Tag Archives: Whitney Houston
Soul Man: Revisiting Usher’s “Here I Stand”
My thoughts on Usher’s “Here I Stand.”
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Tagged Bobby, Bobby Brown, Confessions, Don't Be Cruel, Donny Hathaway, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, His Mistakes, Jermaine Dupri, Love You Gently, Luther Vandross, Manuel Seal, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Raymond v. Raymond, Revolver, Something Special, soul man, Tameka Foster, This Ain't Sex, Usher, Versus, Whitney Houston, Xscape
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Bobby Brown – ‘Get Out The Way’
My thoughts on the new Bobby Brown single, “Get Out The Way.”
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Tagged black pop, Bobby, Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel, King of R&B, Michael Jackson, new jack swing, Prince, Whitney Houston
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Whitney 2.0
My thoughts on the new Jennifer Hudson single, “Where You At.”
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Tagged black woman singers, bombast, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Clive Davis, David Foster, Deborah Cox, Diane Warren, Exhale, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, melisma, Ne-Yo, pop balladry, R. Kelly, R&B, soul music, Spotlight, Where You At, Whitney Houston
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On Whitney – Just So We’re Clear
My girl Erica sent me an email today expressing her hopes that the new Whitney Houston album will give her what she needs from Whitney. My response (which I think succinctly gets at how I feel bout Whitney): To be … Continue reading
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Tagged Clive Davis, Dre and Vidal, Here I Stand, Philly Soul, pop, power ballad, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Soulquarians, Usher, Whitney Houston
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Best of the Rest: Shanice’s Don’t Break My Heart
Shanice is among a generation of singers that never quite found a suitable home in the industry because the music industry has never quite known what to do with vocalists who can pretty much do anything (see Melba Moore, Phyllis Hyman, … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Davis, Daryl Simmons, Joi Gilliam, Mariah Carey, Melba Moore, Minnie Ripperton, Phyllis Hyman, power ballad, R&B, shanice, Stephanie Mills, Vesta, Whitney Houston
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