Whitney Houston's first album of original works in six years is reportedly scheduled to be released towards the end of the year during the holidays.

Speaking at music bible Billboard's Music and Money Symposium in New York on Thursday, the man who discovered Houston, Clive Davis, revealed that four songs have been completed with four more in the pipeline for to be finished this month.

"We're on track for a holiday release," Davis, who is the chairman and chief executive officer of the BMG Label Group, explained.  "We're not going to compromise who she is to fit into today's hip-hop radio market. The public wants Whitney material."

Collaborating artists include will.i.am, Sean Garrett and Akon, who last year seemed very confident in Houston's ability to generate hits again.

"The voice is there; I don't think anyone could ever take that from her. As long as we apply that voice to hit records, she'll be right back where she left off."

Over the past several years, Houston's career was eclipsed by drug abuse and personal issues, including a legal dispute with her father and her divorce from Bobby Brown. Her last album, "Just Whitney," debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 in December 2002, and quickly slipped down the rankings. It was her first release since 1998's "My Love Is Your Love."