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I'm Your Baby Tonight

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First released: 1990 (year verified)

Original 1990 LA Reid and Babyface US studio version

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First released: 1990 (year verified)

The original US recording and the distinct international Yvonne Turner mix were released in the 1990 album/single era. This selection specifies the original US version.

Recording: Original 1990 LA Reid and Babyface US studio version
Credit: Whitney Houston
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original single: I'm Your Baby Tonight

I'm Your Baby Tonight - official original album catalog
The original US album is dated November 1990 and contains the title recording and All the Man That I Need. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

I'm Your Baby Tonight - official US/international version history
Explicitly distinguishes the original LA Reid/Babyface US version from the Yvonne Turner international mix and a later live performance. Establishes the original single's 1990 context. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

Annual version match under review

The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.

The official artist history distinguishes the original US version from the Yvonne Turner international mix. The retained 1990/1991 annual rows do not specify a version; the selected original US recording therefore retains a provisional annual link.

I'm Your Baby Tonight - official US/international version history
Explicitly distinguishes the original LA Reid/Babyface US version from the Yvonne Turner international mix and a later live performance. Establishes the original single's 1990 context. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

I'm Your Baby Tonight - official original album catalog
The original US album is dated November 1990 and contains the title recording and All the Man That I Need. | Reviewed 2026-10-17

ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston grew up in a musical family in Newark, New Jersey, with gospel as an early influence. Her self-titled 1985 debut and 1987 album Whitney established a repertoire of ballads and dance records. She also became a film performer, starring in The Bodyguard in 1992 and contributing its recordings of I Will Always Love You and I Have Nothing. Later projects, including My Love Is Your Love and I Look to You, place her voice in contrasting R&B and pop settings.

Artist background sources

Whitney Houston - official biography
Musical family and Newark background, gospel influence, early albums, film debut and The Bodyguard recordings. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

My Love Is Your Love - official original album catalog
Original November 1998 album includes It's Not Right but It's Okay, Heartbreak Hotel, My Love Is Your Love and When You Believe. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

I Look to You - official original album catalog
The original August 2009 studio album includes Million Dollar Bill and the solo title recording. Later music-video and compilation dates are separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Count on Me - Arista/Apple Music original soundtrack metadata
The original 1995 Waiting to Exhale item credits both Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans; this is the studio duet, not their separate live performances. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Heartbreak Hotel - official original release and guest credits
Identifies Faith Evans and Kelly Price on the original Houston recording and the December 1998 single, after the November album. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

When You Believe - official original duet catalog and personnel
The original 1998 Babyface-produced single is explicitly credited in the personnel to a duet with Mariah Carey; it is distinct from the animated film cast's performance. The page also documents original vocal single/album editions. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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