The Night I Fell in Love
Luther Vandross
1985
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1987
Whitney
Whitney Houston
1990
Some People’s Lives
Bette Midler
1991
Power of Love
Luther Vandross
1995
This Is Christmas
Luther Vandross
2003
Dangerously in Love
Beyoncé
2006
Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert
Elvis Presley
Musical Arrangements
Year
Track
Album
1977
“Angels”
Cissy Houston
1996
“The Lord Is My Shepherd”
The Preacher’s Wife
Musical Compositions
Year
Title
Collaborator
1976
“Endless Waters”
David Forman
1996
“Deep River/Campground”
Donny Harper
1997
“Count Your Blessings”
Selected Whitney Houston Discography
Solo Recordings
Year
Album
Record Label
1985
Whitney Houston
Arista
1987
Whitney
Arista
1990
I’m Your Baby Tonight
Arista
1998
My Love Is Your Love
Arista
2002
Just Whitney
Arista
2009
I Look to You
Arista
Soundtracks
Year
Film
Label
1992
The Bodyguard
Arista
1995
Waiting to Exhale
Arista
1996
The Preacher’s Wife
Arista
Compilation Albums
Year
Album
Label
2000
Whitney: The Greatest Hits
Arista
2001
Love, Whitney
Arista
2004
Artist Collection: Whitney Houston
Sony BMG Europe/Arista
2007
The Ultimate Collection
Sony Music/Arista
2011
The Essential Whitney Houston
Sony Music/Arista
2012
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
RCA
Holiday Album
Year
Album
Label
2003
One Wish: The Holiday Album
Arista
Box Sets
Year
Album
Label
2000
Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes
Arista
2001
Love, Whitney
BMG Taiwan
2009
The Collection: Whitney Houston
Sony Legacy
2010
Triple Feature
Sony Music Special Products
Index
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Aaliyah, 261
“Ain’t No Way,” 49
As the World Turns, 115
Babyface, 139, 183, 209
Bacharach, Burt, 40–41, 46, 204–5
Bassett, Angela, 181–82, 183
“Battle Hymn of the Republic, The,” 147
Being Bobby Brown, 230–31, 239
Bernie (pianist), 54, 55
Berns, Bert, 41
Billboard, 117
Bishop’s Wife, The, 184
Black Eyed Peas, 259
Blige, Mary J., 182
Bobby, 163
Bodyguard, The, 153, 157–58, 163, 165, 170, 173, 174, 181–82, 185
Bostic, Joe, 28, 33
Bowie, David, 124
Bradford, Alex, 36
Brandy, 182, 259
Braxton, Toni, 182
Brown, Bobbi Kristina “Krissi,” 5, 168–70, 173, 174, 183–85, 208, 210, 232, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 258, 262, 263
Brown, Bobby, 137, 138–39, 156–57, 161–64, 165–69, 174–75, 179, 184–85, 187–89, 190, 195, 201, 203–4, 208, 210, 217, 220, 221, 222–24, 230–31, 232, 234–35, 236, 240–44, 249, 258, 270
Brown, Estelle, 46, 54, 55
Brown, Maxine, 41
Brown, Tina, 231, 240–41
“Brown-Eyed Girl,” 49
Bull Durham, 154
Burke, Solomon, 10, 37
Carter, Nell, 115
“Chain of Fools,” 49
Chambers, Toni, 127, 133, 197, 198, 202
Chess,
194
Cinderella, 187, 259
Classic Whitney, 193–95
Coasters, 37
Cole, Natalie, 233
Cooke, Sam, 28, 38
Costner, Kevin, 153–55, 158, 159, 162
Crawford, Robyn, 101–3, 109–10, 123, 128–29, 157, 182, 198–200, 206, 207, 210, 220
Crouch, Andraé, 246, 266
Cunningham, Randall, 138
Dances with Wolves, 154
David, Hal, 46
David, Nicole, 205
Davis, Clive, 112, 113–19, 139, 153–54, 159, 160, 162, 182, 197–99, 209, 227–29, 244–45, 247, 250, 253, 260, 263, 266
Davis Sisters, 27
Deirdre (singer), 54–55
Devine, Loretta, 183
Diane (Cissy’s niece), 4, 265
Dixie Hummingbirds, 27
“Don’t Make Me Over,” 41
Dowd, Tom, 41
Drifters, 37, 40
Drinkard, Annie, 12, 20, 22, 23, 31, 39
Drinkard, Delia Mae, 12, 14–15, 17–19, 30
Drinkard, Hank, 12, 16
Drinkard, Larry, 12, 17–18, 22–23, 59
Drinkard, Lee, see Warrick, Lee Drinkard
Drinkard, Marie “Reebie,” 12, 17, 20, 21, 22–23, 29, 35, 77
Drinkard, Nicholas, 12–15, 16–19, 20, 21, 22–23, 25, 28, 29–30, 31, 33, 36, 38, 59, 64–65
Drinkard, Nicky, 12, 17–18, 22–23
Drinkard, Viola, 22–23
Drinkard, William, 12, 13–14, 21, 30, 64
Drinkard Singers (Drinkard Quartet), 17, 27, 28–29, 30, 31, 32–33, 35, 36–37, 38, 46, 56, 143
Ebony, 169–70, 183
Electric Ladyland, 55
Ensminger, Carol, 157
“Evergreen,” 88
“Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” 183, 194–95
Farrow, Curtis, 269
Flack, Roberta, 75, 113
Foster, David, 159
Franklin, Aretha “Ree,” 10, 46–47, 49, 51, 52, 70, 75, 83, 99, 111–12, 113, 182
Franklin, C. L., 46
Garland, Freddy, 32
Garland, Gary, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 32, 35, 38, 44, 58, 60, 61–63, 64–65, 71, 73, 78–79, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 98, 100, 124, 129, 144–45, 149, 157, 165, 193, 202, 216, 218, 219, 220–22, 231, 232–34, 236, 239–41, 242, 243, 249, 263, 264, 265, 268, 270
Garland, Pat, 216, 218, 220–22, 231, 233, 239–41, 242, 243, 268
Get It Right, 111
Gimme a Break!, 115, 154
Glover, Henry, 37, 38–39
Good Morning America, 253–55
Gospelaires, 37
Grant, Cary, 184
“Greatest Love of All, The,” 88, 89, 113, 121, 160, 164, 176
Griffith, Gerry, 93, 112, 113
Hardaway, Phyllis, 53, 57
Harvey, Gene, 117
Hathaway, Donny, 113
Hawkins, Ronnie, 39
Hendrix, Jimmy, 55
“Hold Me,” 115
Holiday, Billie, 20
Houston, Alana, 191–93, 218–19
Houston, Blaire, 161
Houston, Donna, 125–26, 163, 187–88, 206, 207, 262
Houston, Elizabeth, 11, 74
Houston, Gary (Cissy’s grandson), 124, 125–26
Houston, Gary (Cissy’s son), xii, 4, 5, 9, 35, 38, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 71, 73, 78, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 98, 100, 124, 129, 144, 157, 165, 193, 202, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 249, 263, 264, 265, 268, 270
Houston, John, 9, 10–11, 34–39, 41, 43, 44–45, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61–62, 64, 65–66, 67, 68–69, 72, 76, 78–79, 82–85, 86–87, 91, 96, 98, 99, 100, 102, 104, 109–11, 112, 123, 124, 126, 129–30, 139, 140, 143–46, 147, 149, 157–59, 161, 162, 178, 184, 190–93, 194, 198–99, 215–20, 249
Houston, Michael, 5, 9, 38, 40, 44, 52, 58, 60, 61–63, 65–68, 70, 73, 74, 79, 84, 87, 91, 98, 99, 100, 113, 124, 125–26, 129, 144–45, 149–51, 157, 161, 163, 165–66, 172, 187, 193, 202, 206, 207, 208, 216, 218–19, 246, 248, 262, 263–64, 268–69, 270, 276
Houston, Peggy, 157–58, 191, 215, 218
Houston, Whitney Elizabeth “Nippy,” 4–8, 9–10, 42, 43–45, 50, 51–52, 56, 58, 60, 61–64, 65–79, 81–83, 84, 85, 87–89, 90–92, 93–105, 109–20, 121–35, 137–51, 153–64, 165–79, 181–95, 197–211, 215–19, 220–25, 227–37, 239–51, 253–64, 265–72, 275–78
“How Will I Know,” 121
“Human,” 49
“Humpin’ Around,” 164, 166, 174
Hunt, Tommy, 49–50
“I Believe in You and Me,” 229
“I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” 245, 247
“I Know Him So Well,” 194
I Look to You, 247, 256
“I Look to You,” 255
“I Miss the Hungry Years,” 35
I’m Your Baby Tonight, 139–40, 142–43, 149, 153, 155
“I Never Loved a Man,” 49
Isley Brothers, 10
“I Will Always Love You,” 159, 164, 167, 229
Jackson, Chuck, 41
Jackson, Jermaine, 115, 116, 119
Jackson, Mahalia, 28–29, 33, 36
Jackson, Michael, 58, 63, 116, 120, 121–22, 209
Jackson, Rebbie, 120
Jackson 5, 63
“Jesus Loves Me,” 276
Jeter, Claude, 27
John Houston Entertainment, 215
Jolly (Cissy’s friend), 20–21
Juanita (Whitney’s aunt), 18
Kashif, 116
Keys, Alicia, 247
Khan, Chaka, 75, 90, 93, 113
King, Ben E., 37
Koppelman, Charles, 61
LaBelle, Patti, 182
“Lead Me, Guide Me,” 130
Leiber, Jerry, 37, 40, 41, 47
“Let the Church Say Amen,” 266–67
“Life’s a Party,” 93
“Lord Is My Shepherd, The,” 187
Love Language, 115
“Love’s in Need of Love,” 176
Lucas, Ron, 269
McClurkin, Donnie, 246
McMillan, Terry, 181–82
Make a Joyful Noise, 33
Mandela, Nelson, 131, 175–77
Mandela, Winnie, 178–79
Mandela, Zindzi, 176
Marshall, Penny, 184
Material, 111
“Memories,” 111
Merv Griffin Show, The, 114
Michael Zager Band, 93
Midler, Bette, 143
“Million Dollar Bill,” 247
Mizelle, Cindy, 90
“Moment of Truth,” 124
Morrison, Van, 49
“Mr. Bojangles,” 195
Murphy, Eddie, 137–38
My Love Is Your Love, 199
National Enquirer, 240
“Natural Woman,” 49
Naughty, 90
Nell (Cissy’s friend), 5, 263
New Edition, 163
Newport Jazz Festival, 33, 56
Nippy Inc., 124, 143
Niven, David, 184
Odum, Reverend, 23–24
“On Broadway,” 40
One Down, 111
Oscar (Cissy’s uncle), 19
Parton, Dolly, 159, 160
Pendergrass, Teddy, 115, 119
People, 155
“People,” 176
Perry, Tyler, 268
Pickett, Wilson, 10
Platt, Sheldon, 197
“Please Stay,” 40
Power of Love, The, 143
Preacher’s Wife, The, 184–87, 190, 262
Presenting Ci
ssy Houston, 61
Presley, Elvis, 33, 55–57, 61, 99, 193
Prince, 260
Rawls, Lou, 93
Ray J, 259
Reid, L. A., 139, 209
Roberts, Dave, 149
Rochon, Lela, 183
“Saving All My Love for You,” 120, 164
Sawyer, Diane, 217–18, 222, 250, 267
Shemwell, Sylvia, 41, 46, 54, 55, 59
Shirelles, 41
Silver Spoons, 154
“Since You Been Gone,” 49
Skinner, Kevin, 216
Smith, Myrna, 46, 54, 55, 57, 59
“Some Kind of Wonderful,” 40
Some People’s Lives, 143
Songs of Faith & Inspiration, 49
Sonny and Cher, 66
Soul Stirrers, 28
Sparkle, 5, 261
Sparks, Jordin, 261
Springfield, Dusty, 55
Staples, Pops, 49
Staple Singers, 38
“Star-Spangled Banner, The,” 140, 147, 209
Stoller, Mike, 37, 40, 41, 47
Streisand, Barbra, 88
Swan Silvertones, 27
Sweet Inspirations, 46–48, 49, 50, 52–60, 61, 62, 70, 83–84, 86, 89
Thornton, Fonzi, 90
“Tomorrow,” 94
Tyler, Bonnie, 97
Underwood, Blair, 138
Vandross, Luther, 50, 75, 89–90, 99, 111, 113, 139, 140, 143
Verdell, Jackie, 27
Waiting to Exhale, 169, 181–82, 184
Ward, Clara, 29, 33, 36
Warren, Diane, 245, 247
Warrick, Lee Drinkard, 12, 22, 28–29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36–37
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