Whitney Houston’s limp movie debut about a pop diva under threat from a stalker, was obviously conceived as a press exercise to push her singing career. Kevin Costner stars as the bodyguard of the title but takes 2nd place through as Houston yells her way thru one over produced number after another. The soundtrack album is a slickly produced collection of tracks used in the movie, including the smash ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘I Have Nothing ‘. Excellent for Whitney fans to whom this record is geared, not so good if you’ve got an interest in Alan Silvestri’s score, given a fleeting 2:43 seconds worth of space on an album running to over fifty mins.
Tracks by Lisa Stansfield and Kenny G. underlie the album’s uninspired direction. A terrible cover by Curtis Stigers of Elvis Costello’s ‘Peace, Love and Understanding’ needs a lot of all 3 from the listener to oppose a fast trip to the rubbish can.