Whitney Houston
10 songs on the album The Preacher's Wife (1996)
- Joy
- The Lord Is My Shepherd
- He's All Over Me
- I Love The Lord
- Hold On, Help Is On The Way
- I Go To The Rock
- Step By Step (Remix)
- Joy To The World
- Who Would Imagine A King?
- I Believe In You And Me
Merv's Roles: ActorArrangerConductorMusical DirectorOrchestratorPianist/KeyboardistProducerSongwriter/LyricistVocalist
Genres: ChoralHolidayInspirationalJazzOrchestralPopTraditionalVocal
Merv produced and arranged all of Whitney’s performances in this hit film. He also wrote the lyrics and music for the movie’s featured song, “Who Would Imagine A King?”He also appears in the film as the pianist in the jazz club “Jazzy’s.”
Trivia:
- In the jazz-club scene, Lionel Ritchie takes Merv’s place at the piano. But when Lionel begins to play, he’s actually “miming” to a performance that Merv had recorded previously.
- The soundtrack to The Preacher’s Wife is reported to be the best-selling “gospel” album of all time.