I Look to You

I Look to You is the seventh and final studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was first released on August 28, 2009, through Sony Music in Europe, then August 31, 2009 with Arista Records in the United States before being released by RCA Records in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2009. The album was Houston's first non-holiday studio album since 2002's Just Whitney.

Critical reception

I Look to You received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Notes
"Million Dollar Bill" contains a sample from "We're Getting Stronger", written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ronald Tyson, as performed by Loleatta Holloway.
"A Song for You" is a cover of the original song by Leon Russell.
 also a vocal producer
 vocal producer
 co-producer
Unless noted otherwise or not credited, all vocal production handled by Harvey Mason, Jr.

Personnel and credits
Personnel

Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – mixing
Christian Baker – assistant
Adam Beyrer – additional instrument recording engineer (track 2)
Courtney Blooding – background vocals
Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction and design
Clive Davis – executive producer, A&R
Michael Daley – assistant vocal engineer
Kaseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean – music producer, music programming (track 1)
Patrick Demarchelier – photography
Mikkel S. Eriksen – recording engineer (track 3), instrumentation (3, 6), producer (3, 6)
Abel Garibaldi – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
Fernando Garibay – music producer (track 2)
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charlotte Gibson – background vocals (track 8)
Angela N. Golightly – production coordination
Christy Hall – production assistant
Andrew Hey – audio mixing (track 11), vocal recording engineer (2, 4–6, 8–9, 11)
Gary Houston – background vocals (track 8)
Whitney Houston – lead vocals (All tracks), executive producer, songwriter (5, 10)
Dabling Harward – vocal engineer
Eric Hudson – music producer, all instruments (track 8)
Tavia Ivey – background vocals (tracks 2, 8)
Larry Eaglin Jackson – executive producer, A&R
Chad Jolley – instrumental recording engineer (track 9)
Claude Kelly – vocal producer
Robert Kelly (R. Kelly) – music arranger, producer (track 11)
Alicia Keys – vocal producer, vocal arrangement, music producer (track 1)
Emanuel Kiriakou – producer, all other instruments (track 4)
Damien Lewis – engineer
Donnie Lyle – guitar, musical direction
Tony Maserati – mixing
Harvey Mason Jr. – producer (track 4), mixing (11), vocal producer (2, 5–6, 8, 11)
Kenny Mason – choir director (track 4)
Jeff Meeks – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
Jan Fairchild – engineer
Nick Fainbarg – engineer
Ian Mereness – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
Ann Mincieli – recording engineer (track 1)
Luis Navarro – assistant
Dave Pensado – mixing
Jochem van der Saag – synthesizer, recording engineer, drum machine, audio mixing, sound design (track 7)
Miguel Scott – assistant
Timothy Snell – stylist
Bernt Rune Stray – guitar
Phil Tan – mixing
Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – music producer (tracks 5, 10), vocals (5)
Pat Thrall – instrumental recording engineer (track 4)
Miki Tsutsumi – assistant
Giorgio Tuinfort – co-producer, additional music programming (tracks 5, 10)

Recording locations and studios

Atlanta (Konkast, Patchwerk, Soapbox)
Burbank (Boom Boom Room)
Chicago (Chocolate Factory)
Hollywood (Record Plant)
Las Vegas (Studio at the Palms)
Los Angeles (1221, Blue, Chalice Recording
Miami (Hit Factory Criteria)
New York (Chun King, Germano, KMA, OVEN, Roc the Mic, Sterling Sound)
Norcross (Tree Sound)
North Hollywood (Larrabee Sound, Mason Sound)
San Francisco (Soapbox West)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2009–2010)PeakpositionBrazilian Albums (ABPD)6Croatian Albums (HDU)22Czech Albums (IFPI)4 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 16Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)42

Chart (2012)PeakpositionUK R&B Albums (OCC)10US Billboard 20013

Year-end charts
Chart (2009)PositionAustralian Urban Albums19Austrian Albums Chart67Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 83Dutch Albums Chart 88European Hot 10028German Albums Chart51Hungarian Albums Chart32Polish Albums Chart65Swedish Albums Chart32Swiss Albums Chart42UK Albums Chart70US Billboard 20029US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)9

Chart (2010)PositionUS Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)46

Certifications and sales

Accolades
American Music Awards

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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;"|2009 || Whitney Houston (herself) || International Artist Award || 

The 'International Artist Award' was given "in recognition of her worldwide success exemplified by her international record sales, radio airplay in countries all over the world, live performances that span the globe, and popularity that knows no borders or boundaries."

Soul Train Music Awards

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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2009 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Best R&B/Soul Artist — Female || 
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The BET Honors

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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2010 || Whitney Houston (herself) || The BET Honor for Entertainment || 
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NAACP Image Awards

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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2010 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Outstanding Female Artist || 
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| "I Look to You" || Outstanding Music Video || 
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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2013 || "I Look to You" || Outstanding Best Song || 
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Echo Awards

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|  style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2010 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Künstlerin International Rock/Pop (Best International Rock/Pop Artist ― Female) || 
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Release history
 Country Date Label(s) Format CatalogueGermanySony Music EntertainmentCD, digital download88697580202ItalyDenmarkFinlandSwedenIreland88697100332United States Arista Records886971003321CanadaSony Music EntertainmentHong Kong88697100332France88697580202GreeceNetherlandsSouth Korea88697100332Australia88697580202Taiwan88697100332Spain 88697580202Japan  Sony Music JapanBVCP-40096Brazil  Sony Music Entertainment 886971003321United Kingdom RCA Records 88697100332  Remix album

References

Other websites
 I Look to You  at Metacritic

Category:2009 albums
Category:Whitney Houston albums
Category:Pop soul albums
Category:Disco albums
Category:R&B albums