Composition
"All the Man That I Need" is an R&B song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of F minor. The beat is set in common time, and moves at a a slow tempo of 76 beats per minute. It has the sequence of B♭m–Fm–E♭–E♭/D♭–D♭–Cm7 as its chord progression. Houston's vocals in the song span from the note of C4 to the note of C♯5, while the piano elements range from the note of B♭1 to the high note of F♯5 . Stephen Holden of The New York Times, wrote that the song was an "expression of sexual hero worship." The song also features a saxophone solo by American recording artist Kenny G.
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