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)
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Whitney Houston Lyrics
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He's all over me
He's keeping me alive
He's all over me
He's keeping me alive
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive
I know he's
He's keeping me alive
He's all over me
He's all in my mind right now
And he's keeping me alive
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive, yes, he is
I know the Lord he is
He's keeping me alive
Oh, yes, he is, yeah
He's in my hands
He's in my feet
I can hardly keep my seat
He's in my spirit and my soul
I will never grow old
He's in my heart
He's in my mind
I am glad am I
He's all over me
The Lord is keeping me alive
I know he is keeping me alive
He's keeping me alive
Like the Hebrew boys
Thrown in the fiery furnace
See everybody thought it was over for them
But the Lord brought them out on time
He's the firm foundation
The God of all creation
There's nothing that he won't do for you
You can trust him, he'll see you through
He's all over me
He's all in my mind right now
And he's keeping me alive
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive, yes, he is
I know the Lord he is
He's keeping me alive
Oh, yes, he is, yeah
I want to tell you again like the Hebrew boys
They were thrown in the fiery furnace
Everybody thought it was over for them
But the Lord brought them out on time
He's the firm foundation
The God of all creation
There's nothing that he won't do for you
If you trust him he'll see you through
He's all over me
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive, the boy
He's all over me
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive
And he'd keeping me alive
He's all over me
All over me
And he's keeping me alive
My Lord is keeping me alive
I know the Lord is keeping me alive
I know he is keeping me alive
He's in my hands and in my feet
I can hardly keep my seat
He's in my spirit and my soul
I will never ever grow old
He's in my heart and in my mind
I'm glad he's mine
He's on the right on the left
Over me, over me
On the front and the back
On the right on the left
Over me, over me
On the front and the back
On the right on the left
Yeah, yeah
He's all over me
He is keeping me alive
He's all over me
He's all over me
And he's keeping me alive
My Lord is keeping me alive
He's all over me
I'm so glad that he is
And he's keeping me alive
He's keeping me alive
I know he is
I know the Lord is keeping me
He's keeping me alive
The lyrics of Whitney Houston's "He's All Over Me" reveal a deep appreciation for the presence of God in every aspect of her being. The repetition of "He's all over me" underscores her total immersion in Christ, who gives her life and will never let her fade away. The song speaks of the certainty of God's intervention in the life of those who trust Him.
Whitney Houston's "He's All Over Me" incorporates the traditional black church sound with a gospel choir, and the energy and spirit are tangible. Shirley Caesar and the Georgia Mass Choir's backing vocals add an emotional depth to the song that's impossible to miss, and the passion in Whitney's delivery is a testament to the power of faith. The song's upbeat tempo and uplifting lyrics make it a go-to track for people looking for encouragement and inspiration.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, he's all
God is everything to me
He's all over me
God is always with me
He's keeping me alive
God gives me life and sustains me
And he's keeping me alive
God is continually keeping me alive
The Lord is keeping me alive
My life is in God's hands
He's all in my mind right now
I am constantly thinking about God
He's in my hands, He's in my feet
I feel God's presence in every part of me
I can hardly keep my seat
God's presence is overwhelming
He's in my spirit and my soul
God is the core of my being
I will never grow old
God's love and presence give me eternal youth
He's in my heart, He's in my mind
God has taken residence in my heart and mind
The Lord brought them out on time
God delivers us from our troubles just in time
He's the firm foundation
God is the solid base of my life
The God of all creation
God is the creator of everything
There's nothing that he won't do for you
God is always ready to help and provide
You can trust him, he'll see you through
God is faithful and will never abandon us
He's on the right on the left
God is present on all sides
Over me, over me
God hovers over me
On the front and the back
God surrounds me
My Lord is keeping me alive
I am alive because of God's grace and mercy
I'm so glad that he is
I am grateful for God's presence in my life
I know the Lord is keeping me
I have faith that God is taking care of me
He's keeping me alive
God is the source of my life
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ALVIN DARLING
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Craig Furlow
Whitney just had that extra something in her tone and delivery that NO OTHER SINGER had. Not Celine. Not Mariah. Not ANYBODY. She was just gifted beyond. Can’t change my mind.
S Kcchiefs
Your not alone in the above assessment....
Craig Furlow
@S Kcchiefs 💯💯
Arthur Morgan
Facts
Kelvin Kelvin
I think that is holy spirit mybe
karan t
Nobody comes close to this woman's vocal genius. She is the greatest. Period.
lyrics of a poet
Yes Whitney and Mariah are the greatest
Emmanuel Myers
Absolutely
Teekil
No one will EVER top her vocals. Not even starting with her looks. She was truly the best. Deeply missing her.
Isaac Ortiz
Jennifer Holiday did easily.Patti Labelle did as well.