Saving All My Love for You

Infobox Single
Name = Saving All My Love For You


Artist = Whitney Houston
from Album = Whitney Houston
B-side =
Released = August 1985
Format = CD single
Cassette single
7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Soul, R&B
Length = 3:48
Label = Arista Records
Writer = Michael Masser
Gerry Goffin
Producer = Michael Masser
Certification =
Last single = "You Give Good Love"
(1985)
This single = "Saving All My Love For You"
(1985)
Next single = "How Will I Know"
(1985)

"Saving All My Love For You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, and originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo on the 1978 album "Marilyn & Billy" (credited to McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. although Davis’ voice is not heard on the particular track). It was later the second single from Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album. The jazzy pop song (released in August 1985) was the second hit single from Houston's album. The lyric is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is "saving all her love for him.”

Chart information

Released in 1985, "Saving All My Love For You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at an impressive #53, jumping to #39 the following week (August 24), and reaching the Top 10 five weeks later. The single reached the number-one spot the week of October 26, 1985, and became the first of seven record-holding consecutive number-one singles in the United States for Houston. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. The song also became a number-one or Top 10 hit in various countries around the world and hit number-one on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well. The impact of the song made it Houston's first song to top the United World Chart in 1986.

In the UK the song hit number one in December 1985 for 2 weeks. Some expected it to be the Christmas number one for 1985, but it was knocked off number one just before Christmas by Shakin' Stevens with Merry Christmas Everyone. The track went on to become the 24th best-selling single of 1985 in the UK.

Houston won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Video for "Saving All My Love For You".

Music video

The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was filmed in London, and features Houston singing and recording with her married music producer, and falling in love with him along the way.

In pop culture

* Houston's role as Savannah Jackson in the romantic-comedy" Waiting to Exhale" would be a mirror-image of her persona in this song.
* Singer JoJo samples the melody of "Saving All My Love for You" in her song "How To Touch A Girl".
* In the episode "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" of "The Simpsons", a karaoke reality show contestants sings the song as the Simpsons visit the Fox Studio.
* The song is used in two scenes of the movie "Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins".
* The "New York Daily News" ranked it #79 in its list of Greatest Love Songs. [ [http://stereogum.com/archives/shit-list/the-100-greatest-love-songs-according-to-the-ny-da_004607.html The 100 Greatest Love Songs According To The NY Daily News - Stereogum ] ]
* Steve Urkel is heard singing the song in the beginning of an episode of "Family Matters" in an attempt to get crush Laura Winslow's attention. As he finished singing, Laura's father, Carl walked in the room.
* In an episode of "Family Matters," Laura sings this song while Stefan Urquelle plays the piano at the Cafe Java.
* The song appears on the music video game .Chelsea Ellison of Flint, Michigan Performed the Song in 2006 At Showtime At The Apollo

Cover versions

*Jazz saxophonist Hank Crawford covered the song for his 1990 "Groove Master" album.
*Syesha Mercado of American Idol covered this song during the 80's week on the show.
*Alexandra Burke sang this song at her audition on the 2008 series of the The X Factor.

ee also

*All My Love, songs of a similar title

References