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)
Didn
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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The night we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Living on feelings
Touching you I feel it all again
[Chorus]
Didn't we almost have it all
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
Loving you makes life worth living
Didn't we almost have it all
The night we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all
The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again
[Chorus]
Didn't we have the best of times
When love was young and new?
Couldn't we reach inside and find
The world of me and you?
We'll never lose it again
'Cause once you know what love is
You never let it end
Didn't we almost have it all
When love was all we had worth giving?
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
Loving you makes life worth living
Didn't we almost have it all
The night we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all
The song "Didn't We Almost Have It All" by Whitney Houston is a power ballad that speaks of a love that was once strong but has now faded away. The lyrics paint a picture of a couple who have lost the love they once shared but can still reminisce fondly about the moments they held on to each other through the rain and the time they spent together. The song is an emotional tribute to the power and beauty of love and the pain of losing it.
The first stanza of the song speaks of a rainy night when the couple almost lost their love. It suggests that despite the difficult times, they chose to hold on to each other and fight for their love. The next stanza talks about the memories of their love that still linger and how touching each other can bring back those feelings. Houston's beautiful and melodic voice perfectly captures the emotion and nostalgia of the song.
The chorus of the song is the most memorable part of the lyrics. It speaks about the love they had that was worth giving and the ride they went through together, even if it led to a fall. It suggests that despite the pain and heartbreak, the love they once shared made life worth living. The final stanza speaks to the idea that they can never lose the love they had because once you experience what true love is, you can never let it end.
Overall, "Didn't We Almost Have It All" is a beautiful tribute to the power of love and the pain of losing it. Whitney Houston's voice and the poignant lyrics make this song a true classic.
Line by Line Meaning
Remember when we held on in the rain
Let's think back to that time when we were holding onto each other tightly in the middle of the rainstorm.
The night we almost lost it
We almost lost each other on that night, but we managed to hold on and keep our love together.
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Just like before, let's hold onto each other and take our love into the future with hope and optimism.
Living on feelings
We sustain our relationship fueled purely by our emotions and love for each other.
Touching you I feel it all again
With just a simple touch from you, I am reminded of all the love and emotions we share.
Didn't we almost have it all
We had come so close to having everything we ever wanted, but we lost it just as quickly as we had it.
When love was all we had worth giving?
During that time, love was the only thing that mattered to us and was worth giving.
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
The journey we went on together, even if it ended in a fall or failure, was still worth it because we had each other.
Loving you makes life worth living
With your love, my life has a purpose and meaning.
The night we held on till the morning
Remember that night when we held onto each other tightly until the sun came up?
You know you'll never love that way again
We both know that the love we shared was unique and can never be replicated with someone else.
The way you used to touch me felt so fine
Your touch was so special and intimate, and it always made me feel amazing.
We kept our hearts together down the line
We worked together to keep our love strong and alive throughout the years.
A moment in the soul can last forever
Sometimes, even the smallest moment of love can stay with you forever.
Comfort and keep us
Let our love provide us with comfort and a foundation for our lives.
Help me bring the feeling back again
Let's work together to bring back the same emotions and love that we used to share.
Didn't we have the best of times
We once had the most amazing and perfect moments together.
When love was young and new?
During that time, our love was fresh and exciting, and we were both in awe of it.
Couldn't we reach inside and find
If we try, we can still find that same love and passion within ourselves.
The world of me and you?
Let's bring back that special world that we created together when it was just you and me.
We'll never lose it again
Our love is too strong to ever let it slip away from us again.
'Cause once you know what love is
Once you've felt that kind of love and emotion, it's impossible to forget or ignore it.
You never let it end
With your love, I know that I will never let this beautiful journey of love end.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL MASSER, WILL JENNINGS
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@teeshaalexander4468
I’m so blessed by this song! Everytime I hear it I cry!
I was molested as a teenager,
I loss my only son when I was 23, loss the love of my life, survived two abusive marriages, was homeless with my two daughters, loss my mom and dad before I turned 40 and suffered with depression for 30 years.
“I was not built to break”
“I picked myself up”
I’ve learned to love myself! I can look myself in the mirror and I love who’s looking back!
My daughters are grown now. They are beautiful and flourishing! I have my own home, a great job and my dream car! Most of all I have a personal relationship with God and my life continues to get better and greater!
“I didn’t know my own strength”
Thank you Whitney! There is healing in this song! I miss and love you! ❤️
With God you can survive anything…all things are possible 🌈Jesus loves you!
Still listening in 2023
@SammiiY
LYRICS
Lost touch with my soul
I had nowhere to turn, I had nowhere to go
Lost sight of my dream
Thought it would be the end of me
I thought I'd never make it through
I had no hope to hold on to
I, I thought I would break
I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength
Found hope in my heart
I found the light to life my way out of the dark
Found all that I need, here inside of me, oh
I thought I'd never find my way
I thought I'd never lift that weight
I thought I would break
I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn't know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour, my faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength
There were so many times I wondered
How I'd get through the night
I thought I took all that I could take
I didn't know my own strength
And I crashed down and I tumbled but I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
Oh, I didn't know my own strength
My faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up, I hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn't know my own strength
I was not built to break, no, no
I got to know my own strength
@tynicole88
Whitney wasn’t just singing a song, this was a testimony. I felt this deep and I wish she was still with us.
@joebunnag4280
I got through the pain. I did know. my. own. strength.
@samwearn8897
🙌🙏💯 Miss Whitney she was different kinda soul felt this song in my soul 💜
@chocolateraisin1266
Bring tears immediately
@kinteterry630
This my song I have been through
@diannegilmore6084
Beautiful song. She reached for help.
@teeshaalexander4468
I’m so blessed by this song! Everytime I hear it I cry!
I was molested as a teenager,
I loss my only son when I was 23, loss the love of my life, survived two abusive marriages, was homeless with my two daughters, loss my mom and dad before I turned 40 and suffered with depression for 30 years.
“I was not built to break”
“I picked myself up”
I’ve learned to love myself! I can look myself in the mirror and I love who’s looking back!
My daughters are grown now. They are beautiful and flourishing! I have my own home, a great job and my dream car! Most of all I have a personal relationship with God and my life continues to get better and greater!
“I didn’t know my own strength”
Thank you Whitney! There is healing in this song! I miss and love you! ❤️
With God you can survive anything…all things are possible 🌈Jesus loves you!
Still listening in 2023
@cutedulcinea
Love and strength from Spain.
@feliciabryan8612
❤🎉Goodness I am not gonna touch Melinda Bryan 4 REFUSING 2 allow me 2 see my mom & now requests police excort 2 visit her & want me 2 b there so she can spend time wid her man, the Devil is a LIE, court house I come. 3 hots & a cot 4 yo A$$ whrn i am done. Sorry we both going tru it but God got us🎉❤😊🎉😢😢🎉❤🎉❤
@sibling9
You are amazing all the blessings ❤️