"Saving All My Love for You" is the second hit single from Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album. This jazzy ballad (released in August 1985) is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is "saving all her love for him". The song was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. The song was arranged by Gene Page. It was also a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy(although Davis’ voice was not heard on their version).

The music video, directed by Stuart Orme, was filmed in London, and features Houston singing and recording with her married music producer, and falling in love with him along the way.

Released in 1985, "Saving All My Love For You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at an impressive #53, jumping to #39 the following week (August 24), and reaching the Top 10 five weeks later. The single reached the number-one spot the week of October 26, 1985, and became the first of seven record-holding consecutive number-one singles in the United States for Houston. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. The song also became a global hit, hitting number-one or the Top 10 in various countries around the world. It also hit number-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. . It ranked #5 on Billboardyear-end top black singles chart.

In the UK the song hit number one in December 1985 for 2 weeks. The single went on to become one of the top 25 best-selling singles of 1985 in the UK. On the Australian Singles Chart, the single went to number-one where it stayed for two weeks.

Houston won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and the American Music Award for Favorite R&B/Soul Video for "Saving All My Love For You".

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