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Love Is a Contact Sport by Whitney Houston

First released: 01 Jun 1987, Length: 4:19

Creators (42)

Arranger

  1. Narada Michael Walden

Instruments

  1. Corrado Rustici guitar synthesizer
  2. Cory Lerios synthesizer
  3. Greg “Gigi” Gonaway electronic drum set, tambourine
  4. Jerry Hey horn
  5. Kenny G tenor saxophone
  6. Marc Russo horn
  7. Narada Michael Walden drums (drum set)
  8. Premik Russell Tubbs horn
  9. Randy Jackson bass
  10. Raul Rekow congas
  11. Shambhu acoustic guitar
  12. Walter Afanasieff synthesizer
  13. Wayne Wallace horn

Vocals

  1. Claytoven Richardson background vocals
  2. Jennifer Hall background vocals
  3. Jim Gilstrap background vocals
  4. Kitty Beethoven background vocals
  5. Niki Haris background vocals
  6. Whitney Houston lead vocals

Engineer

  1. Billy Miranda additional, assistant
  2. Dana Jon Chappelle assistant
  3. Gordon Lyon additional, additional, assistant
  4. Jay Rifkin additional
  5. Ken Kessie additional
  6. Lincoln Clapp additional
  7. Maureen Droney additional
  8. Noah Baron additional, assistant
  9. Paul Hamingson additional, assistant
  10. Rob Beaton additional, assistant
  11. Ross Williams additional, assistant
  12. Stuart Hirotsu additional, assistant

Producer

  1. Narada Michael Walden

Programming

  1. Bongo Bob Smith percussion
  2. Preston Glass percussion, keyboard, synthesizer

Recording Engineer

  1. David Frazer

Mixer

  1. David Frazer

Arranger

  1. Jerry Hey horn

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Clinton Recording Studios
  2. Right Track Recording
  3. Tarpan Studios
  4. The Plant Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Love Is a Contact Sport

    Composer

    1. Preston Glass

    Lyricist

    1. Preston Glass

Releases containing this recording (20)

Official

Album

  1. Whitney 01 Jun 1987 Whitney Houston
  2. Whitney 29 Jun 1987 Whitney Houston
  3. Whitney 29 Jun 1987 Whitney Houston
  4. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  5. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston printed in Au, Matrix / Runout: ARCD-8405 4A2 75, manufactured in Japan
  6. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  7. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  8. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  9. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston BMG music club release
  10. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston Matrix / Runout: ARCD-8405 4A2 75, manufactured in Japan
  11. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  12. Whitney 1987 Whitney Houston
  13. Whitney 26 Mar 2008 Whitney Houston
  14. Whitney 14 Mar 2014 Whitney Houston mastered for iTunes
  15. Whitney 25 Aug 2023 Whitney Houston
  16. Whitney 15 Sep 2023 Whitney Houston
  17. Whitney 2023 Whitney Houston numbered, remastered, special edition

Album - Compilation

  1. The Collection 2010 Whitney Houston
  2. The Collection 2010 Whitney Houston

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Greatest Hits Whitney Houston