" (Moto Blanco Remix)Diane Warren
  • Houston
  • Moto Blanco
3:44
12."Love Will Save the Day" (MATVEÏ Remix)Toni Colandreo
  • Houston
  • MATVEÏ
3:32
13."Tomorrow"
3:27
14."Home" (live from the Merv Griffin Show)Charlie SmallsHouston4:39
15."You Give Good Love"La Forrest "La La" CopeHouston4:36
16."Saving All My Love for You"
Houston3:59
17."If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (featuring Jermaine Jackson)Elliot Willensky
  • Houston
  • Jermaine Jackson
4:19
18."Far Enough"
Houston4:39
19."I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  • Merrill
  • Rubicam
Houston4:52
20."So Emotional"
Houston4:37
21."Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Houston4:39
22."Moment of Truth"
  • Jane Buckingham
  • David Paul Bryant
Houston4:37
23."I'm Your Baby Tonight"
Houston5:00
24."The Star Spangled Banner" (featuring the Florida Orchestra; live at Super Bowl XXV)Francis Scott KeyHouston2:14
25."One Moment in Time"
Houston4:44
26."I Will Always Love You" (live from the Concert for a New South Africa)Dolly PartonHouston5:59
27."Medley: I Loves You, Porgy / And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going / I Have Nothing" (live from the 21st Annual American Music Awards)
Houston10:00
28."Run to You"
  • Jud Friedman
  • Allan Rich
Houston4:25
29."Impossible Things" (Leikeli47 Remix)Leikeli47
3:02
30."Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (from Waiting to Exhale – Original Soundtrack)Kenneth "Babyface" EdmondsHouston4:37
31."It's Not Right but It's Okay"
  • R. Jerkins
  • Fred Jerkins III
  • LaShawn Daniels
  • Isaac Phillips
  • Toni Estes
Houston4:52
32."My Love Is Your Love"
Houston4:21
33."I Didn't Know My Own Strength" (live from The Oprah Winfrey Show Season Premiere Part II – Whitney Houston's Show-Stopping Surprise)
  • Houston
  • Warren
Houston4:38
34."Clive's Message"Clive DavisClive Davis0:38
35."Don't Cry for Me" (a cappella)
  • Thomas
  • Winans
Houston3:48

Notes

  • All of the tracks appeared in the film, with the exceptions of newly remixed songs (excluding "Higher Love", "Don't Cry for Me [Darkchild Film Version]" and "Tomorrow"), and tracks 34 and 35. Specifically, tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 29, 34, and 35 do not appear anywhere in the film, in the given version here.

Sample credits

Personnel

Adapted from album liner notes

Charts
Chart performance for I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined)
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 83
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[6] 17
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[7] 13

Release history
Country Date Label(s) Format Edition
United States December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) RCA Records digital download Standard[8][9]
United Kingdom
Australia
United States July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13) CD. digital download

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.


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