My Love Is Your Love | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 17, 1998 [1] | |||
Recorded | August–October 1998 [2] [3] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 60:35 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer |
| |||
Whitney Houston chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from My Love Is Your Love | ||||
|
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album is one of the best-selling female albums of all time, selling over 10 million copies worldwide. [5] It was Houston's first studio album in eight years, following I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) although she had contributed to three movie soundtracks during that period (performing all songs on the soundtrack to The Preacher's Wife). Musically, My Love Is Your Love is a hip hop and R&B album that is composed of elements of pop, gospel and dance music, produced by musicians such as Whitney Houston herself, Rodney Jerkins, Soulshock & Karlin, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, David Foster, Lauryn Hill, and Babyface.
It is notable for introducing elements of hip hop into Houston's work, only sparingly used in her previous material. The album was certified four times platinum in the United States. Particularly, the album was a hit in Europe, peaking #1 for 6 weeks on European Top 100 Albums, selling over 4.3 million copies. [6] It generated several hit singles: "When You Believe", a duet with Mariah Carey, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony; "Heartbreak Hotel", which features Kelly Price and Faith Evans; "It's Not Right but It's Okay". The title track "My Love Is Your Love", was certified platinum and became Houston's third-best-selling single ever; [7] [8] [9] and "I Learned from the Best".
My Love Is Your Love received positive reviews and is regarded as one of her best studio albums. [10] At the 42nd Grammy Awards of 2000, the album received seven nominations, including Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song, twice. Houston won for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "It's Not Right But It's Okay", [11] her sixth and final Grammy Award.
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Billboard | (Positive) [13] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [14] |
The New York Times | (Positive) [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
TIME | [17] |
USA Today | [18] |
The Baltimore Sun | [19] |
Upon the album's debut, the album received positive responses from music critics. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine commented that "It's easily her most consistent album ever—in fact, it's her first consistent album", [16] and praised her mature voice as follows:
The former ingenue has some grown-up scars now, singing the marital blues with a bite in her voice that she's never come close to before. Did you think she'd crumble? Did you think she'd lay down and die? Then check out My Love, pal, and hear Houston prove beyond a doubt that she will survive. [16]
— Rolling Stone
Jon Pareles, in his review for the New York Times , praised her fully developed voice, too. He stated that her sound was "supple and devout", comparing Carey's fidgetting sound with every phrase in "When You Believe", and commented "Ms. Houston used to be similarly showy and disjointed, but now her improvisations bring emotional coherence to technical feats." [15] With expressing his interest about any connections between her troubled marriage and her new materials, commented "Lest anyone draw other conclusions from the songs, the album carries a disclaimer." [15] Also, he was almost positive about songs such as "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Heartbreak Hotel" and "My Love Is Your Love". [15] In Billboard magazine's review, the issue dated November 28, 1999, the magazine called the album "A tour de force that showcases her strengths in a wide array of musical genres from pop to R&B to gospel to dance." [13] The publication also opined: "On an album with writing and production input from a diverse roster of players, Houston keeps it all together with her spectacular voice and singular artistic persona", declaring the album had "immense crossover potential" [13]
Mark Bautz of Entertainment Weekly gave the album B+, calling My Love Is Your Love "A schizophrenic album" and "A primer on today's hip-hop/R&B scene: the good, the bad." by reason of the unevenness of the album. [4] He commented "Wyclef Jean's gorgeous reggae-tinged title song and three funky cuts by Rodney Jerkins showcase the 35-year-old Whitney Houston in all her creative, soulful maturity. In contrast, a trio of schmaltzy Babyface-produced tunes expose her as merely a gifted interpreter of bland radio-ready fare.". [4] Similarly, TIME praised some new songs, calling the title song "superb" and Houston's remake of Stevie Wonder's classic "fabulous", but criticized the old-fashioned songs of the album sharply, commenting "The problem is with the Old Guard: producer David Foster's work is dull, and Dianne Warren and Babyface, who both wrote tracks, have better work on their respective resumes." [17]
Writing for USA Today in November 1998, Steve Jones made a favorable comment on almost every song whether it is a ballad with her formula for success or a new styled song produced by hot, young producers who've updated and diversified her sound, stating "There's something here for just about everybody, whether you favor R&B, pop or adult contemporary radio." [18] But he chose the remake "I Was Made To Love Him" as the best track of the album, complimenting the song highly, "The rollicking, gender-flipping remake". [18] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic, who gave the album four out of five stars, called it "easily ranks among her best" and complimented the musical diversity "Houston has never been quite so subtle before, nor has she ever shown this desire to branch out musically." [12] But he also wasn't positive for adult contemporary ballads of the album, stating "In fact, the songs that feel the stiffest are the big production numbers; tellingly, they're the songs that are the most reminiscent of old-school Houston." [12] Los Angeles Times gave it three out of four stars, writing "[It] reflect her growth as an artist and as an individual." [14]
Worldwide, the album's release was not preceded by that of any commercial singles, which initially resulted in it underperforming commercially. In the United States, My Love Is Your Love was released on November 17, 1998, when major records were released simultaneously for the holidays by high-profile musicians like Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Jewel, Method Man, The Offspring and Seal besides her. Time magazine wrote, "Music-industry folks have dubbed it Super Tuesday because more than ten major pop acts issued new CDs on the single day, making it the heaviest release date ever." [17] [20] The week of December 5, 1998, the album entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number thirteen, which was the peak position of the album, and her lowest chart position at that point in time, with sales of 123,000 copies in its first week. [21] [22] That result was disappointing initially because the release was Houston's first non-soundtrack album in eight years and was highly anticipated. But eventually, the album became a commercial success, thanks to a series of hit singles, her energetic promotions and a successful world tour. My Love Is Your Love was present on the Billboard 200 chart for over a year, at 75 weeks, and on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 79 weeks, peaking at number seven. [23] [24] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album four-times platinum on November 1, 1999, for shipments of four million copies. According to the Nielson SoundScan, the album has sold 2,753,000 copies. [25]
Across Europe, it was more successful than in the United States. In early times of its release, the commercial response for the album was short of expectations, but its sales rose sharply during the European leg of the My Love Is Your Love World Tour , which was the highest grossing arena concert tour of 1999 on the continent, [26] and consequently My Love Is Your Love became the second best-selling album of 1999 in Europe, behind Cher's Believe , [27] spending more than one year on the charts in many countries. In the United Kingdom, it reached number four on the albums chart [28] and was certified 3× Platinum for shipments of 900,000 copies of the album by the British Phonographic Industry(BPI). In France, the album peaked at number two on the albums chart, [29] and was certified 2× platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). In Germany, it climbed to the number two on the albums chart on its 35th week and has sold more than 670,000 copies. [30] [31] The album reached number one on the albums charts in Austria, [32] Switzerland [33] and Netherlands, [34] and the top five in Belgium, [35] [36] Denmark, [37] Norway [38] and Finland. [39] My Love Is Your Love was certified 4× platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of four million copies of the album in Europe. Worldwide, the album has sold over 10 million copies. [5] [40]
All five singles released from My Love Is Your Love were successful worldwide. In the United States, they were all top forty Billboard Hot 100 hits, with three reaching the top five on the chart, selling a total of 3.9 million copies. The album generated two Platinum and two Gold singles, awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In later years, four of the five singles would be re-certified platinum. In the United Kingdom, Houston also had five top forty singles including three top five hits from the album, with a total of 1.09 million copies sold, becoming the eighth best-selling singles artist of 1999. [41] The singles also achieved success in other countries such as Canada, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland.
"When You Believe", duet with Mariah Carey, was released as the lead single from the album throughout November and December, receiving a commercial release after the album had already been released in all territories. The song debuted at number fifty-one without retail single on the new Billboard Hot 100 chart, which had changed to allow airplay-only tracks to enter the chart, the issue date of December 5, 1998. [42] Before release, it led to expectations that the song would be a smash hit due to the star power of two music rivals. However, after the single had released, it managed to peak at number fifteen on the chart, the issue dated January 30, 1999. [43] It reached number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart. [44] Billboard was unfavorable towards the single, commenting "Given the potential of these two [Houston and Carey] powerhouse voices, however, the song falls flat with a surprisingly understated and downright disappointing bridge: You wait and wait for the duel of the divas, and it simply never materializes," but positive of Houston's performance; "The genuine story in this track is the return of Houston, who sounds fantasticㅡas clear and confident as ever." [45] The RIAA certified it Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies on March 24, 1999. [46] Unlike in the United States, the single was a success on the world charts. It reached the top five in the U.K. with 260,000 copies sold, [47] [48] Belgium, [49] [50] France, [51] Italy, [52] Netherlands, [53] Norway, [54] Spain, [55] Sweden, [56] Switzerland, [57] and the top ten in Austria, [58] Denmark, [59] Finland, [60] Germany, [61] Ireland, [62] and New Zealand. [63] Thanks to popularity for the song across Europe, it eventually peaked at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100. [64]
The album's second single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released on December 15, 1998, and features Faith Evans and Kelly Price. [65] The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number eighty-four on the issue date of December 26, 1998. [66] In its first week when the song was commercially available, it leaped to number twenty-nine, and after six weeks peaked at number two on the Hot 100, making it the first Houston single to peak in the runner-up spot. [67] [68] [69] The song entered the revamped Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart at number twenty-three with the mark of its seventh week on the chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. [70] In Its first week of retail release, it reached the number six and the following week topped the chart, becoming her eighth No.1 single on the Hot R&B chart. [44] [71] The single stayed on the summit for seven consecutive weeks from February 13 to March 27, 1999, which was her third longest stay atop this chart behind "I Will Always Love You" for eleven weeks and "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" for eight weeks, and was on the chart for a total of thirty-one weeks. [72] [73] The single sold over 1,400,000 copies in the U.S. alone, becoming the third-best-selling single of 1999, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 2, 1999. [74] [75]
"It's Not Right, But It's Okay" was released as the third single from the album on February 15, 1999. [76] Before May, it was featured as the B-side of maxi-singles with "Heartbreak Hotel", and charted on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B with its only airplay and sales of maxi-singles. The song appeared firstly at number sixty-four on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. [77] It rose higher position of the chart steadily, and eventually reached its peak position, number seven, in its twenty-fourth week on the chart. [78] On the Hot 100 chart, the single debuted at number eighty-seven, the issue date of May 8, 1999, and after the regular-length cassette & CD configurations had hit stores, peaked at number four, selling 522,000 copies in the United States. [79] [80] The RIAA certified it Gold on June 29, 1999. [75] It was also successful in the United Kingdom. The single reached the number three on the singles chart, making it her twelfth top ten hits, and sold over 510,000 units, ranked at number twenty-five in the list of UK's best-selling singles in 1999. [81] [82] In Canada, it made rare chart performances, peaking at number three for the regular single and number five for its import single simultaneously on the Canadian SoundScan Singles chart in August 1999. [83] After her European promotion during February in 1999, it was popular in many countries of Europe, reaching the number one in Spain, [84] top twenty in Austria, [85] Germany, [86] Netherlands, [87] Switzerland, [88] and Sweden. [89] Finally it peaked at number nine on the Eurochart Hot 100. [90]
The title track, "My Love Is Your Love" was the fourth single from the album on May 31, 1999. [91] It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming another signature song for Whitney. Firstly, the single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the United States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe, and became a bigger hit during her My Love Is Your Love European Tour. In the U.K., it went straight to its peak position, number two, on the singles chart, the issue date of July 3, 1999. [92] The single sold 525,000 copies, becoming the twenty-second best-selling single of 1999. [81] [82] In Germany, it peaked at number two and was certified Platinum for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). [93] [94] It also reached the number two in countries such as Austria, [95] Ireland, [96] the Netherlands, [97] Sweden, [98] and Switzerland. [99] It went to top ten in Belgium, [100] [101] Denmark, [102] France, [103] and Norway. [104] Eventually the single topped the Eurochart Hot 100 for a week, becoming her fourth number one single, and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999. [27] [105] In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, which was Houston's third number-one single after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You". [106] Likewise, it was a hit in the United States. The song debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1999 and peaked at number four in January 2000, becoming her 22nd top ten hit. [107] [108] [109] In addition, it reached the number two position on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, spending a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart. [110] The single sold 1,100,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 14, 1999. [75] Worldwide it sold over 5 million copies and became her third-best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", with 12 million and 8 million copies sold, respectively. [7] [8] [9]
"I Learned from the Best" became the fifth and final single to be released from the album on November 15, 1999. [111] The song debuted at number eighty-three on the Hot 100 and peaked at number twenty-seven. [112] [113] It reached the number thirteen on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks. [114] According to the Nielsen SoundScan, the single sold 352,000 units in the United States alone. Outside the U.S., it wasn't successful as big as the previous singles from the album. The single reached the number six in Finland, [115] the number eight in Spain, [116] and the number nineteen in the United Kingdom with 95,000 copies sold. [81] [117] Besides, it went to the top forty in the Netherlands, [118] Sweden, [119] and Switzerland. [120]
The songs with various remix versions, released from My Love Is Your Love, were very popular in dance clubs and smash hits on the Billboard Dance Music chart. Four consecutive singles reached the number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chartㅡ"It's Not Right But It's Okay" for three weeks, [121] "Heartbreak Hotel" for a week, [122] "My Love Is Your Love" for two weeks, [123] and "I Learned from the Best" for three weeks. [124] Moreover, the maxi-singles, released as vinyl, cassette and CD formats, were successful on the Billboard Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "My Love Is Your Love" topped the chart for two weeks, [125] and "I Learned from the Best" for one week. [126] "Heartbreak Hotel/It's Not Right But It's Okay" and "It's Not Right But It's Okay/I Will Always Love You" peaked at number two on the chart, respectively. [121] [127]
Houston performed three sold-out concerts, two shows a few days before the album's release, on November 13 and 14 at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Both concerts showcased new songs from the album as well as hit songs from previous releases. Several media critics as well as a host of celebrities attended, including Luther Vandross, Brandy, and Wyclef Jean. The third show on November 19, Houston performed an expensive invitation-only charity concert at Cipriani's Wall Street's Grand Ballroom, audience attendees included Clive Davis, Kevin Costner, P. Diddy, Babyface, Mary J. Blige, and wealthy business socialites.
November 13–14, 1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Etees Arena |
November 19, 1998 | New York City, New York | Cipriani Grand Ballroom |
Date | Title | Details |
---|---|---|
November 23, 1998 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
|
November 25, 1998 | The Oprah Winfrey Show |
|
December 7, 1998 | The 9th Billboard Music Awards |
|
December 10, 1998 | Late Show with David Letterman |
|
December 11, 1998 | Today |
|
December 13, 1998 | The Prince of Egypt TV Special |
|
January 11, 1999 | The 26th American Music Awards |
|
January 13, 1999 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
|
February 8, 1999 | The Surprise Show |
|
February 11, 1999 | C'era Un Ragazzo [128] |
|
February 13, 1999 | Sorpresa, Sorpresa |
|
February 16, 1999 | 1999 BRIT Awards |
|
February 18, 1999 (Air Date) | Sen kväll med Luuk |
|
February 19, 1999 | Top of the Pops |
|
February 20, 1999 | Wetten Dass |
|
March 5, 1999 (Air Date) | Les Annees Tube |
|
March 21, 1999 | The 71st Academy Awards |
|
March 26, 1999 | The 13th Soul Train Music Awards |
|
April 13, 1999 | VH1 Divas Live '99 |
|
June 21, 1999 | The Oprah Winfrey Show |
|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | R. Jerkins | 4:52 | |
2. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Soulshock and Karlin | 4:41 | |
3. | "My Love Is Your Love" |
| 4:21 | |
4. | "When You Believe" (duet with Mariah Carey) |
| Babyface | 4:32 |
5. | "If I Told You That" |
| R. Jerkins | 4:37 |
6. | "In My Business" (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) |
|
| 3:27 |
7. | "I Learned from the Best" | Diane Warren | David Foster | 4:19 |
8. | "Oh Yes" |
|
| 6:47 |
9. | "Get It Back" |
| R. Jerkins | 4:53 |
10. | "Until You Come Back" |
| Babyface | 4:52 |
11. | "I Bow Out" | Warren |
| 4:31 |
12. | "You'll Never Stand Alone" | Warren | Babyface | 4:21 |
13. | "I Was Made to Love Him" (Hidden track) | Lauryn Hill | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) |
|
| 9:15 |
2. | "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) |
|
| 4:10 |
3. | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) |
|
| 4:20 |
4. | "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Johnny Vicious Radio Mix) |
|
| 4:14 |
5. | "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Tight Mix) |
|
| 8:23 |
Notes
Adapted from AllMusic. [132]
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA) [181] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [182] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [183] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [184] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [185] | Gold | 24,548 [185] |
France (SNEP) [186] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Germany | — | 670,000 [187] |
Japan (RIAJ) [188] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [189] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [190] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Poland (ZPAV) [191] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [192] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [193] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [194] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [195] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [196] | 4× Platinum | 2,753,000 [25] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [197] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 10,000,000 [5] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Best Original Song (the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz) [198] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Outstanding Performance of a Song for a Feature Film [199] [200] | Nominated |
Outstanding Music Video [199] [200] | Nominated |
During Houston's career, she was nominated a total of seven times for "Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist" and "Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist" category, which of them won four and three respectively. Also, My Love Is Your Love was her fourth nomination for "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" category.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist [201] [202] | Nominated |
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist [201] [202] | Nominated | ||
My Love Is Your Love | Favorite Soul/R&B Album [201] [202] | Nominated |
Houston was honored with "Pop International" award for her 20 years outstanding career as a musical artist. [203]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | — | Pop International [203] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Female Artist of the Year [204] [205] | Nominated |
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Hot 100 Single of the Year | Nominated | |
R&B Single of the Year [204] [205] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | My Love Is Your Love | Favorite Female Artist, R&B | Nominated |
2000 | My Love Is Your Love | Favorite Female Artist, R&B [206] [207] | Nominated |
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Favorite Single [206] [207] | Nominated | |
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Favorite Song from a Movie [206] [207] | Nominated |
All winners are determined by the number of feature broadcast performances on American radio and TV during the eligibility year. [208]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | BMI Pop Award (Karlin, Soulshock) [209] | Won |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | BMI Pop Award (Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins) [209] | Won | |
"When You Believe" | BMI Pop Award (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) [209] | Won | |
2001 | "My Love Is Your Love" | BMI Pop Award (Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) [210] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Best International Female Artist [211] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Best Original Song, Motion Picture (the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz) [212] | Nominated |
Houston won her first "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" award through her career. She had been nominated six times for this category but not won. This was her sixth and final Grammy Award.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals [11] | Nominated |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance [11] | Won | |
My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B Album [11] | Nominated | |
"Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal [11] | Nominated | |
Best R&B Song (the songwriters: Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage and Carsten Schack) [11] | Nominated | ||
"It Not Right But It's Okay" | Best R&B Song (the songwriters: LaShawn Daniels, Tony Estes, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, and Isaac Phillips) [11] | Nominated | |
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (the songwriters: Stephen Schwartz, Babyface) [11] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Best International Act [213] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Best Female [214] [215] [216] | Nominated |
Best R&B [214] [215] [216] | Won |
Houston was nominated for "Best R&B Video" for "Heartbreak Hotel" music video directed by Kevin Bray, [217] which was her first nomination in thirteen years at VMAs since she has won the "Best Female Video" for "How Will I Know" at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. [218]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Best R&B Video [219] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | My Love Is Your Love | Outstanding Female Artist [220] [221] | Nominated |
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | Outstanding Duo or Group [220] [221] | Won | |
Outstanding Music Video [220] | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Song [220] | Nominated | ||
My Love Is Your Love | Outstanding Album [220] | Nominated | |
2000 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Outstanding Female Artist [222] | Won |
"My Love Is Your Love" | Outstanding Song [222] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Artiste féminine internationale de l'année (International Female Artist of the Year) | Nominated |
My Love Is Your Love | Album international de l'année (International Album of the Year) | Won |
Year | Date | Title | Format(s) | Award Description(s) | Result(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | December 18 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | Gold [223] | Won |
My Love Is Your Love | Album | Platinum [223] | Won | ||
1999 | January 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 2× Multi-Platinum [223] | Won |
February 17 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Single | Gold [223] | Won | |
March 2 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Single | Platinum [75] | Won | |
March 24 | "When You Believe" | Single | Gold [46] | Won | |
June 29 | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | Single | Gold [75] | Won | |
September 30 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Single | Gold [75] | Won | |
October 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 3× Multi-Platinum [75] | Won | |
December 14 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Single | Platinum [75] | Won | |
2000 | May 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 4× Multi-Platinum [224] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Whitney Houston (herself) | Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century [225] | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo [226] | Nominated |
My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Solo [226] | Nominated |
Houston was honored "the Artist of the Decade, female" award in recognition of extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s. [227]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female [228] [229] | Nominated |
My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B/Soul Album, Female [228] [229] | Nominated | |
Artistic Achievement Award | The Artist of the Decade — Female [228] [229] | Won |
Year | Category | Work | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Top Pop Artists [230] | six charted singles & albums | #9 |
Top Billboard 200 Album Artists [231] | one charted albums | #32 | |
Top Billboard 200 Albums [232] | My Love Is Your Love | #30 | |
Top Billboard 200 Album Artists – Female [233] | two charted albums | #10 | |
Hot 100 Singles Artists [234] | four charted singles | #11 | |
Hot 100 Singles [235] [236] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #4 | |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #44 | ||
"My Love Is Your Love" | #73 | ||
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #99 | ||
Hot 100 Singles Artists – Female [237] | four charted singles | #5 | |
Hot 100 Singles Sales [238] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #6 | |
"My Love Is Your Love" | #37 | ||
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #43 | ||
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #68 | ||
Hot 100 Singles Airplay [239] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #16 | |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #54 | ||
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists [240] | six charted singles & albums | #9 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists – Female [241] | six charted singles & albums | #3 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists [242] | one charted album | #12 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [243] | My Love Is Your Love | #12 | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artists [244] | four charted singles & tracks | #9 | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [245] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #3 | |
"My Love Is Your Love" | #33 | ||
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #37 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales [246] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #2 | |
"My Love Is Your Love" | #33 | ||
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #37 | ||
"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #69 | ||
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Airplay [247] [248] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #9 | |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #46 | ||
"My Love Is Your Love" | #53 | ||
Hot Dance Club-Play Artists [249] | three charted singles | #2 | |
Hot Dance Club-Play Singles [250] | "My Love Is Your Love" | #3 | |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #11 | ||
"Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #23 | ||
Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artists [251] | three charted singles | #5 | |
Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales [252] | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #8 | |
"It's Not Right But It's Okay"/"I Will Always Love You" | #11 | ||
"My Love Is Your Love" | #15 | ||
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [253] | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #19 | |
2000 | Top Pop Artists [254] | six charted titles | #34 |
Top Billboard 200 Artists [255] | three charted titles | #50 | |
Top Billboard 200 Albums [256] | My Love Is Your Love | #184 | |
Top Billboard 200 Artists – Female [257] | three charted titles | #10 | |
Hot 100 Artists [258] | four charted titles | #27 | |
Hot 100 Singles & Tracks [259] | "My Love Is Your Love" | #47 | |
Hot 100 Artists – Female [260] | four charted titles | #10 | |
Hot 100 Singles Sales [261] | "My Love Is Your Love" | #25 | |
"I Learned from the Best" | #46 | ||
Hot 100 Airplay [262] | "My Love Is Your Love" | #67 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists [263] | six charted titles | #22 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists – Female [264] | six charted titles | #5 | |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists [265] | two charted titles | #38 | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artists [266] | four charted titles | #24 | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [267] | "I Learned from the Best" | #82 | |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales [268] | "My Love Is Your Love" | #34 | |
"I Learned from the Best" | #40 | ||
Hot Dance Club-Play Artists [269] | two charted titles | #8 | |
Hot Dance Club-Play Singles [270] | "I Learned from the Best" | #3 | |
Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artists [271] | four charted titles | #15 | |
Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales [271] | "I Learned from the Best" | #19 | |
Whitney Elizabeth Houston 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 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.
Whitney Houston 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 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.
Whitney is the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on June 1, 1987, by Arista Records as the follow-up to her debut album. Whitney is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. The album features five top-10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, which also became international hits. The album's first four singles—"I Wanna Dance with Somebody ", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"—all peaked at number one on the US Hot 100, making her the first female act to achieve four number-one hits from one album.
I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released on November 6, 1990, by Arista Records. The album is one of the best-selling female albums of all time and has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American singer and actress Whitney Houston, released on November 27, 2002, by Arista Records. It was her first studio album to be released after her greatest hits compilation, Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000), and the follow-up to her multi-platinum fourth studio album, My Love is Your Love (1998). Just Whitney was also Houston's first to be released after re-signing her contract with Arista in 2001 for $100 million - the largest recording contract for a female artist at the time.
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name, released on November 17, 1992, by Arista Records. The album's first side features songs recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, who starred in the film, while side two features the work of various artists. Houston and Clive Davis were co-executive producers of the record.
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the lead single from the album on April 28, 1987, by Arista Records. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously collaborated with Houston on "How Will I Know". At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, marking Houston's second win in the category.
"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. for their album Marilyn & Billy (1978). American singer Whitney Houston recorded it for her self-titled debut studio album (1985). It was released on August 13, 1985, by Arista Records, as the second single from the album in the United States, and third worldwide.
"All the Man That I Need" is a song written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. The song was first recorded as "All the Man I Need" by Linda Clifford for her album I'll Keep on Loving You (1982). In 1990, American singer Whitney Houston had a number-one multiple chart hit with this song, recorded as "All the Man That I Need", from her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990).
The albums discography of American singer, actress and producer Whitney Houston consists of seven studio albums, eight compilations, three soundtracks, five box sets and six extended plays. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In 1986, Houston's self-titled debut album spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, earned three number one singles in a row on the Billboard Hot 100 including "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" and was 1986's top album of the year, giving Houston the distinction of the first female artist to earn that honor. The album became the first studio album by a female artist to be certified over ten-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1994, and went on to be certified fourteen-times platinum, tying with Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time, as the highest-certified debut album by a female artist in history. It sold 25 million copies worldwide and earn a Guinness World Record as the best-selling R&B studio album by a female artist in the United States. Houston's second album, Whitney, was released in 1987 and became the first album by a female artist to debut at the top of the Billboard 200. It also became the first female album to spend its first ten weeks at number one, eventually staying there for eleven consecutive weeks. The album spawned four number one singles in a row including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody ", which helped Houston become the only artist to produce a record seven consecutive number-one hits. The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA for sales of ten million equivalent album sales and topped the charts in other countries, eventually selling in excess of 20 million copies worldwide. Houston earned a third consecutive top ten album on the Billboard 200 with the release of I'm Your Baby Tonight in 1990. The album helped Houston become the first female artist to earn multiple number one singles off three or more albums.
"You Give Good Love" is the debut solo single by American singer Whitney Houston for her 1985 eponymous debut studio album. It was written by La Forrest 'La La' Cope and produced by Kashif. When La La sent Kashif a copy of the song, originally offered to Roberta Flack, he thought it would be a better fit for Houston and told Arista Records he would be interested in recording with her.
"I Learned from the Best" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston. The ballad, written by Diane Warren, was released as the fifth and final single from Houston's fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), in November 1999. When released, it peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex Hector and Junior Vasquez topped the US dance chart for three weeks. Houston gained another top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart with this song, where it peaked at number 19. The song also topped the charts in Romania and Poland.
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is the third single from American singer Whitney Houston's fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love. It was written by LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips, Toni Estes and produced by Rodney Jerkins, who went by the nickname Darkchild. The song examines a woman confronting her lover about his infidelity. Houston won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this song. In 2003, Q Magazine ranked "It's Not Right but It's Okay" at number 638 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2019, Billboard listed it as one of the Greatest Songs of 1999. In 2022, the Thunderpuss club mix was listed in the list of the 200 greatest dance songs of all time on Rolling Stone. The single reached number one in Spain and the top five in Canada, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
"I Believe in You and Me" is a song written by Sandy Linzer and David Wolfert in 1982. The song was first recorded and released by the R&B group The Four Tops, who released it as a single from their album One More Mountain (1982). While it failed to reach the US Top 40, it became a moderate hit for the group on the US Billboard R&B chart, peaking at number 40 in early 1983.
"My Love Is Your Love" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was written and produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis for Houston's fourth studio album of the same name (1998). Released on May 31, 1999, as the album's fourth single, it received positive reviews and was successful worldwide, hitting the top 10 in 23 international markets. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two in the United Kingdom, and number one in New Zealand and Poland. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. Originally written for inclusion on TLC's third studio album FanMail, it was later recorded by Houston after TLC rejected the song. The song was written by Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage, and produced by Soulshock & Karlin. It was released on December 15, 1998, by Arista Records, as the second single from Houston's 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song prominently features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price during the choruses and bridge.
"Million Dollar Bill" is a song performed by American recording artist Whitney Houston from her seventh and final studio album, I Look to You (2009). The song was written by Alicia Keys, her husband Kaseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean and Norman Harris, and produced by Keys and Beatz. It was released as the official worldwide lead single from the album on August 18, 2009, through Arista Records in the US and August 24, 2009, through RCA Records in the UK. It is Houston's final single from a studio album, and the last song released in her lifetime before her death in 2012. The song samples R&B singer Loleatta Holloway's "We're Getting Stronger", co-written by Harris.
"The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser, who composed the music, and Linda Creed, who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit, peaking at number two on the US Hot Soul Singles chart that year, the first R&B chart top-ten hit for Arista Records. The song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali, and is performed during the opening credits.
American singer Whitney Houston, known as "The Voice", released 57 singles as a leading artist and 4 as a featured artist. Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In the United States, Houston amassed 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, all of whom have been certified either gold, platinum, multi-platinum or diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and was one of a selected group of artists to have a top ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades. She is currently ranked in seventh place of the artists with the most number one singles in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Prior to the introduction of digital singles, Houston sold 16.5 million physical singles in the country, the most ever by a female recording artist. In October 2012, the Official Charts Company claimed Houston was the fourth biggest-selling female singles artist of all time with a sales total of 8.5 million singles in that country.
{{cite book}}
: |last=
has generic name (help)