The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)

The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Live album by Whitney Houston
Released	November 8, 2024
Recorded	November 8, 1994
Venue	Kings Park Stadium (Durban, South Africa)
Length	122:56
Label	RCA
Producer	Marty Callner Whitney Houston Nat Adderley Jr. Carvin Winans Tommy Sims
Whitney Houston chronology
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston (2023) The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) (2024)

The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) is a posthumous live album by Whitney Houston, released by RCA Records on November 8, 2024, to commemorate the historic 30th anniversary of both Houston's first concert in South Africa as well as the first concert by a Western pop artist in South Africa.^[1] The album also features a studio recording of "Love Is", a ballad written exclusively for Houston by Carvin Winans of The Winans, from a 1990 recording session and produced by Houston and Nat Adderley Jr., as well as a remixed version by Winans himself.

Track listing

The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) track listing – vinyl edition^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love's in Need of Love Today"	Stevie Wonder	3:37
2.	"So Emotional"	Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly	4:01
3.	"Love Will Save the Day"	Toni C.	6:16
4.	"Saving All My Love for You"	Michael Masser Gerry Goffin	7:13
5.	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	George Merrill Shannon Rubicam	5:20
6.	"How Will I Know"	Merrill Rubicam Narada Michael Walden	4:03
7.	"I Love You/All at Once/Where You Are" (Love Medley)	Whitney Houston Rickey Minor Masser Jeffrey Osborne LeMel Humes James Calabrese Dyan Humes	7:38
8.	"Queen of the Night"	Houston L.A. Reid Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Daryl Simmons	3:44
9.	"I Have Nothing"	David Foster Linda Thompson	6:06
10.	"Love Is"	Carvin Winans	6:45
11.	"I Will Always Love You"	Dolly Parton	10:25
12.	"I'm Every Woman"	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson	6:43
13.	"Greatest Love of All"	Masser Linda Creed	4:41
Total length:			76:32

The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) track listing – CD edition^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Love Is" (Studio Version)	Winans	3:37
Total length:			79:49

The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) track listing – digital edition^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love's in Need of Love Today"	Wonder	3:38
2.	"So Emotional"	Steinberg Kelly	4:02
3.	"Love Will Save the Day"	Toni C.	6:17
4.	"Saving All My Love for You"	Masser Goffin	7:14
5.	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Merrill Rubicam	5:21
6.	"How Will I Know"	Merrill Rubicam Walden	4:04
7.	"I Love You" (Love Medley)	Houston Minor	3:14
8.	"All at Once" (Love Medley)	Masser Osborne	1:51
9.	"Where You Are" (Love Medley)	LeMel Humes Calabrese Dyan Humes	2:31
10.	"Lover for Life"	Sam Dees	5:13
11.	"Queen of the Night"	Houston L.A. Reid Babyface Simmons	3:45
12.	"I Have Nothing"	Foster Thompson	6:14
13.	"Touch the World"	Reverend Oliver Wells	6:01
14.	"Love Is"	Winans	6:46
15.	"Jesus Loves Me"	Anna Bartlett Warner William Batchelder Bradbury	9:17
16.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	5:26
17.	"Master Blaster (Jammin')"	Wonder	8:58
18.	"I Will Always Love You"	Parton	10:24
19.	"I'm Every Woman" (Intro)		1:43
20.	"I'm Every Woman"	Ashford Simpson	5:02
21.	"Greatest Love of All"	Masser Creed	4:46
22.	"Home"	Charlie Smalls	5:17
23.	"Love Is" (2024 Mix)	Winans	3:18
24.	"Love Is" (Carvin Winans Remix)	Winans Chérie Winans	2:58
Total length:			122:56

Charts

Chart performance for The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	173
French Albums (SNEP)[6]	184
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[7]	165
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8]	16

See also

• Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa

References

1. Wine, Steven (November 6, 2024). "Music Review: Whitney Houston is some singer on live The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)". Associated Press. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
2. "Concert For A New South Africa (Durban) – Vinyl". Record Store Day. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
3. "Concert For A New South Africa (Durban) – CD". Record Store Day. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
4. "Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) [Live]". Apple Music. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
5. "Ultratop.be – Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
6. "Lescharts.com – Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
7. "Portuguesecharts.com – Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
8. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 16, 2024.