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)
One Wish
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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If there were no presents
Waiting on Santa's sleigh
What would I wish for Christmas
And if Frosty the snowman
Were melting away
I would pray for hope and unity
On Christmas day
If I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had one wish for Christmas this year
We would all come together as one
If Rudolph and his reindeer
Ran into delays
I'd still hope for joy this season
And if somehow Santa got lost on his way
I would try to find a way to smile
Smile on Christmas day
Oh, if I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had one wish for Christmas this year
We would all come together as one
You know it ain't about
All those material things (no no)
What you've gotta think about
Is the love Christmas brings (yeah)
If I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had (just one, just one) one wish for Christmas this year
That we'd all come together as one (together as one)
If I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had one, if I had one, if I had wish for Christmas this year
That we'd all, we'd all come together as one, ooh, as one, yeah
Whitney Houston's song One Wish is a message of hope, unity, and love for Christmas. The lyrics evoke a sense of goodwill and compassion, emphasizing the importance of these values during the festive period. Throughout the song, Houston expresses her desire for a peaceful and joyous world, where people come together as one. She uses various examples of hypothetical situations where things may not go as planned, such as Santa getting lost, or Rudolph being delayed, and despite these obstacles, she still hopes for joy and unity.
The first verse discusses the idea of presents on Santa's sleigh, and what someone might wish for if they were not there. Houston then references the popular Christmas character, Frosty the Snowman, melting away, and how she would pray for hope and unity. In the second verse, Houston highlights her optimism and positivity towards the festive season, demonstrating her unwavering faith in the goodwill of humanity. The bridge of the song delivers a powerful message about the true meaning of Christmas, emphasizing that it's not about material things but the love that the season brings. The chorus repeats the sentiment that Houston wants to see peace and unity on earth, and her one wish is for everyone to come together as one.
Line by Line Meaning
If there were no presents
Waiting on Santa's sleigh
What would I wish for Christmas
And if Frosty the snowman
Were melting away
I would pray for hope and unity
On Christmas day
The song begins by questioning the real importance of gift-giving on Christmas day, asking what one would wish for if there were no presents. It emphasizes the importance of hope and unity, even if things were falling apart or melting away.
If I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had one wish for Christmas this year
We would all come together as one
The chorus talks about the singer's one wish, which is to have joy and peace on earth, bringing people together as one unified entity.
If Rudolph and his reindeer
Ran into delays
I'd still hope for joy this season
And if somehow Santa got lost on his way
I would try to find a way to smile
Smile on Christmas day
The second part of the song still emphasizes how the holiday should still be celebrated with joy even if things don't go as planned, such as Rudolph and his reindeer being delayed, or Santa getting lost. The lyrics encourage smiling and laughing even through the hardships of the season.
You know it ain't about
All those material things (no no)
What you've gotta think about
Is the love Christmas brings (yeah)
The next verse reminds the listener that the holiday should be about the love and connection that comes with it, rather than material possessions.
If I had one wish for Christmas
There would be joy
And peace here on earth
If I had (just one, just one) one wish for Christmas this year
That we'd all come together as one (together as one)
The final chorus repeats the same wish for joy and peace, hoping that everyone could come together as one to celebrate the holiday season.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GORDON CHAMBERS, BARRY EASTMOND, FREDDIE JACKSON
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