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)
Queen Of The Night
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight
Well, I ain't nobody's angel
What can I say? Well, I'm just that way
I've got the stuff that you want (stuff that you want)
I've got the thing that you need (thing that you need)
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
The queen of the night (queen of the night)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, just say it, say it, say
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
Queen of the night (queen of the night)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah
You've got a problem with the way that I am
They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn
But when I'm bad, I know I'm better
I just wanna get loose, and turn it up for you, baby
I've got the stuff that you want (stuff that you want)
I've got the thing that you need (thing that you need)
I've got more than enough (more than enough)
To make you drop to your knees (ooh)
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
The queen of the night (queen of the night)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, just say it, say it again
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (the queen of the night)
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
(Play guitar!)
I've got the stuff that you want (stuff that you want)
I've got the thing that you need (thing that you need)
I've got more than enough (more than enough)
To make you drop to your knees (to make you drop)
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
The queen of the night (queen of the night)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, say it again
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
The queen of the night (queen of the night)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (the queen of the night)
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (say I am your queen)
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
In "Queen Of The Night," Whitney Houston sings about the power and sensuality she possesses that can make anyone fall to their knees. Her confidence and attitude is evident when she says "Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right / I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight." Despite the negative comments she has received for being trouble, Whitney embraces it and says "But when I'm bad, I know I'm better / I just wanna get loose, and turn it up for you, baby." She is confident in her abilities to satisfy someone's needs and wants them to admit that she is the queen of the night.
Overall, the song is about celebrating one's sexual prowess and the power that comes with it. Whitney Houston's beautiful vocals add a sultry tone to the lyrics, emphasizing the sensual elements of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got the stuff that you want
I possess whatever it is that you crave
I've got the thing that you need
I have the solution or remedy to your issue
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
I have an abundance of what can make you overwhelmed with emotion
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
I am a person of royalty at night, ruling and being influential in the shadows
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
An exclamation to reinforce my confidence and superiority
Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right
It doesn't matter if I am correct or incorrect
I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight
I have an intense emotion and eagerness within me this evening
Well, I ain't nobody's angel
What can I say? Well, I'm just that way
I am not a perfect person, but my personality and behavior is the way it is
You've got a problem with the way that I am
You take issue with my actions and characteristics
They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn
People describe me as a problem and I do not care
But when I'm bad, I know I'm better
When I make mistakes, I acknowledge that I still am superior to others
I just wanna get loose, and turn it up for you, baby
I desire to become free and be wild for your sake, honey
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (queen of the night)
Queen of the night (queen of the night)
I remain an influential, powerful queen throughout all the evenings
Oh yeah, oh yeah, just say it, say it again
Expressing my confidence and emphasizing my authority
(Play guitar!)
A musical cue to start a guitar solo
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (the queen of the night)
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah
I am once again proclaiming to be an influential queen of the night
'Cause I'm the queen of the night (say I am your queen)
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah yeah
Commanding my listeners to acknowledge me as their queen throughout the evenings
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Daryl L. Simmons, Kenny Babyface Edmonds, Whitney Elizabeth Houston, Antonio M. Reid
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[Chorus]
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Yeah
[Verse 1]
Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right
I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight
Well I ain't nobody's angel
What can I say
Well I'm just that way
Hey, ey
[Chorus]
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Just say it, say it, say it
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Yeah
[Verse 2]
You've got a problem with the way that I am
They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn
But when I'm bad, I know I'm better
I just want to get loose
And turn it up for you, baby
[Chorus]
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, Just say it, say it again
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah (Oh yeah)
[Outro]
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh oh, say it again
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Yeah
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah yeah
Because I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah, yeah
@virgowholehartedly6606
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right
I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight
Well I ain't nobody's angel
What can I say, I'm just that way
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
You've got a problem with the way that I am
They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn
But when I'm bad I know I'm better
I just want to get you, and turn it up for you
I've got the stuff that you want
I've got the thing that you need
I've got more than enough
To make you drop to your knees
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
@missrose6292
A message to the future generations:
"Don't let Whitney Houston's songs die"
@The-Cat
"Ok boomer" is what I imagine what the kids would respond.
@joannehines7806
Never that!! Whitney is IMMORTALIZED forever thru.her music!!
@scroogemcduckrich9705
🗣WHITNEY HOUSTON FOR EVER.. LEGEND THE BEST SINGER EVER
@Baila75000
@@The-Cat Fuck them then..
@aazhie
The retro stuff becomes cool every 20 or 30 years so I think we will be good :)
@tinaracing1008
her most underrated song ... just pure energie
@user-jm5sp8fl6k
Eeeeee...
@SailorMoonDICEnglishFan
The word is spelled energy.
@borneo_
Sounds like en vogue
"free your mind" & a MJ song