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)
Oh Yes
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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Ooh yeah (oh yes)
Oh say yes boy (say yes)
Ooh yeah (uh uh uh uh)
Turn me up
Ooh yeah (yes)
Yes, yes
The day you held me in your arms
I still smell the scent of you
On my dress unbelievable
You were so masculine
The way I felt your chest up next to mine
I felt you in my heart
And now I breathe love
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm your heart
Every minute daily
Yes (say yes)
Yeah, (say yes)
Yeah, (I say yes)
Yeah, (I say yes)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, (yes)
Yeah, (yes)
Yeah, (uh uh uh uh)
The time you looked into my eyes
I felt like falling in love
And I was mesmerized
'Cause it's something that you do
That makes me feel this way
And I can't explain
You're my joy, my peace, my happiness
And you, you, you, you, baby
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
Yes (I say yes)
Yeah, (ooh yeah)
Yeah, (oh yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yes, (yeah)
Yeah, (yes)
Yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, (gotta say yes, boy)
Yeah, (I say yes)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, (I say yes)
Yeah, (yeah, yeas)
You're the best lover I ever knew
Can't nobody do me like you do
Put that all on my last dime
No one else worth none of my time
Everything about you I love
You were sent from the skies above
You came here to rescue me
Well, now I'm free
You're the best lover I ever knew
Can't nobody do me like you do
Put that all on my last dime
No one else worth none of my time
Everything about you I love
You were sent from the skies above
You came here to rescue me
I'm free
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
You are so amazing
Unbelievable baby
It's you that makes me smile
When everything is crazy
You're the one I love
No other man can faze me
'Cause you're in my heart
I'm in your heart
Every minute daily
"Oh Yes" by Whitney Houston is a beautiful love song that speaks to the joy and bliss of being in love. The lyrics are straightforward, with Houston singing about the day a man held her in his arms and made her feel special, and about the way he looks into her eyes and mesmerizes her. The song is about that feeling of falling in love, about feeling amazing and unbelievable, and about being unable to explain what it is that makes the other person so perfect for you.
The song is designed to be uplifting and joyous, with a simple hook that repeats itself throughout the song, "say yes." This is a positive affirmation of love, and the song builds on this message with each verse. Houston sings about how the man makes her feel, about his masculinity and his ability to make her smile even when everything else seems crazy. She lists all the wonderful things about him, and how she feels like she's been rescued by him.
Overall, "Oh Yes" is a beautiful celebration of love and the way that it can make a person feel. The song highlights the joy and happiness that comes from being in love, and celebrates the wonderful feeling of finding someone who makes you feel special and loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh yes boy (say yes)
Asking the man to confirm his love by saying yes
Ooh yeah (oh yes)
Expressing excitement and anticipation for his affirmative response
Oh say yes boy (say yes)
Repeating the request for a verbal confirmation of love
Ooh yeah (uh uh uh uh)
Feeling confident that the man will say yes
Yes, yes
Repeating the desire for a positive response from the man
The day you held me in your arms
Recalling the moment when they first embraced
I still smell the scent of you
Reflecting on the lingering fragrance of his cologne on her dress
On my dress unbelievable
Expressing amazement and disbelief that the scent is still present
You were so masculine
Commenting on his masculine energy and presence
The way I felt your chest up next to mine
Remembering the feeling of closeness and intimacy
I felt you in my heart
Feeling a strong emotional connection to the man
And now I breathe love
Feeling love in the present moment
You are so amazing
Complimenting the man's outstanding qualities
Unbelievable baby
Expressing the idea that his qualities are hard to believe
It's you that makes me smile
Acknowledging that the man is the source of her happiness
When everything is crazy
Highlighting the importance of his presence during challenging times
You're the one I love
Declaring her love for the man
No other man can faze me
Stating that other men don't have the same impact on her
'Cause you're in my heart
Explaining that the man occupies a special place in her heart
I'm your heart
Reciprocating the idea that she occupies a special place in his heart
Every minute daily
Emphasizing the constancy and depth of their affection
The time you looked into my eyes
Recalling the moment when he first gazed into her eyes
I felt like falling in love
Being overwhelmed with a feeling of love and attraction
And I was mesmerized
Captivated by his gaze and presence
'Cause it's something that you do
Attributing her feelings to his behavior and actions
That makes me feel this way
Expressing that his behavior has a profound effect on her emotional state
And I can't explain
Acknowledging that her feelings are difficult to put into words
You're my joy, my peace, my happiness
Describing the many positive emotions he brings her
And you, you, you, you, baby
Reiterating how important he is to her
You're the best lover I ever knew
Complimenting his skills as a lover
Can't nobody do me like you do
Explaining that nobody else can satisfy her like he can
Put that all on my last dime
Expressing how valuable he is to her
No one else worth none of my time
Stating that other men are not worth her attention
Everything about you I love
Listing the many things she loves about him
You were sent from the skies above
Believing that he was meant to be in her life
You came here to rescue me
Expressing gratitude for his presence in her life
Well, now I'm free
Feeling liberated and whole because of his love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kelvin Bradshaw, Melissa Elliott, Lloyd Turner
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