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So Emotional

Whitney Houston

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  1. Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)

  2. Recorded at The Plant Studios, also Change (In the House of Flies) (Deftones), What’s Up (4 Non Blondes) and I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

  3. Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle, also Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s theme) (Mariah Carey), Thank God I Found You (Mariah Carey) and When You Believe (Mariah Carey)

  4. Produced by Narada Michael Walden, also I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Where Do Broken Hearts Go and Higher Love (Kygo)

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Written by
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
Produced by
Narada Michael Walden
Performed by
Bongo Bob Smith, Corrado Rustici, Narada Michael Walden, Walter Afanasieff and Whitney Houston
Engineered by
Billy Miranda, Dana Jon Chappelle, David Frazer, Gordon Lyon, Jay Rifkin, Ken Kessie, Lincoln Clapp, Maureen Droney, Noah Baron, Paul Hamingson, Rob Beaton, Ross Williams and Stuart Hirotsu
Mixed by
David Frazer
Part of
Whitney
Recorded at
Clinton Recording Studios, Right Track Recording, Tarpan Studios and The Plant Studios
Released on
Arista

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  1. 1MusicBrainz So Emotional was performed by Bongo Bob Smith

    So Emotional was performed by Bongo Bob Smith

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz So Emotional was performed by Corrado Rustici

    So Emotional was performed by Corrado Rustici

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz So Emotional was performed by Narada Michael Walden

    So Emotional was performed by Narada Michael Walden

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz So Emotional was performed by Walter Afanasieff

    So Emotional was performed by Walter Afanasieff

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz So Emotional was performed by Whitney Houston

    So Emotional was performed by Whitney Houston

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz So Emotional was produced by Narada Michael Walden

    So Emotional was produced by Narada Michael Walden

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz So Emotional was written by Billy Steinberg

    So Emotional was written by Billy Steinberg

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz So Emotional was written by Tom Kelly

    So Emotional was written by Tom Kelly

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz So Emotional is part of the release Whitney

    So Emotional is part of the release Whitney

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz So Emotional was recorded at Clinton Recording Studios

    So Emotional was recorded at Clinton Recording Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz So Emotional was recorded at Right Track Recording

    So Emotional was recorded at Right Track Recording

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz So Emotional was recorded at Tarpan Studios

    So Emotional was recorded at Tarpan Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz So Emotional was recorded at The Plant Studios

    So Emotional was recorded at The Plant Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song So Emotional

    Arista is the label of the song So Emotional

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Billy Miranda

    So Emotional was engineered by Billy Miranda

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle

    So Emotional was engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by David Frazer

    So Emotional was engineered by David Frazer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Gordon Lyon

    So Emotional was engineered by Gordon Lyon

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Jay Rifkin

    So Emotional was engineered by Jay Rifkin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  20. 20MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Ken Kessie

    So Emotional was engineered by Ken Kessie

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  21. 21MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Lincoln Clapp

    So Emotional was engineered by Lincoln Clapp

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  22. 22MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Maureen Droney

    So Emotional was engineered by Maureen Droney

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  23. 23MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Noah Baron

    So Emotional was engineered by Noah Baron

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  24. 24MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Paul Hamingson

    So Emotional was engineered by Paul Hamingson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  25. 25MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Rob Beaton

    So Emotional was engineered by Rob Beaton

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  26. 26MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Ross Williams

    So Emotional was engineered by Ross Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  27. 27MusicBrainz So Emotional was engineered by Stuart Hirotsu

    So Emotional was engineered by Stuart Hirotsu

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  28. 28MusicBrainz So Emotional was mixed by David Frazer

    So Emotional was mixed by David Frazer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  29. 29MusicBrainz So Emotional was released on 1987-06-01

    So Emotional was released on 1987-06-01

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026