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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 12, 2012 10:42:16 GMT -5
From 1984... Her first Hot 100 hit.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 12, 2012 12:07:43 GMT -5
One of my favorites- just lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 12:24:31 GMT -5
I always thought this was really boring. Teddy Pendergrass was in a real rut in the mid-80s before he came back with the Joy album in 1988. I also always found it funny that this was Whitney's first "hit" because it's so unremarkable. Clive Davis really did an excellent job introducing her to the world though, first getting her that appearance on the Merv Griffin show and then getting her on a Teddy Pendergrass single which went Top 5 on the R&B chart and Top 10 AC.
So sad both Teddy and Whitney are gone now.
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Post by dth1971 on Feb 12, 2012 13:41:17 GMT -5
This made #44 on Billboard's Hot 100, it should have made Top 40 reaches.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Feb 12, 2012 18:02:55 GMT -5
^Actually No. 46, but close enough. :) It peaked at 44 on the UK chart.
One of my cousins used this as her wedding song back in the late 80s/early 90s (forget the year).
She did perform this live with Teddy once- but he was off to the side of the stage, so we didn't see him. The actual performance starts after the 4:00 mark.
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Post by Soulsista on Apr 7, 2016 13:08:05 GMT -5
Boring. They both had so much better.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Oct 4, 2018 18:13:36 GMT -5
Very beautiful song and very underrated. I grew up hearing this song through my dad.
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Post by Dreams on Oct 4, 2018 18:15:57 GMT -5
This was a Diana Ross cover.
Initially I wasn't fond of this, but it grew on me over the years. There's something really tender in the way they sang it, they really felt the lyrics.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Oct 4, 2018 18:22:39 GMT -5
This was a Diana Ross cover. Initially I wasn't fond of this, but it grew on me over the years. There's something really tender in the way they sang it, they really felt the lyrics. I never knew that this was a Diana Ross cover. I always thought it was Whitney's original song. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 19:26:05 GMT -5
This is one of those songs I remember hearing as a kid, but didn't know either artist. I just liked the song. Then years later I heard it and was like... this is Whitney! Strangely, I didn't own any of her albums until I'm Your Baby Tonight, but I did have several of her singles.
It's nice - and although I don't know that I've heard Diana sing it, I can definitely hear it my head.
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Post by gonecountry on Apr 23, 2019 11:35:35 GMT -5
Now this is what a duet should sound like.
Classic duets of the 80s:
Whitney and Teddy
Roberta and Peabo
Linda and Aaron
Patti and James
These were incredible duet partners. Their voices blended beautifully
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Post by Jay D83 on Apr 23, 2019 12:39:34 GMT -5
One of my least favorite singles from Whitney. Horribly boring.
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Post by jenglisbe on Apr 24, 2019 9:51:22 GMT -5
This was a Diana Ross cover. Initially I wasn't fond of this, but it grew on me over the years. There's something really tender in the way they sang it, they really felt the lyrics. I never knew that this was a Diana Ross cover. I always thought it was Whitney's original song. A fair amount of Whitney's singles were covers, but many weren't big hits initially so people didn't realize they were covers. I always forget "All the Man I That I Need" is a cover. |
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Apr 24, 2019 10:46:03 GMT -5
I never knew that this was a Diana Ross cover. I always thought it was Whitney's original song. A fair amount of Whitney's singles were covers, but many weren't big hits initially so people didn't realize they were covers. I always forget "All the Man I That I Need" is a cover. I always knew that I Will Always Love You was a cover because I also grew up hearing Dolly Parton's version. Same with I'm Every Woman. Didn't know that All The Man That I Need was a cover. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Apr 24, 2019 10:54:47 GMT -5
A fair amount of Whitney's singles were covers, but many weren't big hits initially so people didn't realize they were covers. I always forget "All the Man I That I Need" is a cover. I always knew that I Will Always Love You was a cover because I also grew up hearing Dolly Parton's version. Same with I'm Every Woman. Didn't know that All The Man That I Need was a cover. Yeah, it's a cover and so were "Saving All My Love for You" and "The Greatest Love of All." |
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Post by disman00911 on Feb 14, 2021 14:06:57 GMT -5
Wasn't this song that prevented Whitney from winning a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1985? That's probably the only reason I know of this song's existence. Considering that Jody Watley won that category in 1987 despite being a member of the late 70s/early 80s R&B/disco act Shalamar. As for this particular song, it's alright I guess.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 18, 2024 9:09:09 GMT -5
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jun 18, 2024 20:35:22 GMT -5
I didn't realize it was a cover, either; Ross' 1982 version was called "In Your Arms."
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