Ranking: Songs from Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston

   The first time I saw Whitney Houston was in 1983 on the Merv Griffin show.  She sang "Home" from The Wiz.  It was a great performance.  A star seemed to be in the making.  But who knows how these things will turn out.  The first time I heard her on record was in 1984 when she did a duet with Teddy Pendergrass for his post-accident comeback album.  "Hold Me" would peak at #5 on the R&B charts and #46 on the Hot 100.  

  A year later her self-titled debut album came out.  This was a new voice in the Pop world.  The album had all the markings of label head Clive Davis' touch.  There's a little bit for everything.  R&B, Pop, carefully constructed duets.  But what held it all together were the songs and Houston's powerful voice.

1.  How Will I Know

2.  Saving All My Love For You

3.  You Give Good Love

4.  Thinking About You

5.  Greatest Love Of All

6.  All At Once

7.  Hold Me (w/Teddy Pendergrass)

8.  Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (w/Jermaine Jackson)

9.  Someone For Me

10.  Take Good Care of My Heart (w/Jermaine Jackson)