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 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. Hit singles from the albums, including "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", established her as a catalyst in the acceptance of black female artists on MTV. Her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, 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 media coverage.
Houston made her acting debut 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 the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. It generated multiple hit singles, including "I Have Nothing", "I'm Every Woman" and "I Will Always Love You"; the latter won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, spent a then-record 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history. Subsequently, she went on to star in the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996), and she recorded their respective soundtracks; the former scored her last Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", while the latter, produced by Houston herself, became the bestselling gospel album of all time. As a film producer, she produced multicultural movies and series such as Cinderella (1997) and The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls.
Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), spawned several hit singles, including the title track, "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and the Academy Award-winning Mariah Carey duet "When You Believe". Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100 million in 2001, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews, while her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). In February 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, 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. Her life and career were dramatized in the 2022 biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Her assets amounted to $250 million, earned over a 25-year career.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston
Discography
Whitney Houston (1985)
Whitney (1987)
I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990)
My Love Is Your Love (1998)
Just Whitney (2002)
One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)
I Look to You (2009)
Could I Have This Kiss Forever
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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Dame un beso
Para siempre
Over and over, I look in your eyes
You are all I desire
You have captured me
I want to be close to you
I never want to let go
I wish that this night would never end
I need to know
Could I hold you for a lifetime?
Could I look into your eyes?
Could I have this night to share this night together?
Could I hold you close beside me?
Could I hold you for all time?
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever? (Forever?)
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever? (Forever?)
Forever (forever)
(Over, over)
Over and over, I've dreamed of this night
Now you're here by my side
You are next to me (you are next to me)
And I want to hold you (hold you)
And touch you and taste you (hold you)
And make you want no one but me
I wish that this kiss could never end, oh no
Oh, baby, please (please, please)
Could I hold you for a lifetime? (Could I?)
Could I look into your eyes?
Could I have this night to share this night together?
Un beso para siempre (para siempre)
Could I hold you close beside me?
Could I hold you for all time?
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever? (Forever)
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever? (Forever)
And ever? Oh (forever)
I don't want any night to go by
Without you by my side
I just want all my days
Spent being next to you
Lived for just loving you
And, baby, oh, by the way
(Could I hold you?) Could I hold you for a lifetime?
Could I look into your eyes?
Could I have this night to share this night together?
Could I hold you close beside me?
Could I just want to hold you?
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever?
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever?
And ever? (Forever)
Oh, forever?
(Could I have this kiss forever? Could I have this kiss forever?)
Solo, solo un beso (Could I have this kiss forever?)
Un beso para siempre (Para siempre)
(Could I have this kiss forever?)
Dame un beso para siempre (Could I have this kiss forever?)
Para siempre
Could I have this kiss forever?
Could I, could I have this kiss forever?
The lyrics of Whitney Houston's song Could I Have This Kiss Forever express the intense desire of the singer to remain with her lover forever. The song revolves around the possibility of having a never-ending relationship between two people who are deeply in love. The first verse starts with the singer asking for a kiss forever which is then followed by a series of questions. The singer asks whether they could hold each other for a lifetime, look into each other's eyes, and share the night together. The chorus repeats this desire for an eternity, emphasizing the need to have that one perfect kiss forever.
The second verse portrays the singer's long wait for her lover. Now that he is finally next to her, she wants to hold him, touch him, and taste him. She wants to be the only person in his life. The singer wishes that the kiss could last forever and never end. The bridge reveals the extent of the singer's commitment as she states that she wants to spend all her days next to her lover and live life just for loving him.
The song Could I Have This Kiss Forever is a poignant declaration of love and the desire for an unending relationship between two people. The lyrics describe the longing of the singer to remain close to her lover, to hold him, and never let go. It is a romantic song that captures the essence of true love.
Line by Line Meaning
Over and over, I look in your eyes
I can't stop admiring your eyes and everything they represent
You are all I desire
I want you more than anything else in the world
You have captured me
You have taken over my heart and soul completely
I want to hold you
I crave for your touch and a warm embrace
I want to be close to you
I long to be by your side and feel your presence
I never want to let go
I fear losing you and want to hold onto you forever
I wish that this night would never end
I don't want this magical moment to ever come to an end
Could I hold you for a lifetime?
I want to hold you in my arms for eternity
Could I look into your eyes?
I want to stare into your eyes and see your soul
Could I have this night to share this night together?
Can we spend this special night together and cherish every moment?
Could I hold you close beside me?
Can we be in each other's arms and stay there forever?
Could I (could I), could I have this kiss forever? (Forever?)
Can we have this magical kiss and make it last for eternity?
Over and over, I've dreamed of this night
I have been waiting for this moment for a long time
Now you're here by my side
You are finally here with me and I am overjoyed
And I want to hold you (hold you)
I want to embrace you and never let go
And touch you and taste you (hold you)
I want to feel every part of you and savour your essence
And make you want no one but me
I want to be everything you need and desire, and nobody else
I wish that this kiss could never end, oh no
I want this incredible kiss to last forever
Oh, baby, please (please, please)
Please don't ever leave me or break my heart
I don't want any night to go by
I don't want to spend a single night without you by my side
Without you by my side
Your absence makes me feel incomplete and lost
I just want all my days
All I want is to spend my days with you
Spent being next to you
I just want to be close to you always
Lived for just loving you
My life revolves around loving you and making you happy
(Could I hold you?) Could I hold you for a lifetime?
I want to keep you in my arms for as long as I live
Could I just want to hold you?
All I want to do is embrace you every minute of my life
Oh, forever?
Can we have forever together?
Solo, solo un beso
Just one kiss is enough for me
Un beso para siempre (Para siempre)
A kiss that lasts forever (forever)
Dame un beso para siempre (Could I have this kiss forever?)
Give me a kiss that I will cherish and hold onto forever
Could I have this kiss forever?
Can I have a moment so perfect that it lasts forever?
Could I, could I have this kiss forever?
Can we make this moment last forever and never let it end?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Realsongs
Written by: Diane Warren
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@ShanayDaShow
January 01, 2024 and I am still blown away by how this song sounds, feels, relates, makes sense, communicates... Wow!
@annamariayannetta242
I kept my horses 🐎❤️ down the road where Whitney lived ❤️🐎
@maryfranklin2377
Likewise
@concettasalvato3884
❤@@annamariayannetta242
@autumnsmom1117
@ShanayDaShow
Beautiful song with two beautiful voices singing in harmony. Always loved how Enrique looked in awe at Whitney when she hit that high note! 💞🎶🎼🎵✨️
@leevihemmings707
@@autumnsmom1117 💯
@sandi1410
Enrique's expression of appreciation when Whitney belted that long note was priceless. Lovely duet.❤
@autumnsmom1117
Yes indeed!
@blucation6060
Yes!!!
@brett8460
He didn't have a choice. She ate his ass up. 😂