no I have to edit Ethan's answer because he is incorrect. Whitney co-wrote the song "Like I Never Left" with Akon in 2008.
whitney houston
Dolly Parton wrote it, and she was the original one to record it. She later signed an agreement for the movie, The BodyGuard, which allowed Whitney Houston to record it for the movie soundtrack. Whitney's recording has had a very powerful impact.
Edwin Hawkins - It's called "This Day"
Neil Young wrote the lyrics for those songs. Neil almost always writes both his music and lyrics.
no I have to edit Ethan's answer because he is incorrect. Whitney co-wrote the song "Like I Never Left" with Akon in 2008.
Dolly Parton
whitney houston
Dolly Parton wrote it and recorded it first in 1974
Dolly Parton wrote it, and she was the original one to record it. She later signed an agreement for the movie, The BodyGuard, which allowed Whitney Houston to record it for the movie soundtrack. Whitney's recording has had a very powerful impact.
Her mother, Cissy Houston, is still alive as I am writing this. In fact, in early 2013, she wrote a book about her daughter's life. Whitney's biological father is deceased; he died in 2003, and is buried in the same cemetery where Whitney was laid to rest.
Edwin Hawkins - It's called "This Day"
Neil Young wrote the lyrics for those songs. Neil almost always writes both his music and lyrics.
The song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam. It was performed by Whitney Houston in July, 1986. It reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 list onMay 16th, 1987. The musical video was one of the most played in MTV, VH1, and BET and the musical video is considered one of her most recognizable videos during her career, even though Whitney herself had a few negative things to say about the song being an "anagram of the hit "How Will I Know".
The song? It was Whitney Houston. I Will Always Love You was a #1 hit twice for Dolly Parton long before Whitney's version. More importantly, Dolly wrote the song so she has received royalties from every copy ever sold. Royalties for songwriters are much higher than for the performer so in essence she made millions off the song---far more than Whitney did.
Mandisa, I believe wrote the lyrics to He Is With You.
Whitney Houston used a number of different song-writers. While some singers write their own songs, others do not. When a singer is looking for new material, songs are submitted to the manager or producer, or sometimes directly to the singer; a decision is then made about which songs to record. Among the song-writers who wrote hits for Whitney Houston were the team of Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert, and the team of George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam. Other song-writers included Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin, and Linda Creed.