I Look to You

I Look to You had first been conceived in 2007 with recording and production taking place in 2008, as said Houston during her Los Angeles album listening party in 2009. Rumor of Houston's return to music were first circulated at the start of 2007 and were then substantiated when record label boss and close mentor Clive Davis confirmed that he would personally be involved in the project whilst speaking on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In February 2009, Houston appeared on stage at Davis's "Pre-Grammy Gala" where she performed a four-song set comprising "I Will Always Love You", "I Believe in You and Me", "It's Not Right but It's Okay", and a rousing version of "I'm Every Woman". Onlookers included her mother Cissy Houston, musicians Paul McCartney, Jamie Foxx, and Barry Manilow as well as actors Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone.{{cite web |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b99016_whitney_houston_we_dont_have_problem.html |title=Whitney Houston we don't have a problem |work=E! Online UK |publisher=E! Entertainment Television |date=February 8, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2010}}

She told press in London that her latest album will reflect her emotional state and chronicle events in her personal life since her last musical release in 2002. She said "That makes it real. The changes that we go through, the transitions that we go through, the tests that we go through, being a mother, becoming a single mother. It all had its ups and its downs, but for the most part, I kept my faith and I kept my head up... I took my time. All the triumphs and the ups and downs and stuff, it's all incorporated on the album, and hopefully not only does it inspire me, but inspires a whole lot of other people."{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a167684/houston-new-album-about-my-ups-and-downs.html |title=Houston: 'New album about my ups, downs' |publisher=Digital Spy Ltd |work=Digital Spy |last=Parks |first=Tim |date=July 27, 2009 |access-date=August 27, 2009}}

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According to Davis, I Look to You did not follow current music marketing trends, but instead, stayed true to who Houston is and the impact she has made on the music industry. The album's opener "Million Dollar Bill" was written and co-produced by Alicia Keys, after the singer-songwriter personally asked Davis if she could make a contribution to the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1617049/whitney-houston-talks-hooking-up-with-akon-alicia-keys/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715202444/http://www.mtv.com/news/1617049/whitney-houston-talks-hooking-up-with-akon-alicia-keys/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=WHITNEY HOUSTON TALKS HOOKING UP WITH AKON, ALICIA KEYS| website=MTV|date=July 27, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2018}} Houston had previously asked Keys to write/produce a song for her. The song's beat produced by Swizz Beatz surprised critics, as they felt it was more of an "old-school R&B" production and did not sound like most "Swizzy" productions, and is "not an attempt at being a hip-hop club banger."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1616679/whitney-houston-debuts-i-look-to-you-at-nyc-listening-party/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724024920/http://www.mtv.com/news/1616679/whitney-houston-debuts-i-look-to-you-at-nyc-listening-party/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2014|title=WHITNEY HOUSTON DEBUTS I LOOK TO YOU AT NYC LISTENING PARTY|website=MTV| date=July 21, 2009|access-date=August 9, 2018}} Shaheem Reed from MTV commented "Houston's voice [was displayed] over a club-friendly beat that blends a rough-riding thump with R&B".{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616679/20090721/houston_whitney.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723204653/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616679/20090721/houston_whitney.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2009 |title=Whitney Houston Debuts I Look To You at NYC Listening Party |last=Reed |first=Shaheem |work=MTV US |publisher=MTV Networks |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=August 21, 2009}} "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." It was also described as being made for urban radio. "Call You Tonight" is one of two songs written by Johntá Austin and was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate featuring "their trademark guitar riffs". The other Austin track on the album is a mid-tempo R&B track titled, "Worth It", produced by Eric Hudson.

In the Summer 2009 edition of Rap-Up, R&B singer Akon spoke about working with Houston for the then-upcoming album. In the interview he revealed that he had worked with her on two songs for the album; one of which, "Like I Never Left", was previously leaked to the internet. It had initially been tipped as a single.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/06/25/akon-on-whitney-houston-shes-straight-hood/#more-21066 |title=Akon on Whitney Houston: 'She's Straight 'Hood' |work=Rap-Up |date=June 25, 2009}} Davis said Houston wanted an island song, so they reached out to Akon. The song was likened to Janet Jackson's "My Baby", which featured Kanye West.{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/31/whitney-houston-album-ends-drug-era-brown-decline/|title=LISTENING STATION: Whitney Houston looks to you – Washington Times|work=Washington Times|publisher=Mayo, Jenny|date=31 August 2009|access-date=7 February 2014}} American singer R. Kelly also wrote two songs for the album. One of the songs "Salute" was described as being "militaristic [with a] marching beat" that also features Kelly on the backing vocals in the chorus. In the song Houston makes reference to LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" with the lyric, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years." Kelly's other contribution, "I Look to You" became the album's title song, and was released as the album's debut single. When speaking of the piano ballad Houston said, "It sums up all I wanted to say." The album also contains a cover of the 1970s Leon Russell song, "A Song for You". Houston's cover begins with a slow piano intro, which picks up in the middle.

Following the popularity of the dance remix B-sides appearing on the UK CD release of "Million Dollar Bill", a number of remix EPs were released. "I Look to You – The Remixes" was released on November 6, 2009, in the US{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VJ07LA |title=I Look To You Remixes: Whitney Houston: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=January 12, 2010}} and UK,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VWJE5M |title=I Look To You Remixes: Whitney Houston: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=January 12, 2010}} featuring 12 dance remixes of the first single "I Look to You". Also released in the UK{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002VWQT3M |title=The Remixes: Whitney Houston: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=January 12, 2010}} and US.{{cite web|author=Latest activity |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VGMFMW |title=The Remixes: Whitney Houston: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=January 12, 2010}} on November 6, 2009, was "The Remixes", featuring remixes of "I Look to You", "I Didn't Know My Own Strength", and "Million Dollar Bill". This was followed by the final remix EP being released on November 6, 2009, called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength Remixes", which was released in the US{{cite web |title=I Didn't Know My Own Strength (The Remixes) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-didnt-know-my-own-strength-the-remixes-ep/338329533 |website=iTunes (U.S. Store) |access-date=20 February 2019 |date=6 November 2009}} and UK.{{cite web |title=I Didn't Know My Own Strength (The Remixes) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-didnt-know-my-own-strength-the-remixes-ep/338329533 |website=iTunes (UK Store) |access-date=20 February 2019 |date=6 November 2009}}

On July 14, 2009, Houston travelled to Knightsbridge in London, England, for an official album listening party. The evening was hosted at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel by Sony Music chief creative executive Clive Davis.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268081/whitney-houston-premieres-new-album-in-london |title=Whitney Houston Premieres New Album in London |work=Billboard Magazine |date=July 14, 2009}} In total nine songs were premiered including "Million Dollar Bill", "Nothin' But Love", "I Didn't Know My Own Strength", "Like I Never Left" (featuring Akon), "For the Lovers", "I Look to You", "Worth It", and a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You". "Call You Tonight" (produced by Johntá Austin) was also played and cited as a likely lead single. Davis pointed out that, "We didn't try to fit Whitney into the market." On July 21, 2009, Houston hosted a listening party with Davis in New York City. Amongst those in attendance were Alicia Keys, Diane Sawyer, Martha Stewart and Vivica A. Fox.{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292987,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131055920/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20292987,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |title=Whitney Houston Previews New Album |work=People |publisher=Time Inc. |last=Bartolomeo |first=Joey |date=July 22, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2010}} The album preview triggered a standing ovation, and the song Million Dollar Bill was among those that received critical acclaim.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/21/whitney-houston-lifts-off-in-new-york/ |title=Whitney Houston Lifts Off in New York |work=Rap-Up Magazine |publisher=Rap Up |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2009}} Finally on July 23, 2009, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the final star-studded listening party took place that was attended by musical and Hollywood elites. Some of the attendees included Halle Berry, Jane Fonda, Stevie Wonder, Magic Johnson, Jackie Collins, Barry Manilow, Beverly Johnson, Diane Warren, Penny Marshall, Brian McKnight, and David Foster amongst others. Again the album was played almost in its entirety, receiving a standing ovation.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/24/preview-whitney-houston-i-look-to-you/ |title=Preview: Whitney Houston – 'I Look to You' |work=Rap-Up Magazine |publisher=Rap Up |access-date=August 22, 2009 |archive-date=September 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921112012/http://www.rap-up.com/2009/07/24/preview-whitney-houston-i-look-to-you/ |url-status=dead }}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 66/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/houstonwhitney/ilooktoyou?q=I%20Look%20to%20You |title='I Look to You' by Whitney Houston |publisher=CBS Interactive |work=Metacritic |date=August 31, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115132607/https://www.metacritic.com/music/i-look-to-you/whitney-houston |url-status=dead }}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2Score = favorableMitchell, Gail. [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3ib0fae5881b7d2918d647856b232deaee Review: I Look to You] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921010829/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/reviews/albums/e3ib0fae5881b7d2918d647856b232deaee |date=September 21, 2012 }}. Billboard. Retrieved on September 5, 2009.

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B−

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/15/whitney-houston-cd-review |title=Whitney Houston: I Look to You | CD review | Music |newspaper=The Guardian |date= October 15, 2009|access-date=January 12, 2010 | location=London | first=Alexis | last=Petridis}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|4}}Powers, Ann. [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/08/album-review-whitney-houstons-i-look-to-you.html Review: I Look to You]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

| rev6 = New York Times

| rev6Score = favorablePareles, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/arts/music/31choi.html?_r=1 Review: I Look to You]. New York Times. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

| rev7 = Now

| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Rosen, Jody. [http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=171110]. Now Magazine. Retrieved on February 19, 2010.

| rev8 = Slant Magazine

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine | author = Jody Rosen | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/i-look-to-you-20090831 | title = Rolling Stone magazine Review: I Look to You | magazine=Rolling Stone | date = August 31, 2009 | access-date = September 25, 2010}}

| rev10 = USA Today

| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}Jones, Steve. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2009-08-25-whitney-houston_N.htm Review: I Look to You]. USA Today. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

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Critical response to I Look to You was generally positive,{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2012 |title=Whitney Houston obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/12/whitney-houston-obituary |access-date=April 9, 2025 |work=The Guardian |quote=Her last album, I Look to You, came out in 2009 to generally positive reviews.}}{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2025 |title=Whitney Houston |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Whitney-Houston#ref1138295 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |work=Encyclopædia Britannica |quote=I Look to You was released in August to positive reviews}}{{Cite news |date=December 30, 2009 |title=Hits and misses for 2009 |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/hits-and-misses-for-2009-976804 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |via=Independent Online |quote=I Look to You, debuted to mostly positive reviews}} with aggregated reviews on Metacritic awarding the album, 66/100. Most reviews praised the selection of songs and Houston's delivery. Digital Spy noted Houston's voice has changed, becoming deeper and huskier. Ann Powers in her Los Angeles Times review said, "Certain voices stand like monuments upon the landscape of 20th century pop, defining the architecture of their times, sheltering the dreams of millions and inspiring the climbing careers of countless imitators. Whitney Houston owns one of those voices."{{cite news |last1=Powers |first1=Ann |title=Album Review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look to You' |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/08/album-review-whitney-houstons-i-look-to-you.html |newspaper=LA Times}} People magazine gave it three out of four stars, saying "Come Grammy night, Houston will leave just as she came."Columnist. [http://www.vibe.com/mt/2009/08/houston-weve-got-a-problem/ Review: I Look to You]. Vibe. Retrieved on September 4, 2009. Slant Magazine critic Sal Cinquemani also wrote I Look to You finds Whitney struggling to hit notes and deliver phrases that should come effortlessly to such a seasoned vocalist; her vocal cords are plagued by edema, her voice reedy and lacking the crystalline clarity it once possessed on classics like "I Will Always Love You" and "I Have Nothing".Cinquemani, Sal. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1832 Review: I Look to You] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003163102/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?id=1832 |date=October 3, 2009 }}. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

Although critical of Houston's voice, Cinquemani also noted how her vocal change benefited the album: "[Houston] sounds alive, and seemingly happy to be. [...] The New Voice lives more contently in the midtempo numbers that allow her to sink into the grooves. [...] For the most part, I Look to You manages to sound completely contemporary without the use of guest rappers, dumbed-down lyrics, or slang." Likewise, Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly, who gave the album a torn B− rating, felt that Houston's huskier vocals lent an emotional intensity to the album: "Houston's famous voice, which now sounds husky and glottal, as if her vocal cords were sent through a washer-dryer cycle with a handful of small rocks, brings a gravity that the album's often generically worded ballads lack." However, the critic criticized the album for its lack of insight on her struggles of the past years, writing "listeners may feel shut out of the fight. Whatever hardship she's endured, the battles within remain a mystery."Greenblatt, Leah. [https://ew.com/article/2009/08/26/i-look-you/ Review: I Look to You] . Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

AllMusic gave I Look to You three stars (out of five) commenting about Houston's problems in the past, her voice and her talent: "I Look to You attempts to wash this all away with something of a return to roots—a celebration of Houston's deep disco beginnings, tempered with a few skyscraping ballads designed to showcase her soaring voice. Houston's rocky decade isn't ignored, but it isn't explored, either: songs allude to Whitney's strength, her willpower as a survivor struggling through some unnamed struggle — enough for listeners to fill in the blanks, either with their own experience or their imaginings of Houston's life. [...] at the very least, Whitney can still sing, knowing when to wring emotion out of a phrase, knowing when not to push for the glory notes that she can no longer hit. [...] What she undoubtedly is, is a pro – she sells these subdued glitzy productions, she makes boring songs interesting, she remains a forceful, tangible presence."Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1626604|pure_url=yes}} Review: I Look to You]. AllMusic. Retrieved on September 4, 2009.

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Thanks to contributions from a clutch of au courant R&B producers, it does sound contemporary...her voice may not be as technically impressive as it was, but its new, more weathered tones have character, making an optimistic song like Million Dollar Bill really quite touching and a defiant one like 'For The Lovers' more dramatic. If a little too steady to be called a classic, I Look To You is certainly an accomplished, enjoyable return—don't call it a comeback—from an artist who sounds keen again, a lioness who's rediscovered her pride."{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a174768/whitney-houston-i-look-to-you.html |title=Music – Album Review – Whitney Houston: 'I Look To You' |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias |date=September 2009 |access-date=October 31, 2009}}

I Look to You debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with sales of 305,000 copies,[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/arts/music/10arts-WHITNEYHOUST_BRF.html Whitney Houston Is Back at No. 1] NYTimes. Retrieved on September 8, 2009. easily beating pre-release expectations of 250,000 to 270,000{{Cite news |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 12, 2009 |title=Billboard Charts |pages=33 |work=Billboard Magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-09-12.pdf |access-date=February 12, 2023}} and representing Houston's best opening week sales during the Nielsen SoundScan era.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267451/whitney-houston-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 Whitney Houston Debuts at No1 on Billboard] Billboard. Retrieved on September 8, 2009. The album is Houston's fourth number one album overall – her first number one album since The Bodyguard (1992){{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE58843Q20090909 |title=Whitney Houston's comeback tops U.S. pop chart | Entertainment | People |work=Reuters |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=September 11, 2009}} and her first number one debut since Whitney (1987).{{Cite news |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 19, 2009 |title=Billboard Charts |pages=57 |work=Billboard Magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-09-19.pdf |access-date=February 12, 2023}} The album also debuted at number one on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the US Digital Albums chart.

Sales spiked with Houston's high-profile appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 14–15, 2009, returning the album to the number two position in its third week of release with 156,000 copies sold.{{Cite news |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 3, 2009 |title=Billboard Charts - Over The Counter |pages=61 |work=Billboard Magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-10-03.pdf |access-date=February 12, 2023}} I Look to You spent a total of 39 weeks on the US Billboard 200, including four weeks in the top ten.{{Cite magazine|title=Whitney Houston|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/whitney-houston/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2021-08-12|magazine=Billboard}} On December 1, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipping one million copies,{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|title=I Look to You|artist=Whitney Houston|type=album}} finishing the year as the 29th biggest selling album of 2009 in the United States[http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/the-billboard-200?begin=21&order=position Billboard 200 Year-End 2009 positions 21–40] Billboard. Nielson SoundScan. Retrieved March 14, 2010. and ranking Houston among the top ten female artists in the US Billboard 200.{{Cite news |date=December 19, 2009 |title=The Year in Music |pages=80 |work=Billboard Magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf |access-date=February 12, 2023}} Additionally, I Look to You was the 9th best selling US R&B/Hip-Hop album of 2009, having spent 11 weeks in the top ten for the R&B chart. Her overall success on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart that year made her the seventh best-selling female artist of the year and 24th best-selling R&B artist overall as well as the ninth best-selling R&B albums artist.

Internationally, I Look to You debuted at number one in Canada (30,000 copies), Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland, and at number three in the UK (51,632 copies),{{cite web |date=October 25, 2009 |title=Music – News – Burke beats Bublé, Houston to albums No.1 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a183576/burke-beats-buble-houston-to-albums-no1.html |access-date=January 12, 2010 |website=Digital Spy}} France (19,000 copies),{{cite web |date=September 14, 2009 |title=Ecoutez des extraits de l'album de Mariah Carey |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Mariah-Carey/news-68556.html |access-date=January 12, 2010 |publisher=Chartsinfrance.net}} and Spain. In Korea the album reached number one on the monthly chart and sold 12,429 copies.{{cite web|author=· 집계기간 : 2010.04.01 ~ 2010.04.30 |url=http://hanteo.com/rank/nchart2.asp?Page=monthly&genre=15 |title=㈜한터정보시스템 ▒ |publisher=Hanteo.com |access-date=May 2, 2010}} According to Houston's official website, the album and singles combined have sold a total of 500,000 copies in the UK and Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/whitney-celebrates-her-uk-success |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812073910/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/whitney-celebrates-her-uk-success |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-08-12 |title=Whitney Celebrated her UK Success |date=April 30, 2010 |work=WhitneyHouston.com |accessdate=January 4, 2024}} The 2.5 million copies sold worldwide for I Look to You made it the 19th biggest selling album globally in 2009, outperforming other high-profile albums released that year, such as Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana movie soundtrack (2.46 million), Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 (2.4 million), John Mayer's Battle Studies (2.28 million), and Madonna's compilation album Celebration (2.26 million).{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Best-selling albums of 2009 |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/year/2009 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |website=BestSellingAlbums.org}}

The album was preceded by the release of the title song, "I Look to You" which was written by R. Kelly and produced by Tricky Stewart, Harvey Mason Jr., and Emanuel Kiriakou. The song was serviced in the US as the lead single and later as the second international single. It peaked in the top 20 of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 30 of the Gospel chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitney houston|chart=all}} |title=I Look to You song leads the way for Houston Charts in the US |magazine=Billboard |access-date= }} Internationally the song had mixed success, peaking as high as number 16 in Switzerland and as low as 115 in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/091031cluk.txt |title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update 31 October 2009 (week 43)| publisher=The Official Charts Company |work=Zobbel.de |date=October 31, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2010}}

The album's second US single (first single internationally) was "Million Dollar Bill", written and produced by Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. It peaked at 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the top 20 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267431/chart-beat-thursday-whitney-houston-mariah-carey-billie-holiday |title=Million Dollar Bill Charts in the US |magazine=Billboard |access-date= }} Additionally it topped the Hot Dance Club Songs and the Adult R&B Songs charts. Internationally the single experienced some success, including in the United Kingdom where promotion of the Freemasons remix enabled it to peak at number five, her first top 5 hit in a decade.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20091025/7501/ |title=UK Singles Chart Archive w/e 31 October 2009 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=October 31, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2010}}

The ballad, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength", written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, peaked at number 17 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart after a remix was released as a bonus track on the US iTunes version of the album. Later, following Houston's performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, it appeared at number 61 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4519|pure_url=yes}} |title=Whitney Houston – Allmusic > Charts & Awards |website=AllMusic |year=2010 |access-date=June 22, 2010}} Internationally the song peaked at number 38 and number 44 in Ireland{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=43 |title=Irish Singles Chart week 43 (2009) |publisher=GfK |work=GfK Chart Track |date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171718/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2009&year=2009&week=43 |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }} and the United Kingdom{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/48765 |title=Whitney Houston – I Look To You – Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |access-date=January 12, 2010}} respectively following its performance by Danyl Johnson, one of the finalists on the sixth series of The X Factor.{{cite web|url=http://xfactor.itv.com/2009/music/this-weeks-songs/detail/item_100160.htm|title=Revealed! This week's songs|date=October 17, 2009|access-date=October 17, 2009|publisher=itv.com}} It also charted on the Japan Hot 100 at number 16.{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitney houston|chart=Japan Hot 100}} |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Whitney Houston I Didn't Know My Own Strength |publisher=Nielson Business Media Inc. |work=Billboard |year=2010 |access-date= }}

Another song, "Nothin' But Love" was sent to UK radio stations as a promotional single to coincide with the Nothing But Love World Tour. It reached the A-list on BBC Radio 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/listen-out-whitney |title=Whitney Houston.com news "Listen Out For Whitney..." |publisher=J records |work=Whitneyhouston.com |year=2010 |access-date=April 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412080510/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/listen-out-whitney |archive-date=April 12, 2010 }} Digital Spy gave the song a positive review and awarded it 5/5. and called it a "modern Whitney classic".{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a212024/whitney-houston-nothin-but-love.html |title=Whitney Houston Nothin' But Love review |publisher=Digital Spy Ltd |work=Digital Spy |date=March 29, 2010 |access-date=April 1, 2010}} Meanwhile, "Worth It" debuted on the Korean International Singles Chart at number 182 before eventually peaking at number 56{{cite web|url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/|title=국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!}} and number 61 on US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4519|pure_url=yes}} |title=AllMusic singles for Whitney Houston |website=AllMusic |year=2010 |access-date=April 6, 2010}}

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Houston's performance on Good Morning America's 'Fall Concerts' series on the American television broadcast network ABC aired on September 2, 2009. She performed songs from the album, including single "Million Dollar Bill" and title song "I Look to You", as well as previous hits "I'm Every Woman" and "My Love Is Your Love".{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/09/01/2009-09-01_whitney_houston_loses_voice_cracks_through_central_park_today_concert__then_blam.html |title=Whitney Houston loses voice, cracks through Central Park 'GMA' concert – then blames Oprah |publisher=New York Daily News |work=NYdailynews.com |author1=Melago, Carrie |author2=Wills, Kerry |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2010}} It was also announced at the start of September that Houston would be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for the new season of The Oprah Winfrey Show and perform "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" as personally requested by Winfrey. The Winfrey interview turned into two one-hour specials featuring the most in-depth and personal interviews of both Houston's and Winfrey's careers and were screened on September 14 and 15 featuring the promised live performance of "I Didn't Know My Own Strength". Winfrey called it the best interview she has ever done.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/article/seriesandspecials/previousshows/pkgscreeningroom/20090831-tows-whitney-houston |title=Whitney Houston Opens Up |publisher=Oprah.com |access-date=September 22, 2009}}

On October 3, 2009, Houston appeared on German television show, Wetten Dass,{{cite web|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/10/whitney-houston-asks-wetten-dass/ |title=Whitney Houston Asks 'Wetten Dass?' |publisher=Buzz Media. |work=OK! Magazine |date=October 5, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022113901/http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/10/whitney-houston-asks-wetten-dass/ |archive-date=October 22, 2009 }} and later she was on Le Grand Journal in France to perform "Million Dollar Bill".{{cite web |url=http://showhype.com/video/whitney-houston-live-in-french-tv-le-grand-journal/ |title= Whitney Houston MDB live in French TV Le Grand Journal |publisher=Future US Inc. |work=Showhype.com |date=October 6, 2010 |access-date=October 6, 2010}} On October 18, Houston performed the same song live on The X Factor, marking her first UK performance in over a decade.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/xfactor/news/a181081/whitney-confirms-x-factor-performance.html |title=The X Factor – News – Whitney confirms 'X Factor' performance |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias |work=Digital Spy |last=Levin |first=Nick |date=October 8, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2010}} She also performed the single live on The X Factor in Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/200910222271/whitney/houston/x-factor-italy/1/ |title=Whitney Houston silences her doubters with spot-on Italian 'X Factor' performance |publisher=Hello! |work=Hello magazine |date=October 22, 2009 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025055503/http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/200910222271/whitney/houston/x-factor-italy/1/ |archive-date=October 25, 2009 }} On November 22, 2009, Houston performed "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, which gave her a standing ovation.{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/2009-american-music-awards-grading-the-performances.html |title=2009 American Music Awards: Grading the performances |work=Los Angeles Times magazine |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=November 22, 2009 |access-date=2010-06-10}}

It was announced via Houston's official website on October 12, 2009, that the singer would embark on her first world tour in 11 years in promotion of her latest album I Look to You. "This is my first full tour since the My Love Is Your Love tour and I am so excited to be performing for my fans around the world after all this time. I am putting together a great show and cannot wait to perform the songs from my new album I Look To You along with some of your favourites."{{cite web|author=Česká republika |url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/european-tour-dates |title=European Tour Dates | The Official Whitney Houston Site |publisher=Whitneyhouston.com |access-date=January 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122063547/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/uk/news/european-tour-dates |archive-date=January 22, 2010 }}

The tour began on December 9, 2009, in Russia{{cite web|author=Česká republika |url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events |title=Events | The Official Whitney Houston Site |publisher=Whitneyhouston.com |access-date=January 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113015309/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events |archive-date=January 13, 2010 }} with further dates including Germany,{{cite web |url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/de/news/deutschlandtour |title=Deutschlandtour |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |work=Whitneyhouston.com |date=October 12, 2009 |access-date=November 13, 2009}} Switzerland,{{cite web|url=http://www.ticketbande.eu/konzerte/whitney_houston/tickets.html?gclid=CLDd2ouQup0CFcmEzAodxSB77Q |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213083205/http://www.ticketbande.eu/konzerte/whitney_houston/tickets.html?gclid=CLDd2ouQup0CFcmEzAodxSB77Q |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |title=Whitney Houston Tickets Whitney Houston Tour Whitney Tickets Konzerte Tourdaten Whitney Houston Comeback von ticketbande |publisher=Ticketbande.eu |access-date=January 12, 2010 }} Austria,{{cite web|url=http://www.union-street.de/artist/whitney-houston |title=Union Street " Artist " Whitney Houston |publisher=Union-street.de |access-date=January 12, 2010}} Belgium,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportpaleis.be/nl/kalender/whitney_houston |title=Antwerps Sportpaleis > kalender |publisher=Sportpaleis.be |access-date=January 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213193053/http://www.sportpaleis.be/nl/kalender/whitney_houston |archive-date=February 13, 2010 }} Italy, and Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events |title=Events – Tour dates |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment |work=Whitneyhouston.com |year=2010 |access-date=May 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408104627/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/events |archive-date=April 8, 2010}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:47

| headline = I Look to You

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=40%

| extra_width=30%

| title1 = Million Dollar Bill

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

• Alicia Keys
• Kasseem Dean
• Norman Harris

}}

| extra1 = {{flatlist|

• Swizz Beatz
• Keys{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Nothin' But Love

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

• Fernando Garibay
• Franne Golde
• Kasia Livingston
• Nathaniel Hills

}}

| extra2 = {{flatlist|

• Danja
• Garibay
• Harvey Mason Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Call You Tonight

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

• Johntá Austin
• Tor Erik Hermansen
• Mikkel S. Eriksen

}}

| extra3 = Stargate

| length3 = 4:08

| title4 = I Look to You

| writer4 = R. Kelly

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

• C. "Tricky" Stewart
• Mason, Jr.
• Emanuel Kiriakou

}}

| length4 = 4:25

| title5 = Like I Never Left

| note5 = featuring Akon

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

• Whitney Houston
• Aliaune "Akon" Thiam
• Giorgio Tuinfort
• Claude Kelly

}}

| extra5 = {{flatlist|

• Akon
• Mason Jr.{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Tuinfort{{ref|c|[c]}}

}}

| length5 = 3:49

| title6 = A Song for You

| writer6 = Leon Russell

| extra6 = {{flatlist|

• Stargate
• Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length6 = 4:11

| title7 = I Didn't Know My Own Strength

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Diane Warren

}}

| extra7 = David Foster

| length7 = 3:40

| title8 = Worth It

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

• Austin
• Eric Hudson

}}

| extra8 = {{flatlist|

• Hudson
• Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length8 = 4:39

| title9 = For the Lovers

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• Hills
• C. Kelly
• Marcella Araica

}}

| extra9 = {{flatlist|

• Danja
• Kelly{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length9 = 4:14

| title10 = I Got You

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

• Houston
• Thiam
• Tuinfort
• C. Kelly

}}

| extra10 = {{flatlist|

• Akon
• C. Kelly{{ref|b|[b]}}
• Tuinfort{{ref|c|[c]}}

}}

| length10 = 4:12

| title11 = Salute

| writer11 = R. Kelly

| extra11 = {{flatlist|

• R. Kelly
• Mason, Jr.{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length11 = 4:10

|}}

{{track listing

| headline = US iTunes pre-order bonus track{{cite web|url=http://whitneyhouston.com/main.html |title=Houston: Exclusive Remix with iTunes Pre-orders |work=Whitneyhouston.com |date=July 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627002149/http://www.whitneyhouston.com/main.html |archive-date=June 27, 2009 }}

| extra_column = Producer

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=40%

| extra_width=30%

| title12 = I Didn't Know My Own Strength

| note12 = Club Remix

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Warren

}}

| extra12 = Peter Rauhofer

| length12 = 7:42

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japan bonus track{{cite web |url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=477239 |title=Whitney Houston I Look To You Japan CD Album |work=eil.com |date=November 6, 2009}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title_width=30%

| writing_width=40%

| extra_width=30%

| title12 = I Didn't Know My Own Strength

| note12 = Daddy's Groove Magic Island Radio Mix

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Warren

}}

| extra12 = {{flatlist|

• Peppe Folliero
• Carlo Grieco
• Gianni Romano

}}

| length12 = 3:11

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = I Look to You - The Remixes

| title1= Million Dollar Bill

| note1 = Freemasons Radio Mix

| length1 = 3:48

| title2 = Million Dollar Bill

| note2 = Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix

| length2 = 3:15

| title3 = I Look to You

| note3 = Johnny Vicious Warehouse Radio Mix

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = I Look to You

| note4 = Johnny Vicious Club Radio Mix

| length4 = 3:52

| title5 = I Didn't Know My Own Strength

| note5 = Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit

| length5 = 3:04

| title6 = I Didn't Know My Own Strength

| note6 = Daddy's Groove Magic Island Radio Mix

| length6 = 3:15

| title7 = I Look to You

| note7 = Christian Dio Radio Mix

| length7 = 4:00

| title8 = I Look to You

| note8 = Giuseppe D. Radio Mix

| length8 = 3:50

}}

Notes

• "Million Dollar Bill" contains a sample from "We're Getting Stronger", written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ronald Tyson, as performed by Loleatta Holloway.
• "A Song for You" is a cover of the original song by Leon Russell.
• ^{{{note|a|[a]}}} also a vocal producer
• ^{{{note|b|[b]}}} vocal producer
• ^{{{note|b|[b]}}} co-producer
• Unless noted otherwise or not credited, all vocal production handled by Harvey Mason, Jr.

{{cite web |url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3643325 |title=I Look to You (CD, US Import) |publisher=HMV Jp |access-date=July 15, 2011}}

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• Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – mixing
• Christian Baker – assistant
• Adam Beyrer – additional instrument recording engineer (track 2)
• Courtney Blooding – background vocals
• Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction and design
• Clive Davis – executive producer, A&R
• Michael Daley – assistant vocal engineer
• Kaseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean – music producer, music programming (track 1)
• Patrick Demarchelier – photography
• Mikkel S. Eriksen – recording engineer (track 3), instrumentation (3, 6), producer (3, 6)
• Abel Garibaldi – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
• Fernando Garibay – music producer (track 2)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Charlotte Gibson – background vocals (track 8)
• Angela N. Golightly – production coordination
• Christy Hall – production assistant
• Andrew Hey – audio mixing (track 11), vocal recording engineer (2, 4–6, 8–9, 11)
• Gary Houston – background vocals (track 8)
• Whitney Houston – lead vocals (All tracks), executive producer, songwriter (5, 7, 10)
• Dabling Harward – vocal engineer
• Eric Hudson – music producer, all instruments (track 8)
• Tavia Ivey – background vocals (tracks 2, 8)
• Larry Eaglin Jackson – executive producer, A&R
• Chad Jolley – instrumental recording engineer (track 9)
• Claude Kelly – vocal producer
• Robert Kelly (R. Kelly) – music arranger, producer (track 11)
• Alicia Keys – vocal producer, vocal arrangement, music producer (track 1)
• Emanuel Kiriakou – producer, all other instruments (track 4)
• Damien Lewis – engineer
• Donnie Lyle – guitar, musical direction
• Tony Maserati – mixing
• Harvey Mason Jr. – producer (track 4), mixing (11), vocal producer (2, 5–6, 8, 11)
• Kenny Mason – choir director (track 4)
• Jeff Meeks – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
• Jan Fairchild – engineer
• Nick Fainbarg – engineer
• Ian Mereness – instrumental recording engineer (track 11)
• Ann Mincieli – recording engineer (track 1)
• Luis Navarro – assistant
• Dave Pensado – mixing
• Jochem van der Saag – synthesizer, recording engineer, drum machine, audio mixing, sound design (track 7)
• Miguel Scott – assistant
• Timothy Snell – stylist
• Bernt Rune Stray – guitar
• Phil Tan – mixing
• Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – music producer (tracks 5, 10), vocals (5)
• Pat Thrall – instrumental recording engineer (track 4)
• Miki Tsutsumi – assistant
• Giorgio Tuinfort – co-producer, additional music programming (tracks 5, 10)

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{{cite web |url=http://www.buy.com/prod/i-look-to-you/q/loc/109/211559426.html |title=Product Page: I Look to You |publisher=Muze |access-date=July 15, 2011}}

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• Atlanta (Konkast, Patchwerk, Soapbox)
• Burbank (Boom Boom Room)
• Chicago (Chocolate Factory)
• Hollywood (Record Plant)
• Las Vegas (Studio at the Palms)
• Los Angeles (1221, Blue, Chalice Recording
• Miami (Hit Factory Criteria)
• New York (Chun King, Germano, KMA, OVEN, Roc the Mic, Sterling Sound)
• Norcross (Tree Sound)
• North Hollywood (Larrabee Sound, Mason Sound)
• San Francisco (Soapbox West)

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;"|2009 || Whitney Houston (herself) || International Artist Award{{cite web | author = Alan Duke | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/22/american.music.awards/ | title = Rihanna, happy to be back, hits AMA stage | publisher = CNN | date = November 23, 2009 | accessdate = July 5, 2010}} || {{won}}

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The 'International Artist Award' was given "in recognition of her worldwide success exemplified by her international record sales, radio airplay in countries all over the world, live performances that span the globe, and popularity that knows no borders or boundaries."

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2009 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Best R&B/Soul Artist — Female{{cite web | author = Mark Edward Nero | url = http://randb.about.com/od/musicawardsshows/a/2009SoulTrainAwards.htm | title = 2009 Soul Train Awards: And the Winners Are | publisher = About.com | date = November 3, 2009 | accessdate = July 5, 2010 | archive-date = April 12, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130412194110/http://randb.about.com/od/musicawardsshows/a/2009SoulTrainAwards.htm | url-status = dead }} || {{Nom}}

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2010 || Whitney Houston (herself) || The BET Honor for Entertainment{{cite web | url = http://www.bet.com/Specials/bethonors10/tbh10_honorees/bethonors10_honorees_whitneyhouston.htm | title = The BET Honors Honorees: Whitney Houston (Entertainment) | publisher = Black Entertainment Television | date = January 16, 2010 | accessdate = July 5, 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100316211201/http://www.bet.com/Specials/bethonors10/tbh10_honorees/bethonors10_honorees_whitneyhouston.htm | archive-date = March 16, 2010 }} || {{Won}}

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2010 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Outstanding Female Artist || {{Nom}}

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| "I Look to You" || Outstanding Music Video{{cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/nominees-and-voting/nominees/ |title=2010 The 41st NAACP Image Awards Winners & Nominees - Recording Categories |publisher=naacpimageawards.net |date=February 26, 2010 |accessdate=July 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208053658/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/nominees-and-voting/nominees/ |archive-date=December 8, 2010 }} || {{Won}}

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" |2013 || "I Look to You" || Outstanding Best Song || {{Won}}

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