I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston (Vinyl)＜完全生産限定盤＞

ホイットニー・ヒューストン 2012年発売 『I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston』のアナログ盤

2012年2月11日に惜しくも逝去したホイットニー・ヒューストンを追悼し、同年11月に発売された追悼盤。このベスト・アルバムには、名曲「オールウェイズ・ラヴ・ユー」をはじめ、「すべてをあなたに」、「グレイテスト・ラヴ・オブ・オール」、「すてきなSomebody」などホイットニーの代表曲を年代順に収録。彼女のキャリアを振り返る究極の追悼盤といえる内容となっている。

It was inevitable that Whitney Houston would be subjected to a greatest-hits album after her untimely spring 2012 death, and I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is the first of these, an 18-track collection containing two new songs -- a duet version of "I Look to You" with R. Kelly vocals, and the unreleased, Jermaine Dupri-written "Never Give Up," which isn't bad -- but concentrates on her big hits, emphasizing the oversized show-stopping ballads just slightly. Which isn't to say the fun stuff is missing -- "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "So Emotional," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," and "How Will I Know" are all here -- but this downplays such confections in favor of seduction and drama. As Houston had more hits in this vein, this is certainly representative, but for fans looking for her effervescent early singles, they'd be better off with other collections. But for those who love the diva, I Will Always Love You captures her in all her glory. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine