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Love Is a Contact Sport

Whitney Houston / Whitney

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Primary artist

Whitney Houston

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Album

Whitney

Release date

June 1, 1987

Duration

4:19

Genres

R&B/Soul

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Producers

Narada Michael Walden

Songwriters / credits

Preston Glass

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"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).

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