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Track Listing 1. Million Dollar Bill 2. Nothin' But Love 3. Call You Tonight 4. I Look To You 5. Like I Never Left 6. Song For You, A 7. I Didn't Know My Own Strength 8. Worth It 9. For The Lovers 10. I Got You 11. Salute
Album Notes Recording information: Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, GA; The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, Il; Studio At The Palms, NV; Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Oven Studios; Soapbox West Studios, San Francisco, CA; The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA; Germano Studios, New York, NY; Mason Sound, North Hollywood, CA; Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA; 1221 Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Despite her star having lost some of its luster in the 2000s, Whitney Houston is still regarded as a benchmark for modern singers of all stripes (from soulful divas to would-be pop idols). Almost seven years in the making, 2009's I LOOK TO YOU marks a music industry homecoming for the singer. Supported by a mob of A-list producers and songwriters including Diane Warren, David Foster, R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, and many more, Houston's vocals are in fine form on material ranging from hip-hop-tinged contemporary R&B ("Million Dollar Bill") to `70s covers (Leon Russell's "A Song for You") to adult contemporary torch songs ("I Look to You").
Industry Reviews 3.5 stars out of 5 -- It is a modern soul record, a collection of sleek, often spunky love songs that aim at something more immediate and tangible than nostalgia or catharsis...
[S]he seems relieved to turn to lighter stuff, like the saucy-sweet Alicia Keys collaboration 'Million Dollar Bill' and airy Akon duet 'Like I Never Left.' -- Grade: B-
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