Whitney Houston loves singer/songwriter Alicia Keys.

Speaking of Keys, who penned the soon to be released single “Million Dollar Bill,” Houston says: “When she performed at one of Clive’s parties the year before last, I kind of looked at her, and it was when she had the ‘No One’ record out, and it was the only record that came on the radio that inspired me.

“It made me feel good and happy, and I thought, ‘God, she’s on the label with Daddy – Clive Davis – here.’

“I thought, ‘I got to get to know her. I got to have a camaraderie with some of the people that were on the label where I came back home to.’ I walked over to her, and off the cuff said, ‘Hey, do you think you could produce me?’ She said, ‘Yeah, I think I can.’

“Then I performed a year after, and she came up with the song ‘Million Dollar Bill,’ and I said, ‘Wow, incredible.’ “