All the Man That I Need

"All the Man That I Need" is a song written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded as "All the Man I Need" by Linda Clifford for her album I'll Keep on Loving You (1982) and later covered around the same time by Sister Sledge. The song is better known for being recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, who released it as the official second single from her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight on Arista Records on December 4, 1990. Houston's recording was produced by Narada Michael Walden and featured American musician Kenny G on saxophone.

Upon its release, the song became a major worldwide hit single, receiving mainly positive reviews from music critics. In the US, the ballad became a multi-chart number one hit on the Billboard charts, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in late February 1991, for a two-week run, giving Houston her ninth number one single, once again tying Houston with fellow pop artist Madonna for the most solo number-one singles recorded by a female artist on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also topped the Hot R&B Singles and Hot Adult Contemporary charts, giving Houston her third "triple-crown" number-one Billboard single and her first to do so since "How Will I Know" topped the same three charts in 1986. It ranks as Houston's fourth biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

In addition, the song helped Houston become the first female solo artist to generate multiple number-one singles from three albums, with only Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson achieving this feat. The song later won Houston award nominations including the Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 1992 Grammy Awards and the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female at the 1992 ceremony.