The Collection is a 5-CD box set, released to coincide Houston's Nothing but Love World Tour, that comprises five of Houston's multi-platinum albums, from Whitney Houston (1985) to My Love Is Your Love (1998) excluding The Preacher's Wife soundtrack (1996).

Each disc is presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeves, housed in a picture box with a lift-off lid.

It was her final release to be released in her lifetime.