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The Bodyguard (soundtrack)

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
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Soundtrack album by Whitney Houston / various artists
Released November 17, 1992
Recorded 1991–1992 (1987 for Joe Cocker's song)
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Arista
Producer
Whitney Houston chronology
I'm Your Baby Tonight
(1990)
The Bodyguard
(1992)
The Preacher's Wife
(1996)
Singles from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
  1. "I Will Always Love You"
    Released: November 3, 1992
  2. "Someday (I'm Coming Back)"
    Released: December 7, 1992
  3. "I'm Every Woman"
    Released: January 2, 1993
  4. "I Have Nothing"
    Released: February 20, 1993
  5. "Run to You"
    Released: June 21, 1993
  6. "Queen of the Night"
    Released: October 13, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (B)
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars
New York Times (Positive)
Rolling Stone (mixed)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2/5 stars
Q 3/5 stars
USA Today 2.5/4 stars

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released on November 17, 1992, by Arista Records. The album's first side (in its original LP configuration) features songs by Whitney Houston, while side 2 features the work of numerous other artists. The album was co-executive produced by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis and has become one of the best-selling albums of all time. The soundtrack was the first album verified by the Nielsen SoundScan computerized sales monitoring system to have sold more than a million units within a one-week period. The soundtrack later went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and was certified 17× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 1, 1999. It is the 15th best-selling album in the United States.

As of January 2012, it had sold over 45 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling soundtrack of all time.

Houston served as executive producer (as she did on her previous release I'm Your Baby Tonight), giving her full control over the song selections for this album. Houston planned to record "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" as the film's theme song, however, when they learned it would be used in the film Fried Green Tomatoes, they searched for another song. Kevin Costner, the film's co-star, thought of recording "I Will Always Love You", originally released by Dolly Parton. While recording the album, Houston insisted on using her touring band as opposed to a studio band.


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