Didn't We Almost Have It All

Didn't We Almost Have It All
Didn't We Almost Have It All
Single Whitney Houston; from Whitney album
Side B	Shock Me (Special Collector's Bonus Cut)
Released	August 13, 1987
Format	CD single , cassette single, 7 "single
Recorded by	1986
Genre	R&B Soul
Duration	5:07 (landscape version) ; 4:38 (single version)
Producer	Michael Masser
Composer	; ;
Songwriter	Michael Masser , Will Jennigs
Label	Arista
Chart Seats
	hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Whitney Houston Singles Timeline

“Didn't We Almost Have It All” is a song by American singer Whitney Houston . Her 5th hit, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , despite the lack of a video clip for it. The single (2nd from Whitney’s second album) was nominated for the Grammy Awards in the Grammy Award category for Best Song of the Year (1988). The song was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings , the release was released in August 1987 ^[1] ^[2] .

Content

1 Charts and Certifications
- 1.1 Weekly Charts
- 1.2 Charts for the year
2 notes
3 References

Charts and Certifications

Weekly Charts

Chart (1987)	Higher position
Australian singles chart	27
Canada ( RPM 100 Singles ) ^[3]	2
Germay ( Media Control Charts ) ^[4]	twenty
Ireland ( IRMA ) ^[5]	four
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) ^[6]	17
New Zealand ( RIANZ ) ^[7]	49
Spain ( AFYVE ) ^[8]	12
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) ^[9]	eighteen
UK ( UK Singles Chart ) ^[10]	fourteen
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[11]	one
US Black Singles ^[11]	2
US Adult Contemporary Singles ^[11]	one

Year-end

Chart (1987)	Position
Canada Canadian Singles Chart ^[12]	44
USA US Adult Contemporary Singles ^[13]	7
USA US Black Singles ^[14]	38
USA US Pop Singles ^[15]	22

Notes

↑ Whitney Houston - For The Love Of You (Vinyl) at Discogs (Neopr.) . Discogs.com (May 17, 2009). Date of treatment January 5, 2012.
↑ Whitney Houston's Biggest Billboard Hits: A Look at Her Legendary Chart Career
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Single Chartverfolgung - Whitney Houston (German) . Musicline.de. Date of treatment September 4, 2011. Archived September 12, 2012.
↑ Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 12, 2012. Archived February 26, 2012.
↑ Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . dutchcharts.nl. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . charts.org.nz. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. - 1st. - Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. - P. 678. - ISBN 8480486392 .
↑ Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . hitparade.ch. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Whitney Houston | Artist (unspecified) . Official Charts. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston (neopr.) . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Date of treatment September 4, 2011.
↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.
↑ Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

Links

YouTube video clip (about 2 million views)

[1] Whitney Houston - For The Love Of You (Vinyl) at Discogs (Neopr.) . Discogs.com (May 17, 2009). Date of treatment January 5, 2012.

[2] Whitney Houston's Biggest Billboard Hits: A Look at Her Legendary Chart Career

[3] Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[4] Single Chartverfolgung - Whitney Houston (German) . Musicline.de. Date of treatment September 4, 2011. Archived September 12, 2012.

[5] Archived copy (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 12, 2012. Archived February 26, 2012.

[6] Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . dutchcharts.nl. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[7] Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . charts.org.nz. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[8] Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. - 1st. - Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. - P. 678. - ISBN 8480486392 .

[9] Steffen Hung. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (Neopr.) . hitparade.ch. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[10] Whitney Houston | Artist (unspecified) . Official Charts. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[bb-11] ¹ ² ³ Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston (neopr.) . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Date of treatment September 4, 2011.

[12] Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Neopr.) . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[13] Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[14] Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.

[15] Billboard.BIZ (neopr.) . Billboard.BIZ (December 31, 1987). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on September 12, 2012.