Whitney sets the standard for contemporary music vocalists. In 1994, it was no wonder that AT&T thought she’d be the ideal vocalist for their “Your True Voice” commercial campaign, promoting the sound quality of AT&T phone calls. Whitney sang the theme song and also could be heard singing “Your True Voice” at the end of every AT&T commercial.
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Watch Whitney sing “All The Man That I Need” on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in February 1991. The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week that she performed on the show!
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Wishing Kevin Costner a very happy birthday! Here are Kevin and Whitney behind the scenes on set of “The Bodyguard.”
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“Her voice wasn’t warmed up, but she recorded almost 90 percent of the song that day. That’s unusual, says Narada Michael Walden, who credits the fresh performance to the fact that Whitney recorded the track in one session.” – Billboard, January 1988. “So Emotional” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the R&B Songs chart on this day in 1988.
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25 years ago today (January 30, 1999), “When You Believe” with Whitney and Mariah Carey peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The film version was written by Stephen Schwartz for the animated feature ‘The Prince of Egypt,’ and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Whitney and Mariah recorded the pop single version, with additional music and lyrics by Babyface, for the film’s end credits and soundtrack, and it also was included on Whitney’s ‘My Love Is Your Love’ album and Mariah’s compilation album ‘#1s.’ Whitney and Mariah performed their version at the Oscars in March 1999.
On this day in 1996, ‘Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album’ reached Number One on the Billboard 200 chart. Whitney contributed 3 songs to the album: the #1 single “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” and hits “Count On Me” and “Why Does It Hurt So Bad.” Whitney personally selected the artists who appeared on the soundtrack. The movie opened at #1 in North America, paving the way for black ensemble films that followed.
On January 25, 1997, “I Believe In You And Me” from ‘The Preacher’s Wife: Original Soundtrack Album’ peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot R&B Chart, staying on that chart for 20 weeks! 🤩 The following week, it reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video was filmed in Fishkill, NY using the single version of the song produced by David Foster (Mervyn Warren and Whitney had produced the film version). Scenes from the movie are also intercut in the video 🎬
Whitney’s legendary performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” took place on this day in 1991. Her rendition of the anthem remains a national treasure 🌟
It’s music’s biggest night! ✨ Whitney won her first GRAMMY® in 1986 for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for “Saving All My Love For You” (which she also performed on the show that evening). She went on to win 6 GRAMMYs® and 25 nominations during her lifetime. #GRAMMYs
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30 years ago today (January 29, 1994), “Queen Of The Night” hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The song was co-written by Whitney (with Babyface, Daryl Simmons, and L.A. Reid) and was the fifth and final single from The Bodyguard soundtrack album. Billboard wrote, “If anyone can successfully bring house music back to pop radio, it’s Houston.”
This one is for the lovers 🌹 Feel the love this Valentine’s Day with the ‘Whitney Houston: Love Songs’ playlist on @spotify! Link in bio.
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” was recently certified 4x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry!
Wishing a very happy birthday to Alicia Keys!
📸: Whitney, Alicia and Clive Davis at Clive’s 2008 pre-Grammy party in 2008. Credit: S. Bukley/Depositphotos.com
‘I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston’ is back on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B Albums charts! It’s now tied as Whitney’s longest-charting album on the Billboard 200.
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25 years ago today, the Thunderpuss remix of “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart and became a huge club hit. 🪩The song was written by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips and Toni Estes.
Wishing Mary J. Blige a very Happy Birthday today. Watch her and Whitney perform “Ain’t No Way” from VH1 Divas 1999 concert in NYC at the link in bio.
January 1985: Whitney and Cissy performing at Sweetwater’s Club in New York City. Cissy often performed at this well-known jazz club on Manhattan’s Upper West Side — with Whitney along with her doing background and a couple of solo numbers.
Happy birthday to Dolly Parton! 💜
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Did you know that Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross sang background vocals on Chaka Khan’s song “Clouds”?
Whitney loved supporting young black female artists 💜 Listen to SWV’s Coko talk about her first time meeting her 😂🤗
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“King Holiday” was released in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was first observed as a U.S. national holiday on January 20, 1986. All proceeds from record sales and publishing were donated to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center For Non-Violent Social Change. The “King Dream Chorus” on the song featured prominent vocals by Whitney Houston, as well as El DeBarge, Stacy Lattisaw, Lisa, Lisa With Full Force, Teena Marie, Menudo, Stephanie Mills, New Edition, and James “JT” Taylor. The “Holiday Crew” featured Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Run D.M.C., and Whodini.
Do you know when Whitney recorded her first solo? She recorded her first partial solo for the song “Life’s A Party” by the Michael Zager Band. The song was the title track for the band’s third album, released in 1978.
