David Foster recalls Clive Davis insisting on Whitney Houston rough mix

What was said

"He said, "I've carried that around in my pocket all summer. I've played it for everybody. And that's the record." So, we took that digital audio tape, little thing, took it to the mastering, and that became the record, just as you said."

Producer David Foster tells Bill Maher that Clive Davis wanted to release Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” using Foster’s rushed rough mix. Foster says Davis rejected later revisions and insisted the early version was the one to master. Foster also recalls Davis saying he carried the DAT tape in his pocket and played it for others that summer.