Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark...See full bio »
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Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston
(1996)
(performer: "I Got You Babe" - uncredited, "Sleigh Ride" - uncredited, "I Believe In You & Me" - uncredited, "I Go To the Rock" - uncredited)
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Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston
(1991)
(performer: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" - uncredited, "All The Man I Need" - uncredited)
1996The Preacher's Wife
(performer: "I Believe In You And Me", "Step By Step", "Joy", "Hold On, Help Is On The Way", "I Go To The Rock", "I Love The Lord", "Somebody Bigger Than Tou And Me", "You Were Loved", "My Heart Is Calling", "Who Would Imagine A King?", "He's All Over Me", "Joy To The World")
1995Waiting to Exhale
(writer: "Count On Me" / performer: "Exhale Shoop Shoop", "Why Does It Hurt So Bad?", "Count On Me")
1992The Bodyguard
(writer: "Queen of the Night" / performer: "I Have Nothing", "Run to You", "I Will Always Love You", "Queen of the Night", "I'm Every Woman", "Jesus Loves Me" / producer: "Queen of the Night")
Her dance club topping hits include "Step By Step", "It's Not Right, But It's Okay", "Heartbreak Hotel", "I'm Every Woman" & "I Wanna Dance With Somebody '96"
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I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.
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Trivia:
After spending one week at number one, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" spent the next eleven weeks at number two, the longest number-two stay in Hot 100 history.
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