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)
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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But there's something on my mind
You see, I haven't been the same
Since that cold November day
We said we needed space
But all we found was an empty place
And the only things I learned
Is that I need you desperately
So here I am
And can you please tell me, oh
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there?
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care, for me (ooh, baby)
I've been around enough to know
That dreams don't turn to gold
And that there is no easy way
No, you just can't run away
And what we had was so much more
Than we ever had before
And no matter how I try
You're always on my mind
So here I am
And can you please tell me, oh
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there?
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care for me
And now that I am here with you
I'll never let you go
I look into your eyes
And now I know, now I know
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there?
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care
Where do broken hearts go?
Can they find their way home
Back to the open arms
Of a love that's waiting there?
And if somebody loves you
Won't they always love you?
I look in your eyes
And I know that you still care for me, for me
You still care for me
The lyrics to Whitney Houston's ballad "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" are about the singer's persistent desire to find a way back to a past love. The song opens with the singer acknowledging that it's been a while since their breakup, but they still can't get their former love off their mind. The stanza ends with the realization that the singer needs their ex "desperately." In the chorus, the singer poses a question that will repeat throughout the song: "Where do broken hearts go?" They wonder if a broken heart can make its way back to a love that's waiting for them.
The second verse continues to describe the singer's frustration with moving on, admitting that dreams don't always turn out how we hope they will. Despite this, the singer insists that they can't just run away from their feelings. They also note that the past relationship meant more to them than any other, and that memories of their love keep pestering them.
In the final lines of the song, the singer declares their love to their former flame, promising to never let them go now that they're reunited. The chorus repeats one final time, but with the assurance that the broken heart in question has finally found its way back to a love that's waiting there for them.
Line by Line Meaning
I know it's been some time
It's been a while since we last spoke.
But there's something on my mind
I've been thinking about you a lot lately.
You see, I haven't been the same
I'm not the same person without you in my life.
Since that cold November day
Since the day we split up.
We said we needed space
We thought taking some time apart would help us.
But all we found was an empty place
We realized that we actually needed each other.
And the only things I learned
The only lesson I learned from this experience is that I need you.
Is that I need you desperately
I can't live without you.
So here I am
I've come back to you.
And can you please tell me, oh
Can you help me understand something?
Where do broken hearts go?
Where do people go to heal their broken hearts?
Can they find their way home
Can they return to the love they once had?
Back to the open arms
Back to the love and warmth of the person they love.
Of a love that's waiting there?
Of the love that's still there waiting for them.
And if somebody loves you
If someone truly loves you.
Won't they always love you?
Won't their love for you always remain?
I look in your eyes
I see how you feel about me when I look into your eyes.
And I know that you still care, for me (ooh, baby)
And I know that you still have feelings for me.
I've been around enough to know
I've experienced enough in life to understand.
That dreams don't turn to gold
That not all dreams come true.
And that there is no easy way
That there's no quick fix to mend our broken hearts.
No, you just can't run away
Running away won't solve anything.
And what we had was so much more
Our love was much deeper than we ever realized.
Than we ever had before
It was more than we ever thought it could be.
And no matter how I try
No matter how hard I try.
You're always on my mind
I can't get you out of my thoughts.
And now that I am here with you
Now that I'm back with you.
I'll never let you go
I'll never let you slip away again.
And now I know, now I know
I've finally realized.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Chuck Jackson, Frank Wildhorn
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@ninamo7969
Dear Whitney, Millions of hearts were broken when you passed away. Our hearts are still broken, but we will never stop loving you.
You gave your pure heart & soul, your sweet genuine and witty personalty, your angelic voice and a legacy of song to last forever!
💞 Dear Whitney 💞
I keep loving you
Even though you're no longer here
Long beyond the empty stage
I'll be missing you through the coming years
I keep loving you
For as long as I shall live
Praising you for sharing your heart & soul
Through your heavenly gift
I keep loving you
Cherishing bitter sweet memories
Listening to your angelic voice
Forever carrying you in my heart, dear Whitney
Rest In Peace, Power and Paradise Miss Whitney Elizabeth Houston ❣️
@tshenolomogopodi574
March 2024, who's still watching ❤
@dachrullnaisin3341
I do❤
@thomasrehag1747
I'm guarding. 💜💜💜💜
@user-ys3mw5gy2d
Me
@DeAntryDoe
😂😂😂ON "GAAWWWWD!!!"
@DeAntryDoe
😊 Singing,"Whhhhhhyyy the one that one wants to be with me just teeeeeelllll meeeeee." ,😂😂😂😂😂 Driving the nice truck, reminiscing about me is OVERDUE, 😂🤣😂 nice Tahoe though.
@freebird247
It's February 27th 2024, 12:46 a.m. in London and I'm stuck here. Why did you leave so soon Whitney? Your legacy lives on. ❤
@AllanOdhiambo-qe5yh
You're in a safe space with this music. I listen to it everyday. Reminds me of my late brother who really loved Whitney's music particularly this one. God rest his soul.
@AllanOdhiambo-qe5yh
😢
@thomasrehag1747
Endless Nostalgia.... 💜💜💜💜