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152-509: Whitney Houston performed at the venue on May 19, 1991, during her I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour . Steely Dan played their Alive in America tour here in 1994. The lawn at the amphitheater contains several video screens. R.E.M. recorded two tracks off their 1996 studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi there. Wheel of Fortune taped 2 weeks of shows there in 1997, which featured

304-449: A People's Choice Award nod for Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture. Upon its release, The Bodyguard grossed more than $ 121 million in the U.S. and $ 410 million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 highest-grossing films in history at its time of release. It remains in the top fifty of most successful R-rated films in box office history . The film's soundtrack also enjoyed success. Houston executive produced

456-645: A tour-de-force . The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles charts for fourteen and eleven weeks respectively, record-setting numbers at the time, while also topping the Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks, resulting in her fourth record-setting "triple-crown" number one single. The single was later certified diamond by the RIAA for sales of ten million copies, becoming Houston's first diamond single. Houston

608-626: A 'bronchitis situation'", the European leg became hugely successful ending the year as the highest-grossing arena tour of the year in Europe. In November 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America hosted its Century Awards and named Houston the top-selling R&B female artist of the century with certified US sales of 51 million records at the time while the soundtrack to The Bodyguard received awards for being

760-610: A 20th-century record for a female artist and only one of six albums to stay at number one for ten or more weeks in a row. The album's first single, " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ", released a month earlier in May, was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the singles chart in 17 countries, including Australia, West Germany and the UK. Houston would release four more singles from

912-772: A BMI Award and two Grammy Award nominations including Best Song Written for Visual Media . A third Houston single, and the last song from the soundtrack to be released, " Why Does It Hurt So Bad ", reached number 26 on the Hot 100. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 in January 1996 and would later be certified seven-times platinum in the United States, with total worldwide sales reaching 12 million. The soundtrack received strong reviews; as Entertainment Weekly stated: "the album goes down easy, just as you'd expect from

1064-733: A Catholic girls' high school in Caldwell , New Jersey, by sixth grade. She graduated from Mount Saint Dominic in 1981. Houston's professional career began when she joined her mother's band as a background singer during Cissy's performance at Manhattan's Town Hall in February 1978. There, Houston gave her first solo, performing " Tomorrow " from the Broadway musical, Annie , where she received her first standing ovation. Houston then sang with her mother in Manhattan 's club circuit. Houston

1216-472: A Film , two American Music Awards in the favorite pop and soul song categories and two Soul Train Music Awards , including best single by a woman and song of the year . The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 weeks. It remains the second longest cumulative number one album by a female artist on the chart after singer Adele's 21 . The soundtrack also became one of

1368-524: A Houston album: "One Moment in Time", "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", a duet with Jermaine Jackson from his 1986 Precious Moments album. Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. The set

1520-531: A Variety, Musical or Comedy Special. Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge . Houston was to play Dandridge, the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. Later that year, Houston paid tribute to her idols, such as Aretha Franklin , Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick , by performing their hits during

1672-543: A bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills , California, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards , which took place the day following her death, and was covered internationally along with her memorial service. Coverage of Houston’s death was ranked as the most memorable entertainment event in television history, according to

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1824-441: A distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price . Aretha Franklin became an "honorary aunt" while Darlene Love was Houston's godmother. Houston's paternal great-great-grandfather Jeremiah Burke Sanderson was an American abolitionist and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black Americans during the mid-19th century. Houston had three older brothers: paternal half-brother John III; maternal half-brother Gary ,

1976-406: A female artist at the time. It was the second-longest running No.1 album among the debut albums in Billboard history, behind Men at Work 's Business as Usual , which had 15 weeks on top in 1982–83. The album remained on the Billboard 200 for 162 weeks. It also spent 46 weeks in the top 10, equaling Carole King's record with Tapestry ; this record was broken in the 1990s. Houston's debut

2128-496: A female artist. At the 28th Grammy Awards in 1986, Whitney Houston received four nominations— Album of the Year , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 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

2280-506: A female debut album in history. Worldwide, the album topped the charts in seven other countries and reached the top five in seven others. Critics praised Houston and the album, with Rolling Stone calling her "one of the most exciting new voices in years" while The New York Times called the album "an impressive, musically conservative showcase for an exceptional vocal talent". The album's leading single, " You Give Good Love ", produced by Kashif , became Houston's first top ten single on

2432-582: A former basketball player and singer; and Michael. The Houston family relocated to a suburban area of East Orange three years following the Newark race riots of 1967 . Houston's parents later divorced. Houston was raised in the Baptist faith. She joined the church choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark at age five, and she also learned to play piano at New Hope. She later recalled being exposed to

2584-480: A historic ten date sold-out residency at Wembley Arena in London. The concert tour produced mixed to positive reviews. While The Sun Sentinel argued that Houston should've opted for smaller venues and theaters that were "far more suitable to her sophistication and talent", USA Today praised Houston for "shak[ing] the confinements of her recordings' calculated productions and gets downright gutsy and soulful" With

2736-530: A mere ten songs." Brad Wete, on a feature article to celebrate for Vibe magazine's 15th anniversary in September 2008, wrote "never before has an African-American woman earned such crossover appeal so early in her career. [...] [Houston] had an explosive solo debut" and commented "Whitney's prodigious pop set [...] was a fresh serving of precocious talent compared to 1985's mildly flavored R&B buffet." Allison Stewart from The Washington Post stated that

2888-400: A motion picture about four African-American women struggling with relationships. Houston played the lead character Savannah Jackson, a TV producer in love with a married man. She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". After opening at number one and grossing $ 67 million in

3040-486: A nomination, a few in the audience jeered. Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. I'm not ashamed of it." Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight , released in November 1990. The first album in which she served as executive producer and exerted creative control for

3192-446: A package framed by Whitney Houston tracks ... the soundtrack waits to exhale, hovering in sensuous suspense" and has since ranked it as one of the 100 Best Movie Soundtracks. Houston would win two American Music Awards at the 1997 ceremony for the soundtrack including Top Soundtrack and for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist . In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife , with Denzel Washington . She plays

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3344-433: A positive review for The New York Times , Stephen Holden wrote, "along with an appealing romantic innocence, [Houston] projects the commanding dignity and elegance of someone far more mature." Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail said the "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

3496-554: A possible greatest hits album with Clive Davis, however, it was agreed that Houston should return to the studio for a brand new album instead. Recorded and mixed in a six-week period - fastest for any Houston recording - Houston released the album, My Love Is Your Love , on November 17, 1998. The album featured production from Rodney Jerkins , Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott . Led by the Academy Award-winning duet, " When You Believe ", with singer Mariah Carey off

3648-529: A producer, The Cheetah Girls , premiered on the Disney Channel . A soundtrack of the film, executive produced by Houston, became successful, reaching double platinum status in the US. Later that November, Houston released her first Christmas album, One Wish: The Holiday Album , which featured traditional holiday songs and was certified gold in the US. Whitney Houston (album) Whitney Houston

3800-475: A range of contemporary R&B female recording artists along with Houston, such as Mary J. Blige , Brandy , Toni Braxton , Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle . Houston's " Exhale (Shoop Shoop) " became just the third single in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after Michael Jackson 's " You Are Not Alone " and Mariah Carey 's " Fantasy ". It would be Houston's eleventh and final number one single in her lifetime. It also would spend

3952-460: A rare occurrence for a black female artist . Following opening spots on tours by Jeffrey Osborne and Luther Vandross , Houston opened at Carnegie Hall in October 1985. In July 1986, she embarked on her first world tour, The Greatest Love World Tour , performing a total of 53 dates. Houston's debut album is listed as one of Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and on

4104-484: A record eight American Music Awards, with the album winning in the pop, R&B and adult contemporary album categories, the only album in its history to do so. Houston also received its highest honor, the Award of Merit, becoming at thirty, the youngest female recipient. In addition, the album also won Houston a record fifteen Billboard awards, including 11 at the actual ceremony , three Soul Train Music Awards, including

4256-511: A record eleven consecutive weeks at the No. 2 spot and eight weeks on top of the R&;B charts, her second most successful single on that chart after "I Will Always Love You". " Count On Me ", a song Houston co-wrote and composed with her brother Michael and Babyface and made into a duet with longtime friend CeCe Winans , hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and later won Houston two ASCAP Awards,

4408-515: A story in June 2000 stating that Cissy Houston and others had held a July 1999 intervention in which they unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Whitney to obtain drug treatment. Despite increasing negative press, Houston continued to find success, this time as a film producer , producing the film, The Princess Diaries , alongside fellow BrownHouse partner Debra Martin Chase. Starring Anne Hathaway in

4560-511: A study by Sony Electronics and the Nielsen Television Research Company . Her assets amounted to $ 250 million, earned over a 25-year career. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, New Jersey , to Emily "Cissy" (née Drinkard) and John Russell Houston Jr. Cissy was a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who was a member of The Drinkard Singers and

4712-544: A teen model in 1981. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis , Houston signed to the label at age 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), both peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time . She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two US number-one singles;

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4864-405: Is frustrating". The album nonetheless enjoyed commercial success. Houston became the first woman in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Houston was also the first artist ever to enter number one in the US and UK simultaneously, while also reaching number one in every country it charted. The album stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for its first eleven weeks,

5016-644: Is listed in the Guinness World Records as the best-selling R&B studio album by a female artist in history. The album also produced the international hit, " All at Once ", which hit the top five in several European countries and went gold in Japan. Houston would win her first Grammy Award at the 1986 ceremony for the ballad, "Saving All My Love for You", which won the Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance , to which she had performed in

5168-495: Is only one of just four female artists to earn both a diamond single and album along with Taylor Swift , Mariah Carey and Katy Perry and was only the third in history to do so. In January 1993, the song became the first single by a solo artist in US history to sell four million copies, later being certified 4x platinum by the RIAA and becoming the bestselling single in US history, a feat later surpassed by Elton John 's " Candle in

5320-406: Is the debut studio album by American singer Whitney Houston , released on February 14, 1985, by Arista Records . Whitney Houston initially had a slow commercial response, but began getting more popular in mid-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 "—on

5472-552: Is under stress she doesn't eat." In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey , Houston acknowledged that drug use had been the reason for her weight loss. She canceled a second performance scheduled for the following night. Within weeks, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was re-released after the September 11 attacks , with the proceeds donated to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and

5624-658: The Billboard Top Albums Chart the week of March 30, 1985, at number 166. Sales were low initially. However, with the success of the first single "You Give Good Love", the album began climbing the charts and finally reached the number one spot on the Billboard Top Black Albums chart in June and the top 10 on the Billboard 200 (formerly "Top Pop Albums") in August 1985. After 55 weeks, successive hit singles and Grammy wins led to

5776-625: The Billboard Hot 100 in July. The song generated some controversy after advice columnist Ann Landers included it in her list of songs she deemed "trashy music". Houston later defended the song during an interview with the Chicago Tribune . Later, in October, Houston scored her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with " Saving All My Love for You ". When " How Will I Know " and " Greatest Love of All " hit number one on

5928-543: The Billboard Hot 100 , which made it both the first debut album and the first album by a solo female artist to produce three number-one singles in the United States. The album topped the albums charts in many countries, including Canada, Australia, Norway, and Sweden, while peaking at number 2 in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland. The album was certified diamond for shipments of 10 million units or more on March 16, 1999, and later 14× Platinum by

6080-595: The Prince of Egypt soundtrack in a week full of star-studded releases, the album debuted and peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard 200, while later topping the European Top 100 Albums chart for six weeks, starting in August 1999. The album gave Houston some of her strongest reviews ever. Rolling Stone said Houston was singing "with a bite in her voice" and The Village Voice called it "Whitney's sharpest and most satisfying so far". Billboard magazine noted

6232-492: The 29th Grammy Awards of 1987, the album earned one nomination for Record of the Year for "Greatest Love of All". Whitney Houston was the first album by a female artist to be top the Billboard Year End Albums Charts of 1986. The album has also been ranked on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in all three editions. In honor of its 25th anniversary,

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6384-458: The Billboard Year End Albums Charts of 1986. According to Consequence of Sound, the album reached a massive level of cross-over that was unprecedented at the time for a black female music artist. It was the first album by a black female artist to reach No. 1 in Australia when it topped the charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Billboard picked the enormous success of her debut album release on

6536-583: The Georgia Mass Choir . In 1997, Houston's production company changed its name to BrownHouse Productions from Houston Productions and was joined by Debra Martin Chase . Their goal was "to show aspects of the lives of African-Americans that have not been brought to the screen before" while improving how African-Americans are portrayed in film and television. Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Cinderella . In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in

6688-628: The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the film. For the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack , Houston co-produced nine of the album's fifteen tracks with Mervyn Warren . Six of the more traditional gospel material was recorded with the Georgia Mass Choir at the Great Star Rising Baptist Church in Atlanta. Houston also recorded a duet with Shirley Caesar and

6840-462: The NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist . Houston would eventually receive five more American Music Awards at the 1987 ceremony , including American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist . Houston won fourteen Billboard Number One awards in 1985 and 1986, winning Top Pop Artist in the latter year, with the album earning Top Pop Album honors, the first album by a female artist to receive that distinction. The initial success of

6992-775: The New York Fraternal Order of Police . The single reached No. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise, a company started by her father. The company, run by Kevin Skinner, sued her for $ 100 million, claiming unpaid compensation. Houston's father died in February 2003, and the lawsuit was dismissed in April 2004, with no compensation awarded. In 2002, Houston gave an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her upcoming album. During

7144-761: The Pentecostal church nearby as well. Houston made her solo performance debut at New Hope singing the hymn " Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah " at age 12. When Houston became a teenager, she told her mother that she wanted to pursue a career in music. Throughout her teenage years, she would be taught how to sing by Cissy. Along with her mother, her cousins and Franklin, Houston was influenced by singers such as Chaka Khan , Gladys Knight , and Roberta Flack . Houston attended Franklin Elementary School (now Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts) before transferring to Mount Saint Dominic Academy ,

7296-447: The Recording Industry Association of America on January 27, 2023. The album is the best-selling debut album by a female artist , as well as one of the best selling albums of all time, with sales of over 25 million copies 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

7448-660: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000. Weeks later, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach . At the time, her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. In his book, The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards , author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice

7600-435: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's Definitive 200 list. Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today . In June 1987, Houston's second album, Whitney , was released. Critics complained that the material was too similar to her previous album. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed

7752-585: The Sammy Davis Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year , five NAACP Image Awards including Entertainer of the Year , a record five World Music Awards , a Juno Award and a BRIT award . Nine years after she first appeared on the charts, Houston was a cover story for Rolling Stone , appearing on the June 10, 1993, issue. Following the success of The Bodyguard , Houston embarked on another expansive global tour ( The Bodyguard World Tour ) in 1993–94. Her concerts, movie and recording grosses made her

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7904-530: The Seventh Avenue South nightclub in Manhattan. Griffith convinced Arista head Clive Davis to make time to see her perform at another nightclub called Sweetwaters the following week. Davis was impressed and immediately offered a worldwide record deal, which Houston eventually signed on April 10, 1983. Houston was introduced to a national audience in June 1983, performing the song " Home " from

8056-621: The Teddy Pendergrass album Love Language . Per NARAS rules, any previous album credit disqualifies an artist from the Best New Artist award. Clive Davis , then the president of Arista Records , sent a letter of complaint to NARAS president Michael Greene disputing the disqualification. He also wrote to Billboard magazine, noting that the rule had been applied much less strictly in previous years. According to Davis, artists including Cyndi Lauper , Luther Vandross ,

8208-573: The White House honoring newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela . At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. Portions of Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa were broadcast live on HBO with funds of

8360-427: The latter , produced by Houston herself, became the best-selling gospel album of all time. As a film producer, she co-produced Cinderella (1997), The Princess Diaries (2001), The Cheetah Girls (2003), and Sparkle (2012). Following the success of My Love Is Your Love (1998), Houston's first studio album in eight years, she renewed her contract with Arista Records for $ 100 million in 2001, one of

8512-413: The 35th anniversary celebration in February 2020, the album re-issued as a double vinyl including the singles from Whitney Dancin' Special . Also, they released a box set including the 40-page hard cover photo and lyric book. After seeing Houston perform in a New York City nightclub, Clive Davis believed the singer had the potential to crossover and be the next big superstar. He signed her in 1983 and

8664-455: The Beatles and Bee Gees . Houston remains the only artist to ever accomplish this feat as of 2024. In addition, Houston also became the first female artist to generate four number one singles off one album. Whitney has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, with ten million copies sold in the United States alone, where it has been certified Diamond. Houston earned several accolades from

8816-408: The Best New Artist rules, specifically referencing their disqualification of Houston and nomination of Watley. The label, wanting Houston to have a solid urban fanbase first, released " You Give Good Love " as the first single. The soulful ballad would top the R&B chart and surprise the label by crossing over and reaching number three on the pop chart while the singer was playing at nightclubs in

8968-558: The Broadway musical The Wiz on The Merv Griffin Show . Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. The label wanted to make sure no other label signed her away and Davis wanted to ensure he had the right material and producers for her debut album. Some producers passed on the project because of prior commitments. After seeing her perform in New York, Michael Masser offered to pair Houston with Teddy Pendergrass , on

9120-590: The Hot 100 while the album's final single, " I Learned from the Best ", reached No. 27. The album would itself stay on the charts for more than two years and would later be certified four times platinum in the US for sales of four million copies, moving 11 million copies globally altogether. Four of the five singles reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs chart thanks to remixes by the likes of Hex Hector , Junior Vasquez and Thunderpuss . In Europe,

9272-457: The Hot 100. As a result, the parent album 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 No. 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"

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9424-493: The Phoenix date of the annual Mayhem Festival since the tour's inception in July 2008. Fall Out Boy recorded their live album, Live in Phoenix , at the amphitheatre on June 22, 2007. Green Day recorded their song, " Cigarettes and Valentines ", for their live album, Awesome as Fuck , here. Fall Out Boy & Paramore brought their co-headlining tour, MONUMENTOUR to The Pavilion on August 8, 2014 with New Politics as

9576-521: The Power Station , Carly Simon , and Crosby, Stills & Nash , had already received credits on other albums or been previously well known as a member of other acts prior to their nominations for the Best New Artist award. He referred to the disqualification as "a conspicuous injustice". Despite the criticism, NARAS did not back down from the disqualification. Greene, in a statement, said that "The determination of eligibility or ineligibility in

9728-448: The UK, Germany and Europe and later won Houston a Grammy nomination and a Sports Emmy, alongside producer Narada Michael Walden. In January 1989, Houston formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a nonprofit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world. The organization cares for homelessness, children with cancer or AIDS and other issues of self-empowerment. The organization now functions under

9880-418: The US national anthem , at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium . Houston's vocals were pre-recorded, prompting criticism. Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. It was a technical decision, partially based on the noise factor. This is standard procedure at these events." Nevertheless, a commercial single and video of

10032-516: The US at the box office and $ 81 million worldwide, it proved that a movie primarily targeting a black audience can cross over to success, while paving the way for other all-black movies such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the Tyler Perry movies that became popular in the 2000s. The film is also notable for its portrayal of black women as strong middle class citizens rather than as stereotypes. The reviews were mainly positive for

10184-579: The United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. In addition, the album reached the Top 10 in many other countries. While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house / club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. Included on the album were four new songs: " Could I Have This Kiss Forever " (a duet with Enrique Iglesias ), " Same Script, Different Cast " (a duet with Deborah Cox ), " If I Told You That " (a duet with George Michael ) and " Fine " and three hits that had never appeared on

10336-486: The United States, with total sales reaching 45 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female artist ever and also the best-selling soundtrack album in history, earning Houston several Guinness World Records . Houston won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for the soundtrack, making her just the second black female artist to win in the category after Natalie Cole won it in 1992 for her album, Unforgettable... with Love . Houston won

10488-493: The United States. The jazzy-pop " Saving All My Love for You " (originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy ) was released next and really put her on the map. The single was an even bigger success hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would reach number one in the United Kingdom and was successful around the world. With her first number one, Houston began appearing on high-profile talk shows and became

10640-609: The Wind '97 ". It remains the bestselling US physical single in history by a female recording artist. The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. With 24 million copies sold, it became the best-selling single ever by a female solo artist. Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". In addition, it won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from

10792-475: The Year and remains the best-selling soundtrack album of all time. The lead single " I Will Always Love You " (a Dolly Parton cover) won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling female single in history. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The former soundtrack scored her 11th Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, " Exhale (Shoop Shoop) ", while

10944-602: 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 years before and was the main theme of the boxer Muhammad Ali biopic " The Greatest " in the same year. The album received good response from major publications. Three major critics of the Los Angeles Times listed the album on their year end critics list. The album ranked No. 79 on Robert Hilburn's list, No. 2 on Paul Grein's list and No. 5 on Dennis Hunt's list. In November 2003,

11096-479: The advice of her cousin Dionne Warwick, Houston signed with Tara Productions and hired Gene Harvey as her manager. Daniel Gittelman and Seymour Flics would also be part of the team to work closely with Houston. In 1982, Houston was featured as the lead vocalist on the song " Memories " by the band Material on their album One Down . In his Village Voice review of One Down , Robert Christgau called

11248-546: The album "provided a blueprint for the pop/dance/R&B-melding careers of Mariah Carey and others, and introduced the world to "The Voice", an octave-spanning, gravity-defying melismatic marvel." In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), music journalist J. D. Considine gave the album three out of five stars and stated, "Although utterly calculating, Whitney Houston does have its moments, particularly when Houston leans toward R&B, as on 'You Give Good Love.'" Released on February 14, 1985, Whitney Houston debuted on

11400-482: The album - " Didn't We Almost Have It All ", " So Emotional ", " Where Do Broken Hearts Go " and " Love Will Save the Day ", all of which became top ten singles, with the former three singles following "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In achieving this milestone, Houston became the first artist in history to earn seven consecutive number one hits, beating the previous record of six, held by

11552-560: The album and the music video for "Heartbreak Hotel" gave Houston her first MTV Video Music Award nomination in 13 years. In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99 , alongside Brandy , Mary J. Blige , Tina Turner and Cher . The same year, Houston hit the road with her 70-date My Love Is Your Love World Tour . While the North American leg was plagued by cancellations with Houston's publicist citing "throat problems and

11704-418: The album eventually topping the Billboard 200 album chart in March 1986. It was the slowest climb to the top of the charts since Fleetwood Mac took 58 weeks to reach the top in 1976. Whitney Houston spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at the top of Billboard 200 chart from March until late June 1986, which was short of one week for Carole King 's record of 15 weeks for the longest running No. 1 album by

11856-423: The album had a "funkier and edgier sound than past releases" and saw Houston "handling urban dance, hip hop , mid-tempo R&B , reggae , torch songs and ballads all with great dexterity." The album launched five top 40 singles in the Billboard Hot 100, including three top five singles, " Heartbreak Hotel ", " It's Not Right but It's Okay " and " My Love Is Your Love ". "When You Believe" peaked at No. 15 on

12008-527: The album in United States. The album was successful worldwide. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two on the albums chart, spending 119 weeks on the chart. It was certified 4× platinum for shipments of 1,200,000 units of the album by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), becoming the fifth best-selling album of 1986. In Canada, the album reached the top spot on the albums chart and remained there for 17 weeks, becoming

12160-496: The album was attributed to Houston's appearances in late-night talk shows as well as music videos; both formats were not usually available to emerging black acts. During the album's early promotional run, Houston and her label struggled to submit the music video to "You Give Good Love" for MTV . At that time, the channel received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by artists of color while favoring predominantly white acts. Years later, Houston explained in an interview with

12312-482: The album was ranked No. 254 on Rolling Stone ' s publication of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and 257 in a 2012 revised list. Then ranked 249 in a 2020 revised list It also ranked No. 46 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's Definitive 200 List in 2007. In addition, ranked No. 71 on Q magazine's "100 Women Who Rock The World" in 2002 and No. 15 on Yahoo! Music 's 30 Most Significant Albums In Black Music History list in 2010, with Brandy 's comments on

12464-416: The album was reissued as Whitney Houston – The Deluxe Anniversary Edition on January 26, 2010, an expanded edition with five bonus tracks including the a cappella version of "How Will I Know" and the original 12-inch remixes of songs from the album, a booklet on the history of the original album, along with a DVD of live performances and interviews by Whitney Houston and Clive Davis . On June 30, 2020, after

12616-475: The album's Japanese edition, " Higher Love ", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number two in the UK, becoming Houston's highest-charting single in the country since 1999. During the Persian Gulf War , on January 27, 1991, Houston performed " The Star-Spangled Banner ",

12768-597: The album, including the Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year, winning her second Grammy for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Additional accolades include four American Music Awards, six Billboard awards and a Soul Train Music Award . Houston launched her second world tour, the Moment of Truth World Tour , in July 1987. The North American leg of the tour grossed over $ 20 million, becoming

12920-462: The album; "The first Whitney Houston CD was genius. That CD introduced the world to her angelic yet powerful voice. Without Whitney many of this generation of singers wouldn't be singing." In 2013, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame . In 2018, Pitchfork placed Whitney Houston at number 117 on their newly revised list of "200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Although the album

13072-427: The ballads such as "Greatest Love of All" and "Saving All My Love for You", provided "the blueprint for decades of divas". However, he gave higher marks to the lighter tracks like "How Will I Know" and "Thinking About You", commenting these tracks "are what really impresses some 20-plus years on" and "turns the album into a fully rounded record, the rare debut that manages to telegraph every aspect of an artist's career in

13224-402: The best new artist category is not made capriciously or taken lightly." He also noted that the duets with Jackson and Pendergrass had been submitted for consideration for the 27th Grammy Awards , which he said "was sufficient to make her ineligible this year for best new artist according to academy criteria." The 1986 award eventually went to British band Sade . American singer Richard Marx

13376-487: The best selling albums of the 1980s. According to the Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991, as of 2009, the album sold over 1,038,000 copies in the United States. The week ending of February 25, 2012, following Houston's death on February 11, the album re-charted on the Billboard 200 at No. 72 with 8,000 copies sold. Whitney Houston was the first album by a female artist to be number 1 on

13528-489: The best-selling R&B album of 1991. Houston set another chart record when the first two singles from the album, the title track and " All the Man That I Need ", each topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Houston the first solo female artist to produce multiple number one singles from three albums. The album included another top ten pop hit, " Miracle ", and the top 20 hit, " My Name Is Not Susan ", which produced one of

13680-477: The channel how the video was rejected because it was a "very kind of R&B song". However, the music video to "Saving All My Love for You" eventually got airplay due to the song "hit(ting) so hard and explod(ing) so heavy" that the channel "had no choice but to play it," according to Houston. In December 1985, the video to "How Will I Know" was submitted and accepted by MTV brass and sent the video to heavy rotation almost immediately after it debuted that month, then

13832-477: The charts as one of 110 Musical Milestones in its history. It was also the first album by a black female artist to top the year-end charts in Australia and Canada and only the second to top the year-end chart in Switzerland after Tina Turner 's Private Dancer , and, at 25 million copies worldwide, remains the best-selling studio album by a black female artist of all time and the best-selling debut album by

13984-533: The concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". After two performances in Brunei and Singapore early in 1995, Houston's children's charity organization was awarded a VH1 Honor for all the charitable work in June of that year. In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett , Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale ,

14136-493: The duet, " Hold Me ", which appeared on his album, Love Language . Released in May 1984, the song gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a top ten hit on the R&;B and adult contemporary charts. Houston also received notice in 1984 after being paired up with Jermaine Jackson , with whom the duet, "Take Good Care of My Heart", was featured on Jackson's Dynamite album, while also appearing with Jackson performing

14288-427: The early-80s. In August of the year, Houston headlined Madison Square Garden for a United Negro College Fund benefit concert to raise money to fund historically black colleges and universities , raising a quarter of a million dollars. That same year, Houston recorded a song for NBC 's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics , " One Moment in Time ", which became a top five hit in the US, while reaching number one in

14440-451: The ensemble cast. The New York Times said: "Ms. Houston has shed the defensive hauteur that made her portrayal of a pop star in 'The Bodyguard' seem so distant." Houston was nominated for a second acting NAACP Image Awards nod for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the film, but lost to her co-star Bassett. In 1995, Houston hosted the 8th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . The film's accompanying soundtrack

14592-408: The fastest-selling albums in history. During Christmas week of 1992, it sold over a million copies within a week, becoming the first album in music history to achieve that feat under the Nielsen SoundScan system. Houston released four more singles from the soundtrack. Two of which, " I'm Every Woman " and " I Have Nothing ", both reaching the top five. On the week of March 13, 1993, Houston became

14744-592: The film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy , Jason Alexander , Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters . Houston was initially offered the role of Cinderella in 1993, but other projects intervened. The film is notable for its multi-racial cast and non-stereotypical message. An estimated 60 million viewers tuned into the special giving ABC its highest TV ratings in 16 years. The movie received seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy, while winning Outstanding Art Direction in

14896-557: The final episodes of the old puzzle board. The Spice Girls performed at the venue on August 22, 1998, during their debut Spiceworld Tour . The amphitheater has been used to hold many famous concerts and tours, especially in the summer months of July and August, it has hosted Nine Inch Nails , Van Halen , Bon Jovi , Metallica , Janet Jackson , The Vote for Change Tour, Lynyrd Skynyrd , Black Sabbath , The Vans Warped Tour , The Gigantour , Lollapalooza , Lilith Fair , Crüe Fest , Ozzfest and Projekt Revolution . It has hosted

15048-513: The first remixes of a pop song to feature a rapper, as female rapper Monie Love , participated. The album became her third consecutive multi-platinum album, going four-times platinum in the US, while selling ten million copies worldwide. Houston earned Grammy Award nominations for three songs from the album as well as four American Music Award nominations, while winning eight Billboard awards, including four Billboard Music Awards , such as Top R&B Artist and Top R&B Album. A bonus track from

15200-481: The first solo artist in history to ever have three singles in the top 11 simultaneously and the first artist in general to do so since the beginning of SoundScan . Both "I'm Every Woman" and "I Have Nothing" hit number one in other Billboard charts, with the former topping the Dance Club Songs chart, and the latter becoming Houston's tenth number one song on the adult contemporary chart. " Run to You "

15352-411: The first time in her career, Houston chose mostly black producers such as the team of L.A. Reid and Babyface , as well as Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder , while maintaining Narada Michael Walden as one of the main producers. The album showed Houston's versatility on a new batch of tough rhythmic grooves, soulful ballads and uptempo dance tracks. Reviews were mixed to positive. Rolling Stone felt it

15504-421: The founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo artist. John was a former Army serviceman who later became an administrator under the Newark mayor. Houston was given the nickname "Nippy" by her father. Houston's parents are both African-American. Cissy Houston stated that she has partial Dutch and Native American ancestry. Houston was a cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as

15656-483: 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 mediocre material of this debut LP hides the fact that Houston is a singer with enormous power and potential." Don Shewey of Rolling Stone described her as "one of

15808-478: The gospel-singing wife of a pastor ( Courtney B. Vance ). It was largely an updated remake of the 1948 film The Bishop's Wife , which starred Loretta Young , David Niven and Cary Grant . Houston earned $ 10 million for the role, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood at the time and the highest-earning African-American actress in Hollywood. The movie, with its all African-American cast,

15960-504: The greatest moments that rocked TV. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks , the single was rereleased, with all profits going towards the firefighters and victims of the attacks. It peaked at No. 6 in the Hot 100 and was certified platinum. The song's re-charting made Houston just the eighth artist in history and first woman ever to chart the same song inside the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. Later in 1991, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for

16112-494: The highest-grossing female tour of the year and one of the top ten North American tours of 1987. Houston eventually toured 150 dates, including eight sold out dates at London's Wembley Arena . The singer's unprecedented successes helped her to earn notices on Forbes magazine. In 1987, she was ranked the eighth highest-ranking entertainer of the year on its Forbes 40 list, earning $ 43 million in that year alone. The highest-earning musician and highest black female entertainer on

16264-476: The interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character. However, controversy arose as some felt Houston's face had been intentionally left out of the advertising to hide the film's interracial relationship. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone , Houston said that "people know who Whitney Houston is – I'm black. You can't hide that fact." The film received mixed reviews. Writing for The Washington Post , Rita Kempley wrote that Houston

16416-493: The interview, she addressed rumors of drug use, famously saying, "crack is wack." She admitted to using various substances but denied having an eating disorder. Despite the controversies, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney , in December 2002. The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, though it received mixed reviews. In August 2003, Houston's second television film as

16568-399: The largest recording deals of all time . However, her next album Just Whitney (2002) received mixed reviews, while her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown began to overshadow her music career. After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final album, I Look to You (2009). In February 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in

16720-622: The list, she was only the third highest after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy . In 1988, she ranked 17th. During this period, Houston showed support to Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement, participating in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at London's Wembley Stadium on June 11, 1988, which was watched by over half a billion viewers and raised $ 1 million in charities while also bringing awareness to apartheid . Houston had refused to work with agencies who did business with South Africa during her modeling years in

16872-568: The longest stay at the summit by a female artist. On March 31, 1987, it was certified 10× platinum for sales of over one million copies, making it the best-selling album of 1986, and later Diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Whitney Houston was also the best-selling album of 1986 in Australia, staying at number one on the Kent Music Report albums chart for 11 weeks,

17024-755: The longest stay by a female artist at the time. It was additionally the first number one album by a Black female artist there. In Japan, the album was the second best-selling album of 1986 by a foreign artist, selling a total of 450,000 units, only behind Madonna 's True Blue . In addition, the album reached number one on the albums chart in Norway for ten weeks, Sweden for six weeks and South Africa for five weeks, number two in Germany, Switzerland, and number three in Austria and New Zealand. Worldwide, Whitney Houston has sold over 25 million copies, becoming one of

17176-411: The most exciting new voices in years" and stated that: "Because she has a technically polished voice like Patti Austin 's, [...] her interpretive approach is what sets her apart" and "Whitney Houston is obviously headed for stardom, and if nothing else, her album is an exciting preview of coming attractions." But he expressed a little disappointment about undistinguished pop-soul tunes, commenting "many of

17328-452: The most sought-after teen models in the country, later appearing in fashion spreads for Glamour , Cosmopolitan and Young Miss . Houston continued her music career during this period, recording demos of gospel recordings with producer Steven Abdul Khan Brown. Houston's vocal talent made her sought after for recording deals, but were turned down by her mother, who insisted that Houston finish high school. In September 1981, following

17480-467: The name, the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation. With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. However, some black critics believed she was " selling out ". They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. At the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards , when Houston's name was called out for

17632-552: The opening act for Jeffrey Osborne and Luther Vandross . " Thinking About You " was released as the single only to R&B-oriented radio stations. It peaked at number 10 on the Hot Black Singles chart and at number 24 on the Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart. At the end of 1985, " How Will I Know " was released as the official third single. With its colorful and energetic video, the song brought

17784-447: The opening act. Lana Del Rey, accompanied by Courtney Love, brought her Endless Summer Tour to The Pavilion on May 14, 2015. AJR headlined the venue on June 21, 2022, on their tour supporting their album " OK Orchestra ". 33°28′18″N 112°14′04″W  /  33.4716331°N 112.2345288°W  / 33.4716331; -112.2345288 Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)

17936-558: The performance reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, giving Houston the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem. Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. Her rendition was critically acclaimed and is considered the benchmark for singers; VH1 listed the performance as one of

18088-492: The pop side of the tracks, producing four of 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 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest . After two years of recording, the album was ready for release. Budgeted at $ 200,000, it ultimately cost almost $ 400,000. Whitney Houston received critical acclaim upon release. In

18240-631: The program to a stunning reception that later resulted in her winning an Emmy Award that September. Houston's album was also nominated for Album of the Year , losing out to Phil Collins ' No Jacket Required . Houston failed to receive a nomination for Best New Artist , prompting Clive Davis to write an angry open letter to the Recording Academy , who defended the decision citing Houston's 1984 hit with Teddy Pendergrass. Houston also won two American Music Awards , including Favorite Soul/R&B Song for "You Give Good Love", as well as

18392-418: The restaurant brand, Steak & Ale . After over a year of sessions, Whitney Houston was released on Valentine's Day , February 14, 1985. After debuting at number 166 on the Billboard 200 for the week of March 30, 1985, the album would hit the top ten of the chart in its 23rd week. On its 50th week, it reached number one in March 1986, starting a fourteen-week run, which remains the longest run for

18544-413: The same chart, Houston set a record by being the first female artist to produce three number one singles off a single album. Eventually, the album would be certified Diamond in the United States for sales of 14 million copies, and sell over 30 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling debut album in music history and remains the best-selling debut album in history by a female artist . The album

18696-418: The singer to the teen audience and MTV , which black artists had found tough to crack. It became another number one single for Houston, topping both the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and Hot Black Singles chart. The final single, "Greatest Love of All", a cover of " The Greatest Love of All ", originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson , become the biggest hit off the album with a three-week stay atop

18848-555: The soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk , Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. HBO descrambled the concert so that it was free for everyone to watch. The show gave HBO its highest ratings ever. Houston then embarked on her third world tour, the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour , which Houston would give 96 shows, including

19000-478: The song "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard." In early 1983, Houston was the featured lead vocalist on the song "Eternal Love", co-written by Paul Jabara and featured on his album Paul Jabara & Friends . After auditions with CBS and Elektra Records , Houston would be discovered by Gerry Griffith, then the A&;R representative for Arista Records , while Houston performed with her mother at

19152-637: The song and another duet, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do", on an episode of As the World Turns . All three songs eventually appeared on her debut album while a fourth recorded around this time, "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", later was included in Jackson's 1986 album, Precious Moments . During this period, Houston continued to model, appeared in a commercial for the Canada Dry soft drink, and also began singing commercial jingles, including one for

19304-517: The songs 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,

19456-441: The soundtrack along with Davis and recorded six songs for the album. Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". The soundtrack's lead single was " I Will Always Love You ", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". Rolling Stone and USA Today called her rendition

19608-685: The soundtrack also featured her mother Cissy Houston . Upon its release, it became the first gospel album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. The album sold six million copies worldwide, including three million alone in the United States, becoming the best-selling gospel album ever. The album featured two hit singles, the Grammy-nominated " I Believe in You and Me " and " Step by Step ". In addition to its commercial success, it

19760-643: The starring role with Julie Andrews as co-star, the film became an unexpected success in the box office, grossing over $ 165 million worldwide. In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/ BMG . She renewed her contract for $ 100 million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. A performance at Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in September 2001 led to increasing rumors of drug use and possible health issues after she showed with an extremely thin frame. Her publicist stated, "Whitney has been under stress due to family matters and when she

19912-533: The success of her music, Houston received offers of film work, including work with Robert De Niro , Quincy Jones and Spike Lee , but she did not feel the time was right. Her first film role was in The Bodyguard , released in 1992. Houston played a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by Kevin Costner ) to protect her. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past

20064-406: The third highest-earning female entertainer of 1993–94, just behind Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand according to Forbes . Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly ' s annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in

20216-540: The three-night HBO Concert Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. The special raised over $ 300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund . In February 1998, Houston, 34, received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 12th Soul Train Music Awards . By 1998, Houston hadn't recorded a full-length studio album in eight years. During discussion over

20368-414: The title track and " All the Man That I Need ". Houston's rendition of " The Star-Spangled Banner " at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread acclaim and media coverage. Houston entered the film industry with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which despite its mixed reviews became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date. Its soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of

20520-648: The title track became massively successful, topping the Eurochart Hot 100 and selling over three million copies worldwide. In February 2000, Houston won her sixth and final competitive Grammy for "It's Not Right but It's Okay" in the Best Female R&;B Vocal Performance category. The European success of the album helped it to win the MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B . Houston earned four additional Grammy nominations for

20672-409: The top-selling soundtrack album of the century and the best-selling album of the century by a female artist. In March 2000, Houston earned a special honor at the 2000 Soul Train Music Awards as the female artist of the decade for her extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s. In May 2000, Whitney: The Greatest Hits was released worldwide. The double disc set peaked at number five in

20824-609: The two began work on her debut album. Initially Davis had a hard time finding songs for her. Even after elaborate showcases in New York and Los Angeles, many producers turned down the chance to work with her. It took a year and a half for Jerry Griffith (then Arista's head of A&R and the one who had recommended Houston to Davis) and Davis to gather suitable songs for the album. Finally the songwriter-producer Kashif offered to produce " You Give Good Love ". Jermaine Jackson produced three songs. Narada Michael Walden revised and then produced " How Will I Know ". Michael Masser covered

20976-402: Was the best-selling album of 1986 in the United States and the No. 1 album of the year on 1986 Billboard year-end charts, making her the first female artist to earn that distinction. She became also the number 1 pop artist of the year, according to Billboard . The RIAA certified it Diamond on March 16, 1999, and later 14× platinum on January 27, 2023, for shipments of 14,000,000 copies of

21128-472: Was a moderate success, earning about $ 50 million at the U.S. box offices. The movie gave Houston the strongest reviews of her acting career. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". Houston won

21280-608: Was also received positively by critics. The album itself was nominated for the Best R&;B Album at the 1998 Grammys . However, Houston snubbed the ceremony due to the album not getting a gospel nomination. That year, Houston received two Dove Awards for the album, including Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song for "I Go to the Rock", while also receiving the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist alongside

21432-513: Was an American singer, actress, and film producer. Known as " the Voice ", she is one of the most awarded entertainers and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 220 million records worldwide. Houston's crossover appeal on popular music charts and her performances influenced the breaking down of gender and racial barriers, as well as popular culture . Known for her vocal delivery and live concerts, Houston

21584-458: Was her "best and most integrated album", while Entertainment Weekly , at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, staying inside the top ten for 22 weeks, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 1991, while topping the Top R&;B Albums chart, staying there for eight consecutive weeks, becoming

21736-855: Was later certified five times platinum in the US for sales of five million copies, while worldwide sales reached 11 million. Houston's "good girl" image from previous decades came under scrutiny in the beginning of the 2000s . Reports of erratic behavior, showing up hours late to interviews, photo shoots, rehearsals and canceling several concerts, had been following her since the late 1990s . On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive. Charges against her, however, were later dropped. Houston failed to show up to induct Clive Davis into

21888-478: Was merely "playing herself", but came out "largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking". Janet Maslin of The New York Times felt Houston lacked chemistry with Costner. Houston was nominated for a Razzie Award but also received favorable acting nods, including a nomination for Outstanding Actress at the NAACP Image Awards , four acting nods at the 1993 MTV Movie Awards and

22040-499: Was nominated in four categories at the 28th Grammy Awards, Houston was not nominated for Best New Artist that year due to National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) regulations, which caused some controversy. Although Whitney Houston was Houston's debut album, she was disqualified as a new artist because she had been credited in 1984 as a guest vocalist on the Jermaine Jackson album Dynamite as well as

22192-427: Was ranked second by Rolling Stone on its 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time". Her life and career have been the subject of multiple documentaries and television specials. Houston began singing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark , New Jersey as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming

22344-455: 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 on AC stations. However, the single received an official release in Japan and many European countries. "Take Good Care of my Heart" (as a duet with Jermaine Jackson ) was also released as a radio-airplay single in Panama, becoming a success in

22496-617: Was released, peaking at number 31 on the Hot 100, while a remix of " Queen of the Night " made number one on the dance chart. On November 3, 1993, Houston made history again when The Bodyguard became the first album by a female artist to be certified ten times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, which also made it technically the first album by a female artist to be certified Diamond. It has since gone on to sell more than 18 million copies alone in

22648-859: Was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery, and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform " Over the Rainbow ", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. Houston later admitted she had been fired. Houston, however, did show up for a scheduled performance to celebrate Arista's 25th anniversary with Clive Davis , her performance received good reviews. In May 2000, Houston's longtime executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford , resigned from Houston's management company. In her 2019 memoirs, A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston , Crawford said she had left after Houston declined to seek help for her drug dependency, though Houston would claim in an interview that they parted ways over Houston's husband. Rolling Stone published

22800-490: Was similarly ruled ineligible for nomination as Best New Artist in 1988. In an interview with Orange Coast magazine, he referred to the Houston controversy, saying "I don't have a lot of respect for N.A.R.A.S., the Grammy people's ruling system, because it's so inconsistent. They deemed me and Whitney Houston ineligible, and yet they nominated Jody Watley, who made records with Shalamar." In 2000, Geoff Mayfield of Billboard magazine also criticized NARAS for inconsistency with

22952-533: Was the featured vocalist in Michael Zager 's "Life's a Party" and began a career as a session vocalist backing up artists like her mother and Zager before being assigned to back up artists such as Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan . Houston became a fashion model in 1980 and a year later, became one of the first black models to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine landing a cover of Seventeen . With her looks and girl-next-door charm, Houston became one of

23104-417: Was written and produced by Babyface and was executive produced by Houston and Clive Davis. Though Babyface originally wanted Houston to record the entire album, she declined. Instead, she "wanted it to be an album of women with vocal distinction" and thus gathered several African-American female artists for the soundtrack, to go along with the film's message about strong women. Consequently, the album featured

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