Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (US Promo CD Maxi-single)
September 3, 2009 at 9:18 PM | Posted in Whitney Houston | 12 CommentsTags: Clive Davis, Jellybean, Promo, Ric Wake, Whitney Houston
“Love Will Save The Day” was the fifth single by American singer-songwriter Whitney Houston from her second multi-platinum studio album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988 by Arista Records.
“Love Will Save the Day” is the fastest-tempoed song on the album Whitney. Produced by Jellybean Benitez and featuring Roy Ayers, the song is one of the uptempo numbers on the album that also includes “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” and “So Emotional“.
At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1′s from her current album “Whitney”. “Love Will Save the Day” did not become Houston’s eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100, amazingly, was Houston’s lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video.
Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top forty for eleven weeks, and reached fifth place on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.
“Love Will Save the Day” remained in the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks. It was Houston’s third number-one single on the Billboard Hot Club/Dance Play Charts.
Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10 and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. It was a moderate hit in Germany, making thirty-seven; and was a minor hit in Australia, peaking at seventy-seven.
This promo-only CD contains the same mixes available on the US commercial 12″ vinyl single. Tracks marked with an asterisk are otherwise unavailable on CD.
The remixes were in charge of Jellybean Benitez and Ric Wake. Benitez has produced and remixed for artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Fleetwood Mac. Wake produced and remixed for Celine Dion, Taylor Dayne, Mariah Carey, etc.
The “Love Will Save The Day” remixes were slowed down (as I noticed with other Jellybean mixes) and Whitney’s voice is at a lower pitch. I didn’t really like this as it drags and takes away a bit of the album version’s energy. I sped up the remixes for my listening pleasure years ago, I’m including them as a bonus download.
The album or single versions remain my favorite.
This CD single would go on the list of hardest CD’s to get a hold of on my personal collection.
Label: Arista
Catalog Number: ASCD-9721
Track List and Details:
1. Love Will Save The Day (Single Version) (4:23) *
2. Love Will Save The Day (Extended Remix) (7:59)
3. Dub Will Save The Day (5:00) *
4. Love Will Save The Day (A Cappella) (5:18) *
Rip Information:
Source: CD
Format: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day (US Promo CD Maxi-single)
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the first cd is remixed a only jellybean benitez not david morales. i need a original extended of this cd.
Comment by miguel— February 16, 2012 #
The remixes is the same equal. Please change the first cd, is not the cd. The version at the first cd is very different.
Comment by miguel— February 16, 2012 #
Jellybean didn’t do the main remixes for “Loev Will Save The Day” – that was Rick Wake & Richie Jones. He produced the original album version and created some ‘Underground’ with David Morales that were about as ‘Underground’ as the tip of the Empire State Building. The latter were only available on a U.S. Promo 12in. The vocal mix surfaced years later on compilations and b-sides. Jellybean was hot in the late 70′s and early 80′s, by the time House Music arrived in 1985, he slowly lost his grip. He tried jumping in on the House scene, but his version of House always sounded like a failed approximation. A shame, as I always thought he had great ears.
Comment by badarou— February 16, 2012 #
Interesting comments, thanks Badarou
Comment by Johann— February 16, 2012 #
OMG! I think you hit the nail on the head for “Open Your Heart”. That was another remix I found “draggy”. Maybe that’s why I wasn’t overwhelmed by that remix when it was first released, and it was whopping mega-long for a remix at that time.
Mega Madonna fan, but I think up till then, her only awesome remix is the Jellybean one for Dress You Up. Ironic because that was my least favourite single (album version-wise) from her. Her other 12 “versions are either simply extended or unimpressive. True Blue. Love love the song. Love love Shep Pettibone. But what went wrong?!?!? Hehehe
As for Thompson & Barbiero…woo-hoo!!! A hot remix duo! Their upbeat remixes are mostly spot-on, but I find their mid-tempo remixes are even more awesome! The Crisp, Sparse but Sensual remix production for Olivia Newton John’s Soul Kiss and Tina Turner’s One Of The Living come to mind.
And don’t get me started on the other remix duo, M+M John Morales and Sergio Munzibai! That’s a story for another day! Hahaha
Comment by Cisum— September 8, 2009 #
Haha, Minnie Mouse! Cisum, you reminded me that when I listen to the remix versions of Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” I slide the pitch control to make it spin a little faster. I have to double check but if memory serves well, Thompson & Barbiero also slowed them down, not as much as Jellybean for sure, but the remixes still kind of “drag”.
Comment by Johann— September 8, 2009 #
Yes Laurent, possibly. If not Whitney might end up sounding like Minnie Mouse! That’s what I like to do when my Mark 2 was still working, I’d like to pitch it +1 or +2 when I play my dance vinyls. Somehow they sounded punchier.
Comment by Cisum— September 8, 2009 #
Never thought of that, could be!
Comment by Johann— September 8, 2009 #
Come to think of it, maybe Jellybean slowed down his extended remixes because he knew club DJs sped up everything they played, and this way he could somehow preserve the original pitch.
Comment by Laurent— September 7, 2009 #
That’s right, only the remixes : )
Comment by Johann— September 6, 2009 #
Only the extended remix is slowed down, right? The single version seems right.
Comment by Laurent— September 6, 2009 #
Yes, Jellybean is one of my favourite remixers from the 80s.
I too wonder why he slowed down the pitch for this remix. And I thought my 12″ single was warped when I first played it back then. Haha!
Aren’t remixes suppose to be made more upbeat and clubby? Strange…
Comment by Cisum— September 4, 2009 #