The Official WHITNEY HOUSTON Mega-thread!!!

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

** "Worth It" UP TO #20(22). Nice boost. Up to 500+ spins and up to Top 20 now.


Up In Spins
LW: Feb 22 - Feb 28 TW: Mar 1 - Mar 7 Updated: Mon Mar 8 4:13 AM PST


* Rank Mediabase Sortable Stats™ - Click any Blue Header Year Spins Avg. Station Rotations
lw TW Artist Title - Click Graphic for 12-Week Airplay Trends Label TW lw Move On TW lw
1 1 1 SADE Soldier Of Love Epic 2009 2215 2214 1 73 30.3 30.3 +0.0
1 2 2 MELANIE FIONA It Kills Me SRC/Universal Motown 2009 2090 2189 -99 73 28.6 30.0 -1.4
3 3 3 ALICIA KEYS Try Sleeping With A ... J/RMG 2009 1928 1974 -46 73 26.4 27.0 -0.6
4 4 4 MARY J. BLIGE I Am Geffen/Interscope 2009 1780 1951 -171 73 24.4 26.7 -2.3
1 5 5 JAHEIM Ain't Leavin Without... Atlantic 2009 1657 1740 -83 73 22.7 23.8 -1.1
6 6 6 MAXWELL Fistful Of Tears Columbia 2009 1587 1453 134 73 21.7 19.9 +1.8
7 8 7 MONICA Everything To Me J/RMG 2009 1226 1129 97 73 16.8 15.5 +1.3
5 7 8 BEBE & CECE WINANS Close To You B&C/Malaco 2009 1124 1138 -14 67 16.5 16.7 -0.2
9 10 9 USHER There Goes My Baby LaFace/JLG 2009 1047 1034 13 72 14.5 14.4 +0.2
1 11 10 MAXWELL Bad Habits Columbia 2009 932 1025 -93 69 13.3 14.6 -1.3

8 12 11 MARY MARY God In Me f/Kierra S... Columbia 2008 889 953 -64 68 12.5 13.4 -0.9
13 16 12 ERYKAH BADU Window Seat Universal Motown 2010 886 726 160 70 12.7 10.4 +2.3
1 9 13 USHER Papers LaFace/JLG 2009 871 1051 -180 58 13.0 15.7 -2.7
11 14 14 ROBIN THICKE Sex Therapy Star Trak/Interscope 2009 857 890 -33 71 12.1 12.5 -0.5
15 17 15 RUBEN STUDDARD Don't Make 'Em Like ... Hickory/19/RED 2009 803 662 141 73 11.0 9.1 +1.9
16 18 16 CORINNE BAILEY RAE Closer Capitol 2010 672 649 23 64 10.5 10.1 +0.4
17 19 17 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN I Don't Care Jive/JLG 2010 662 626 36 72 9.1 8.6 +0.5
18 21 18 JAHEIM Finding My Way Back Atlantic 2010 606 522 84 71 8.5 7.4 +1.2
19 20 19 JOE Worst Case Scenario Kedar 2009 540 555 -15 57 7.6 7.8 -0.2

20 22 20 WHITNEY HOUSTON Worth It Arista/RMG 2009 501 490 11 48 8.8 8.6 +0.2

21 24 21 VIVIAN GREEN Beautiful E1 2010 381 346 35 40 9.1 8.2 +0.8
16 23 22 ANGIE STONE I Ain't Hearin U Stax/CMG 2009 348 423 -75 47 5.4 6.5 -1.2
22 27 23 LEDISI Higher Than This Verve Forecast/VMG 2009 342 269 73 60 5.5 4.3 +1.2
24 25 24 CHRISETTE MICHELE All I Ever Think Abo... Def Jam/IDJMG 2009 328 308 20 30 9.4 8.8 +0.6
26 38 25 TONI BRAXTON Hands Tied Atlantic 2009 300 129 171 27 11.1 4.8 +6.3
21 30 26 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Bulletproof f/Ludacr... Jive/JLG 2009 283 212 71 65 4.4 3.3 +1.1
26 26 27 MARVIN SAPP The Best In Me --- 2010 278 275 3 55 4.0 3.9 +0.0
28 28 CHRISETTE MICHELE Fragile Def Jam/IDJMG 2009 273 0 273 39 7.0 0.0 +7.0
29 31 29 URBAN MYSTIC In The Morning Sobe Entertainment 2010 254 207 47 26 9.4 7.7 +1.7
28 28 30 LAURA IZIBOR If Tonight Is My Las... Atlantic 2007 246 243 3 26 7.7 7.6 +0.1

31 32 31 LEELA JAMES Tell Me You Love Me Stax/CMG 2009 231 203 28 22 9.6 8.5 +1.2
31 34 32 MARY J. BLIGE Good Love f/T.I. Geffen/Interscope 2009 219 183 36 42 5.1 4.3 +0.8
33 42 33 CHRISETTE MICHELE What You Do f/Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG 2009 202 104 98 36 5.6 2.9 +2.7
27 35 34 KIRK FRANKLIN Are You Listening: A... Gospo Centric/JLG 2010 182 179 3 56 3.0 3.0 +0.1
30 33 35 K'JON On Everything Universal Republic 2009 178 200 -22 22 6.4 7.1 -0.8
36 36 MARY J. BLIGE Hood Love f/Trey Son... Geffen 2009 156 0 156 39 4.0 0.0 +4.0
34 37 37 MARIAH CAREY Angels Cry Island/IDJMG 2009 126 135 -9 17 7.4 7.9 -0.5
31 36 38 DRU HILL Love MD Kedar 2009 126 144 -18 19 6.0 6.9 -0.9
33 57 39 ERIC ROBERSON Borrow You Blue Erro Soul 2009 123 47 76 39 3.2 1.2 +1.9
40 47 40 LYFE JENNINGS Busy Jesus Swings/Asylum 2010 121 68 53 22 5.5 3.1 +2.4

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Whitney, Dolly Parton called and said she wants her song back, adding if anyone's going to yoddle "I Will Always Love You," it should be her!

^The performance above absolutely sucked!

If I remember correctly there was already a thread showing WH how "I'll Will Always Love You" should be sung. This is just more proof she needs to retire it from her repertoire. Better yet she needs to retire all together after her "Couldn't Entertain A Dead Rat Tour".

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Look, SexyKev/Taurean79, I get it. You are die hard Whitney Houston fans, who will stand by her in good times and bad.

Obviously this sham of a world tour is one of her bad times. No matter how good her legs look or how high her songs are rising in the charts, there's one tiny, but significant fact. She can no longer sing. That blunderous rendition of "I Will Always Love You" from Melbourne is proof positive. It was a dreadful, barely sung, out of tune mess.

I don't want to remember her as the Disaster Down Under!

This is how I want to remember Whitney Houston, and THIS, boys, is HOW the song is SUNG!!!

. No matter how good her legs look or how high her songs are rising in the charts, there's one tiny, but significant fact. She can no longer sing. That blunderous rendition of "I Will Always Love You" from Melbourne is proof positive. It was a dreadful, barely sung, out of tune mess.

I don't want to remember her as the Disaster Down Under!

It's been immortalized as the "Could Entertain A Dead Rat Tour"

I don't want to remember her as the Disaster Down Under!

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Twilight Zone.

Whitney Houston can tell herself she's the Queen of Sheebah for all I care, but that doesn't mean she can still sing. Here's what I gleaned from SexyKev's articles:

“If you want to sing along, please be in the correct key – that’s all I ask,” she told the crowd. Yah, someone has to sing in the correct key. Lord knows Whitney can't.

She hits some awesome notes, both high and low - still. Emphasis on "some."

Maybe it isn't exactly what it was 25 years ago but this tour, and her voice, do not deserve the rotten and sometimes poisonous media attention it has received. Exactly? How about not even close?

On stage, she gave it her all, was personal and honest, raw and real. Are these euphemisms for "she talked a lot through her songs and her voice was sandpapery and cigarette smokey?"

In some ways, Whitney doesn't sound like she does on The Bodyguard soundtrack and, sadly, I think that is what most Australians want to hear. Some? How about "none?"

The Melbourne audience stood in amazement for the whole song. Amazement or were they simply aghast? When I heard Taurean's youtube clip, my eyes filled with tears and they were not tears of joy.

Her voice has improved in the last 7 days more than it has in 10 years. This seems to be the standard refrain these days. We started with GMA, the the Oprah show, then some appearances in Europe, the dreadful concerts in Australia and now FINALLY in her last show she's starting to sound a bit like the old Whitney according to fanatics like SexyKev and Taurean. I NEVER, EVER thought we'd be talking about Miss Whitney Houston as if she were an American Idol contestant!!!!

But wait, SexyKev, here's what I observed in her performance of "I Will Always Love You" in Melbourne:

She sang the first verse okay, halfway through the second verse, which was off key, she stopped on one note when she couldn't hold it and went "ooo . . ooo . . ooo." She stopped and started throughout the whole song, sounded winded by the end of it and even said, "This is a hard song. I swear," broke (yet again) and then eeked out the last few words.

Are we done with this charade now or are you going to post something about her legs, outfit and hair?

Looks like her "Couldn't Entertain A Dead Rat Tour" is about to gives us more laughs as she head for Europe. I can't wait.

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Any fool knows that you don't put a recovering drug addict on a world tour and charge $200 for tickets. Whose fool idea was that? Since when does a singer VOCALLY RECOVER on world tour?! Fans like you only make matters worse with your sycophantic devotion. Whitney needs to be told the truth, not the fantasy.

That performance of "I Love the Lord" was so-so, if not bordering on bad, and you know it. Similar "performances" can be heard on any given Sunday in Baptist churches across America. She melodically talked most it, hit a few high notes and gave the rest over to her backup singers. The crowd was CLEARLY not into the Jesus song and quite frankly Patti Labelle can do that kind of arm waving, high note hitting, theatrical performing much better.

You see, when I'm not around you post all of that "ain't she the most amazing performer in the world?" schtick but when I press you, you come back down to earth and concede that all is not right. That's the reason for my posts.

Whitney of the royal line, CANCEL THIS TOUR!!!!! If you bring your tour to the U.S, the media will not be as kind as they were in Australia!

They were smart to send her half way around the world for her "Couldn't Entertain A Dead Rat Tour'. We would have ripped her to shreds.

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

I forgot to give proper credit for this:

http://boyculture.typepad.com/boy_culture/whitney-houston/

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

** "Worth It"

The only Chart that matters for singles is the HOT 100 (The week's most popular songs across all genres, ranked by radio play audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data provided by online music sources.

She hasn't even made an impression on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs & Singles Chart (The week's most popular R&B/Hip-Hop songs,
ranked by radio play audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

I forgot to give proper credit for this:

http://boyculture.typepad.com/boy_culture/whitney-houston/

Whitney has such beautiful, clear skin. Beautiful complexion. And no makeup on, a clear face, no wrinkles. A beautiful female.

...she looks way better than most other female celebrities without makeup.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

The "dead rat" controversy bumps up the "I Look To You" album sales in France.

+46

Whitney Houston
I Look To You

Chartsinfrance.net

...46 positions -- that is saying something. April should see further increase.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Me and EvilTwinTwo are going to make this Whitney thread one of the biggest threads on this whole forum.

 

[MCsNo1Fn]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Just thought I'd point out how Mariah's album has done nothing but move UP the past few weeks on the Billboard 200 Albums chart to #66. And um, where's Whitney? Oh, declining...like her sobriety.

http://www.billboard.com/charts/bil.../charts/billboard-200?begin=61&order=position

So anywho, keep on scoopin' Whit's poop.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

At this point everyone knows Whitney could burp into her microphone and you'd try to sell it to us as some of her best work.

And YOU would be right in here to read all about! That's what keeps me going.

....knowing I have an audience. Who doesn't love an audience? I sure do.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Whitney Wows At Last Australian Show

It really appears the negative press which plagued the first couple of shows re-lit Nippy’s fire, as she’s singing with much more clarity and less of the hit and miss ‘grit’ which seems to be a prominent feature of her ‘new voice’.

As for this performance, she nailed it! Her belting from the 2.45 mark was ‘trademark Whitney’ and really showed that she’s slowly reclaiming some of the vocal power years of hard-living and health issues shaved off. Great performance!



http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/03/whitney-wows-australian-show/

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's more for you, my audience, to read.
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34 COMMENTS

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ImYourStar702

March 7, 2010 at 9:29 am

Yet again this is another great version much better than the album, her voice is so unpredictable one minute she sounds a mess then the next she amazing!…lol oh whitney what are we gonna do with you?? I swear she’s enough to drive somebody to drink lol
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Soblessed

March 7, 2010 at 9:44 am

I so appreciate the videos on you tube. The way she interacts with the audience, the fact that she sings live (I cut her some slack simply for that fact) truly makes her an old-school entertainer. She should teach some master classes to our current crop of R&B “singers.”

Great job, Whit.
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SANDRA

March 7, 2010 at 9:45 am

Awww Nippy! My soul needed this today. Thank you God for bringing her back! Amazing!
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james

March 7, 2010 at 9:47 am

Shut up @anonymous- some of her Japan dates were fine- this post is about this clip and this show and she sounds freaking great!
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ANONYMOUS

March 7, 2010 at 9:50 am

Fuck off @James. Get a life and get real! Remove the blinds and being on 50% of the time aint a world class singer. William Hung sucks as a singer but every now and then he makes a tune sound good too! Douche bag.
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theillest

March 7, 2010 at 9:51 am

Whitney’s last 4shows in Australia got very good reviews as demonstrated by the tons of stellar clips

Europe will not be as hard except stupid germany as they always run stories on her but her fans still keep buying- the UK has heard her new voice and bought lots of ILTY albumm so they won’t be surprised by non-bg vocals.

As long as she has the level of the last 3 shows in australia, hit her money notes,she will be fine. The only concern is the back to back concert with live vocals- she’s singing hard songs with lots of belts and notes live and that is enough to slay even a younger singer and she’s dancing

God be with her!

Whitney sound’s awesome, i wish she sounded this good at the release of her album, she could have done so much more promo and sold so much more albums
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TJ

March 7, 2010 at 9:57 am

Pretty good Whit!

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Dave

March 7, 2010 at 10:00 am

She sound great. I’m happy for her.
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kerry

March 7, 2010 at 10:17 am

she sounds pretty good- i just love watching her perform. she’s mesmerizing!
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ANONYMOUS

March 7, 2010 at 10:20 am

Her vocals were getting tired during the last show. She was straining and a bit hoarse on other songs. Her Melbourne performance of ILTY was much better vocally.

ILTY – Melbourne, march 1.
http://2ze.us/7-M
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ANONYMOUS

March 7, 2010 at 10:22 am

Meant first show Melbourne march 1st.
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Ace Dawg

March 7, 2010 at 10:51 am

She sounds better!!!
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thevoiceindeed

March 7, 2010 at 10:56 am

SAM PLEASE AMMEND YOUR POST! WHITNEY STRAIGHT TORE UP I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU LAST NIGTH!!

LISTEN TO HER BELT AND THOSE HEAD NOTES AT THE END!

This is why she is called, ‘The Voice’

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU57o_thMtQ[/ame]
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IWALY

March 7, 2010 at 11:09 am

Never count her out. This woman is still the greatest voice of this generation. Nobody has sung her songs better than her, including I Look To You. This is her “I Will Always Love You” of this decade.
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Jenny

March 7, 2010 at 11:12 am

2:45!!! “I can lift MY HEAAADDDDDD”

Yes you can!!!! That power and grit and soul and tone of her voice has never left!!!

So proud of u whitney!!
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keenan

March 7, 2010 at 11:17 am

2:48 her clarity, control and sheer bombastic nature of her voice is unbelievable.

I hope she comes to the states- as I’ve said, the more she sings, the better her voice gets, that is her history.

@Trentgrapejuice:

I listened to kelly sing, ‘when love takes over,’ not good at all, hoarse and strained but i applaud her for working that song. U wish Mimi had the stage presence Whitney has, throwing shade and mess in your kelly post.
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BeyonceStan

March 7, 2010 at 12:17 pm

Wow. Im impressed. She sounds reaaally good. I thought I never get to say that about her again. This has exceeded my hopes for Whitney, im back on her team.
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Quiana

March 7, 2010 at 12:46 pm

sounding good whit, but I need you to take care of your voice more ok. Leave the smokes along ok. This is what happen to Chaka ok . Smokes will ruin your voice and drinking too.
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X,Y,"and Z"

March 7, 2010 at 1:32 pm

Wow….’THIS’ was NOT – what I was expecting! …This lady can STILL sing. It just seems like she has to have everyone upset-at-her to THEN, put some fire-in-her-belly! …But whatever HER motivation, THIS performance shows us – Ms. Whit STILL ‘has-it’ and puts these young bitches, (cough beyonce, RIHANNA) to-shame!

X,Y,”and Z” — OUT!
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Diane

March 7, 2010 at 2:30 pm

Check out her other performances in HD by a fan joshie8121’s

http://www.youtube.com/user/joshie8121#p/u
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jenny

March 7, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Whitney sings songs that mean something to her with fire and passion like no other. She likes to be told that she can’t – i think that the neg press inspired her but whatever it was, keep doing it because she sounds amazing and imspired and ALL LIVE people

get it mama whit
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carl

March 7, 2010 at 2:54 pm

nice, sounding good whit
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kandi

March 7, 2010 at 4:17 pm

Whitney killed this song,loves it
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musiq

March 7, 2010 at 4:55 pm

She sounds freaking good- bump the press, come home Nippy

Wow, she just did 13 concerts, would love to see her boxcore tallies for these
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AalexisR (The Bahamas)

March 7, 2010 at 7:27 pm

Way to go Whitney!
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james

March 7, 2010 at 9:54 pm

Good job Whit, sounding good
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king

March 7, 2010 at 10:20 pm

I love her rendition, she has so much passion singing gospel
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Fred

March 7, 2010 at 10:52 pm

Even with her voice not being perfect like it used to although she sounds much better here for sure she sings better than the female singers out today. I love Whitney and always will she puts any female singer to shame.
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samrab35

March 8, 2010 at 1:36 am

Wow bravo Whitney !
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kenny

March 8, 2010 at 5:58 am

She is singing that song with so much meaning to her. I love how she is saying ‘thank you for your love and support’. really loving this humble Whitney and she is always saying ‘God Bless you’
I wish she comes to tour here
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Anne

March 8, 2010 at 9:26 pm

I am just amazed and baffled by those who say Whitney sounds good or great. Either I’m crazy or some of you guys need your ears checked. I use to love Whitney’s voice and I still listen to her old hits, especially her first album. “You Give Good Love” will always be my favorite Whit song from back in the day. But I can’t find much to appreciate about Whitney’s voice now-a-days. To put it as politely as possible, she’s sounds BAD. I read one post that said it would be sad for her to end her career this way and I agree. I hope by some miracle she can come close to her past abilities but I don’t even hear a potential for that. The best of today’s vocalists can sing much better than the Whitney of today whereas the Whitney of the past would have blown them all away.
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Nickii

March 9, 2010 at 9:05 am

@ the comment above
Just because she doesn’t sound like the bodyguard record or Whitney Houston record doesn’t mean that she sounds bad! you are just one of the disillusioned people who want her to sound like she did when she was 28.Tell you what she is 46 now, so it’s time to move on cause she obviously did so did the majority of her fans. Also, if you knew Whitney so well like you pretend to be you will know that Whitney sounds different on every album that she has made so far! AND I BET THAT SHE WILL SOUND DIFFERENT ON THE NEXT ALBUM THAT SHE WILL RECORD. Y’all who wish that she sounds like she sounded 20 years ago need to get a grip, and stop poisoning the life of those of us who truly still enjoy her music no matter what kind of voice she has. I will advise you all to listen her old record from now on and call it a day since it’s that kind of voice that you wish to hear, and because you have silly expectations from this woman. So do it, and stop giving us unneeded stress. Thanks!

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post, day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's something more for you, my audience, to watch.

Whitney Houston Melbourne 06 Mar 2010 INRBIO (Audio Only)



Another great performance from Whitney! This clip is dedicated to johnonippy. Lol

http://gossipfans.com/whitney-houston-melbourne-06-mar-2010-inrbio-audio-only/

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post, day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's something else for you, my audience, to look at.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post, day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's something else for you, my audience, to look at.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post, day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's something else for you, my audience, to look at.

 

[SexyKev]

Re: New Whitney Album/Song/Performance/Nominations [Mega-Merged Thread]

Knowing that I have an audience, who comes in this thread to read whatever I post, day after day, is what keeps me going. Here's something else for you, my audience, to look at.

 

[SexyKev]

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