"All at Once" | ||||||||||
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Single by Whitney Houston | ||||||||||
from the album Whitney Houston | ||||||||||
Released | March 24, 1985 (Netherlands) | |||||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||||
Recorded | 1984 | |||||||||
Genre | Pop, soul, adult contemporary, quiet storm | |||||||||
Length | 4:29 | |||||||||
Label | Arista | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Michael Masser (music), Jeffrey Osborne (lyrics) | |||||||||
Producer(s) | Michael Masser | |||||||||
Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"All at Once" is a song written by Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne and recorded by Whitney Houston. It was released as a single in Japan and several European countries in 1985–1986. While it did not receive an official single release in the United States, the song did receive adult R&B/soul radio airplay there.
It became the first hit for Whitney Houston in the Netherlands in April 1985.
The song is a heartbreak ballad about a lover who leaves without warning and the damage it does. Houston performed the song at the 1987 American Music Awards.
Arista released a promotional music video exclusive to Germany. Another video was release for some European countries. It features Houston singing the song on a stage.