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Whitney

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Whitney's sophomore effort, simply entitled "Whitney", was an album fill with truly great music. Whitney had the voice and some great material (thanks to her mentor Clive Davis) to put together a truly classic album.

The sound of the album is more of a sythesized-pop/R&B feel (remember, this WAS the 80s), with the signature Whitney Houston ballads. The album features productions and writing from Narada Michael Walden (who produced most of the album - and frequently produced for many, many artists throughout the 80s and early 90s), Jellybean, Billy Steinberg/Tom Kelly, and Michael Masser, among others.

Most notable hits are "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "So Emotional" (my personal favorite), "Love Will Save The Day", "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," and "Didn't We Almost Have It All." Another notable song is "I Know Him So Well" which features Whitney's mother Cissy Houston.

Overall, if you are a fan of the great pop sounds of the 80s, or just addicted to Whitney's amazing voice, this is for you!

This is just as great as her first CD, and in my opinion even a bit better (if that's possible). Even if you're not a huge fan of hers, you simply must own this album. There are four undisputable reasons why: The uptempo dance gems "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "So Emotional" are THE BEST!!! They truly stand the test of time. And the beautiful ballads "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" have also held up over the years--just listen to that voice!!! When you're a singer of this magnitude and vocal talent, even great songs become EXCELLENT songs and she's definitly the best. These four songs are essential for any cd collection. Worth every penny! If you ever had your doubts about this singer, then I challenge you to listen to these treasures and then you'll know what a phenomenal talent Whitney Houston really is. My favorite Whitney album of all time! Simply the best!

How dare Lloyd Bradley diss Whitney's singing talent and hits! Evidently, boyfriend has no soul, and is a lousy critic to boot! Dear Mr. Bradley, for your information: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" were mega-hits and both went to #1 thank you very much.

This is when Whitney was on top. She was pretty unstoppable then; her music was beautiful and her personal life was a bit more normal. I do not think there is a bad song on here. My all time favourite Whitney song is here - Didn't We Almost Have It All. It's such an amazing and powerful song - it truly brings out the best in her vocals. The other great songs are So Emotional, You're Still My Man and Where Do Broken Hearts Go?.
For her sake, I really wish she could get back to this level of standard again. She is so talented and it's such a shame that things aren't as good as they could be for her. If she could sing and have music like this again and be back on top of her game, she'd give Mariah more of a run for their money.
Fantastic cd - you must own it.

This is a great album Whitney has really put out some great albums in the past and this is one of them it is a very nice album and she sings well and she has some real nice songs on here. She does a remake of the Isley Brothers for the love of you and she does this song so well I have to listen to it over and over she can really sing and is very talented!!!!!

Every track on this album is good!!!!

The song order on Whitney Houston's partly self-titled CD ("Whitney", not to be confused with her full-name debut: "Whitney Houston") begins with a fast-slow pattern, then remains slow for the last four ballads. For the most part, I like her fast songs best (like "Love Will Save the Day"--an optimistic tune--and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "So Emotional"--both catchy, upbeat tracks). The slower songs are a bit too romantic and cheesy for me, but fans of Whitney Houston will probably like this CD, cheese and all. Whether she's belting out a fast one or easing down to a ballad, Whitney is without a doubt one of the best female singers in pop/r&b music, particularly during the 80s and 90s, as this CD proves.

The last Whitney Houston allbum I bought was "The Bodyguard" and I have not bought another of her albums since. The reviewer who said that Whitney was better "pre-Bobby" hit the nail on the head. Nothing compares to her first three albums-this one being her second and my favorite. The smoothness of this album is what makes it sooo good. There really isn't a bad song on here. I actually don't enjoy the songs that were hits as much as the ones that weren't. I kept reading the reviews for this album and near the end someone FINALLY mentioned the song "Just the Lonely Talking Again"-the best song on the album-hands down. This is actually one of my favorite songs to put on after a stressful day-it's smooth, soulful and transporting. The other would be "I Know Him So Well" written by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA. Fabulous song and fabulous writers, but that's another review all together.

Buy this album, enjoy this album-this is as good as Whitney gets!

This is the Whtiney that I fell in love with. Carefree, beautiful, happy and very talented!! "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" has gotta be the song of the eighties. Are you old enough to remember when this song was on the radio every hour and every day? "So Emotional" is a close second favorite track of mine. But everything on this CD is so perfect. I hope Whitney can regain some of this success in the future.

This cd shows why she was the top selling female vocalist of her generation. Every song is a super winner and her talent is celestial.

Whitney Houston had massive success with her eponymous debut album in 1985 and not too surpring, this album 2 years later is very simular, Michael Narada Walden is also among the producers and with him came some of the greatest studio musicians. It got a fair share of dance-pop, R&B and Power Ballads just aswell as a few covers. Out of the 5 singles, 4 reached #1 on the Billboard charts. "Love Will Save The Day" 'only' reached #9. Whitney made everything she touched into gold at this time and there was really no contestant that came close with #1 singles either. Needless to say, If you liked her debut, you will not be dissapointed with this album either.

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" was one of the biggest hits of 1987, it was written by the pair Merrill/Rubicam that also wrote "How Will I Know" from her last album and this is also uptempo, but one of her catchiest songs of all time that also feauture a memorable choreographic video. The production may sound a little dated by now but it's a wonderful song nonetheless. "Just the Lonely Talking Again" is a forgettable slow paced song, can't say much about it since it isn't anything special. "Love Will Save the Day" another great dance-pop song was the lowest charting single, but If I'm not mistaken there wasn't a video for the song which may explain that, since the song is good on it's own. "Didn't We Almost Have it All" a ballad also lacked a real video, but it reached the top of the charts just the same. A typical adult contemporary ballad that was good for radio and still is played alot. Another brilliant song in "So Emotional", This Steinberg/Kelly penned song is actually a edgy rock song where Whitney celebrates love. She also proved that there was nothing she couldn't do, even classic rock with heavy guitars was no problem. "Where You Are" is another ballad while "Love is a Contact Sport" is a 80's pop song that is pretty good. Next song is once again a ballad "You're Still My Man" but it's forgettable. "For The Love of You" a Isley Brothers cover and the last song "I Know Him So Well" a cover of ABBA. The last song to chart is another classic by now. When "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" was released it became the 7th consecutive Whitney single to reach number 1. A new record!

Overall, like I mentioned before this one is rather simlar to her last album but just as good. It had many memorable hits but also a few ballad fillers I could live without. However, it's one of her best albums and launched her career as a superstar. My final vote here is also 4'5 stars and this one is recommended.