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It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be

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Format
  
CD single

Genre
  
New jack swing

Recorded
  
Spring 1989

B-side
  
"If Ever A Love There Was"

Released
  
July, 1989 (US) November 27, 1989 (UK)

Length
  
5:37 4:49 (Single Edit)

"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" is a duet recorded between Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston, and appeared on Franklin's 1989 album Through the Storm.

Contents

The original album version was produced by Narada Michael Walden and the "re-mix" version was produced by Teddy Riley. It was released as a single in June of that year. It peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it reached the Top 10 of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Allmusic editor William Ruhlmann panned "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be," calling it "an embarrassing failure for both Franklin and the previously pop-perfect Whitney Houston."

Track listing

  • Album version 5:37
  • Single Edit 4:49
  • Single Remix/Teddy Riley Mix 4:02
  • Extended Remix 6:12
  • Hip Hop Remix 4:57
  • House Radio Mix 5:05
  • New Jack Swing Dub Mix 6:20
  • After Hours Club Mix 7:35
  • 1989 Vogue Dub Mix

    • References

    It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be Wikipedia
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