query: when did whitney houston record the greatest love of all

pos: The Greatest Love of All more well known for a version by Whitney Houston, whose 1985 cover (with the slightly amended title "Greatest Love of All") eventually topped the charts, peaking at number one in the United States, Australia, Canada and on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in early 1986. The original recording by Benson was released in 1977 in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Netherlands, United Kingdom and in Thailand, on an extended play (EP). He officially recorded the song four times; in addition to the studio single, Benson also recorded three live versions, the last time in

pos: Whitney Houston (album) Whitney Houston (album) Whitney Houston is the debut studio album by American contemporary R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records. The album initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in the summer of 1985. It eventually topped the "Billboard" 200 for 14 weeks in 1986, generating three number-one singles — "Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" (a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson) — on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart,

pos: The Greatest Love World Tour The Greatest Love World Tour The Greatest Love World Tour is a concert tour and the first worldwide tour by American R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston, in support of her successful multi-platinum debut album "Whitney Houston". The four-month tour began in North America on July 26, 1986 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion with an itinerary that included visits in Europe, Japan and Australia. Houston's debut album was released in early 1985 and she performed at various clubs to promote the album. Following the success of the hit single "You Give Good Love", Houston became the opening act for singers' Luther Vandross

pos: Thinking About You (Whitney Houston song) "Greatest Love of All". The song debuted at number 89 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart on September 11, 1985. On December 14, 1985, the song reached its peak position of number 10. It spent 15 weeks on the chart. AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the track "unheralded" and one of the lighter songs on the album, as well as "a dance/R&B hit [...] that remains one of Whitney's purest pop pleasures". Thinking About You (Whitney Houston song) "Thinking About You" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was written by Kashif Saleem and La Forrest "La

pos: Whitney Houston All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988. Houston made her screen acting debut in the romantic thriller film "The Bodyguard" (1992). She recorded seven songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history. The soundtrack album received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the world's best-selling soundtrack album of all time. Houston made other high-profile film appearances, including "Waiting to Exhale" (1995) and "The Preacher's

pos: You Give Good Love You Give Good Love "You Give Good Love" is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston from her debut album "Whitney Houston" (1985). It was written by La Forrest 'La La' Cope and produced by Kashif. When La La sent Kashif a copy of the song, originally offered to Roberta Flack, he thought it would be a better fit for Houston and told Arista he would be interested in recording with her. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, but brought Houston a bit of notoriety when it turned up among several songs cited by advice columnist Ann

pos: You Give Good Love "The 1985 R&B Countdown" and The 1st Soul Train Music Awards of 1987, as well as on her first three tours and select dates of The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94) and My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999). "You Give Good Love" is also featured on three of Houston's compilation albums, "" (2000), "Love, Whitney" (2001) and "The Essential Whitney Houston" (2011). When songwriter/producer Kashif accepted Arista president Clive Davis' invitation to see a New York club performance by a young singer named Whitney Houston that he'd just signed to the label, he was disappointed. Her act was a

pos: Gordon Lightfoot single from "East of Midnight", "Anything for Love", made the Billboard Country & Western chart. In April 1987, Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against composer Michael Masser, claiming that Masser's melody for the song "The Greatest Love of All," versions of which were recorded and released by George Benson in 1977 and Whitney Houston in 1985, had stolen 24 bars from Lightfoot's 1971 hit song "If You Could Read My Mind". The transitional section that begins "I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow" of the Masser song has the same melody as "I never thought I could feel

pos: Saving All My Love for You to the setlist of her first ever solo televised concert and DVD/video release, "Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston" (1991) and on her second DVD/video, "" (1994). Saving All My Love for You "Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album "Marilyn & Billy". A cover of the song was done by American singer Whitney Houston, for her debut, self-titled album, which was released on February 14, 1985, by

pos: Saving All My Love for You 'Saving All My Love for You', 'Greatest Love Of All' and 'Hold Me In Your Arms' "are some of the loveliest pop singing on vinyl since the glory days of Dionne Warwick." Sputnikmusic called it "the sexiest, most romantic song on the record." Brad Wete of "Vibe" called it "goliath", writing that the song "was a fresh serving of precocious talent compared to 1985's mildly flavored R&B bluffet." "Los Angeles Times" praised her vocal performance, writing that, "it should mean a cinch Grammy nomination." "Saving All My Love for You" earned Whitney her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop

neg: Whitney Houston (album) worldwide. In 1986, at the 28th Grammy Awards, "Whitney Houston" received four nominations; including Album of the Year and won one, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "Saving All My Love for You". For the 29th Grammy Awards of 1987, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year for "Greatest Love of All". In 2003, the album was ranked number 254 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In honor of its 25th anniversary, the album was reissued as "Whitney Houston – The Deluxe Anniversary Edition" on January 26, 2010, an expanded

neg: Whitney Houston (album) 200 at No. 72 with 8,000 copies sold. At the 28th Grammy Awards in 1986, "Whitney Houston" received four nominations—Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "Saving All My Love for You", Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "You Give Good Love" and Best Rhythm & Blues Song for "You Give Good Love"—and won Houston's first Grammy, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. In addition, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year in 1987 for "Greatest Love of All", a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by George Benson in 1977, ten

neg: Whitney Houston American Music Awards in total in 1986 and 1987, and an MTV Video Music Award. The album's popularity would also carry over to the 1987 Grammy Awards when "Greatest Love of All" would receive a Record of the Year nomination, ten years after the original recording of "The Greatest Love of All" by George Benson, which was the main theme of the boxer Muhammad Ali biopic ""The Greatest"" in 1977. Houston's debut album is listed as one of "Rolling Stone"s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and on The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list. Houston's grand

neg: Whitney Houston first Whitney Houston CD was genius. That CD introduced the world to her angelic yet powerful voice. Without Whitney, half of this generation of singers wouldn't be singing." Kelly Rowland, in an "Ebony" feature article celebrating black music in June 2006, recalled that "[I] wanted to be a singer after I saw Whitney Houston on TV singing 'Greatest Love of All'. I wanted to sing like Whitney Houston in that red dress." She added that "And I have never, ever forgotten that song [Greatest Love of All]. I learned it backward, forward, sideways. The video still brings chills to me.

neg: Whitney Houston (album) his own compositions, including "Saving All My Love for You" and "Greatest Love of All", which had originally been recorded in 1977 by George Benson as "The Greatest Love of All" and was the main theme of the boxer Muhammad Ali biopic ""The Greatest"" in the same year. After two years of recording, the album was ready for release. Budgeted at $200,000, it finally cost almost $400,000. "Whitney Houston" was well received by music critics upon its release. Stephen Holden of "The New York Times", praised the album and especially her singing style, stating, "along with an appealing romantic innocence,

neg: The Greatest Love of All for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year and a Soul Train Music Award for Single of the Year. In April 1987, Gordon Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against Michael Masser, alleging that Masser's song "The Greatest Love of All" stole twenty-four bars from Lightfoot's 1970 hit "If You Could Read My Mind." According to Maclean's, Lightfoot commented, "It really rubbed me the wrong way. I don't want the present-day generation to think that I stole my song from him." Lightfoot has stated that he dropped the suit when he felt it was having a negative effect on Whitney Houston,

neg: The Greatest Love of All of Arista Records, Clive Davis, and Masser heard her sing "Greatest Love" in a New York club on Amsterdam Avenue at about 68th St. a few years before her debut. Davis later described the first time he heard Houston sing: I went down there [Sweetwater's club] instead of having her audition in a studio; I was seeing her before an audience. She did backup singing and you could see she was a beautiful young girl. But then she stepped out and she did two solo numbers, one of which was the song "The Greatest Love of All." Whitney sang the

neg: I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", "How Will I Know", "So Emotional", "I Have Nothing" and "One Moment in Time". The album was released in both standard and deluxe versions. It was also released with an accompanying 5 track bonus CD with the duets sung

neg: Whitney Houston racial minorities while favoring white acts. The third US single, "How Will I Know", peaked at No. 1, and the video introduced Houston to the MTV audience. Houston's subsequent singles from this, and future albums, would make her the first African-American woman to receive consistent heavy rotation on MTV. By 1986, a year after its initial release, "Whitney Houston" topped the "Billboard" 200 albums chart and stayed there for 14 non-consecutive weeks. The final single, "Greatest Love of All", a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by George Benson in 1977, became Houston's biggest hit at the

neg: I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston 'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album. The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the "Billboard" 200 and #2 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions

neg: Whitney (2015 film) five years (1989–1994) when Houston was catapulted in the worldwide success of her film debut "The Bodyguard" and its subsequent soundtrack. Filming took 20 days to shoot and was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California. Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox performs all of Houston's vocals in the film, including "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Your Baby Tonight", "I'm Every Woman", "Jesus Loves Me" and "The Greatest Love of All". In addition, songwriting/production team The Jackie Boyz performed Brown's vocals for "Every Little Step" in the Soul Train Awards scene. In 1989, Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) is

neg: Whitney Houston videography singer to a wider audience when it became one of the first videos by a black female singer to earn heavy rotation on MTV, and it won MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at its 3rd ceremony of 1986. "Greatest Love of All", the final single released from Houston's debut album, helped cement the M.O. for the classic Whitney video. In June 1986, Houston released her first video compilation "The No. 1 Video Hits", containing her four music videos off the "Whitney Houston" album. It reached number-one on the "Billboard" Top Music Videocassettes chart and stayed there for

neg: Whitney Houston videography "The Preacher's Wife" (1996). In 1998, Houston released the video for "When You Believe" from "The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack", alongside American singer Mariah Carey. In November 1998, Houston released her fourth studio album "My Love Is Your Love", whose singles "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", and "My Love Is Your Love" all had heavy rotation on MTV. Houston began the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation album, "", the spawned three then new videos, including two for the duet songs that she collaborated on, with Enrique Iglesias on "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", and

neg: Thu Minh Whitney Houston as Thu Minh's performing style, charisma and vocal technique are somewhat a mirror reflected by Whitney's in soul songs such as: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "I Have Nothing" or "Queen of the Night". Sharing her thoughts on idol Houston, Thu Minh expressed her huge admiration for the strong, emotional voice of this departed Diva when the news of her death was reported: "Indeed, Whitney owned an endowed rare vocal in the world: both rich, warm and high. Particularly with only Whitney Houston, she did not only have the ability to sing

neg: The Greatest Love of All of my songs.' She was singing 'The Greatest Love of All' just as I walked in, and that meant something to me. Two and a half years later when I was doing Teddy Pendergrass there was a duet and everybody wanted me to use this or that known person. Only because I had heard Whitney singing 'The Greatest Love of All.' I chose her." (The eventual duet between Pendergrass and Houston to which Masser referred, which served as Houston's debut single, was titled "Hold Me In Your Arms.") Houston's music video was filmed at Harlem's Apollo Theater in New York

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits artist after Adele to place two albums in the top five of the "Billboard" 200 with "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" at #2 and "The Bodyguard" at #5, and the first female to place nine albums within the top 100(with "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" at #2, "The Bodyguard" at #5, "Whitney Houston" at #10, "I Look to You" at #13, "Triple Feature" at #21, "My Love Is Your Love" at #31, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" at #32, "Just Whitney" at #50 and "" at #80). According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" was the

neg: Michael Masser All My Love for You", "All at Once" and "Greatest Love of All", originally recorded as "The Greatest Love of All" by George Benson for the 1977 film "The Greatest". Other Masser's songs by Benson are "In Your Eyes" (George Benson, Jeffrey Osborne), "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (George Benson, Glenn Medeiros) and "You Are the Love of My Life" (George Benson and Roberta Flack). His hit songs by other artists include "Hold Me" (Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston), "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" (Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson), "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" (Peabo Bryson),

neg: Whitney: Brunei The Royal Wedding Celebration Whitney: Brunei The Royal Wedding Celebration The Whitney - Brunei: The Royal Wedding Celebration was a notable concert performance by American R&B singer Whitney Houston in August 1996. Houston performed a private concert, for the wedding of Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, at Jerudong Park Garden on August 24, 1996. The set list was similar to her "Bodyguard World Tour" in 1993-1994, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" was added to the encore. Houston also performed her pop hit song, "Greatest Love of All". The show included five female background dancers, performing with the singer as

neg: The Greatest Love of All year. Houston's album version features a piano intro, while the single version begins with a keyboard intro. After the single became a success, it replaced the original album version on subsequent pressings of the album. However, the original version was restored for the 2010 Deluxe Anniversary Edition reissue of the album and international releases. Her live performance in 1990 in "the 15th anniversary of Arista Records" concert in Radio City Music Hall was included in the 25th anniversary deluxe edition of "Whitney Houston" and the 2014 CD/DVD release, "." Whitney Houston was still an unknown hopeful when then the president

neg: Whitney Houston (album) here are so featureless they could be sung by anyone. They make what could have been a stunning debut merely promising." In his consumer guide for "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau complimented Houston's "sweet, statuesque voice", but called the songs "schlock" and believed "only one of the four producers puts any zip in—Narada Michael Walden, who goes one for one." Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic defined "Whitney Houston" as "the foundation of diva-pop" and stated that certainly, the ballads such as "Greatest Love of All" and "Saving All My Love for You", provided "the blueprint for decades of divas". However,

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits Always Love You and Greatest Love of All weren't just a waste of one of the potentially great soul voices; they opened the door for Celine Dion. But Houston remembers her gospel and R&B roots often enough to counterbalance the slush with rootsier offerings like I'm Your Baby Tonight and It's Not Right But It's Okay. New duets with George Michael and (especially titanically) Enrique Iglesias complete a couple of hours of diva-style fun." Steve Jones form "USA Today" rated the album four stars out of four, commenting that ""Whitney: The Greatest Hits" [...] puts its subject in context by

neg: Love Will Save the Day this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits, with four of those #1's from her current album "Whitney". "Love Will Save the Day" did not become Houston's eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 was Houston's lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without an accompanying music video. Houston had stronger performances on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top 40 for 11 weeks,

neg: Monica (singer) years. When she was 10 years old, she became the youngest member of "Charles Thompson and the Majestics", which is a traveling 12-piece gospel choir. She also attended North Clayton High School along with rapper 2 Chainz. In 1991, at the age of eleven, Monica was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the Center Stage auditorium in Atlanta performing Whitney Houston 1986's "Greatest Love of All". Amazed by her voice, Dallas offered her a record deal with his Arista Records-distributed label Rowdy Records and consulted rapper Queen Latifah to work as Monica's first manager. Shortly afterwards Dallas and then

neg: Jorun Stiansen "Nine To Five" by Dolly Parton Top 6: "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles Top 5: "Smile" by Westlife Top 4: "The Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston Top 4: "Could I have This Kiss Forever (duet with Alejandro Fuentes) by Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias Top 3: "Get This Party Started" by Pink Top 3: "Too Lost In You" by Sugababes Finale: "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner Finale: "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys Finale: "This Is The Night" (winnersingle) aka "The Last Goodbye" by Lara Fabian Albums Singles

neg: The Greatest Love of All in 1980. In 1977, an extended play (EP) with four successful soul music songs from that year was released in Thailand. The EP was called "Floating Gold", released by label Royalsound, in reference to the song "Float On" by the Floaters, the first track of the EP. The second track was the Manhattans' "We Never Danced To Love Song" and the third was the Brothers Johnson's "Strawberry Letter 23". To finish the EP, the fourth track was "The Greatest Love of All" by George Benson. The song was further popularized by American singer Whitney Houston under the title "Greatest Love

neg: Jolin Tsai her major influences in her music career as being Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, and Madonna. She cited Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey her "two favorite artists" whom she would often sing along to in her childhood. Mariah Carey's "Hero" and Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" were two of the songs she performed in the MTV singing competition and helped her receive the champion. Tsai also cited Destiny's Child major influence in her early music career, and she praised their powerful vocals and dance. Since "Dancing Diva" (2006), Tsai has drawn comparisons to Madonna in terms of stage

neg: Whitney Houston (album) "How Will I Know" was released as the third single officially. With its colorful and energetic video, the song brought the singer to the teens and MTV, which black artists have traditionally found tough to crack. It became another number one single for Houston, topping the "Billboard" Hot 100 Singles chart and Hot Black Singles chart respectively. The final single, "Greatest Love of All", is a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson and would become the biggest hit off the album with a three-week stay atop the Hot 100. As a result,

neg: Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances is a posthumous live album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was released on November 10, 2014 by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Following the week of the album's release on November 10, "Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances" made Billboard chart debuts, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances sold 22,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 16, according to Nielsen SoundScan, by debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart, and #19 on the Billboard

neg: Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (DAR). Whitney Houston performed more than 20 songs in these concerts, including such hits as "I Will Always Love You", "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Greatest Love of All." She was backed by a 35-piece band and orchestra with an entire string section. DAR Constitution Hall seated more than 2500 people for the performance, which employed 14 cameras. In addition, the backdrop featured images projected on five screens, setting an elegant and understated tone. Houston's special was the first performance since the renovation of the legendary hall. Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C., were special

neg: 1999 in British music re-uniting for a new studio album, "Peace". Compiling the greatest songs of what had been a very successful decade in music for her was Céline Dion, with her chart topping greatest hits package "All The Way...A Decade Of Song". Whitney Houston had her most successful year on the singles chart since 1992. Following the success of her 1998 collaboration with Mariah Carey on "When You Believe", she scored a further three consecutive top five singles, each stalling a place higher than the previous; 4 to 3 to 2. "My Love Is Your Love" marked the first time she had been

neg: Keep the Music Playing classic "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" with "Greatest Love of All" as B-side ("Greatest" being a return to a song she previously recorded in 1979 for the album "The Magic Is You", seven years before Whitney Houston would make it a #1 hit). The CD single release featured "I Want to Know What Love Is" as a bonus track. To promote this single a video clip was made. A:"How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 4 .47 B:"The Greatest Love of All" (Michael Masser, Linda Creed) - 5.28 Issued in Germany

neg: Whitney Houston (album) she projects the commanding dignity and elegance of someone far more mature." Liam Lacey of "The Globe and Mail" commented that although some "arrangements frequently border on formulaic but such ballads as "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All," and "Hold Me" are some of the loveliest pop singing on vinyl since the glory days of Dionne Warwick." Lacey added, "Houston has a silky, rich, vibrant voice that moves between steely edges, or curls sensuously around the notes." "Los Angeles Times" complimented Houston on her excellent vocal ability, writing, "neither the frequently listless arrangements nor the sometimes

neg: The Greatest Love of All respectively, giving Houston three posthumous chart hits. Clive Davis, founder of Houston's label Arista Records, was initially against Houston recording the song for her debut studio album, "Whitney Houston," but he eventually gave in after persuasion from Houston and Masser. It was released as the B-side to the single "You Give Good Love," a previous Top 5 hit by Houston. The song, eventually released as a single in its own right, on March 18, 1986, was the seventh release from Houston's debut album, and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in May of that

neg: Run to You (Whitney Houston song) the movie when they fall in love, instead of when they're breaking up. So could you change the lyric to make it a love song instead of a break-up song?" Davis who answered the phone from Rich and Friedman, said, "I love the song the way it is; it's a hit. Of course, take a shot at rewriting the lyric, but whatever you do, don't lose the hitness of it. If the rewrite doesn't work, we can use the song on a future Whitney project, maybe her greatest hits album." Rich and Friedman ultimately rewrote the entire lyric except for

neg: George Benson as the company decision makers felt he wasn't competent enough vocally, and he should stick to playing the guitar. It was here that he clearly proved them wrong. He also recorded the original version of "The Greatest Love of All" for the 1977 Muhammad Ali bio-pic, "The Greatest", which was later covered by Whitney Houston as "Greatest Love of All". During this time Benson recorded with the German conductor Claus Ogerman. The live take of "On Broadway", recorded a few months later from the 1978 release "Weekend in L.A.", also won a Grammy. He has worked with Freddie Hubbard on

neg: The Greatest Love of All Lightfoot of plagiarizing 24 bars of his 1971 hit "If You Could Read My Mind," but Lightfoot eventually dropped the suit out of respect for singer Whitney Houston. The original version of "The Greatest Love of All" was recorded in 1977 by Benson and originally released on the soundtrack album for "The Greatest." The song was released as a single in the same year and was a substantial hit, reaching at number 2 on the "Billboard" R&B chart, the first R&B Top Ten hit for Arista Records, and ended the year at position 33. The single also reached positions number

neg: Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances 200. 30% of the album sales were digital, the first time Houston has achieved that. Upon its release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances garnered enormous critical acclaim and praise. Giving it 5 stars, Jim Farber of NYDAILYNEWS, praised the album saying, 'The recordings here—with their odd echoes, imperfect playing, and wavering ambiences—show that Houston performed even better without a net than with one. The performances also work wonders in disproving the image of her, in her shiniest years, as a too-perfect wax figure of a star.' He further added, 'Only in concert did Houston, who died in 2012, show

neg: Shannel In the third episode, she was in the bottom two with fellow competitor Akashia, and won a lip sync against her to "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston. She famously did the first "wig reveal" on the show during the lip sync. She was later eliminated in the sixth episode after losing a lip sync to "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary against Rebecca Glasscock. Shannel was announced as being among twelve returning contestants for the first season of "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars" in 2012. Due to the team twist for the season, Shannel teamed with eventual

neg: The Greatest Love of All City. In the video, she is a successful singer who is about to perform in front of an audience. She reminisces about the time when she was a child performing in a talent competition and receiving encouragement from her mother. The video features Houston's mother Cissy Houston playing herself, supporting a young Whitney, as well as hugging present Whitney at the end of the video. It was directed by Peter Israelson, filmed with James Contner as DP and Steadicam operator Robin Buerki shooting 35mm film. Many critics called the song the centerpiece of Houston's debut album. Stephen Holden of "The

neg: Deborah Cox became her twelfth number-one hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart. In 2014, Cox was one of the performers at the opening ceremonies of WorldPride in Toronto, alongside Melissa Etheridge, Tom Robinson and Steve Grand. In 2015, she provided vocals for the made for television biographical film "Whitney", directed by Angela Bassett based on American recording artist Whitney Houston. Cox performed all of Houston's vocals in the film, including "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Your Baby Tonight", and "The Greatest Love of All." The same year, she released the deep house-influenced "Kinda Miss You", as well as the

neg: Lurine Cato considers her mother and sisters to be her first musical influences. Her eldest sister was instrumental in getting her into her to record her first jingle on radio. At the age of 8 she entered the Enfield Borough Talent Competition with a song by Denise Williams called Let's Hear It For The Boy which resulted in her gaining second place in the competition. Not wanting her to give up her sister encouraged her to enter the following year where she sang The Greatest Love of All by George Benson made popular by Whitney Houston gaining first place and awarded the

neg: Dolly Parton Ricky Van Shelton, "Rockin' Years" (1991) reached number one, though Parton's greatest commercial fortune of the decade came when Whitney Houston recorded "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack of the feature film "The Bodyguard" (1992). Both the single and the album were massively successful. Parton's soundtrack album from the 1992 film, "Straight Talk", however, was less successful. But her 1993 album "Slow Dancing with the Moon" won critical acclaim and did well on the charts, reaching number four on the country albums chart, and number 16 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart. She recorded "The Day I Fall

neg: Gary Garland Gary Garland Gary J. Houston (né Garland; October 12, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season with the Nuggets (1979–80). Garland studied at DePaul University. He is the son of gospel singer Cissy Houston, and the half-brother of Michael Houston and Whitney Houston. He is the uncle of Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney's daughter with Bobby Brown. Garland himself has performed as a singer. After a break from basketball, Garland joined his half-sister R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston, by participating in her "Greatest Love Tour" in 1986

neg: Whitney Houston time after peaking No. 1 and remaining there for three weeks on the Hot 100 chart, which made her debut the first album by a woman to yield three No. 1 hits. Houston was No. 1 artist of the year and "Whitney Houston" was the No. 1 album of the year on the 1986 "Billboard" year-end charts, making her the first woman to earn that distinction. At the time, Houston released the best-selling debut album by a solo artist. Houston then embarked on her world tour, "Greatest Love Tour". The album had become an international success, and was certified 13×

neg: I Will Always Love You David Foster re-arranged the song as a soul ballad. Her record company did not feel a song with an a cappella introduction would be as successful; however, Houston and Costner insisted on retaining it. When Parton heard that Houston was using Ronstadt's recording as a template, she called Foster to give him the final verse, which was missing from the Ronstadt recording, as she felt it was important to the song. The tenor saxophone solo was played by Kirk Whalum. Whitney Houston's recording is not the only version of the song featured in the movie. In a scene where she

neg: Whitney Houston figures who died in 2011 was followed by video footage from the 1994 ceremony, which depicted her accepting two Image Awards for outstanding female artist and entertainer of the year. Following the video tribute, Yolanda Adams delivered a rendition of "I Love the Lord" from "The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack". In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". The 2012 BRIT Awards, which took place at London's O2 Arena on February 21, also paid tribute to Houston by playing a 30-second video montage of her music videos with a

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits 200 at number 6 with 64,000 copies sold. It sold 886,000 copies in 2012; all but 2,500 were sold after her death. The album had previously sold 1,738,000 copies prior to 2012. In Canada, the album jumped up to number 3 with 7,800 copies sold. On February 29, Houston became the first woman to place three albums in the top 10 of the "Billboard" 200 chart at the same time ("Whitney: the Greatest Hits" at #2, "The Bodyguard" at #6 and "Whitney Houston" at #9). On March 7, 2012, Houston set two "Billboard" chart records; she became the second female

neg: Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances death in 2012 and builds a strong case that her talent should outlast her tabloid exploits.' Jeff Simon of BuffaloNews, gave the album 4 starts and wrote, 'While three quarters of the female singers on TV singing contests seem to want to be Houston, what she does on this disc makes them all seem like kindergarten kids wiping their noses on their sleeves.' He further stated, 'She wasn’t long for this world. But when it came to stuff like this, find me anyone in her time that did it better. Maybe, if we’re lucky no one again will ever try.'

neg: Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances the full range of her talent. Shorn of the studio’s confining arrangements and gauzy production, the Newark native had the freedom to display those hairpin turns of phrase, last-second switches in key and playful improvisations that rank her among the greatest singers of all time.' Glenn Gamboa of newsday gave it Grade A and wrote, 'Houston was an extraordinary singer, an artist who rarely delivered a song the same way twice. Early on, her improvised inflections, her runs, her stops and starts—they all seemed brilliantly planned and elegantly executed. "Whitney Houston Live" documents how great the singer was before her

neg: Whitney Houston albums discography early 2000, the album generated five singles; "When You Believe" (duet with Mariah Carey), "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay", "My Love Is Your Love", and "I Learned from the Best". Houston entered the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation, "", released in May 2000. The double-disc was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in 2002 and earned 5× Platinum award posthumously, recognizing 2.6 million in sales throughout the United States. The album hit the top position on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.66 million copies in the UK alone. Also, it reached the top

neg: The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album) The Ultimate Collection (Whitney Houston album) The Ultimate Collection is a Whitney Houston greatest hits collection, released on October 29, 2007. It was the first time a single CD of Houston's hit singles had been released. It debuted at number five in the UK, with sales of 37,228. It climbed to number three in its second week on the chart. As of February 2012, the album has sold over one million copies in the United Kingdom. In Brazil, the album was released as "Whitney Houston – The Best So Far". In 2011, it was reissued as "All Time Best -

neg: Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 is the million-selling RIAA Platinum-certified first greatest hits album released by Aretha Franklin since she signed with Arista Records in 1980. It compiles her hits from 1980's "Aretha" through her most recent album at the time: 1991's "What You See Is What You Sweat". Songs from her 1989 album "Through the Storm" were not included in the set, nor were either of her duets with Elton John and Whitney Houston. Songs from her second Arista set, 1981's "Love All the Hurt Away" were not included either. Neither the title track hit duet with George

neg: All at Once (Whitney Houston song) All at Once (Whitney Houston song) "All at Once" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, written by Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne. The song is from her debut album "Whitney Houston" and was released as a single in Japan and several European countries in 1985–1986. While it did not receive an official single release in the United States, the song did receive steady radio airplay on Pop and R&B/soul formats there. The song is a heartbreak ballad about a lover who leaves without warning and the damage it does. Arista released a promotional music video exclusive to Germany

neg: Whitney Houston videography Whitney Houston videography The videography of American pop/R&B recording artist Whitney Houston consists of fifty-five music videos, four music video compilations, a concert tour video and three music video singles. In 1983, Houston signed a recording contract with Arista Records and two years later released her eponymous debut album. Houston's first music video was for the single "You Give Good Love", which was selected to establish her in the black marketplace first. Houston then released the video of her worldwide hit "Saving All My Love for You". The following video, for the song "How Will I Know", helped introduce the

neg: The Magic Is You rest of the album continued in her more usual MOR style. The album was produced by American producer Nick DeCaro and arranged by DeCaro with Tom Saviano. Cover versions featured on the album included "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "The Greatest Love of All" – the latter of which had been released by George Benson two years earlier but became a much bigger hit when covered by Whitney Houston some seven years later. The album was released in the US in January 1979 and garnered a favourable review from "Billboard Magazine" stating: "In an

neg: Where Do Broken Hearts Go Where Do Broken Hearts Go "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is the fourth single from Whitney Houston's second album, "Whitney". The ballad was released on February 25, 1988. The song was written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson and produced by Narada Michael Walden. Wildhorn approached Jackson about the opportunity to write for Whitney Houston. Jackson came up with the title, and Wildhorn completed the music and lyrics for the song. Smokey Robinson originally wanted to record the song; however, Wildhorn and Jackson held the song for Houston. Initially, Houston did not want to record the song, feeling there was

neg: Whitney Joins The JAMs of "All You Need Is Love" and "Down Town", "question the inadequacies and inconsistencies of society". The "Allmusic" called "Whitney Joins The JAMs" "hilarious". The upbeat and apolitical tone of "Whitney Joins The JAMs" was similarly accented by Drummond and Cauty's subsequent work as The Timelords and The KLF. The song's self-referential nature—in this case concerning its own production—is also typical of much of the duo's output. Ironically, Drummond claimed that in 1991 The KLF were offered the job of producing or remixing a new Whitney Houston album, as an inducement from the boss of her record label (Clive Davis

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Whitney Houston, released in May 2000. The set consists of disc one with ballads and disc two with uptempo numbers and remixes. Houston's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV, and 1988 Olympics tribute "One Moment in Time" are also included in the set. The collection includes four new songs—"Could I Have This Kiss Forever", duet with Enrique Iglesias, "If I Told You That", duet with George Michael, "Same Script, Different Cast", duet with Deborah Cox and "Fine"—all of which were released as

neg: I Am Changing Going", "I Am Changing" was released as the second single from the "Dreamgirls" cast album. However, the song didn't perform as well as "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", peaking at #22 on Billboard's Black Singles Chart and failing to chart on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart. "I Am Changing" has been covered several times. Whitney Houston performed the song at the 10th Anniversary of Arista Records ceremony in 1984. This performance is included on her 2010 CD/DVD reissue of "Whitney Houston – The Deluxe Anniversary Edition". She also performed the song during the duration of her Greatest Love

neg: If You Could Read My Mind that there is not always the emotional distance and clarity to make lyrical improvements such as the one his daughter suggested. In 1987 Lightfoot took a lawsuit out against the writer of "The Greatest Love of All", alleging plagiarism of 24 bars of "If You Could Read My Mind". Lightfoot has stated that he dropped the lawsuit when he felt it was having a negative effect on the singer Whitney Houston, as the lawsuit was about the writer and not her. The song is in A major and uses the subtonic chord. The house music collective Stars on 54—consisting of

neg: I Will Always Love You Wagoner's split. In 1992, R&B singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to "", her film debut. The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum. She was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" as the lead single from "The Bodyguard". However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for "Fried Green Tomatoes", Houston requested a different song. It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested "I Will Always Love You", playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version from her album "Prisoner in Disguise". Producer

neg: Whitney Houston was so wrong." Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. Darlene Love, Houston's godmother, hearing the news of her death, said, "It felt like I had been struck by a lightning bolt in my gut." Dolly Parton, whose song "I Will Always Love You" was covered by Houston, said, "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. I couldn't believe

neg: Samir Bağırov program included: the actor of the Russian drama theater Eldar Bagirbekov, the rising star - dancer Naila Dadasheva, who invariably accompanies the singer Akin and Zalina in all concerts and the show ballet Spider (head Andrei Babich). Bagirov was influenced by musicians Alla Pugacheva, Muslim Magomayev (musician) , Rashid Behbudov and Whitney Houston. Alla Pugacheva has always been Samir's favorite singer. During at school he was parodying many his fave singers like Muslim Magomayev. Whitney Houston was his greatest inspiration. One of the interviews he gave in 90 years,he said ""I think Whitney Houston is phenomena of pop music"." Musical

neg: Whitney Houston and gave so many memorable performances here over the years. Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on. Tony Bennett spoke of Houston's death before performing at Davis's party. He said, "First, it was Michael Jackson, then Amy Winehouse, now, the magnificent Whitney Houston." Bennett sang "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" and said of Houston, "When I first heard her, I called Clive Davis and said, 'You finally found the greatest singer I've ever heard in my life. Some celebrities opposed Davis' decision to continue on the

neg: Whitney Houston winning five awards at the 6th World Music Awards in 1994. In May 2003, Houston placed at number three on VH1's list of "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era", behind Madonna and Janet Jackson. She was also ranked at number 116 on their list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time". In 2008, "Billboard" magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, ranking Houston at number nine. Similarly, she was ranked as one of the "Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" by VH1 in

neg: The Greatest Love World Tour Jersey. While Houston was trying to get a recording contract, she would perform sets as part of her mother's nightclub act in New York. Simmons was her musical director. Houston asked Simmons to put together a band that would back her during her nightclub act and record label showcases. The tour manager was Tony Bulluck, who remained her tour manager on several of her tours later, including the Nothing but Love Tour. Rickey Minor and Houston's brother Gary Houston remained band members throughout her touring career. The Greatest Love World Tour The Greatest Love World Tour is a concert tour

neg: Whitney Houston COVE"s list of the 100 Best Pop Vocalists with a score of 48.5/50. Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" stated she "always had a great big voice, a technical marvel from its velvety depths to its ballistic middle register to its ringing and airy heights". In 2008, "Rolling Stone" listed Houston as the thirty-fourth of the 100 greatest singers of all time, stating, "Her voice is a mammoth, coruscating cry: Few vocalists could get away with opening a song with 45 unaccompanied seconds of singing, but Houston's powerhouse version of Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' is a

neg: DavidB Jackson, before fashioning his steps. In July 2002, David moved to Manchester, UK to live with his mother and completed his education there. Later that year, he recorded his first song written by himself, titled 'First Love' – produced by James Ritchie. During this time, David started a dance group, NuGen in his local church in Manchester – New Covenant Church. In 2003, DavidB attended a vocal training course led by Elaine Hanley, affiliated with Owen Thomas' Cultural Fusion. Of the experience, he says: "I clearly remember the day I sang ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston, and Elaine

neg: Where Do Broken Hearts Go Houston typically performed the song as part of her "Love Medley" during live concerts. Where Do Broken Hearts Go "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is the fourth single from Whitney Houston's second album, "Whitney". The ballad was released on February 25, 1988. The song was written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson and produced by Narada Michael Walden. Wildhorn approached Jackson about the opportunity to write for Whitney Houston. Jackson came up with the title, and Wildhorn completed the music and lyrics for the song. Smokey Robinson originally wanted to record the song; however, Wildhorn and Jackson held the song

neg: Whitney Houston filmography It was nominated for five Image Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture, and won two—for Best Actress (Whitney Houston) and Best Supporting Actress (Loretta Devine). It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score. "The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album" is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The soundtrack also remained at number one for a record twenty-six weeks on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart. Whitney Houston filmography American entertainer Whitney Houston worked in four feature films, one television film, seven television episodes, and appeared in six commercials. She made her screen acting

neg: The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording) told we weren't." Liz Smith of "Newsday" commented in support of Houston's performance: "[A] controversy reared its head was it [Houston's performance] live or was it Memorex. It was much ado about nothing. I thought it was clearly Houston's own voice." Jimmy Jam, a songwriter and producer, in an interview with "The Associated Press", expressed his thoughts for Houston's version of the song by saying that "Whitney, when she did the national anthem, which was the greatest national anthem that we ever heard, what we heard over the air was prerecorded. The reason it was prerecorded was, that was a

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits re-titled "Dance Vault Mixes: Whitney Houston – The Unreleased Mixes (Collector's Edition)". In January 2011, the album was re-issued in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand with the international track listing, but the set was re-titled as "The Essential Whitney Houston", as part of Sony Legacy's "The Essential" series. In addition to the title change, the re-release also features different artwork. The cover picture of the original release was taken by David LaChapelle. Following the release of her "Greatest Hits" album, Houston promoted it by performing three sold-out shows at Caesars in Atlantic City from June 30 to July 3,

neg: If I Told You That If I Told You That "If I Told You That" is a 2000 duet by American singer Whitney Houston and British singer George Michael. The song was released as the first UK single and the second US single from Houston's "" album. The song first appeared on Houston's 1998 multi-Platinum "My Love Is Your Love" album, where she sang it solo. George Michael's vocals were later recorded and added to the song when it was being included on Houston's greatest hits package. In addition to adding Michael's vocals to the newer version of the song, the arrangement of the song

neg: Fine (Whitney Houston song) track. She wisely does not give into the temptation to belt and wail her way through the song [...]. Instead, Houston works the more sultry lower register of her voice, saving the big, beautiful notes as a dramatic accent toward the end of the cut". LA Weekly in its review for "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" wrote that "Only on the stellar R&B track “Fine” does Whitney stand out. [...] “Fine” is soulful, funky and tight as hell. And the vocal performance ranks among Whitney’s best." "The Baltimore Sun" wrote that "Of the new tracks [on "Whitney: The Greatest Hits"], only

neg: Dolly Parton 23, 2011, and "Better Day" was released on June 28, 2011. In 2011, Parton voiced the character Dolly Gnome in the animated film "Gnomeo & Juliet". On February 11, 2012, after the sudden death of Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton stated, "Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song, and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'" In 2013, Parton joined Lulu Roman

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits the original version, stating "the Greatest Hits disc amply reinforces once again what a fine singles artist Houston has been for the entirety of her career. Still and all, though, it's a frustrating package marred by record company greed." Unlike Huey, Jim Farber of "New York Daily News" rated the second disc more highly than the first which "recycles Houston's boring old ballads." He commented: "In her dance mixes, she exudes an erotic dynamism that no one else has the lung power to match. This album['s second disc] isn't just an ecstatic piece of party music ― it utterly redefines

neg: Didn't We Almost Have It All It All", a sweeping Masser-Will Jennings ballad with the kind of big, emotional finish that will make Liza and hundreds of other singers wish they had been given first crack at the song. I'll save my champagne for pop singers who don't add that overblown song to their repertoire." Rolling Stone's Vince Alleti wrote: "Masser reprises the show-tune schmaltz of "The Greatest Love of All" in his even cornier "Didn't We Almost Have It All." According to Whitney fanpage: "But there is a cut on the album whose title inadvertently sums up Houston at this stage of her development --

neg: Jermaine Jackson production discography 02. Sweetest Sweetest (feat. Whitney Houston) (Producer) 04. Escape From The Planet Of The Ant Men (feat. The Jacksons) (Co-Producer) 05. Come To Me (One Way Or Another) (Writer, Producer) 06. Do What You Do (Co-Producer) 07. Take Good Care Of My Heart (feat. Whitney Houston) (Producer) 09. Oh, Mother (Co-Writer, Producer) The Jacksons - Victory 07. The Hurt (Co-Producer, part as <nowiki>"</nowiki>The Jacksons<nowiki>"</nowiki>) Various Artists - Perfect: Original Soundtrack Album 01. (Closest Thing To) Perfect [Jermaine Jackson] (Co-Writer) Howard Johnson - The Vision 07. All We Have Is Love (Co-Producer) Whithey Houston - Whitney Houston 08. Someone For Me

neg: One Sweet Day "I'll Make Love to You" (1994) spending 14. The former song shares this record with Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine", and the latter song shared its record with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". Carey's 2005 song "We Belong Together", The Black Eyed Peas's 2009 "I Gotta Feeling" and Mark Ronson's 2014 track, "Uptown Funk", managed to stay at number one for 14 weeks as well. "One Sweet Day" replaced "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and was replaced by Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me". The single also

neg: Whitney: The Greatest Hits sway over so many genres. But without a gospel single from "The Preacher's Wife" soundtrack --- some of her most emotive work --- this isn't Whitney at her best." AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt that ""The Essential Whitney Houston" plays much like "The Greatest Hits"; even if it has a handful of songs not on the 2000 collection, it covers the same territory equally well and equally entertainingly." "The Orlando Sentinel" wrote that the "double album contains almost all of her hit singles from the past 15 years". In February 2012, following Houston's death, the album re-entered the "Billboard"

neg: Whitney Houston (album) it became the first debut album – and the first album by a female artist – ever to generate three number one singles. With "Greatest Love of All" and Houston's debut album both at #1 on the singles and albums chart, respectively, she became the first female artist to have the number one pop single and album simultaneously since Kim Carnes in 1981 with "Bette Davis Eyes" and "Mistaken Identity". "All at Once" was released only to Adult Contemporary and Urban AC stations as a radio airplay-only single later in 1986. It received heavy airplay and can still be heard

neg: Hits 8 Desireless - "Voyage voyage" 9. The Pasadenas - "Tribute (Right On)" 10. Matt Bianco - "Don't Blame It on That Girl" 11. Taja Sevelle - "Love Is Contagious (Radio Edit)" 12. Pebbles - "Girlfriend" 13. Rose Royce - "Car Wash ('88 Remix)" 14. Whitney Houston - "Love Will Save the Day" 15. Glen Goldsmith - "What You See Is What You Get" 16. Luther Vandross - "I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)" CD/Record/Tape 2 1. Aztec Camera - "Somewhere in My Heart" 2. Prefab Sprout - "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" 3. Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"

neg: The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording) a "moving rendition" and "imaginative arrangement" of the national anthem, adding "The rare moment on the football field showed her to be much more than a hit machine." Jim Farber, a music critic of "New York Daily News", in his review of Houston's 2000 album "Whitney: The Greatest Hits", said the song was "bold enough to launch a thousand ships." Sportswriter Dave Anderson of "The New York Times" commented that "When Whitney Houston belted out the national anthem with the nation at war, she reminded everybody that there was a much more important world out there beyond the Super Bowl,

neg: Whitney Houston albums discography million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling soundtrack album and one of the top 5 best-selling albums of all time. The lead single from the soundtrack, "I Will Always Love You", topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks and was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA, peaked at number one on the charts in nearly every country and sold 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. Houston contributed three songs, including her 11th number-one single "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" on the 7x platinum soundtrack album, "Waiting to Exhale" (November 1995). The following

neg: Sam Watters Sam Watters Samuel Joshua "Sam" Watters (born July 23, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive. Watters was a member of the multi-platinum selling 1990s R&B group Color Me Badd and co-authored many of their hits including “I Adore Mi Amor”, and “All 4 Love”. Watters has also written and produced songs for Grammy-winning and nominated artists such as "American Idol" winners Fantasia, Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks, and other superstars such as Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis, and Anastacia. Watters is a member of the production/songwriting team The Runaways including fellow hitmakers Rico Love,

neg: Number 1's (Mariah Carey album) was "a miracle" that she and Houston collaborated on a record. During the development of "All That Glitters", Carey had been introduced to DreamWorks producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, who asked her if she would record the song "When You Believe" for the soundtrack to the animated film "The Prince of Egypt". Carey and Houston were shown the film separately, and both became very enthusiastic about participating in the project. In an interview with MTV, Carey made the following statement regarding "When You Believe" and working with Whitney Houston: "It's sort of a message song. It's what 'Prince of Egypt' is about,

neg: Just Whitney sales stand at approximately 1 million units. In 2003, "Just Whitney..." was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year. "Just Whitney..." is Houston's fifth studio album, that she recorded after renewing her contract with Arista for a record $100 million. It is mixed with soulful and R&B ballads to dance songs. Houston said that she wanted to make a "very soul oriented" album, something she felt was missing on the radio. It was a departure in style from her previous album "My Love Is Your Love", which was

neg: Run to You (Whitney Houston song) a Friday night that Whitney came into the studio. It was great to meet her, and she was just a pleasure to work with. She was totally professional. Whitney actually had a cold that night, and her speaking voice was whispery and hoarse. But when she started singing, she sounded incredible. For Allan and me to be in the studio to hear her sing our song so beautifully, it was one of the greatest moments in our lives." The New York Times editor Stephen Holden described this ballad as a "booming generic ballad to which Houston applies her typical stentorian

neg: Love Hangover R&B Female Vocal Performance. "Love Hangover" reached number one on May 29, 1976. That week, Casey Kasem reported on American Top 40 that with that song Diana had broken the record for the most number-one hits by a female vocalist. With her fourth number-one, she surpassed Connie Francis, Helen Reddy, Roberta Flack, and Cher, all of whom were tied with three each. During the 1980s, Ross went on to score two more number-one hits, making six, establishing her record for 12 years. Whitney Houston would break it in 1988 and Madonna in 1990. But counting 12 number-one hits as lead