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Takin' a Chance
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Takin' a Chance
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = 7-inch, CD
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Whitney Houston
| album = I'm Your Baby Tonight
| B-side = "Love Is a Contact Sport"
| released = October 21, 1989 (Japan)
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B}}
| length = 4:16
| label = Arista
| writer =
| producer = Keith Thomas
| prev_title = One Moment in Time
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
| next_year = 1989
| misc =
}}
"'Takin' a Chance'" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, released and promoted as a single in Japan in 1989. The following year the song was included on the Japanese edition of the 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' album released in 1990 on Arista Records. A 3-inch mini CD single and 7-inch vinyl included the b-side "Love Is a Contact Sport" from her album, 'Whitney'.
Commercial promotion
"Takin' a Chance" was used as the theme song of Sanyo TV commercial in Japan.
Chart performance
Takin' a Chance was released in Japan on 21 October 1989, and peaked at number 88 on the Japanese Singles chart.
Live performances
Whitney included the song in her set during her Feels So Right Japan Tour in 1990. The song was performed regularly each night and would mark as the only performance of "Takin' a Chance" on any of Houston's tours thereafter.
Track listing and formats
*;Japan, CD Mini singe
**A1 "Takin' a Chance" 4:16
**B2 "Love Is a Contact Sport" 4:20
*'Japan, 7"Vinyl single'
**A1 "Takin' a Chance" 4:15
**B1 "Love Is a Contact Sport" 4:21
Charts
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