Who wrote the lyrics of Whitney Houston's songs?

As with most mega pop stars, Whitney Houston always had an army of songwriters. On each of her solo albums, at least a dozen writing credits. It would take too long to list all of them, but here are some of her notable writers. read more

George:"Shannon and I had our first record deal, so we were caught up in Boy Meets Girl land, and the idea of writing for other people, this is pre-Whitney Houston and pre- our understanding of songwriting for other people, so it was really a big deal when they wanted to hold onto this for Whitney Houston. read more

The writing team of Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels and Tony Estes wrote three songs for her, including"It's Not Right, But It's Okay" Other noteworthy songwriters: Lala wrote two songs, including"You Give Good Love" Missy Elliot, KB and Spec wrote three of Whitney's songs. Dianne Warren wrote three songs. read more

Linda Creed was recovering from breast cancer when they wrote the song in 1977. Originally recorded by George Benson, his version went to #24 in the US. In 1985, the song was revived by Whitney Houston, and on May 17, 1986, it went to #1 for the first of three weeks. read more