"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by

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and

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, originally recorded by

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and

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for their album ''Marilyn & Billy'' (1978). American singer

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recorded a cover of the song for her self-titled debut studio album (1985). It was released on August 13, 1985, by

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as the second

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from the album in the

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and third worldwide. Houston's version of "Saving All My Love for You" garnered positive critical response, with reviewers praising its melodious production and her vocal performance, and picked it as one of the album's highlights. The song became a global success and represented a commercial breakthrough for Houston, topping the charts in four countries and reaching the top 10 in various other regions. It became her first song to top the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, staying there for one week, and is certified

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by the

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for sales of over 1 million copies. At the 28th Annual Grammy Awards, it won for

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Background and release

"Saving All My Love for You" was written by

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during the 1970s and originally recorded with

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on their LP "Marilyn and Billy" (1978). Years later, Masser saw Whitney for the first time when he went into New York City's Sweetwater club, an invitation made by

president

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, and she was singing one of his songs, "

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". After her performance, the singer told Masser that the song was one of her favorites and later, Masser was chosen by Arista to produce some tracks for Houston's self-titled debut. After getting the right emotionally vulnerable-tailored take from Houston, the producer guaranteed her that it would become "a woman's song", meaning that women will feel a special affinity for the song. After the success of her previous single, "

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", the label initially didn't think about releasing "Saving All My Love for You" as the next single. When Masser heard that another single besides the song was being considered for the next single, he made a friendly wager with Davis during one of Houston's performance at

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. He proposed that if all the women get on their feet when Houston sings "Saving...", then Davis would agree that it should be the next single. Ultimately, the song was released as the second single in the

and third single worldwide.

Composition and lyrics

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and R&B song, composed in the key of

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, having a slow tempo of 84 beats per minute. Houston's vocal range on the song extends from the low note of F#3 to the high note of F#5. The song features a

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solo by Tom Scott and it's lyrics describe the thoughts of a young woman preparing for the arrival of her married lover, with lyrics like, "You've got your family, and they need you there/Though I've tried to resist, being last on your list/But no other man's gonna do/So I'm saving all my love for you." Dave Heaton of ''

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'' wrote that Whitney sings some parts with bittersweet lightness ("that’s just an old fantasy") and other parts with urgent heaviness ("tonight is the night"), which he considers exactly right for carrying the feelings in the song. The song caused controversy due to its theme of having an affair with a married man. Houston's mother Cissy Houston didn't at all like the scenario described in the lyric, claiming that the song's message would reflect badly on her daughter. However, Whitney herself confessed, "I was going through a terrible love affair. He was married, and that will never work out for anybody. Never, no way."

Reception

Critical response

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"Saving All My Love for You" received critical acclaim.

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'' picked the song as a highlight on the album, writing that the song "burns slowly and seductively."Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: ''Whitney Houston''

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. Retrieved on August 7, 2009. Dave Heaton of ''

'' praised Whitney for "singing as 'the other woman', ratcheting up the drama without overdoing it." Liam Lacey of ''

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'' wrote that 'Saving All My Love for You', 'Greatest Love Of All' and 'Hold Me' "are some of the loveliest pop singing on vinyl since the glory days of

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'' called it "the sexiest, most romantic song on the record." Brad Wete of ''

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'' called it "

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", writing that the song "was a fresh serving of precocious talent compared to 1985's mildly flavored R&B bluffet."Wete, Brad.
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'' praised her vocal performance, writing that, "it should mean a cinch

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nomination."

Chart performance

Released in 1985, Houston's version of "Saving All My Love for You" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 53, jumping to number 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 would become the first of seven record-setting consecutive number-one singles in the

for Houston; a record that still holds. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. It also hit the top of the US

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chart. It ranked number 5 on ''Billboard'' Year-end Top Black Singles chart. The song also became a global hit, hitting number-one or the Top 10 in various countries around the world. In the

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, the song hit number-one on December 8, 1985, spending two weeks at the top. The single went on to become one of the top 25 best-selling singles of 1985 in the UK, and has since sold 740,000 copies. In 2012, Dan Lane of

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listed "Houston’s Top 20 Biggest Selling Tracks In The UK To Date" and "Saving All My Love for You" was placed at number 3, only losing to "

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, the song debuted at number 45, on November 3, 1985. It kept on climbing in the following two weeks, until it peaked at number 6, before dropping to number 8. However, on December 8, 1985, the song reached a new peak of number 5. The song was also a success in

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, peaking at number 5, while in

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, the song charted two times in different years. Firstly, the song charted when it was originally released in 1986, debuting at number 50 and peaking at number 11, while in 2012 (after Whitney's death), the song peaked at number 39.

Accolades

"Saving All My Love for You" earned Houston her first

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in 1986; she also won the

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for Favorite R&B/Soul Video for the song. It has subsequently entered lists of her best songs. While listing her "25 Best Songs", editors from ''

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'' placed the song at number 21, writing that, "The stuff that's been piped into thousands of dentist offices, it was also her first No. 1 hit." ''

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'' placed the song at number 7 on their "40 Best Whitney Houston Songs", writing that, "The song has it all: her breathy come-ons, her trademark epic high notes, her delicate runs." Kelley L. Carter of ''

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'' also listed the track on their "Whitney Houston's Top 10 Songs", complimenting the singer for taking an already-recorded song and giving it new life." ''

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'' ranked "Saving All My Love for You", at number 79 on its "The 100 Greatest Love Songs" list. The song was also ranked by ''

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'' amongst "The 50 Best Love Songs of the 1980s", with the authors writing that, "The song that launched Houston, invented a newly minted variety of globe-storming soul diva", picking the line, "Though I try to resist, being last on your list/But no other man's gonna do/So I'm saving all my love for you," as "killer".

Music video

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was directed by Stuart Orme and was filmed in

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, where Houston was doing a promotional tour. The narrative for the music video follows the song's theme: Whitney's character is a recording artist who is emotionally involved with her married producer, played by American actor

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. By the finale, he has returned to his wife and family, leaving her (the "other woman") romantically out in the cold. At the time of release, the adultery theme of the video for generated much media controversy, which led Houston to insist, "I could never see myself in that position. I wouldn't just take whatever someone wants to give to me, especially if I am giving a lot to him but not getting that much back. I could never find myself in that situation, but someone else might. The video tells a story but it's by no means my story." It was also the first music video of Whitney's to be played on

after the channel had initially rejected her previous video for "

" for being "too R&B", but played the video for "Saving" because the song was too popular to ignore, stating, "I love it when they have no choice ut to play it, in a 2001 MTV interview. Despite the controversy, the video won "Favorite Soul/R&B Video" at the American Music Awards of 1986. As of November , the video has garnered over 70M views and 325k likes on

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Live performances

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Whitney performed "Saving All My Love for You" in a number of places. Whitney performed the track for the 28th Annual Grammy Awards and later took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Award for the song. Her performance of the ballad at the GRAMMYs won her an

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for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. She also performed the song on ''

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'' in 1985. The performance was considered one of her best live performances by

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and VH1. While Liam O'Brien of Digital Spy wrote, "In this assured performance on Late Night With David Letterman, her vocal gymnastics left the host stunned," Mark Graham of ''VH1'' simply picked it as her third best live performance. She also included the track in all of her concert tours:

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(1986),

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(1987–1988),

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(1990),

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(1991),

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(1993–1994),

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(1997), The European Tour (1998),

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(1999),

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(2004) and on her final tour,

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(2009–2010). "Saving All My Love for You" was also added to the setlist of her first ever solo televised concert and

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Track listings

*US 7" Vinyl **A "Saving All My Love for You" – 3:46 **B "All at Once" — 4:26 *German 7" Vinyl # "Saving All My Love for You" – 3:57 # "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with

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) – 3:46 *UK 12" Vinyl **A "Saving All My Love for You" **B1 "All at Once" **B2 "Greatest Love of All" *German 7" Vinyl **A "Saving All My Love for You" – 3:57 **B "How Will I Know" – 3:35

Personnel

*Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin – writer *

– lead vocal *

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, Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar *

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– bass guitar *Robbie Buchanan,

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– keyboards * Debbie Thomas,

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, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals * Tom Scott – saxophone solo * John Robinson – drums *Michael Masser – producer *Gene Page – arranger *Bill Schnee – mixer *Michael Mancini, Russell Schmitt – engineers

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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