Greatest Love of All

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single song

"Greatest Love of All" is a power ballad best known for Whitney Houston’s 1985 rendition, celebrated for its inspirational message about self-love and inner strength.

Aliases (2)

The Greatest Love of All ×4
Greatest Love of All (remix) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
associatedAct	George Benson → Whitney Houston →
bestKnownVersionPerformer	Whitney Houston →
composer	Michael Masser →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
culturalImpact	widely regarded as an inspirational anthem →
decadeOfGreatestPopularity	1980s →
genre	R&B → adult contemporary → pop → power ballad → soul →
hasNotableLivePerformanceBy	George Benson → Whitney Houston →
inspiredBy	belief in children as the future →
language	English →
lyricist	Linda Creed →
lyricMotif	learning to love yourself →
notableCoverArtist	Whitney Houston →
originalAlbum	The Greatest →
originalLabel	Arista Records →
originalPerformer	George Benson →
originalReleaseYear	1977 →
publisher	Arista Records →
theme	inner strength → self-empowerment → self-love →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.album	Whitney Houston →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.awardRecognition	nominated for American Music Awards → nominated for Grammy Awards →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.BSide	Thinking About You →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.chartPeakAustralia	1 →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.chartPeakCanada	1 →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.chartPeakUK	8 →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.chartPeakUS	1 →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.chartPerformance	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single in the United States →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.instanceOf	single →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.label	Arista Records →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.length	about 4 minutes 50 seconds →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.musicVideoDirector	Peter Israelson →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.performer	Whitney Houston →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.producer	Clive Davis → Michael Masser →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.recordingYear	1984 →
WhitneyHoustonVersion.releaseYear	1985 →
writer	Michael Masser →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Linda Creed ("The Greatest Love of All") → Michael Masser ("The Greatest Love of All") → Whitney Houston →	notableWork
Whitney: The Greatest Hits → Whitney: The Greatest Hits ("Greatest Love of All (remix)") →	hasPart
The Greatest ("The Greatest Love of All") →	featuresSong
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) →	precededBySingle
How Will I Know →	precedesSingle
Linda Creed ("The Greatest Love of All") →	wroteLyricsFor