March 1, 1994 (30 years ago today): Whitney won three GRAMMY Awards - Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female and Record of the Year for "| Will Always Love You" and Album of the Year for 'The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album.'
"Our young people need to hear that song and realize it's about loving yourself. If you can love yourself through all your rights and wrongs and faults, then that's the greatest love of all." - Whitney 38 years ago, "Greatest Love Of All" was released as the final single from Whitney's debut album. It remains her third biggest hit after "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
On April 2 1988, Whitney's "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" -- the fourth single from her second album, 'Whitney' -- reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song was produced by Narada Michael Walden and written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson. It would later become her seventh consecutive #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, beating The Beatles and The Bee Gees (who were tied at six) -- a record that still holds to this day!
Watch the new HD version of Whitney performing "I Believe In You And Me" on the UK show 'The National Lottery Live, broadcast this day in 1997. The song was released in the UK as a single from 'The Preacher's Wife' two days after this performance. Watch now on Whitney’s Official YouTube Channel!
Whitney's "All At Once" was released as a European single in March 1985. Her performance of this song in 1987 became a historic moment - she was the first artist ever to be asked to perform an encore at Italy's Sanremo Music Festival. After Whitney sang "All At Once" to a standing ovation, the host declared, "A voice like that comes once in a generation." The audience shouted for an encore performance, so Whitney sang it twice! #WomensHistoryMonth #WomeninMusic
March 6, 1993: "I'm Every Woman" reached Number One on the Billboard Dance Chart. "Because she loved Chaka so much, she wanted to make sure all the harmonies were as tight as Chaka had done. And she was really into it ... It was like a real love fest to record with her." - Producer Narada Michael Walden #WomeninMusic #ImEveryWoman #WomensMonth
Whitney and Stevie Wonder singing "We Didn't Know" live on the Arsenio Hall Show in 1990. The track was the final single from the 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' album.
Watch the new HD version of Whitney performing "All at Once" on the UK television show'Wogan' in 1986 - now available on the Whitney Houston YouTube channel!
March 14, 1991: Whitney's 'I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour' commenced with a "soft opening" of two dates in Japan. The tour continued until October with dates in Asia, North America and Europe. It included an advanced state of the art system and upgraded the experience in terms of lighting, costumes and backup dancers. Whitney and team also reworked some of the songs, giving them new energy with funky arrangements.
Whitney performed "When You Believe" at The Academy Awards with Mariah Carey 25 years ago today. #AcademyAwards #WhitneyHouston #MariahCarey #WhenYouBelieve
On March 11, 2000, "I Learned From The Best" (written by Diane Warren) reached #13 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart. It was the 5th and final single from the 'My Love Is Your Love' album. The music video was filmed in Cologne, Germany and was featured on the first season of MTV's "Making The Video."