I look to you. I look forward to speaking with you “I look forward to speaking to you” is written in the simple present. A special thank you to Larry Jackson: for giving up all your time, for looking for great songs and finding producers that make great music – I appreciate you! Copyright © 2021 Sony Onlookers included her mother Cissy Houston, musicians Paul McCartney, Jamie Foxx and Barry Manilow as well as actors Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Look_to_You&oldid=1009353441, Albums produced by Danja (record producer), Short description is different from Wikidata, Album chart usages for BillboardRandBHipHop, Certification Table Entry usages for Austria, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales figures, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Certification Table Entry usages for France, Certification Table Entry usages for Germany, Certification Table Entry usages for Hungary, Certification Table Entry usages for Ireland, Certification Table Entry usages for Italy, Certification Table Entry usages for Poland, Certification Table Entry usages for Russia, Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden, Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Certification Table Entry usages for unsupported region, Pages using certification Table Entry without certification, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales footnote, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Million Dollar Bill" contains a sample from "We're Getting Stronger", written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ronald Tyson, as performed by, "A Song for You" is a cover of the original song by, Unless noted otherwise or not credited, all vocal production handled by, Adam Beyrer – additional instrument recording engineer (track 2), Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction and design, Abel Garibaldi – instrumental recording engineer (track 11), Charlotte Gibson – background vocals (track 8), Angela N. Golightly – production coordination, Andrew Hey – audio mixing (track 11), vocal recording engineer (2, 4–6, 8–9, 11), Gary Houston – background vocals (track 8), Tavia Ivey – background vocals (tracks 2, 8), Larry Eaglin Jackson – executive producer, A&R, Chad Jolley – instrumental recording engineer (track 9), Jeff Meeks – instrumental recording engineer (track 11), Ian Mereness – instrumental recording engineer (track 11), Ann Mincieli – recording engineer (track 1), Jochem van der Saag – synthesizer, recording engineer, drum machine, audio mixing, sound design (track 7), Pat Thrall – instrumental recording engineer (track 4), Giorgio Tuinfort – co-producer, additional music programming (tracks 5, 10), This page was last edited on 28 February 2021, at 03:40. It was released as a worldwide promotional single and as the first US single from the album on July 23, 2009 on US radio following highly favorable reviews at pre-release album listening parties. [9] "Nothin' But Love", produced by contemporary R&B and hip-hop producer Nathaniel "Danja" Hills, was described by Rap-Up magazine as being "uptempo [and] danceable [with a] hand-clapping beat." [69] According to Houston's official website, the album and singles combined have sold a total of 500,000 copies in the UK and Ireland. [65][66] According to Arista Records, the album also debuted at number one in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Management: Pat Houston / Nippy, Inc. Last but not least… To all my fans all over the world: thank you for keeping the faith. [46], Critical response to I Look to You was generally positive with aggregated reviews on Metacritic awarding the album, 66/100. [18] The album preview triggered a standing ovation, and the song Million Dollar Bill was among those that received critical acclaim. To my attorneys: Allen Grubman, Kenny Meiselas and Mark Trigg. 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