| Title |
Year |
Album |
Artist(s) |
Note(s) |
| "Life's a Party" |
1978 |
Life's a Party |
Michael Zager Band |
- Houston's first official recording, and she contributes to the song mainly as a background vocalist, but also as a lead vocalist in certain parts of the song.
|
| "Think It Over" |
Think It Over |
Cissy Houston |
- Houston participated in the album as a background vocalist on all songs except one track.
|
| "Love Don't Hurt People" |
| "Somebody Should Have Told Me" |
| "After You" |
| "Warning – Danger" |
| "I Just Want to Be with You" |
| "Sometimes" |
| "I Won't Be the One" |
| "Clouds" |
1980 |
Naughty |
Chaka Khan |
- A young Whitney Houston sings backing vocals with her mother, Cissy Houston.
|
| "Our Love's in Danger" |
| "Fire on the Bayou" |
1981 |
Fiyo on the Bayou |
The Neville Brothers |
- The songs feature Houston on backing vocals.
|
| "Sitting in Limbo" |
| "Bend Down Low" |
Mellow |
Herbie Mann |
- Cissy and Whitney Houston contributes their background vocals to the song, Mann's cover version of Bob Marley's classic, in which Mann, mainly played various musical instruments, actually sings the lead vocal.
|
| "All in the Name of Love" |
Special Delivery |
Alvin Fields |
- The songs feature Houston singing backup along with Cissy.
|
| "Share My Dream" |
| "Hammer and Nails" |
1982 |
Experiment in White |
Janis Siegel |
- Houston joins in the chorus of the song along with her mother Cissy.
|
| "Memories" |
One Down |
Material |
- Houston's first full-lead-vocal recording.
|
| "Eternal Love" |
1983 |
Paul Jabara and Friends |
Paul Jabara |
- Houston contributes to the song as lead vocalist.
|
| "Take Good Care of My Heart" |
1984 |
Dynamite |
Jermaine Jackson |
- A duet with Jermaine Jackson, and the following year also appeared on the Houston's self-titled debut album.
- The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) disallowed Whitney Houston from competing for the 1985 Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the balloting because, prior to the release of her debut album, she had appeared as a duet guest vocalist on this song and "Hold Me", a duet with Teddy Pendergrass.
|
| "Sweetest Sweetest" |
- Houston sings the backing vocals.
|
| "Are You the Woman" |
Send Me Your Love |
Kashif |
- Houston contributes background vocals to the song.
|
| "Shock Me" |
1985 |
Perfect Soundtrack |
Various Artists |
- A duet with Jermaine Jackson, and also released as a B-side to Houston's 1987 single "Didn't We Almost Have It All".
- In the film, starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, Curtis played an aerobics instructor who had her class exercise to the song, which had an appropriately pounding beat.
|
| "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" |
1986 |
Precious Moments |
Jermaine Jackson |
- A duet with Jermaine Jackson. The duet also appears on the album, Whitney: The Greatest Hits.
|
| "Fifty Ways (To Fall in Love)" |
1987 |
Love Changes |
Kashif |
- Houston sings backing vocals on the song.
|
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
A Very Special Christmas |
Various Artists |
- Houston contributes the gospel-tinged Christmas song, produced by Jimmy Iovine, on the album whose proceeds benefited Special Olympics Inc. The song is also included on her 1995 maxi-single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)".
|
|
La La |
La La |
- Houston is given the album credits for her contribution as one of the backup singers, however the credits do not say what song(s) feature(s) her on background vocals.
|
| "Celebrate New Life" |
1988 |
Heaven |
BeBe & CeCe Winans |
- Houston contributes her backing ("Celebrate") and co-leading vocals ("Hold Up").
|
| "Hold Up the Light" |
| "Better Place" |
1991 |
Different Lifestyles |
- Houston performs background on both songs.
|
| "The Blood" |
| "Good Enough" |
1992 |
Bobby |
Bobby Brown |
- Houston participated in the song as a background singer.
|
| "Light of Love" |
1993 |
Angie & Debbie |
Angie & Debbie Winans |
- The song features Houston on background vocals.
|
| "Love Will Find a Way" |
Friends Can Be Lovers |
Dionne Warwick |
- A duet with Dionne Warwick.
|
| "One Moment in Time" (Live) |
1994 |
Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume II |
Various Artists |
- Recorded at the Shrine Auditorium during the 31st Grammy Awards ceremony on February 22, 1989.
|
| "Look into Your Heart" |
A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield |
- Houston covered the song, written by Mayfield and originally released by Aretha Franklin on the soundtrack for 1976 film, Sparkle.
|
| "Intro" |
1997 |
Forever |
Bobby Brown |
- The album begins with a 52-second intro featuring Houston singing a snippet of "Nobody Does It Better", originally recorded by Carly Simon in 1977, ending it with "Bobby, you're the best."
|
| "Believe in Love" |
1998 |
Down in the Delta Soundtrack |
Various Artists |
- Houston sings the bridge of the song, performed by female R&B quintet Sunday.
|
| "Ain't No Way" (Live) |
1999 |
VH1 Divas Live '99 |
- Live performances, recorded from New York's Beacon Theatre on April 13, 1999.
- Mary J. Blige features on Houston's rendition of "Ain't No Way", and Chaka Khan, along with Houston, sings "I'm Every Woman", the final song of the show, being joined by Blige, Brandy, Faith Hill, and LeAnn Rimes at the end of the performance.
|
| "I Will Always Love You" (Live) |
| "I'm Every Woman" (Live) |
| "Whitney Houston Dub Plate" |
2000 |
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book |
Wyclef Jean |
- In combination with Wyclef, Houston performs an a cappella version of "My Love Is Your Love", changing some of the original lyrics.
|
| "Family First" |
2007 |
Daddy's Little Girls Soundtrack |
Various Artists |
- On the soundtrack, Houston delivers the song, a collaboration with her mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick and the family.
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