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)
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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It's because they're looking at you
And if you could only see yourself
You'd feel the same way too
You could say that I am a dreamer
Who's had a dream come true
If you say my eyes are beautiful
Ooh
If you wonder why I'm smiling
It's because I'm happy with you
And the warm sensations touch my heart
And fill me through and through
I could hold you close forever
And never let you go
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because I just love you so
Oh
Now my heart is an open door
Won't you come inside for more?
You can love so sweetly now
Take my love, take me completely now
Oh
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because they're looking at you
And my eyes adjust the window
For my feelings to come through
And by far, you are more beautiful
Than anything I ever knew
If you say my eyes are beautiful
If you say my eyes are beautiful
If you say my eyes, my eyes are beautiful
It's because (it's because)
They're looking at you
In the song "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful," Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson express their admiration for their significant other. They say that their beautiful eyes are the result of them gazing at each other. The song expresses devotion, affection, and the belief that the person they love also feels the same way towards them. They are happy and content in each other's company, and their eyes serve as a testament to their love for each other. The song uses some metaphors, such as the eyes being the window to the soul, to express their emotions.
The song talks about the power of love and how it can change a person's life. Whitney Houston also showcases her vocal prowess through her smooth and powerful vocals. The chorus is catchy and has a good melody. The lyrics are simple but heartfelt and capture the essence of what love feels like.
Line by Line Meaning
If you say my eyes are beautiful,
The beauty of my eyes is a reflection of how I feel about you.
It's because they're looking at you.
The reason my eyes seem beautiful is because they are fixed on you, the object of my affection.
And if you could only see yourself,
You are so amazing that if you saw yourself through my eyes, you would be able to see how wonderful you truly are.
You'd feel the same way too.
You would realize that you too are beautiful and worthy of love.
You could say that I am a dreamer
I have always had high hopes and big dreams when it comes to love.
Who's had a dream come true.
Finding you has made my dream of finding true love come true.
If you're wondering why I'm smiling,
My joy and happiness come from being with you.
It's because I'm happy with you.
You are the reason why I am happy and content in life.
And the warm sensations touch my heart,
Being with you fills my heart with warmth and tenderness.
And fill me through and through.
You complete me, and I am fulfilled emotionally and spiritually by your presence.
I could hold you close forever,
I never want to let you go and long to keep you close to me always.
And never let you go.
I want to cherish and protect you for all eternity.
Now my heart is an open door;
I am opening myself up to you, ready to share my heart and soul completely.
Won't you come inside for more?
I invite you to know me more deeply and intimately.
You can love so sweetly now;
I know that the love we share can be sweet and beautiful.
Take my love, take me completely now.
I offer you all of myself and my love without reservation.
Oh... if you say my eyes are beautiful,
I value your opinion of me so highly that your praise lifts me up.
It's because they're looking for you.
My eyes always seek you out because you are the one who holds my heart.
And my eyes adjust the window
My eyes are like a window to my soul, adjusting to reflect my feelings for you.
For my feelings to come through.
Through my eyes, you can see the depth and intensity of my love for you.
And by far, you are more beautiful
Of all the things in this world, you are the most beautiful to me.
Than anything I ever knew
You have shown me a level of beauty and love that I never knew existed.
If you say my eyes are beautiful,
Your affirmation of my beauty is a testament to the love we share.
If you say my eyes are beautiful,
It is because of the love that we share that my eyes shine so brightly.
If you say my eyes are beautiful,
I owe the beauty of my eyes to the love and affection that we have for each other.
It's because (it's because) they're looking at you.
All the beauty and wonder of my being is expressed when I am with you.
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Written by: Elliott Willensky
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Lyrics
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because they're looking at you
And if you could only see yourself
You'd feel the same way too
You could say that I'm a dreamer
Who's had a dream come true
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because they're looking at you
Ooh
If you wonder why I'm smiling
It's because I'm happy with you
And the warm sensations touch my heart
And fill me through and through
I could hold you close forever
And never let you go
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because I just love you so
Oh
Now my heart is an open door
Won't you come inside for now?
You can love so sweetly now
Take my love, take me completely now
Oh
If you say my eyes are beautiful
It's because they're looking at you
And my eyes adjust the window
For my feelings to come through
And by far, you're more beautiful
Than anything I ever knew
If you say my eyes are beautiful
If you say my eyes are beautiful
If you say my eyes, my eyes are beautiful
It's because (It's because)
They're looking at you
strm627
When Whitney comes in on this song, it's like the heavens opened. Truly the voice of an angel.
Arethasimpson@gmail.com Simpson-Comer
The best of her in this SONG STUNNING!
BLAZE
Voice of an addict
Jane Bucs Fan
That's a perfect description. I remember the first time that I heard the song. I liked Jermaine Jackson and his voice. It was really good. Her verse and voice put the song into the perfection range.
Elizabeth Witt
Omg, yeah!
Anthony Magee
@BLAZE if an addict can sing like this, then we all should be addicts. she might've been an addict, but she made more money in one year than u will make in a lifetime...stop hating- it's childish!!
Changez SoundSystem
Even in 2020, the song is still fire! Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson, classic!
Gianni
Absolutely Agree
Henry Martinez
Even now in 2021.
I can hear this and still love this song.
Gregory Dietzler
Great song 🎶