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 Whitney Elizabeth Houston Brown was
born August 9, 1963 in Newark, NJ, the daughter
of Cissy Houston, a successful
rhythm-and-blues backup singer, and a cousin of Dionne Warwick. Since her debut in 1985,
Whitney has risen through the ranks of pop diva
to a level of musical respect few artists can
claim internationally. Whitney has been singing
since her days as a member of the New Hope
Baptist Junior Choir in Newark where she was a
soloist at the age of 11. Her rise to fame began
in her teens in the background as a backup singer
for the likes of Chaka
Khan, Lou Rawls, and
her mother. At the same time, Whitney pursued a
career in modeling. Whitney's first introduction
to a pop hit came in 1984 on a duet with Teddy
Pendergrass called "Hold Me."
- During
the year, Whitney also won 6 Billboard Music
Awards (Top Black Album and Top Pop Album for Whitney
Houston, Top Black Album Artist, Top Pop
Album Artist, Top Pop Album Artist - Female, and
Top Pop Artist (combined LPs & singles)) and Rolling
Stone's Top Album of the Year for Whitney
Houston.
- December 31: Whitney topped the Billboard 1988
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Pop Singles
Artist - Female, Top Black Artist - Female
(singles & albums), Top Black Album Artist -
Female, Top Adult Contemporary Artist - Female,
and Top Dance Club Play Artist - Female.
- In
between making music, Whitney formed the Whitney
Houston Foundation For Children. The non-profit
organization works to assist a variety of
children's issues including homelessness, cancer,
AIDS, and youth self-empowerment. Whitney also
won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Female
Musical Performer.
 December 31: Whitney's "I Will Always Love You" topped the ARC Weekly Top 40 Year-end Singles
Chart. - December 31: Music from The
Bodyguard soundtrack dominated the charts
throughout the year and the LP became the
best-selling LP of the year with 5.5 million
copies sold in the U.S. within 1993.
- December 31: Whitney topped the Billboard Year-End
Charts as the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist,
Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female, Top R&B
Singles Artist, and Top R&B Singles Artist -
Female, and with the Top Hot 100 Single, Top Hot
100 Single Sales, Top R&B Single, and Top
R&B Singles Sales ("I Will Always Love You"), and The
Bodyguard soundtrack was the Top Billboard
200 Album, Top Soundtrack Album, and Top R&B
Album.
 November 26: Whitney's third movie, The
Preacher's Wife, didn't fare quite as spectacularly
at the box office, but the soundtrack for the
film presented her with an opportunity to get
back in touch with her gospel roots. Tracks such
as "I Believe In You And Me" and "Step By Step" were popular hits.
The soundtrack sold over 3 million copies in the
U.S.
- July: Whitney made news while
on vacation. Apparently, she was at a hospital in
Capri (an Italian island) with a small, deep cut
on her face. Whitney and husband, Bobby
Brown were on a yacht vacation of the
Mediterranean. The cut initiated a police
investigation and accounts on what happened were
conflicting. Whitney told authorities she
received the cut when she hit her face on a rock
while swimming. Members of the couple's yacht
crew reported that the cut occurred while on the
yacht. The last controversy of this nature with
the couple was in June, when witnesses reportedly
saw Brown slap Whitney in a Hawaiian shopping
mall. At that time, Whitney stated the reports
were a case of mistaken identity. Whitney's
publicist later reported that Whitney did cut her
face on the yacht when she slipped in the dining
room. Whitney has denied reports about a troubled
marriage or domestic problems: "...he
wouldn't be there if he did."
 October 3: Whitney appeared on HBO
with Classic Whitney, a live performance
from Washington, D.C.
- November 2: Whitney could be seen in
an ABC presentation of Cinderella co-starring Brandy. Brandy and Whitney demonstrated
that when they combine with Disney and a classic
story, they're a hit. The Sunday night airing of
the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, Cinderella was viewed by over 60
million people in the U.S. Cinderella, starring Brandy in the title role and
Whitney as her fairy godmother, was presented by
ABC's newly revamped Wonderful World of
Disney. The presentation helped ABC get
their best ratings in that time slot in over 13
years.
 November: It was reported that
Whitney would be singing at a performance headed
by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church.
Many assumed that Whitney did not know the
specifics of the performance (as part of The
World Culture and Sports Festival), but did agree
to sing for 45 minutes for a seven-figure
payment. Whitney's publicist stated "...that
title sounded good to Whitney, because those are
the types of events she likes to perform at...
She's always attracted to things that are family
oriented." The performance was scheduled for
November 29th at the RFK Stadium in Washington,
and included Jon
Secada as her opening act (Secada
apparently was also unaware of the performance's
connection to Moon and thought it was a Whitney
concert). The event was called a mass wedding for
"Moonies." A spokesperson for Moon's
group stated that every artist booked for their
events knows in advance who is hiring them.
Whitney ended up canceling her appearance at the
Moonie wedding at the last minute due to a sudden
illness.
 November 17: Whitney released her
first new LP in 8 years - My
Love Is Your Love. The LP featured a variety of
producers including Babyface, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Missy
Elliott. On her collaboration with Carey,
Whitney told USA Today: "We came
together to sing, we didn't come together to
fight... Mariah and I never had a rivalry because
I didn't know her well enough to have one with
her and she didn't know me well enough to have
one with me... so when we met, we got to know
each other and now we're friends." Whitney
also talked to Newsweek about rumors
that continue to plague her: "No, I'm not a
drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that
were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It
would show in the performances and in the
work."  November 21: Whitney hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "When You Believe" (with Mariah
Carey from the film The
Prince Of Egypt).
- February 13: Whitney topped the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
chart for 7 weeks with help from Faith
Evans and Kelly Price
with "Heartbreak Hotel."
- February 20: Whitney topped the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for
5 weeks with help from Faith Evans
and Kelly Price with "Heartbreak Hotel."
 March 4: Whitney was honored at
the Soul Train Music Awards as the Artist of the
Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement -
Female. - March 11: Whitney hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I Learned From The Best."
- March 11: Whitney topped the
Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart
for 1 week with "I Learned From The Best."
- March: Whitney's publicist
stated that Whitney "regretfully
withdrew" from performing at Sunday's
Academy Awards due to a sore throat, resulting in
Faith Hill filling in for her. But
the New York Post is claiming the
songstress was asked to leave rehearsals by Burt
Bacharach after performance mistakes and
"discombobulated" appearance.
 August 6: Whitney signed a new
multi-album record deal with Arista Records worth
over $100 million. In a statement, Whitney said
of the deal: "I am so excited with this new
deal and I'm looking forward to going into the
studio soon to start work on my next album."
 December 10: Just
Whitney... was released.- December: In an interview with
Diane Sawyer on ABC, Whitney talked about many
issues being bantered around in the press:
"I am not sick. Let's get that straight. I
am not sick, OK?" She went on to acknowledge
past use of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.
"I don't like to think of myself addicted...
I had a bad habit... which can be broken... I'm
not gonna tell you I'm somebody's junkie.... My
business is sex, drugs, rock and roll. You know?
My friends, we have a good time. But as you get
older and you get wiser... you stop a lot of the
kid stuff. Trust me. I partied my tail off - you
get to a point where... the party's over."
- April 12: Whitney topped the
Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with
"Try It On My Own."
- June 21: Whitney topped the
Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with
"Love That Man."
- It was
reported that Whitney called the police and had
cut lip and bruises on her face. She told police
that she had a fight with Brown, who had left for
a flight to California. Brown turned himself into
police a few days later and was charged with
misdemeanor battery - Whitney was at his side at
court.
 March: Whitney's spokesperson
announced that Whitney had checked into a drug
rehabilitation facility for 30 days. She left
after 5 days.
 March: It was reported that
Whitney checked herself back into a drug
rehabilitation facility.
- April 27: Whitney's divorce from
Bobby Brown was finalized.
- September 19: Whitney topped the
Billboard the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week,
the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week,
and Top Digital Albums for 1 week chart with I
Look To You. The LP sold over 305,000 copies
its first week of release in the US.
 April: Whitney began her tour of
the UK after several cancellations due to
illness, and was greated with mixed reviews by
critics.
 May: Whitney entered rehab
again.
 February 11: Whitney died at the age
of 48. Early reports state that Whitney was found
unresponsive in the bath tub of her Beverly
Hilton hotel room. Her death occured on the eve
of the Grammy Awards and Whitney had been
scheduled to make an appearance at Clive Davis'
annual pre-Grammy concert that night. Whitney had
last appeared on stage 2 days earlier joining Kelly
Price at a pre-Grammy party. Whitney had
also finished up a part in the up-coming film Sparkle,
which she co-produced. The cause of death was
later ruled as drowning, and it was revealed that
she had heart disease with chronic cocaine use
being a contributing factor.
- July 31: Whitney could be heard on
the soundtrack for Sparkle on the track "His Eye
Is On The Sparrow" and
"Celebrate." Sparkle was
Whitney's last movie appearance.
- July 26: Whitney's only child,
Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in hospice care after
being in a coma since being found unconscience in
a bathtub on January 31, 2015. She was 22.
 August 24: The song "Higher Love" by Kygo and
Whitney topped the Billboard Dance Club Play
Songs chart.
- November 7: Whitney was inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Whitney
Houston
Released: February 21, 1985
US: 13x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 14
weeks)
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
Rolling Stone:
'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time': # 254
 Tracks: "You Give Good Love" - "Thinking
About You" - "Someone For Me"
- "Saving
All My Love For You" - "Nobody Loves Me
Like You Do" (with Jermaine Jackson) -
"How Will I Know" - "All At
Once" - "Take Good Care Of My
Heart" (with Jermaine Jackson) - "Greatest Love Of All" - "Hold
Me" (with Teddy Pendergrass)
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Whitney
Released: May 28, 1987
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 11
weeks)
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
Tracks: "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - "Just The
Lonely Talking Again" - "Love Will Save The Day" - "Didn't We Almost Have
It All"
- "So Emotional" - "Where
You Are" - "Love Is A Contact
Sport" - "You're Still My Man"
- "For The Love Of You" - "Where Do Broken Hearts
Go"
- "I Know Him So Well" (with Cissy
Houston)
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I'm
Your Baby Tonight
Released: November 4, 1990
US: 4x Platinuml
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: D+
Tracks: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" - "My Name Is Not Susan" - "All The Man That I Need" - "Lover
For Life" - "Anymore" - "Miracle" - "I Belong
To You" - "Who Do You Love" -
"We Didn't Know" (with Stevie
Wonder) - "After We Make Love" -
"I'm Knockin'" -- Import Edition also includes:
"Takin' A Chance" - "Higher
Love"
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The
Bodyguard soundtrack
Released: November 17, 1992
US: 18x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 20
weeks)
Grammy Winner: Album of the Year
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Whitney Tracks: "I Will Always Love You" - "I Have Nothing" - "I'm Every Woman" - "Run To You" - "Queen Of The Night" - "Jesus
Loves Me"
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Waiting
To Exhale soundtrack
Released: November 14, 1995
US: 7x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 5
weeks)
Entertainment
Weekly: B
Whitney Tracks: " Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" - "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" - "Count On Me" (with Ce Ce
Winans)
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The
Preacher's Wife soundtrack
Released: November 26, 1996
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Entertainment
Weekly: A-
Whitney Tracks: "I Believe In You And Me" - "Step By Step" - "You Were
Loved" - "My Heart Is Calling"
- "I Believe In You And Me" (Single Version)
- "Step By Step" (Remix) -
"Who Would Imagine A King"
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My
Love Is Your Love
Released: November 17, 1998
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 13
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Album
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "It's
Not Right, But It's Okay" - "Heartbreak
Hotel"
(with Faith Evans & Kelly Price) - "My
Love Is Your Love" - "When
You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) -
"If I Told You That" - "In My
Business" - "I
Learned From The Best" - "Oh
Yes" - "Get It Back" -
"Until You Come Back" - "I Bow
Out" - "You'll Never Stand
Alone" - "I Was Made To Love
Him" -- Import Edition also includes: "It's
Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss
2000 Mix) - "My
Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) - "Heartbreak
Hotel"
(Hex Hector Radio Mix) - "It's
Not Right, But It's Okay" (Johnny Vicious
Mix) - "My
Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Tight
Mix)
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Whitney
- The Greatest Hits
Released: May 16, 2000
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2
Tracks: "You Give Good Love" - "Saving
All My Love For You" - "Greatest Love Of All" - "All At
Once" - "If You Say My Eyes Are
Beautiful" (with Jermaine Jackson) -
"Didn't We Almost Have
It All"
- "Where Do Broken Hearts
Go"
- "All The Man That I Need" - "Run To You" - "I Have Nothing" - "I Will Always Love You" - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" - "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" - "I Believe In You And Me" - "Heartbreak
Hotel"
(with Faith Evans & Kelly Price) - "My
Love Is Your Love" - "Same Script,
Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) -
"Could
I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique
Iglesias) - "Fine" - "If I
Told You That" (with George Michael) -
"It's
Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss
Mix) - "My
Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters Mix) -
"Heartbreak
Hotel"
(with Faith Evans & Kelly Price) (Hex
Hector Mix) - ""In My
Business" - "I
Learned From The Best" (HQ2 Mix) -
"Step By Step" (Junior Vasquez
Mix) - "I'm Every Woman" (Clivilles &
Cole Mix) - "Queen Of The Night" (CJ MacIntosh
Mix) - "I Will Always Love You" (Hex Hector Mix)
- "Love Will Save The Day" (Jellybean &
David Morales Mix) - "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Dronez Mix) -
"So Emotional" (David Morales
Mix) - "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Junior Vasquez
Mix) - "How Will I Know" (Junior Vasquez
Mix) - "Greatest Love Of All" (Junior Vasquez
Mix) - "One Moment In Time" - "The Star Spangled
Banner"
(live)
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Just
Whitney...
Released: December 10, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 9
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "One If Those
Days" - "Tell Me No" -
"Things You Say" - "My
Love" (with Bobby Brown) - "Love
That Man" - "Try It On My Own"
- "Dear John Letter" -
"Unashamed" - "You Light Up My
Life" - "Whatchulookinat"
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One
Wish - The Holiday Album
Released: November 18, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 49
Tracks: "The First
Noel" - "The Christmas Song" -
"Little Drummer Boy" - "One
Wish (For Christmas)" - "Cantique
De Noel (O Holy Night)" - "I'll Be
Home For Christmas" - "Deck The
Halls / Silent Night" - "Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" -
"O Come O Come Emmanuel" -
"Who Would Imagine A King" -
"Joy To The World"
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I
Look To You
Released: August 31, 2009
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Million Dollar
Bill" - "Nothin' But Love" -
"Call You Tonight" - "I Look
To You" - "Like I Never Left"
(with Akon) - "A Song For You" -
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" -
"Worth It" - "For The
Lovers" - "I Got You" -
"Salute"
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I
Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney
Houston
Released: November 13, 2012
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 14
Tracks: "You Give Good Love" - "Saving
All My Love For You" - "How Will I Know" - "Greatest Love Of All" - "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - "Didn't We Almost Have
It All"
- "So Emotional" - "Where Do Broken Hearts
Go"
- "I'm You Baby Tonight" - "All The Man That I Need" - "I Will Always Love You" - "I'm Every Woman" - "I Have Nothing" - "Exhale
(Shoop Shoop)" - "I Believe In You And Me" - "My
Love Is Your Love" - "I Look To
You" (with R. Kelly) - "Never Give
Up"
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Whitney
Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances (CD/DVD)
Released: November 10, 2014
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 19
Tracks: "Home" -
"You Give Good Love" - "How Will I Know" - "One Moment In Time" - "Greatest Love Of All" - "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - "The Star Spangled
Banner"
- "All The Man That I Need" - "I'm Your Baby Tonight" - "A Song
For You" - "I Loves You, Porgy /
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going / I Have Nothing" - "I'm Every Woman" - "I Will Always Love You" - "My
Love Is Your Love" - "I Believe In You And Me" - "I Didn't
Know My Own Strength"
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Wish You Love: More From 'The Bodyguard'
Released: November 17, 2017
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 165
Tracks: "I Will Always Love You" (Alternate Mix)
- "I Have Nothing" (Film Version) -
"I'm Every Woman" (Clivilles &
Cole House Mix 1 Edit) - "Run To You" (Film Version) -
"Queen Of The Night" (Film Version) -
"Jesus Loves Me" (Film Version) -
"Jesus Loves Me" (A Capella
Version) - "I Will Always Love You" (Film Version) -
"I Have Nothing" (Live) - "Run To You" (live) -
"Jesus Loves Me / He Got The Whole World
In His Hands" (live) - "Queen Of The Night" (live) - "I Will Always Love You" (live) - "I'm Every Woman" (live)
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I
Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Movie: Whitney
New Classic And Reimagined)
Released: December 16, 2022
Tracks: "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (with P2J) -
"Don't Cry For Me" (with Sam Feldt)
- "Higher Love" (with Kygo) -
""I'm Every Woman" (with SG Lewis)
- "How Will I Know" (with Clean
Bandit) - "I Love The Lord" (with
Bebe Winans & Great John) - "Don't
Cry For Me" (Darkchild Film Version) -
"Honest (Heartbreak Hotel)" (with
Lucky Daye) - "Okay (It's Not
Right)" (with Oxlade & Pheelz) -
"You'll Never Stand Alone" (Moto
Blanco Remix) - "Love Will Save The Day" (MATVEI Remix) -
"Tomorrow" (with Samaria) -
"Home" (live) - "You Give Good Love" - "Saving
All My Love For You" - "If You Say My
Eyes Are Beautiful" (with Jermaine
Jackson) - "Far Enough" - "I Wanna Dance With
Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - "So Emotional" - "Where Do Broken Hearts
Go"
- "Moment Of Truth" - "I'm Your Baby Tonight" - "" -
"The Star Spangled
Banner"
(live) - "One Moment In Time" - "I Will Always Love You" (live) - "I
Loves You, Porgy / And I'm Telling You I'm
Not Going / "I Have Nothing" (live) - "Run To You" -
"Impossible Things" - "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" - "It's
Not Right, But It's Okay" - "My
Love Is Your Love" - "I Didn't Know My
Own Strength" (live) - "Clive's
Message" - "Don't Cry For Me"
(A Capella)
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I
Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney
Houston
Released: March 24, 2023
Tracks: "I Go To The
Rock" - "Jesus Loves Me" -
"He Can Use Me" - "Joy To The
World" - "Bridge Over Troubled
Water" (live) - "Testimony" -
"I Look To You" - "His Eye Is
On The Sparrow" - "Hold On, Help Is
On The Way" - "This Day"
(live) - "I Found A Wonderful Way"
- "Joy" - "I Love The
Lord" - "He / I Believe"
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