I was never the biggest fan of Whitney Houston, but even a casual radio listen cannot escape the plethora of musical offerings the daughter of gospel music legend Cissy Houston has brought to the world.
A one-time model, Ms. Houston was married and divorced to R&B star Bobby Brown and leaves behind a teenage daughter. She is a legend who crossed over from pop to gospel to r&b to club. These are my favorite Whitney tracks:
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - a great track for dancing to in the privacy of your bedroom, with or without a hairbrush mic.
How Will I Know - ditto
I Will Always Love You - whether you prefer this version or Dolly's original, one of the most beautiful breakup songs in history
When You Believe (duet with Mariah Carey) - One of the greatest inspirational songs of the 90s, from the gorgeous Prince Of Egypt film (I owned the cassette single at one point)
It's Not Right, But It's Ok (Thunderpuss Remix) - the whole reason I bought the Fired Up 2 compilation. Gay club music at it's finest.
Million Dollar Bill - should have been a much bigger comeback single, written by Alicia Keys and sung with that early Whitney sound ala I Wanna Dance or So Emotional.
What is your favorite Whitney Houston song, or film appearance. (I personally have a soft spot for Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella)
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The New Whitney Single Bores Me. Wait, Did I Just Say That Out Loud?
I was really excited when I heard Whitney Houston was finally releasing new material this fall, it's been a long while since we'd heard anything musical from the diva. I got even more excited when I heard David Foster, Diane Warren, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats were to be involved (apparently the Ne-Yo collabo fell through.)
The first single just leaked, and it's the one Diane Warren wrote and David Foster produced. This conjures up the sleek midtempo love ballads of the mid-1990s, which could be amazing or really awful. I was hoping for a more "It's Not Right, But It's OK" kinda feel, but a "Greatest Love Of All" look wouldn't be awful. Y'know, unless it was...
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" features very little of the vocal power of early Whitney and none of the attitude and sass of latter day Whitney. I was hoping for so much more, but it may grow on me a little. Worst of all, there is no way pop radio is playing something this boring. C'mon, Whit! Give us a comeback! Listen:
The first single just leaked, and it's the one Diane Warren wrote and David Foster produced. This conjures up the sleek midtempo love ballads of the mid-1990s, which could be amazing or really awful. I was hoping for a more "It's Not Right, But It's OK" kinda feel, but a "Greatest Love Of All" look wouldn't be awful. Y'know, unless it was...
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" features very little of the vocal power of early Whitney and none of the attitude and sass of latter day Whitney. I was hoping for so much more, but it may grow on me a little. Worst of all, there is no way pop radio is playing something this boring. C'mon, Whit! Give us a comeback! Listen:
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