Didn't We Almost Have It All

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"Didn't We Almost Have It All" is a power ballad by Whitney Houston that became one of her major hit singles in the late 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Whitney
artist Whitney Houston
chartPositionAustraliaSinglesChart top 20
chartPositionCanadaTopSingles 1
chartPositionIrelandSinglesChart top 10
chartPositionNetherlandsSinglesChart top 20
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart top 10
chartPositionUKSinglesChart top 20
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer Michael Masser
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBySingle So Emotional
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre R&B
adult contemporary
pop ballad
power ballad
hasMusicVideo yes
includedInTourSetlist Greatest Love World Tour
I'm Your Baby Tonight
surface form: I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour

Moment of Truth World Tour
labelCatalog Arista single release
language English
length about 5 minutes
lyricist Will Jennings
mediaType studio recording
musicVideoType concert performance-based video
notableFor Whitney Houston's powerful vocal performance
commercial success in the late 1980s
partOf album Whitney
performer Whitney Houston
precededBySingle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
producer Michael Masser
recordingPeriod 1986
recordLabel Arista Records
releaseYear 1987
singleReleaseYear 1987
theme lost love
nostalgia
romantic relationship
vocalRange showcases Whitney Houston's upper register
vocalStyle power ballad

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) followedBySingle Didn't We Almost Have It All
Whitney: The Greatest Hits hasPart Didn't We Almost Have It All
this entity surface form: Didn’t We Almost Have It All
Michael Masser notableWork Didn't We Almost Have It All
this entity surface form: Didn’t We Almost Have It All