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)
I Belong to You
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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You light my way in the dark
You are the ultimate star
You lift me from up above
Your unconditional love
Takes me to paradise
I belong to you
And you
You make my life complete
You make me feel so sweet
You make me feel so divine
Your soul and mind are entwined
Before you I was blind
But since I've opened my eyes
And with you there's no disguise
So I could open up my mind
I always loved you from the start
But I could not figure out
That I had to do it everyday
So I put away the fight
Now I'm gonna live my life
Giving you the most in every way
I belong to you
And you
You belong to me too
You make my life complete
You make me feel so sweet
Oh I belong to you
I belong to you
And you, you
You belong to me too
You make my life complete
You make me feel so sweet
Oh I belong to you
I belong to you
And you, you
You belong to me too
You make my life complete
You make my life complete
You make me feel so sweet
Oh I belong to you
I belong to you
And you, and you
You belong to me too
You make my life complete
You make my life complete
You make me feel so sweet
The song I Belong to You by Whitney Houston is a beautiful love song that expresses the sentiments of being completely devoted to someone. The first verse begins with the singer expressing how the person to whom the song is dedicated is like a flame in their heart. They provide light in the darkness and shine like an ultimate star. This person's love is unconditional and takes the singer to paradise.
The second verse reveals that before the singer met this person, they were blind but now they have opened their eyes. With the person's love, the singer feels complete, sweet and divine. The person they love has become a part of their soul and mind. This verse also suggests that the singer always loved this person but did not understand that they had to love them every day. Now they have stopped fighting and want to give this person the most in every way possible.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I belong to you, and you belong to me too." The singer's life is made complete, and they feel sweet because of this love. The song's overall message is a testament to the power of love and how it can transform a life into something magical, beautiful and complete.
Line by Line Meaning
You are the flame in my heart
You are the passion that fuels my love
You light my way in the dark
You guide me through the toughest of times
You are the ultimate star
You are the brightest and most important thing in my life
You lift me from up above
You elevate me to new heights
Your unconditional love
The love you give me has no limits or conditions
Takes me to paradise
Being with you makes me feel like I am in heaven
I belong to you
My heart and soul are devoted to you
And you
You are mine and I am yours
You make my life complete
You bring joy and fulfillment to my life
You make me feel so sweet
You fill my heart with love and happiness
You make me feel so divine
Being with you makes me feel like I am in the presence of a higher power
Your soul and mind are entwined
Your innermost being is connected and intertwined with mine
Before you I was blind
Before I met you, I couldn't see the beauty and meaning in life
But since I've opened my eyes
Being with you has opened my heart and mind to a world of possibilities
And with you there's no disguise
I can be my true self with you, without any pretense or hiding of my emotions
So I could open up my mind
You have helped me to expand my knowledge and understanding of the world
I always loved you from the start
My love for you has been present since the beginning
But I could not figure out
I struggled to understand my feelings for you
That I had to do it everyday
I have to actively show my love and devotion to you each day
So I put away the fight
I have stopped resisting and fighting my love for you
Now I'm gonna live my life
I am committed to living a life of love and devotion to you
Giving you the most in every way
I will give you my all, in every aspect of our relationship
Oh I belong to you
My heart and soul are yours
And you, you
Our love is a mutual, two-way connection
You make my life complete
My life would be incomplete without you
You make me feel so sweet
You fill my heart with joy and happiness
And you, and you
Our love is a shared experience between the both of us
You make my life complete
My life is full and happy because of you
You make me feel so sweet
Your love makes my life feel sweeter
Oh I belong to you
My heart and soul are devoted to you
I belong to you
My love and devotion belong to you
And you
Our love is a shared connection
You belong to me too
Your love and devotion also belong to me
You make my life complete
Your presence in my life brings me joy and fulfillment
You make me feel so sweet
Your love makes my life feel sweeter
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DEREK JOHN ALWYN BRAMBLE, FRANNE GOLDE, LOU REED
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@brandons.2590
Who else miss Whitney in 2023?
@francisibok474
Who came back here in January, 2024? Brilliant song. Rest on, Ms. Houston.
@salphinadaba3657
Me,me me meee ❤
@colly7963
Why wasn't this a big hit for Whitney? The groove, the vocals. Perfect. ❤
@francisibok474
@@colly7963I wonder, too.
@juliushall2363
One of my all-time favorite Whitney songs. Her vocals flow so effortlessly
@manutorres9380
💛
@dianewilson7619
A boy chico😘☺️❤️🌹
@julietaylor3134
This beautiful woman lives on in all of us 🇬🇧 2023
@Dutchmusicfan1992
Such an underrated song from her..it's beautiful.