"All at Once" is a song by American singer
Whitney Houston from her
self-titled debut album. The song was released in March 1985 by
Arista Records as a single in several
European countries, as well as in
Japan in 1985–1986. It was not released as a single in
North America, but did receive steady radio airplay on Pop and R&B/soul stations there. It is a ballad about a love who leaves without warning and the heartbreak that is felt afterwards. It is written by
Michael Masser and
Jeffrey Osborne and produced by Masser.
Music videos
Arista released a promotional music video exclusive to Germany and Japan. Another video was released for some European countries. It features Houston singing the song onstage.[2]
Chart performance
It became the first hit for Houston in the Netherlands in April 1985, and also a Top 5 hit on Italy and Belgium singles chart.
Live performances
Houston performed the song on Dutch TV's PopsJops show, German TV's Peter's Popshow in 1985, and Japan TV show Night's Hit Studio in 1986. The following year, Houston performed the song at the 1987
American Music Awards as well as Italy's
Sanremo Music Festival. In this latter competition an encore of the song was requested, and Houston is the first and, so far, only singer to get it. Houston also performed the song in Japan and Europe during her
Greatest Love Tour in 1986.