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)
Me Against the Music
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away
I've done alright up to now
It's the light of day that shows me how
And when the night falls, loneliness calls
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
I've been in love and lost my senses
Spinning through the town
Sooner or later, the fever ends
And I wind up feeling down
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls
[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Somebody oo Somebody oo
Somebody who loves me yeah
Somebody oo Somebody oo
To hold me in his arms oh
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls
[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
Don'tcha wanna dance with me baby
Dontcha wanna dance with me boy
Hey Don'tcha wanna dance with me baby
With somebody who loves me
Don'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
Don'tcha wanna dance
Don'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
Don'tcha wanna dance
Don'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
With somebody who loves me
Dance
The lyrics of the song “On The Floor With Somebody” by Whitney Houston/Jennifer Lopez reveal the desire to dance and find a lover to share the experience with. The first verse depicts the end of the day and the arrival of loneliness, but there is still time to chase away the blues by going out and dancing. The singer affirms that they have been doing just fine up until this point, but the night time exacerbates her loneliness.
The chorus features the main message of the song: the urge to dance with someone who loves them, who they can feel the heat with, and who understands them. The following verses reveal that the singer has been in love before, but that it has always ended with disappointment, leaving them feeling down. Now, she needs someone who is willing to take a chance on a love that can last and will dance with her to chase away the loneliness.
The song expresses the universal desire to find someone to love and to share life experiences with, particularly the joy of dancing. The chorus with its catchy refrain “I wanna dance with somebody” makes clear the need for social interaction and human connection. Despite the somber lyrics about loneliness, the song is upbeat and joyful, creating a sense of excitement and optimism for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
Clock strikes upon the hour
The start of a new day is approaching and time is ticking away.
And the sun begins to fade
The day is coming to an end and darkness is approaching.
Still enough time to figure out
There's still enough time left in the day to work out how to move on.
How to chase my blues away
How to lift my spirits and overcome my sadness.
I've done alright up to now
I have managed well until this point.
It's the light of day that shows me how
It's the brightness of the day that helps me see things more clearly.
And when the night falls, loneliness calls
Once the night falls, I feel the grip of loneliness.
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I'm looking for someone to dance with and have fun.
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
I want to feel intense passion and excitement with someone.
With somebody who loves me
Someone who genuinely loves and values me.
I've been in love and lost my senses
I've experienced the feeling of being in love and losing my senses in the process.
Spinning through the town
I've been moving randomly, feeling lost and disoriented.
Sooner or later, the fever ends
Eventually the intense emotion fades away.
And I wind up feeling down
I end up feeling low and discouraged.
I need a man who'll take a chance
I need someone who is bold enough to take a risk.
On a love that burns hot enough to last
On a love that is sufficiently intense and long-lasting.
Somebody oo Somebody oo
The desire to be with somebody is so strong.
To hold me in his arms oh
To embrace me tightly with his arms.
Don'tcha wanna dance with me baby
Don't you want to join me in dancing?
Dontcha wanna dance with me boy
Don't you want to dance with me, man?
Hey Don'tcha wanna dance with me baby
Hey, don't you want to dance with me, my dear?
Don'tcha wanna dance say you wanna dance
Don't you want to dance? say it.
With somebody who loves me
With a person who truly loves and cares for me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: George Robert Merrill, Shannon Rubicam
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@LarissaHufflepuff
Beautiful chemistry between mother and daughter❤
@Anointed333
Wrong! Please give credit where credit is due... Whitney's REAL momma ..Teresa
@Anointed333
Teresa Graves .....Whitney's Mother ..biological mom
@LarissaHufflepuff
@@Anointed333 She looks very much like Whitney, but I don't think she was her mother. Why should they hide it?
@kctaylorsings
I know Miss Cissy Houston is longing to see her baby, Whitney again in the next life😢 Oh My God! 😢
@user-ct7vt5oj2f
Two songbirds, beautiful.
@ErreErre.
Only unforgettable....! The Queen of all time....❤
@astridpeters2609
This video gets me through the worst heartache i ever had… losing the loml 4 weeks before giving birth to our daughter 😭😭🕊️
@marianawilliams3190
stunning!
@2525RONY
I love Whitney ❤❤❤❤