It’s officially time for holiday music. What’s your favorite holiday song by Whitney? ❄️ #ThePreachersWife
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December 1, 1990: The single “I’m Your Baby Tonight” hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B Singles Chart!
“She went into the studio, cut the lead vocal for the chorus and stacked her vocals, doubling and tripling her original vocal perfectly. Then she laid down the first track of background vocals, the second track of backgrounds, the harmony parts. I was blown away … I had never heard anybody sound that good, ever. Not even close.” – L.A. Reid
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December 5, 1992: “I Will Always Love You” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart, becoming the longest-running Number One on the R&B charts at the time. The New York Times wrote “Houston transforms a plaintive country ballad into a towering pop-gospel assertion of lasting devotion to a departed lover. Her voice breaking and tensing, she treats the song as a series of emotional bursts in a steady climb toward a final full-out declamation. Along the way, her virtuosic gospel embellishments enhance the emotion and never seem merely ornamental.”
December 4, 1990 (33 years ago today): “All The Man That I Need” was released as the second single from Whitney’s ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ album. Written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford, the song was originally recorded by Linda Clifford in 1982. Whitney’s version was produced by Narada Michael Walden and features a saxophone solo by Kenny G. It went on to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Adult Contemporary chart, becoming her first single to simultaneously top those three Billboard charts. The song was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance at the 34th GRAMMY Awards and nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female at the 6th Soul Train Music Awards.
Remembering Bobbi Kristina 💜 March 4, 1993 – July 26, 2015
“What that song did for me, what Whitney did for me … was to inspire me to love myself, be myself …” – Keara Hailey Gordon on her experience in the “Greatest Love of All” music video. 💜 The song reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart on this day in 1986.
Watch more about Gordon’s experience on Whitney’s YouTube channel.
On November 28, 1992, Whitney’s iconic rendition of “I Will Always Love You” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “I think Dolly Parton is a hell of a writer and a hell of a singer. I was so concerned when I sang her song how she’d feel about it, in terms of the arrangement, my licks, my flavor. When she said she was floored, that meant so much to me.” – Whitney Houston
Originally from ‘The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album,’ the song spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — a record at that time and Whitney’s longest run atop the chart. The track became a juggernaut, topping charts all over the world and winning critical acclaim. It won GRAMMYs in 1994 for Record of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. In 2020, “I Will Always Love You” was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry, and in January 2022 it was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.
‘The Preacher’s Wife’ soundtrack was released on this day in 1996 — in advance of the film of the same name. It remains the best-selling gospel album of all time. “She was a very confident vocalist. … I don’t mean she was arrogant or conceited, but after she sang a song three or four times, I think she had a sense she had done enough takes. So she would say, ‘You have enough?’” 😂 – Producer Mervyn Warren
The album is now available on vinyl (pressed on either black or yellow) for the first time ever! Link in bio.
May 1994 (30 years ago): Whitney performed at The World Music Awards in Monte Carlo.
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On July 27, 1985, “You Give Good Love” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gerry Griffith, former A&R executive at Arista Records, said: “Her first recorded song ‘You Give Good Love’ was a one-take vocal. We were all in the studio in awe … There’s Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and then Whitney Houston. Everyone is still trying to copy those three.”
Whitney performed the last show of the U.S. leg of her ‘My Love Is Your Love World Tour’ in Los Angeles, California on this day in 1999. The tour was one of the most popular tours of Whitney’s career, playing over 60 shows in Europe and North America. Dolce & Gabbana designed all of her clothes for the tour.
Whitney’s “One Wish” album hit #5 on the Holiday Albums chart on this day in 2003. Get it on vinyl — link in bio! 🎄
December 7, 1985: Whitney had her first entry on the Dance Chart when “Thinking About You” reached #24 that day.
Congratulations to Narada Michael Walden on being nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame! Narada co-wrote Whitney’s #1 single “How Will I Know” (alongside George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam) among other hit songs. This photo of Narada was taken with Whitney and her mom, Cissy Houston, during the recording of Whitney’s debut album.
We recently spoke with songwriter extraordinaire Diane Warren about writing songs for Whitney’s ‘My Love Is Your Love’ album. Link in bio to watch 🎬
“The greatest gift a song could ever have is a voice like Whitney Houston singing something you wrote. … She just happened to have this amazing, amazing gift, but underneath it all she was such a good person.” #MyLoveIsYourLove25
The holidays are here 🎁 Revisit the 2019 collab with Pentatonix on Whitney’s “Do You Hear What I Hear?” 🩰
Celebrate Whitney’s 61st Birthday with a Special Giveaway! ✨️ Dive into the magic of Whitney Houston’s legacy and get a chance to win a shopping spree at the Whitney Houston Boutique! In honor of Whitney’s 61st birthday, we’re giving away gift cards to lucky fans. Exciting Prizes Include: Grand Prize: $150 gift card Second Prize: $100 gift card Third Prize: $50 gift card Click the link in bio to enter! #whitneyhouston #birthdaygiveaway
On May 20, 2003, “Love That Man” was released as the fourth and final single from the ‘Just Whitney’ album. The song was produced by Babyface and Rob Fusari and had several remixes including by Peter Rauhofer and the Pound Boys. The song hit #1 on the Billboard US Dance Club Songs chart.
Wishing producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins a very happy birthday!
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Enter for a Chance to Perform at the 2024 Whitney E. Houston Foundation “Legacy of Love Gala”
Submit a 2-minute video singing your favorite Whitney song! One winner will be selected by the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation to perform the song at the 2024 “Legacy of Love Gala.”
Click the link in bio to enter or visit whitneyhoustonfoundation.org
All submissions must be received by May 31, 2024
