Takin' a Chance

1989 single by Whitney Houston

"Takin' a Chance"

Single by Whitney Houston

from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight

B-side

"Love Is a Contact Sport"

Released

October 21, 1989 (Japan)

Recorded

1989

Genre

Pop
R&B^[1]

Length

4:16

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Whitney Houston
Keith Thomas
BeBe Winans

Producer(s)

Keith Thomas

Whitney Houston singles chronology

"One Moment in Time"
(1988)

"Takin' a Chance"
(1989)

"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
(1989)

Licensed audio

"Takin' A Chance" on YouTube

"Takin' a Chance" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, promoted and released as a single in Japan on October 21, 1989 by Arista Records. The song was written by Houston, BeBe Winans and its producer Keith Thomas. The following year, the song was included only on the Japanese edition of Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). A 3-inch mini CD single and 7-inch vinyl included the b-side track "Love Is a Contact Sport" from her second studio album, Whitney (1987).

Commercial promotion

"Takin' a Chance" was used as the theme song of Sanyo TV commercial in Japan.

Chart performance

Takin' a Chance was released in Japan on 21 October 1989, and peaked at number 88 on the Japanese Singles chart.

Live performances

Whitney included the song in her set during her Feels So Right Japan Tour in 1990. The song was performed regularly each night and would mark as the only performance of "Takin' a Chance" on any of Houston's tours thereafter.

Track listing and formats

Japan, CD Mini singe^[2]
- A1 "Takin' a Chance" — 4:16
- B2 "Love Is a Contact Sport" — 4:20
Japan, 7"Vinyl single^[3]
- A1 "Takin' a Chance" — 4:15
- B1 "Love Is a Contact Sport" — 4:21

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Japan Singles (Oricon Charts)^[4]	88

External links

Takin' A Chance - Whitney Houston

References

^ "Takin' a Chance - Whitney Houston | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ "Whitney Houston - Takin' A Chance (CD, Single)".
^ "Whitney Houston - Takin' A Chance (Vinyl, Single)".
^ "ホイットニー・ヒューストンのシングル売り上げランキング (Whitney Houston's CD single sales and peak chart position in Japan)" (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2012.