The Bodyguard Soundtrack CD
The Bodyguard.
Warner Bros., 1992.
Whitney Houston/Various.
Arista, CD, 1992, 07822 186992.
Rating: 
Whitney Houston’s movie debut about a pop diva (Houston, of course), under threat from a stalker, was clearly conceived as a publicity exercise to promote her singing career. Kevin Costner also stars as the bodyguard of the title with whom she falls in love. The soundtrack album is a slickly produced collection of tracks used in the film, including the smash ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘I Have Nothing’. Great for Whitney fans to whom this record is geared, not so good if you are interested in Alan Silvestri’s score, given a fleeting 2:43 seconds worth of space on an album running to over fifty minutes. Tracks by Lisa Stansfield and Kenny G. underlie the album’s unimaginative direction. An awful cover by Curtis Stigers of Elvis Costello’s ‘Peace, Love and Understanding’ requires an awful lot of all three from the listener to resist a quick trip to the trash can.
The Bodyguard Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston).
2. I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston).
3. I’m Every Woman (Whitney Houston).
4. Run To You (Whitney Houston).
5. Queen Of The Night (Whitney Houston).
6. Jesus Loves Me (Whitney Houston).
7. Even If My Heart Would Break (Aron Neville & Kenny G.).
8. Someday (I’m Coming Back) (Lisa Stansfield).
9. It’s Gonna Be A Lovely Day (S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.).
10. What’s So Funny ‘Bout…’ (Curtis Stigers).
11. Theme From ‘The Bodyguard’ (Alan Silvestri).
12. Trust In Me (Joe Cocker).
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