The Preacher’s Wife
Whitney Houston returned to her gospel roots with her third movie and its soundtrack. Duets with her mother Cissy Houston and gospel-legend Shirley Caesar as well as gospel hyms and ballads plus up-tempo-tracks where featured on this album. The album was released on November 26, 1996. Whitney has the longest stay at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart, where “The Preacher’s Wife” soundtrack remained at the top for 26 weeks. The album sold more than 3 million copies in the United States and over 5 million copies worldwide.
The lead single, “I Believe in You and Me”, became a top five hit in the US and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards, as well as for Best R&B Album. “Step by Step” was another hit single and was the frist singke internationally “My Heart Is Calling” became the soundtrack’s final release.
| 1. | I Believe in You and Me Written by: David Wolfert, Sandy Linzer Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 4:03 | ||
| 2. | Step By Step Written by: Annie Lennox Produced by: Stephen Lipson | 4:12 | ||
| 3. | Joy (with the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Kirk Franklin Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 3:16 | ||
| 4. | Hold On, Help Is On The Way (with the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Rev. Kenneth Paden Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 3:09 | ||
| 5. | I Go to the Rock (with the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Dottie Rambo Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 4:05 | ||
| 6. | I Love the Lord (with the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Richard Smallwood Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 4:57 | ||
| 7. | Somebody Bigger Than You and I (Featuring Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Johnny Gill, Monica and Ralph Tresvant) Written by: Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Sonny Burke Produced by: Whitney Houston, Rickey Minor | 4:42 | ||
| 8. | You Were Loved Written by: Diane Warren Produced by: Babyface | 4:13 | ||
| 9. | My Heart Is Calling Written by: Babyface Produced by: Babyface | 4:15 | ||
| 10. | I Believe in You and Me Written by: David Wolfert, Sandy Linzer Produced by: David Foster | 3:55 | ||
| 11. | Step By Step Written by: Annie Lennox Produced by: Remixed by Teddy Riley | 4:34 | ||
| 12. | Who Would Imagine a King Written by: Marvyn Warren, Hallerin Hilton Hill Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 3:31 | ||
| 13. | He's All Over Me (with Shirley Caesar and the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Alvin Darling Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 3:53 | ||
| 14. | The Lord Is My Shepherd (performed by Cissy Houston with the Hezekiah Walker Choir) Written by: Traditional Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 4:24 | ||
| 15. | Joy to the World (with the Georgia Mass Choir) Written by: Traditional Produced by: Mervyn Warren, Whitney Houston | 4:41 |
