Whitney Houston Is Celebrating Her 25th Anniversary!

How dope is this?! I love Whitney Houston, have all her albums. Even the new ones where she is sounding like her cousin Dionne Warwick. OLD Whitney was a true certified classic diva of all time LOL. Her songs, her voice…they still give me chills.

On January 26, Arista/Legacy is putting out a re-release of her classic debut album Whitney Houston. It’s been remastered and they’ve added new songs and there’s a bunch of other free stuff they are putting in there. Now THAT’S what I call a re-release. Please, anyone who has released an album in this decade and then put out another version 6 months later — please find a nice corner to sit in and take notes. Minus the drugs/Bobby/drama, Whitney was it!

I hope the rumors I’ve heard lately of her falling off the wagon are NOT true. Though I didn’t really LOVE I Look To You, it was a great comeback story of course, and I definitely was rooting for her in the beginning. ESPECIALLY to stay clean & sober. Music comes second, get your life together first. Be healthy, stay alive!

More details after the jump (tracklists, etc.)!

The package features a DVD and of course the CD. See the press release after the jump. I cannot wait to cop this! I love our legends and this is nothing but a time capsule from the past of Whitney’s history and rich voice, awesome career and major accomplishments. Whose first album makes this many milestones anymore? Not very many AT ALL.

Originally released on Valentine’s Day 1985, ‘Whitney Houston’ entered The Billboard 200 at #166 the week of March 30. A year later, in April 1986, the album began its first seven-week run at #1, then spent three weeks at #2 before reclaiming the top slot for a jaw-dropping second seven-week stand. ‘Whitney Houston’ became a fixture on The Billboard 200 for 162 weeks, including a record-breaking 46 weeks in the Top 10 and 14 non-consecutive weeks at #1.

The strength, beauty and power of the record’s music — including four chart-topping singles (“You Give Good Love”, “Saving All My Love For You”, “How Will I Know”, “Greatest Love of All”) — have made ‘Whitney Houston’ one of the best-loved and most enduring albums in pop music history. The planet’s top-selling debut album ever released by a solo artist, ‘Whitney Houston’ has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide while earning RIAA-certified 13x Platinum status in the US (in recognition of domestic sales of more than 13 million pieces).

With ‘Whitney Houston’ earning the artist a Best Album Grammy nomination in 1986, Whitney took home her first Grammy that year in the ‘Best Pop Vocal’, Female Category for “Saving All My Love For You”. Her performance on the Grammys won her an Emmy for ‘Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety of Music Program’. Whitney, who currently holds the record for most American Music Awards held by a solo artist (21), picked up her first seven AMAs, and an MTV Video Award, that same year.

‘Whitney Houston’ topped countless critic’s polls and year-end lists including Rolling Stone, who named it 1986′s “Album of the Year”. Billboard ranked ‘Whitney Houston’ as the #1 album of the year and Whitney Houston 1986′s #1 popular artist.

“I cannot believe it has been 25 years since my first album!,” writes Whitney Houston in her exclusive letter to fans appearing in the packaging for the 25th anniversary release of her debut. “I could never have done this without the support, encouragement and unconditional love from my fans all over the world. I love you all!”

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‘Whitney Houston’ – 25th Anniversary Edition – Full Tracklisting

Disc 1 – CD
“You Give Good Love”
“Thinking About You”
“Someone For Me”
“Saving All My Love For You”
“Nobody Loves Me Like You Do”
“How Will I Know”
“All At Once”
“Take Good Care Of My Heart”
“Greatest Love of All”
“Hold Me” (Duet With Teddy Pendergrass)

Bonus Tracks
“Thinking About You” (Remix by Bruce Forest)
“Someone For Me” (Remix by Alan Coulthard)
“How Will I Know” (A cappella)
“How Will I Know” (Remix by Jellybean)
“Greatest Love of All” (Live)

Disc 2 – DVD
“Home” Whitney Houston’s premiere performance on the Merv Griffin Show
“I Am Changing” Live from the Arista Records 10th Anniversary celebration, 1985
“You Give Good Love” Live from the First Annual Soul Train Awards Show, 1987
“You Give Good Love” Music Video
“Saving All My Love” Music Video
“How Will I Know” Music Video
“Greatest Love Of All” Music Video
Interviews with Whitney Houston and Clive Davis

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