Studio Session

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston — Whitney (1987)

1987 · Record Plant Sausalito

Whitney Houston recorded at the Record Plant in 1987. Session details below.

Session

Type: Studio Session
Date Recorded: 1987

Archive note

Studio Session (multi-location album, partial sessions at The Plant). Released June 1, 1987 on Arista. CENSUS 2026-06-13: Verified via Wikipedia, Discogs, and AllMusic. Whitney Houston's second studio album, recorded September 1986-March 1987 across numerous studios including Tarpan (San Rafael), Right Track (NYC), Clinton Recording (NYC), and The Plant Studios, Sausalito. Discogs vinyl credits confirm tracks A1, A2, A5, B2, B4-B6 recorded at the Tarpan/Right Track/Clinton/Plant Studios cluster; mastered at Sterling Sound, New York. Lead single "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Houston's first #1 Hot 100 single, produced by Narada Michael Walden) specifically lists The Plant, Sausalito among its recording locations alongside Tarpan and Right Track. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (Michael Masser-produced) also lists The Plant, Sausalito. Studio role: contributing location for multiple tracks on a major multi-studio production — not the primary studio. Album certified multi-platinum, Houston's only album to top the Billboard 200 alongside her debut. Sources: Wikipedia (Whitney album, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Didn't We Almost Have It All), Discogs r4947207/r427699/r1865149/r6777534, AllMusic.