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)
Even If My Heart Would Break
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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I've been a lot of places
Seen a million faces in a thousand times
But when I looked into your eyes
I knew I found heaven
And I've been wanting to tell you
I never want to let you go
But what I'm feeling is summer in my heart
Is it too familiar to say, "I love you"?
Would you be suspicious if I asked your name? Tell me
What would it take to really convince you
That I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break?
Seen a better day
I can feel it coming
I can hear it coming in the winter night
'Cause you turned this man into a true believer
When you left your traces on that moonlit night
It may be winter in Eden
But what I'm feeling is summer in my heart
Is it too familiar to say, "I love you"?
Would you be suspicious if I asked your name? Tell me
What would it take to really convince you
That I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break?
It may be winter in Eden
But when I'm with you, with you, it's always summer in my heart
So let the mountains tumble, tumble to the sea
Let the rivers overflow, it won't bother me
Let the stars go out tonight, 'cause I can see them in your eyes
I'm gonna love you even if my heart would break
Is it too familiar to say, "I love you"?
Would you be suspicious if I asked your name? Tell me
What would it take to really convince you
That I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break?
Even if my heart would break, I'm gonna love you
Even if my heart would break, I'm gonna love you
Let the stars go out tonight 'cause I can see them in your eyes
And I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break) yeah yeah
(Even if my heart would break) I'm gonna love you
Even if my heart would break
(Even if my heart would break) yeah
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
The lyrics of Whitney Houston's song "Even If My Heart Would Break" speak of an intense and deep love that the singer feels for someone. She has seen and experienced a lot in her life but when she looks into the eyes of this person, she realizes that she has found heaven. The lyrics suggest that this person has turned the singer into a true believer and she is willing to love them even if her heart would break.
The song opens with the singer stating that she has been around the world, seen a lot of different things, and met countless people. Despite all of these experiences, she has never felt as strongly as when she is with this person. She realizes that she has found heaven and she never wants to let them go.
The lyrics evoke feelings of warmth, similar to summer in the heart, even during the cold winter months. The singer questions whether it is too familiar to say "I love you" and wonders if the person would be suspicious if she were to ask their name. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to do anything to prove her love for this person even if her heart would break.
Overall, the lyrics of "Even If My Heart Would Break" demonstrate a deep and passionate love that the singer feels for someone. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to go through any hardships to prove her love and to keep the person in her life.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been around this world
I've traveled to many places in this world
I've been a lot of places
I've visited many different locations
Seen a million faces in a thousand times
I've encountered many different people and situations throughout my travels
But when I looked into your eyes
When I met you and looked into your eyes
I knew I found heaven
I felt a deep connection and joy as if I found paradise
And I've been wanting to tell you
I've been wanting to express my feelings to you
I never want to let you go
I never want to lose you from my life
It may be winter in Eden
Perhaps the world around us is not perfect, like it was in the Garden of Eden
But what I'm feeling is summer in my heart
But my feelings towards you are warm and joyful
Is it too familiar to say, "I love you"?
Am I being too forward by telling you that I love you?
Would you be suspicious if I asked your name? Tell me
Would you think it strange if I asked for your name? Please inform me
What would it take to really convince you
What do I need to do to prove my love to you?
That I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break?
I want you to know that I will love you unconditionally, even if it causes me personal heartache
Seen a better day
I have experienced better times in my past
I can feel it coming
I can sense that better days are on the horizon
I can hear it coming in the winter night
I can hear the promise of better times on this cold, dark night
'Cause you turned this man into a true believer
Because you have made me a true believer in love
When you left your traces on that moonlit night
When we shared a special moment under the moon's glow
It may be winter in Eden
Although the world is not perfect
But what I'm feeling is summer in my heart
My love for you brings warmth and happiness to my heart
So let the mountains tumble, tumble to the sea
Let everything around us fall apart
Let the rivers overflow, it won't bother me
Even if there is chaos, I will be untroubled
Let the stars go out tonight, 'cause I can see them in your eyes
Even if everything else fades away, I will still see the stars in your eyes
I'm gonna love you even if my heart would break
I will continue to love you no matter what, even if it hurts me emotionally
Yeah yeah
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
Even if my heart would break, I'm gonna love you
I will continue to love you no matter what, even if it causes me personal pain
Let the stars go out tonight 'cause I can see them in your eyes
Even if everything else fades away, I will still see the stars in your eyes
And I'm gonna love you, even if my heart would break
I will continue to love you no matter what, even if it hurts me emotionally
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
(Even if my heart would break)
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management
Written by: Adrian Gurvitz, Francine Golde
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lateshia Childs
I was 10 in 1992, my dad had the CD in his collection I played the soundtrack more then he did. At the time from 1991 to 1998 we was living overseas in Japan on base ( my dad was Air Force) and so this song and the whole soundtrack just remind me of those great times in the early 90s .
Blackfeet
Nice story arc.
NostalgiaMan
In the movie, where do they play this song?
lettiah alibi
This is the song, it is there to stay forever. So full of emotions. I love it so very much
lettiah alibi
+lettiah alibi: with Michael
ShyGuy83
I still own this soundtrack. Best movie soundtrack ever.
Ibrahim Beke
Aaron Neville is the Best ; a singular voice !
Goldsalltime
i remember in college when my crush transfered and i was madly in love with her yet i had never told her and i spent whole week without sleeping playing this kind of songs luckily i meet this girl 20 years later and believe me shes not the one i was longing for
david miguel alca
La primera cancion que escuche del gran Kenny G na da mas me enamore de su musica desde esa vez yparea siempre... God bless you Kenny!
Tyra Maria Guicchetti Chavez
Tienes razón mi estimado amigo su música es simplemente encantadora!