Have y'all notice by now rhinna & brandy holds back their full soulful voice,found out about ree Ree on her "she rather go blind ", look back on Brandy 1st sitcoms show called 'thea' (spelln may be wrong)Brandy was soulfully singing full blast soul, nothing like she doing now, but when she got her album & famous u never heard that level of her real soul voice again never..so sad, they are lettin Christina aqell,& Kelly Clarkson have it, those chicks can go 😊, no holding back. But it is what it is, mo $, it's just mo $, ✌️
If my daughter could sing like this I wouldn't be able to attend very many performances I would not be able to handle it. It would tear me apart! I would be a big blubbering hot melted mess!
Absolutely, precisely and truthfully stated...xo she is,was and always be the voice no matter how this generation imitate but will never capture the essence...xo
Cissy's reaction everytime the camera spots on her is priceless. She was really proud and certain that Whitney would embolden the greatness she instilled in her. The training she had under her tutelage as a singer is no joke; it made her foundation toward being a global star in her generation.
Cissy is that proud mother who helped her baby to become the worldwide superstar she became! Clips like this makes us all know how priviledged we were to hear the Greatness in "The Voice" that is Whitney Houston. ❤RIP
because she know in the first place her daugther was a gift and has a gift because nippy possess the power of talent and gift from god that no other artist has. I love cissy on how she train and give her dagther to be known in the world to also share this godly voice and a goddess of music miss whitney houston THE VOICE.
Man you, said it, I said the same thing. When she sings, this song, she will take you to God with her,. Close your eyes, and just climb to heaven with that voice, it was unreal. I loved Whitney, one of my favorites, RIP, I have a feeling , Whitney was tired, all that power, in such a small frame, over all those years, seem like would have worn, anyone out, that was human. She gave her life and her beautiful voice, to the public, which was a great sacrifice, and all they ever bring up is a drug habit. I don't believe , she killed herself, or overdosed. The lady, that was a friend when to get her cupcakes,. She said I only was gone 30 min, Water running all over, and why, would she be face down. Something wasn't right abt, none of that, and they saw , Ray J, running down the hall, from her room, he used to be her runner. Then she gave a note to his sister Brandy the day she died. Something was on that note, cause Brandy, looked at her real funny. They all were sitting their her and Clive and Monica, like they had been talking abt her. Brandy, wouldn't tell anyone, what was on that note. Clive I wouldn't be surprised if he knew. Why would you still have a party, after one of the Best Artist, he ever had is deceased upstairs. CRAZY. Anyway Bobbi Kris, in tub, too, God knows what happen even if they sugar coat it to us. RIP Whitney, God will take care of you.
When you see her mouth tremble when she sings you know she is in the zone, Whitney mastered her voice and that is the gift of an anointed singer, but God gave this child not only an anointed voice but he gave her one of the keenest ears, its like her voice is a fine tuned Steinway piano, or a stradavarius violin so rare precious but oh so sweet to the ears. Many think if they can do a run or inflection like Whitney they are up for the challenge these elements are just the tip of her talent if you have a trained ear for beautiful music Whitney is a master of all the techniques, 1) resonance, 2) Vibrato, 3) Colorature 4)inflections 5) scaling up and down 6) natural 7)falsetto or soft soprano for a woman 8) throat, diaphram and head singing 9) Crescendo and decrescendo and breath control 10) staccato and perfect diction. With all of these mastered in one voice how can you not be the "Voice" many people can't master half of these in one life time and she mastered all 10. This girl can hold a note and before letting this last air run out no how to close it out and inhale and start with the next note....Truely uncomparable, don't get me wrong Aretha can sang, but even Aretha couldn't hold a candlestick to Whitney sorry! She is the voice of all voices! That gift will not be passed out for a very long time...especially in that magnitude!
I'm a guy I have a natural alto voice and it was hard to find a lot of guy songs to sing, Whitney Houston was my vocal coach. I was blessed to meet her at a concert. When I listen to a singer I listen to everything from the way their voice blends with the music, how they blend with the background vocals, especially their vibrato, and the difficulty in their inflections, not many can glide over 4 notes (glissando) and round it off with a natural inflection. Being a man I can do a lot with my voice that many men can't do, and it's because this special lady I studied her like she was a subject in school for 25 years. I learned how to separate a persons life from their talent and she was special. It really took me a about 1 1/2 year to accept it. I was angry when I heard the news, because I felt she did this on purpose. She went through millions on drugs and she smoked Newport 100's the worst....and I felt she was depressed because she had to try to accept she destroyed what God gave her and that was her money maker. If you listen to her last album, she burned out her top register, and you can tell what voice she had left she put it all in the last album. There was no coming back from that but I kept praying. But sometimes the devil had such a stronghold on her, and she would sing gospel to hold on to God's hand. Even though everyone said that Bobby wasn't good for her, Whitney loved him, no matter how much they fight that was her heart. When he left she felt she had nothing, so many people loved her but it wasn't enough for her! I feel as though she said "fuck it" if she is going to go out, it will be on her terms. This is only my opinion it's not gospel truth, but she was a troubled soul, and it still makes me cry to know that she stopped loving herself and it was depression, cocaine cause deep depression! But I am blessed to know that if I ever heard an angel sing it would sound like her. I really miss her so much.........:'(
I was always a die-hard Whitney fan, I have watched this video, and every other one that's been made about her, since my space on UA-cam came out, or like on the movie, when they show certain performances, I can take people write to them, like the last Melody that she did in 94, when Reba McEntire and Will Smith introduced her, she says I love you and she sung I love you porgy, and I am telling you I'm not going, then I have nothing, like I know them all, one of my favorites is when she sang lover boy, and all the men I need together, she murdered it, and her mother really was so proud of her, she just always wanted her to do the right thing, as far as getting clean and that sort of thing, but I know the temptations once you've already tried them, because people will beg you down there to try something, and then once you're hooked, they will walk over you, when you're dead in withdrawal, nobody in their right mind is going to go through that, if they have the money to get well, I know what it's like to work with a drug habit, I show up to work over to all my work sober, and then I go home and don't come out of my room full of work, I know it all too well, but what I also know is that only God can judge me, and no matter what she was human, and her mother was always always proud of her, and damn it so was I.
Angel Johnson Whitney reigned way before Mariah, and still holds her recorded as a voice prodigy, the gold standard for female vocalist. Whitney is the voice.
Real Talk. Whitney was, the Bomb, of all voices. Check out, a song didn't make, her top , list but should have. It's called, Your Still my Man. Also listen in Acapella. Should have been the topj song,
Whitney literally had everything that a singer was supposed to have in their voice. Technique, diction, resonance, vibrato, interpretation and most importantly EMOTION. You could feel it, more than a technical singer but heartfelt as well. All God❤️
FACT! She simply had it all! I still say she’s the greatest in history, above Aretha. Aretha could sing any style, but, her voice simply wasn’t as beautiful. Whitney truly was blessed all around. Cissy said she taught Whitney to sing from her heart, and you can see and hear that right here.
@QueenNippyFann She did, if you are a daughter of God and you are a singer in his church and you go to the world, that means you left God, and God will abandon than you
My God....Her voice is smooth, velvety & sweet like honey, but hits you like getting hit by Thor's hammer...The power, control, vibrato, diction & vocal ease shows you why Whitney couldn't be touched by ANYONE...The best ever...Whitney *"The Vocal Tsunami"* Houston
I remember her singing this song when she was a teenager at New Hope. I was younger, but I knew there was something different when she sang. I now know it was the anointing of the Lord.
@@Truth_Seeker96 yes! I was in the Inspirational Choir at New Hope Baptist Church. Her aunt directed that choir. I heard Whitey sing this song several times. It brought tears to my eyes each time. The words, the meaning behind them, and her voice -- all beautiful.
I envy you so much!!! I lived in south Jersey...I am just a couple years younger than she was...so I grew up listening to her records from the beginning...but regretfully...I never saw her perform in person...but for sure...I know she's with the Lord, now.
Facts!!! I’m so tired of folks saying she’s an alto and mezzo smh !! Whitney’s Natural Voice was A Soprano as her Great mother was one as well . That’s how she was trained . As you can see her flawless technique in her Head voice . Even and Full!
iLLustR8 She was a mezzo-soprano by voice type. Lack of musical understanding prompts you to take issue with that. Now, in a choral setting yes, I'm sure a choir director would assign her to the soprano section, but please understand the difference between voice type and choir parts.
One of Nippy's most technically accomplished performances. Every note is properly placed; every word properly enunciated. Her upper belts here remind you that even though other singers have similar, or even wider, ranges, their belts can never approximate the sheer silk and steel beauty of Whitney's. Add to these the sheer inspiration and fervor with which she sings the song and you've got yourself a performance that will withstand the test of time. Here is The Voice, folks, and nothing but.
Thank you for wonderfully describing the beauty of Whitney's vocal delivery in this particular performance. Mulling over it, I would say that she was able to give this level of tonal bravado and emotive weight because of her rock solid foundation in gospel and soul. It's truly a marvel, though, when we consider that many gospel singers never had the technical prowess and pitch precision of Whitney Houston. She offered a stunning combination of high technicality and legitimate soul, which made her no less than the Greatest Voice of All.
@@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940 Both gifted singers. As Whitney once said: "Mariah is a hell of a singer" after working with her. Whitney had an incredibly unique gift and it should be appreciated in its own right. We don't need to pit people against one another or make comparisons. Whitney was one of a kind.
Ever since she died, I find myself looking for live videos like this at least 3 to 4 times a month. I can’t seem to shake the sadness of her being gone. For those who grew up in the 80’s, she was a part of our childhood.
That is so true. Like you I grew up in the 80's and she was everything with her emotional voice. It was like heaven to hear her on the radio and like you I thrall the net to find more of her live performances. A truly great has left us.
**Correction: KeKe Wyatt could absolutely "touch" this performance. ---->>>> . . . Not in the way Whitney Houston "touches it." Two different anointings. But could still touch it.
I must say that there is something about Whitney's voice that makes me almost cry. It's so beautiful. If a voice like this ever comes around again the world would be a better place
@@wadner8119 I love him Campbell, but it's voice didn't sound even in a million years of Whitney Houston. His voice is light, lilty, soulful, but doesn't have the same level of control, Tambor, power, depth of resonance is Whitney Houston there's just too many things to name off for Tevin Campbell isn't even in the same element as a Whitney Houston. But I still love me some Campbell!
When Whitney sang gospel, her anointing was on full display. God yielded His spirit through her, His glory resonated and He truly resided in her heart. This single performance was not about show boating or bragging, this was her singing to an audience of one. She was truly anointed to sing the gospel. She was trying to get back to that place. This is where she felt the most comfortable, and her peace was found in songs such as these.
She is the most anointed, talented, effortless singer we will ever have the pleasure to hear in our lifetime. No other compares. I miss her soooooo much. RIP Whitney...your gave us a lot. Thank you.
Her voice was literally like something out of the woods; a phenomenon you maybe experience once if you’re very lucky. She’s in prime form here and the singing is simply unbelievable!
actually, her live 1986 rendition of "I am changing" is THE greatest live performance not only be her, but by any singer who's ever lived. it's here on youtube.
R3DH4WT we all have our preferences right lol. to me, her performance of "I am changing" is just so epic. she sounds like a lone warrior using her voice as a weapon to destroy everything around her. the band playing, and the epic drumming adds to it. but yes this performance here is also brilliant, more of a hymn. very subdued, yet powerful and soul stirring. what a brilliant vocalist she was in her prime.
I keep,coming back to this video and each time I get a great feeling of ,Whitney is still here. I feel like,I am right there or she is next to me. She is The Greatest, God loaned Whitney to us,but she will forever be here. To GOD BE THE GLORY!! Peace to the family, and the world, as we remember the entire Houston Family. 9-3-2023
NO VOICE WILL EVER REPLACE WHITNEY AND SHE CONTINUES TO LIVE,IN OUR HEARTS THROUGH HER LEGACY OF THE GIFT GOD GAVE HER. HE LOANED WHITNEY TO US,SO WE WOULD KNOW AND FEEL HIS PRESENCE. LONG AFTER, WHITNEY GRACED THIS EARTH. GONE TOO SONG,BUT FOREVER REMEMBERED.
Her voice was and is a miracle. Once in a generation? More like once in a century. Whenever I want to cut through all the nonsense regarding her life and demise, I play this video. She was the perfect singer. She had Aretha's soul married with operatic projection and grandeur. It doesn't get any better. I'll miss her forever.
Não me importa quantos prémios os outros artistas tenham, quais os seus melismas e alcances, para mim Whitney sera sempre melhor acima de qualquer uma, porque além de cantar, tem a questão da alma, I LOVE WHITNEY ❤️🥹 Obrigada Deus por deixares esse anjo chamada Whitney passar pela terra 🥹
The certainty in her voice…. The clarity…. I wonder what it would’ve been like to be in a closed room with Whitney and just hear her raw vocals pierce the silence blast your eyebrows clean off your face.
A vocal genius. This is my favorite performance by Miss Houston. She had everything I could ask for in a singer... The tone, agility, power, control, soul etc... Just perfect. She'll always be the greatest singer of all time to me. RIP
I really have no words. A gift from God. I needed to hear this and just be still and know that He is God. So much bad news...but in quietness is my strength. Blessings to all.
+Derek Jones What is a gift of God? It is this voice! Therefore, there is no one to compare! I am seen in a video on UA-cam right here, in an interview with Whitney for Rosie O'Donnell, who as a baby she had torn the roof of the mouth by a hook and that the doctors told her mother that maybe she could never speak. Well, she can speak, the better she can still sing and sing like no one else! Whitney's voice was a little miracle, a taste of what heaven reservation!
When someone says that Mariah is more great Singer than Whitney, I'll make listening to the world this live Whitney's performance... And then there's no needing other words to say... Mariah have very great voice, but Whitney is out of this world! Unachievable unmatchable irreplaceable untouchable, remarkable Whitney The Voice Elizabeth Houston! None can come close to her! Not yesterday, not today, not tomorrow, never ever! Will never born again another Whitney Houston! That's facts! Nippy, The Voice of God! God bless y'all my dears Nippians, and bless the world, specially in this tragic moment... All we are saying is give peace and chance!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🌈🌈🌈❤️❤️❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
This is almost unreal to the ears. If anyone ever questions why she is considered THE VOICE, you send them this lil video right here. The gift is UNDENIABLE.
Stunned. I can't find the words to describe the wave of tingling that lifted every hair on my neck and arms. Jaw dropped. For anyone who has an ear....this is 100% live, it can be felt and seen in each note. It isn't difficult to decipher the difference.
Whitney loved God! I don't care what nobody says bad about her. That one thing will overshadow anything wrong that she's ever done. Cissy blessed her baby. Whitney heard her mom blowing the whole time that she was inside of her. Whitney feels music. Just like she did in Cissy's womb. Her mom is standing there looking so proud.I know that as well as Whitney's voice being annointed her mom is thinking, I've taught her well.This is a beautiful moment. Look at God!
Whitney's voice is naturally beautiful. Her tone, pitch, clarity, and richness! You can tell she sings gospel with more feeling and power than she does with her own songs. And that's because when the spirit takes over, your no longer yourself. Your in a heavenly world doing what GOD is commanding you to do! and the spirit is definitely standing out in this performance. Her VOICE will forever live on and she will always be the best female singer of all time! There's only one... and she sang and went on home with the Father! #AMEN
My favorite performance ever. As always, complete control. Check out her right foot, she counts beat while simultaneously singing with total fluidity. I noticed this many times when I saw her live, and is evidenced on many live videos. Not only a singer's singer, but a musician's singer as well. Fully aware, and usually controlling, the tempo and key of the music, while having total respect for it. My Nippy, THE pinnacle of the definition "singer", a genius of her craft on so many levels.
In later years (more so outside of her prime, but also sometimes in her prime, she would wiggle her fingers frequently and it usually corresponded to a run or Melisma.....why do you think she did that? I think I have seen some other singers do this as well.
2008bscott what do you mean why lol? It was just a Whitney trademark mannerism. Every singer has them when getting into the song enough. What I like about whitneys is even when they seem odd, I never perceive them that way, because her performance and emotion is ALWAYS genuine, unlike Mariah, where sometimes you get the feeling Mariah is saying with her body language "yeah I'm such a diva rocking this shit" etc. Whitney was above that. She sang for the song. Always
Will you listen at that piano & organ accompanying the most Divine vocal ever. Giving just enough. Not too much. Accompaniment is an ART all by itself. There's nothing like Gospel music. #Sublime
You can see at 2:00 with that little hum, where she connected her soul and spirit into Gods ears. Despite everything, she has always been a true woman of God. I'm blessed that she is now truly Safe In His Arms.
She was the Best Singer in the world voice anointed anointed by God🙏🔥🔥🔥 she is truly missed there is not another voice that can compete now in the past in the future her voice and her was ordained by God for the time that she was here there will never be another Whitney Houston Rest In Peace🙏🔥🔥🔥♥️
At 3:38 when her mother cissy Houston told her daughter send off Whitney everybody knew it was over she took that voice to heavens gates and back wowwww. The greatest singer of all time.
No that cannot be taught- you either have it or you don't. Many are taught and some are born with gifts. Whitney was born with it and persecuted because of it by demonic forces.
A naturally beautiful voice with elements of operatic resonance!! A rich mezzo soprano! She would have been ideal as an opera singer as well! We are blessed to have these recordings of her remarkable work!!
The thing about Whitney is that she communicates God’s voice through her mouth. You can almost hear God through her words, her complex phrases, and her richness. There was something so profound about her voice that you’ll never find again. Whether that’s her tone, her control over dynamics, her head voice, etc. there was obviously something special. And you knew it whenever you heard it. We’ll always love Whitney. She gave the world the gift of music. She communicated so much with us. Her music and her legacy will live forever.
And to all haters who claim she was high on drugs every time she performed because of her heavy sweating. This video is proof. She sweated because she was an 'Aerobic singer' and gave it all. Drugs had nothing to do with it.
stalitzz I don’t think people should be speculating if she’s on drugs, that’s uncalled for and mean. But to flat out say she’s not on drugs because it’s the 80’s is just wishful thinking. She was doing drugs for a long time, even in the 80’s. But yes it could’ve been the lights, we don’t know.
Omg...didnt know this level of singing was humanly possible even tough she is 'the voice' its like no one could ever come close to this kinda perfection, her voice often resembles musical instrument, thats how on point she is
her vibrato is THE BEST of any singer in the world and this song really showcases it perfectly!, love you so much Whitney!, like Tina Turner's song You're simply the best better then all the rest!♡♡
It’s crazy to think that the general public doesn’t even know about this performance. It’s utterly breathtaking.
she was an alien...not from this planet....the way she lets sounds those notes is not possible...
i would loved you to know i was shown this and have shown it to several people
Agree.
Her voice shows she is godly. Her life story shows she is human.
Lovely comment & beautiful sentiment.
Lovely comment and so true
he life story shows Hollywood will drive you to drugs.
Perfectly put 🎯♥️
@@dominicclark3774 She started doing drugs at 14. So Hollywood is completely irrelevant.
I don't care what kind of soprano Whitney supposedly was all I know is this she had the best singing voice I've ever heard
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@distantnative2478 nope
Shes a spinto soprano(lyric and dramatic mix)
✔️💯
Have y'all notice by now rhinna & brandy holds back their full soulful voice,found out about ree Ree on her "she rather go blind ", look back on Brandy 1st sitcoms show called 'thea' (spelln may be wrong)Brandy was soulfully singing full blast soul, nothing like she doing now, but when she got her album & famous u never heard that level of her real soul voice again never..so sad, they are lettin Christina aqell,&
Kelly Clarkson have it, those chicks can go 😊, no holding back. But it is what it is, mo $, it's just mo $, ✌️
Her mother looks so proud of her!
Of course, if I was Whitney's mom, I'll be very very proud and tell everyone she's my daughter that has special gift.
makes me wanna cry.
@@mreynol1 always makes me cry
@@ginger3269 me too
If my daughter could sing like this I wouldn't be able to attend very many performances I would not be able to handle it. It would tear me apart! I would be a big blubbering hot melted mess!
She was like an unfair cheat code. Not only did she have a stupendous gift but she was also gorgeous!
Right?! She was the entire package. Had it all. So blessed.
Amen! 👏👏
lol I am SOO late to this comment but i HAD to laugh. Unfair cheat code. Lord have mercy that was both true and hilarious.
@ohhh hhh true but undoubtedly very talented either ways
God re-wrote the rules didn't he? We weren't ready but oh so blessed.
Like Rolling Stone Magazine said "The Original Voice has always been imitated but never duplicated. She taught a generation of singers how to sing"
True that
Absolutely, precisely and truthfully stated...xo she is,was and always be the voice no matter how this generation imitate but will never capture the essence...xo
So true🙏🏾
Aretha was the original and sang sweeter.
@@markdrinkwater1508 jobless
Cissy's reaction everytime the camera spots on her is priceless. She was really proud and certain that Whitney would embolden the greatness she instilled in her. The training she had under her tutelage as a singer is no joke; it made her foundation toward being a global star in her generation.
Cissy is that proud mother who helped her baby to become the worldwide superstar she became!
Clips like this makes us all know how priviledged we were to hear the Greatness in "The Voice" that is Whitney Houston. ❤RIP
because she know in the first place her daugther was a gift and has a gift because nippy possess the power of talent and gift from god that no other artist has. I love cissy on how she train and give her dagther to be known in the world to also share this godly voice and a goddess of music miss whitney houston THE VOICE.
I love it!!! She was overjoyed and proud!!! That has to be a wonderful feeling!!💛💛💛💛
She got chills listening to her daughter vice versa
The look on Cissy Houston's face says it all.
Sit down and be silent.
J Stephen Middle Finger!!!
why are you so mad? she was proud of her daughter
Kenny What's wrong babe?
Jonathan Smith ccc
She was singing that song as though she were actually talking to the Lord.
That's bc she was.
Personally, I loved everything Whitney sang. However, I was the most moved by her gospel songs.
I loved everything Whitney sang, but I was always the most moved when she sang gospel.
she prob was
Man you, said it, I said the same thing. When she sings, this song, she will take you to God with her,. Close your eyes, and just climb to heaven with that voice, it was unreal. I loved Whitney, one of my favorites, RIP, I have a feeling , Whitney was tired, all that power, in such a small frame, over all those years, seem like would have worn, anyone out, that was human. She gave her life and her beautiful voice, to the public, which was a great sacrifice, and all they ever bring up is a drug habit. I don't believe , she killed herself, or overdosed. The lady, that was a friend when to get her cupcakes,. She said I only was gone 30 min, Water running all over, and why, would she be face down. Something wasn't right abt, none of that, and they saw , Ray J, running down the hall, from her room, he used to be her runner. Then she gave a note to his sister Brandy the day she died. Something was on that note, cause Brandy, looked at her real funny. They all were sitting their her and Clive and Monica, like they had been talking abt her. Brandy, wouldn't tell anyone, what was on that note. Clive I wouldn't be surprised if he knew. Why would you still have a party, after one of the Best Artist, he ever had is deceased upstairs. CRAZY. Anyway Bobbi Kris, in tub, too, God knows what happen even if they sugar coat it to us. RIP Whitney, God will take care of you.
I am almost certain this is what an angel sounds like.
More like an angel of the Highest Order! lol
Craig Furlow Praise God 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙆🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The closest. But angels sing 2 or 3 octaves high
I am totally sure.
@@joohsay 😭
The voice of heaven that leads all hymns
When you see her mouth tremble when she sings you know she is in the zone, Whitney mastered her voice and that is the gift of an anointed singer, but God gave this child not only an anointed voice but he gave her one of the keenest ears, its like her voice is a fine tuned Steinway piano, or a stradavarius violin so rare precious but oh so sweet to the ears. Many think if they can do a run or inflection like Whitney they are up for the challenge these elements are just the tip of her talent if you have a trained ear for beautiful music Whitney is a master of all the techniques, 1) resonance, 2) Vibrato, 3) Colorature 4)inflections 5) scaling up and down 6) natural 7)falsetto or soft soprano for a woman 8) throat, diaphram and head singing 9) Crescendo and decrescendo and breath control 10) staccato and perfect diction. With all of these mastered in one voice how can you not be the "Voice" many people can't master half of these in one life time and she mastered all 10. This girl can hold a note and before letting this last air run out no how to close it out and inhale and start with the next note....Truely uncomparable, don't get me wrong Aretha can sang, but even Aretha couldn't hold a candlestick to Whitney sorry! She is the voice of all voices! That gift will not be passed out for a very long time...especially in that magnitude!
Cool to see someone who understands of singing no bash her technique like that vocal coach Eric something did...
You are absolutely special t recognize that! YOU, too, are a blessing!
I'm a guy I have a natural alto voice and it was hard to find a lot of guy songs to sing, Whitney Houston was my vocal coach. I was blessed to meet her at a concert. When I listen to a singer I listen to everything from the way their voice blends with the music, how they blend with the background vocals, especially their vibrato, and the difficulty in their inflections, not many can glide over 4 notes (glissando) and round it off with a natural inflection. Being a man I can do a lot with my voice that many men can't do, and it's because this special lady I studied her like she was a subject in school for 25 years. I learned how to separate a persons life from their talent and she was special. It really took me a about 1 1/2 year to accept it. I was angry when I heard the news, because I felt she did this on purpose. She went through millions on drugs and she smoked Newport 100's the worst....and I felt she was depressed because she had to try to accept she destroyed what God gave her and that was her money maker. If you listen to her last album, she burned out her top register, and you can tell what voice she had left she put it all in the last album. There was no coming back from that but I kept praying. But sometimes the devil had such a stronghold on her, and she would sing gospel to hold on to God's hand. Even though everyone said that Bobby wasn't good for her, Whitney loved him, no matter how much they fight that was her heart. When he left she felt she had nothing, so many people loved her but it wasn't enough for her! I feel as though she said "fuck it" if she is going to go out, it will be on her terms. This is only my opinion it's not gospel truth, but she was a troubled soul, and it still makes me cry to know that she stopped loving herself and it was depression, cocaine cause deep depression! But I am blessed to know that if I ever heard an angel sing it would sound like her. I really miss her so much.........:'(
Awwwwwwwww!
I read some BS in my day but you take the cake man !
I was always a die-hard Whitney fan, I have watched this video, and every other one that's been made about her, since my space on UA-cam came out, or like on the movie, when they show certain performances, I can take people write to them, like the last Melody that she did in 94, when Reba McEntire and Will Smith introduced her, she says I love you and she sung I love you porgy, and I am telling you I'm not going, then I have nothing, like I know them all, one of my favorites is when she sang lover boy, and all the men I need together, she murdered it, and her mother really was so proud of her, she just always wanted her to do the right thing, as far as getting clean and that sort of thing, but I know the temptations once you've already tried them, because people will beg you down there to try something, and then once you're hooked, they will walk over you, when you're dead in withdrawal, nobody in their right mind is going to go through that, if they have the money to get well, I know what it's like to work with a drug habit, I show up to work over to all my work sober, and then I go home and don't come out of my room full of work, I know it all too well, but what I also know is that only God can judge me, and no matter what she was human, and her mother was always always proud of her, and damn it so was I.
Cissy looks so proud of Whitney, and rightfully so. Just amazing!
You can just feel the joy on Cissy's face and heart.
This is so unreal. Her resonance is out of this world.
Angel Johnson Whitney reigned way before Mariah, and still holds her recorded as a voice prodigy, the gold standard for female vocalist. Whitney is the voice.
@@oscarsantos2240 agree though. Mariah is a vocal beast but Whitney is the gold standard for female vocalist.
@@jimmyv8238 and always will be
@@oscarsantos2240 What Mariah got to do with this?? I swear I love Whitney so much but Whitney fans can be so messy some times 😭😭
Instablaster...
she had that perfect balance of runs,melisma,vibrato and legato.
The depth of her voice. The vibrato. The hums. She was one of the greatest to have ever touched a microphone
Real Talk. Whitney was, the Bomb, of all voices. Check out, a song didn't make, her top , list but should have. It's called, Your Still my Man. Also listen in Acapella. Should have been the topj song,
@@crystalsmith4187I Know that song,you are right
Whitney literally had everything that a singer was supposed to have in their voice. Technique, diction, resonance, vibrato, interpretation and most importantly EMOTION. You could feel it, more than a technical singer but heartfelt as well. All God❤️
FACT! She simply had it all! I still say she’s the greatest in history, above Aretha. Aretha could sing any style, but, her voice simply wasn’t as beautiful. Whitney truly was blessed all around. Cissy said she taught Whitney to sing from her heart, and you can see and hear that right here.
Mind, body, heart, & soul! She mastered & used them all to spread his voice through The Voice. ❤️
Sorry but she left God for the glory of men.
@@xiomaraabraham637 she never left god…
@QueenNippyFann She did, if you are a daughter of God and you are a singer in his church and you go to the world, that means you left God, and God will abandon than you
Her mum was proud😭😻
I can learn it in their eyes 😭
This really spoke to my spirit! I don't care what anyone says, WHITNEY HOUSTON was the best to ever do it! THE VOICE!
Amen❤😅
Both her and Mariah. They are together the Voices.@@crystalsmith4187
I sometimes get sad thinking about how much her mother misses her- she’s so proud of her little girl here and at one point, astounded by her voice.
BEST SINGER IN THIS WORLD...
Agreed!
Wow, is amazing!!! I love whitney... THE BEST VOICE EVER
You speak truth Kid!
YES.
ohhh hhh omg sis, that’s a periodt but-...😭
My God....Her voice is smooth, velvety & sweet like honey, but hits you like getting hit by Thor's hammer...The power, control, vibrato, diction & vocal ease shows you why Whitney couldn't be touched by ANYONE...The best ever...Whitney *"The Vocal Tsunami"* Houston
Thors Hammer I love it...Whitney's voice just lights up the sky!
AMEN..A Heavenly Angelic Tsunami returned back to the Ocean SHORES OF GLORY in the Presence of GOD once more and Forever !!!
Lord have mercy..
She's more like Storm
I always come back to this and honestly believe it’s the best vocal performance she ever gave
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Em quentão de técnica ss ela deu cores e tom surpreendente
I remember her singing this song when she was a teenager at New Hope. I was younger, but I knew there was something different when she sang. I now know it was the anointing of the Lord.
You seen her live?
@@Truth_Seeker96 yes! I was in the Inspirational Choir at New Hope Baptist Church. Her aunt directed that choir. I heard Whitey sing this song several times. It brought tears to my eyes each time. The words, the meaning behind them, and her voice -- all beautiful.
@@NEANABUGwow!
I envy you so much!!! I lived in south Jersey...I am just a couple years younger than she was...so I grew up listening to her records from the beginning...but regretfully...I never saw her perform in person...but for sure...I know she's with the Lord, now.
That must have been an amazing experience to hear Whitney Houston sing in a church building!
The BEST soprano voice I have ever heard.
Craig Furlow exactly.. she da best.
Facts!!! I’m so tired of folks saying she’s an alto and mezzo smh !! Whitney’s Natural Voice was A Soprano as her Great mother was one as well . That’s how she was trained . As you can see her flawless technique in her Head voice . Even and Full!
Craig Furlow Me too!!!!
iLLustR8 She was a mezzo-soprano by voice type. Lack of musical understanding prompts you to take issue with that. Now, in a choral setting yes, I'm sure a choir director would assign her to the soprano section, but please understand the difference between voice type and choir parts.
Clasically speaking, she is a pure mezzo. A soprano does not sound like this at all. Most full-voiced belters are mezzos.
This is not talent, the is A GIFT! A voice like this born once every century.
One of Nippy's most technically accomplished performances. Every note is properly placed; every word properly enunciated. Her upper belts here remind you that even though other singers have similar, or even wider, ranges, their belts can never approximate the sheer silk and steel beauty of Whitney's. Add to these the sheer inspiration and fervor with which she sings the song and you've got yourself a performance that will withstand the test of time. Here is The Voice, folks, and nothing but.
Except Mariah Carey
Thank you for wonderfully describing the beauty of Whitney's vocal delivery in this particular performance. Mulling over it, I would say that she was able to give this level of tonal bravado and emotive weight because of her rock solid foundation in gospel and soul. It's truly a marvel, though, when we consider that many gospel singers never had the technical prowess and pitch precision of Whitney Houston. She offered a stunning combination of high technicality and legitimate soul, which made her no less than the Greatest Voice of All.
Oh how eloquently placed and how very true...
@@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940 Both gifted singers. As Whitney once said: "Mariah is a hell of a singer" after working with her. Whitney had an incredibly unique gift and it should be appreciated in its own right. We don't need to pit people against one another or make comparisons. Whitney was one of a kind.
@christian Williams yesss You said the same thing I was thinking unmatched , Effortless..🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️ she can do it sitting down
Ever since she died, I find myself looking for live videos like this at least 3 to 4 times a month. I can’t seem to shake the sadness of her being gone. For those who grew up in the 80’s, she was a part of our childhood.
The ever-curious Jen I am right there with you...we were so lucky to witness FIRST HAND...the phenoms.....WHITNEY..MICHAEL..
PRINCE AND LUTHER....
T Hunter Yes indeed!
Same. I'm back in 2022. Born in 1980. I feel so lucky to have witnessed her in my life.
I can't shake it either,I cry every time I listen to her or watch her sing. I'm still mourning her death. I loved, no adore her so much.
That is so true. Like you I grew up in the 80's and she was everything with her emotional voice. It was like heaven to hear her on the radio and like you I thrall the net to find more of her live performances. A truly great has left us.
I'm listening to this the day before Easter, 2023. Whitney's vocal are still the greatest. I miss you, Sister. I know heaven is beautiful.
She will reign for the next 100 years as the best singer in modern history. Not a single vocalist could touch this performance. None of them
Wow
Pure truth
I wish I could come close
**Correction: KeKe Wyatt could absolutely "touch" this performance. ---->>>>
. . . Not in the way Whitney Houston "touches it." Two different anointings. But could still touch it.
@@DrMoriole Keke Wyatt absolutely could NOT.
@@armaniharper3440 - KeKe Wyatt absolutely COULD.
. . . Shut up. It's not up for discussion/negotiation. ---->>>>
@@armaniharper3440
I must say that there is something about Whitney's voice that makes me almost cry. It's so beautiful. If a voice like this ever comes around again the world would be a better place
The world needs another amazing voice that's for sure. There will only ever be one WHITNEY, untouchable in my eyes.
Dan O'Connor Tevin Campbell comes close to having a voice very similar to Whitney Houston
Dan O'Connor me too.. i. Not a cryer but she makes me feel it.
She da best.
@@wadner8119 I love him Campbell, but it's voice didn't sound even in a million years of Whitney Houston. His voice is light, lilty, soulful, but doesn't have the same level of control, Tambor, power, depth of resonance is Whitney Houston there's just too many things to name off for Tevin Campbell isn't even in the same element as a Whitney Houston. But I still love me some Campbell!
This is exactly how I feel about Whitneys voice and heart she makes the world a better place ❤️
Ms Whitney Elizabeth Houston....not the voice of a generation.....the voice of a lifetime...period. Absolutely the voice of an angel
That Vibrato and the riffs thoughhhh........ she knew she killed it......
When Whitney sang gospel, her anointing was on full display. God yielded His spirit through her, His glory resonated and He truly resided in her heart. This single performance was not about show boating or bragging, this was her singing to an audience of one. She was truly anointed to sing the gospel. She was trying to get back to that place. This is where she felt the most comfortable, and her peace was found in songs such as these.
Listen to"i believe" live. It's so unreal.
Only God could have given Whitney this beautiful voice so I wish people stop trying to sing like her
Yes! Anointed. 🙌
This was god not human. We will not hear another singer like this in our lifetime…
Belting "quiet " with full vibrato is hard, like when she belted "choice " on Miracle. It ain't easy to do. But she did.
She is the most anointed, talented, effortless singer we will ever have the pleasure to hear in our lifetime. No other compares. I miss her soooooo much. RIP Whitney...your gave us a lot. Thank you.
♥️♥️♥️
Absolutely! She was so blessed. What a gift. There will never be another Whitney.
Her voice was literally like something out of the woods; a phenomenon you maybe experience once if you’re very lucky. She’s in prime form here and the singing is simply unbelievable!
This performance should've been on her live CD!
My sentiments exactly
I Agree
It wasn't a live performance...this is television and it's lip synched.
huh?
Are you crazy? This is 100% LIVE!
This Whitney "A Quiet Place" (1987) performance shouldve been included on her second Gospel album released last year!
Single best vocal performance in the history of the world by any singer. Alive or dead!
I agree!!!!
actually, her live 1986 rendition of "I am changing" is THE greatest live performance not only be her, but by any singer who's ever lived. it's here on youtube.
That one is 2nd to this! This performance is just perfect in everyway! to me.
R3DH4WT we all have our preferences right lol. to me, her performance of "I am changing" is just so epic. she sounds like a lone warrior using her voice as a weapon to destroy everything around her. the band playing, and the epic drumming adds to it. but yes this performance here is also brilliant, more of a hymn. very subdued, yet powerful and soul stirring. what a brilliant vocalist she was in her prime.
Master Superblaster I couldnt agree more
God gave us an sample how an angel looks and sound like✨✨
I miss her voice so much.
GOD wanted us to know how angels sound.
Amen
No one has or ever will have THIS voice. So many layers to her tone, power, and vocals....just unmatched
@0:34 when that organ hit that chord and Whitney sings "There's!" almost stops my heart. God was all up and through that woman and that entire studio.
ok
Thank you JESUS!!!!
AMAZING. Best vocalist who has ever lived.
ABSOLUTELY
Such a beautiful, anoited voice, there will never be another Whitney! ❤
I just came here to pay my respects to Mama Cissy. She has gone home to our Lord. She's surrounded by glory. Thank you Jesus.🙏
Whitney can only, only sing like this because she knows what she’s singing about. Amen and Amen 🙏🏽
She sings with her soul. I'm not a fan of gospel music, but this feels so warm. She should have stayed in this niche.
She always did gospel songs on her tours and plus she used all background in gospel to sing different genres…..
1.22... That voice.that sound. it just erupts and pours out of her. its like the sound of god. and thank god we have this recording,
Wir haben einer der schönsten Stimmen der Welt verloren.
The greatest gift to this world was Whitney Houston and that phenomenal voice 💜💜💜
Her interpretation of a song was like no other! 1:58-2:05; oh my God, that tone!!
I keep,coming back to this video and each time I get a great feeling of ,Whitney is still here.
I feel like,I am right there or she is next to me.
She is The Greatest, God loaned Whitney to us,but she will forever be here.
To GOD BE THE GLORY!!
Peace to the family, and the world, as we remember the entire Houston Family.
9-3-2023
When Cissy encouraged her baby at 2:56… chills 🥹
NO VOICE WILL EVER REPLACE WHITNEY AND SHE CONTINUES TO LIVE,IN OUR HEARTS THROUGH HER LEGACY OF THE GIFT GOD GAVE HER. HE LOANED WHITNEY TO US,SO WE WOULD KNOW AND FEEL HIS PRESENCE. LONG AFTER, WHITNEY GRACED THIS EARTH.
GONE TOO SONG,BUT FOREVER REMEMBERED.
Her tone, her control, her vocal power... breathtaking
Simply angelic . Simply the best. My god. She's with you singing forever in this same tune. New body . New sprit
I'm not a religious man but when hear this voice I feel the need to bow down!
Her voice was and is a miracle. Once in a generation? More like once in a century. Whenever I want to cut through all the nonsense regarding her life and demise, I play this video. She was the perfect singer. She had Aretha's soul married with operatic projection and grandeur. It doesn't get any better. I'll miss her forever.
I couldn't have said it better man. I totally agree. I was so hoping for her to succeed in her comeback and in her life but God wanted her more.
You nailed it! That soul with those extended notes....wow!!!
Não me importa quantos prémios os outros artistas tenham, quais os seus melismas e alcances, para mim Whitney sera sempre melhor acima de qualquer uma, porque além de cantar, tem a questão da alma, I LOVE WHITNEY ❤️🥹 Obrigada Deus por deixares esse anjo chamada Whitney passar pela terra 🥹
The certainty in her voice…. The clarity…. I wonder what it would’ve been like to be in a closed room with Whitney and just hear her raw vocals pierce the silence blast your eyebrows clean off your face.
A vocal genius. This is my favorite performance by Miss Houston. She had everything I could ask for in a singer... The tone, agility, power, control, soul etc... Just perfect. She'll always be the greatest singer of all time to me. RIP
I really have no words. A gift from God. I needed to hear this and just be still and know that He is God. So much bad news...but in quietness is my strength. Blessings to all.
+Derek Jones What is a gift of God? It is this voice! Therefore, there is no one to compare! I am seen in a video on UA-cam right here, in an interview with Whitney for Rosie O'Donnell, who as a baby she had torn the roof of the mouth by a hook and that the doctors told her mother that maybe she could never speak. Well, she can speak, the better she can still sing and sing like no one else! Whitney's voice was a little miracle, a taste of what heaven reservation!
Amen
better vocals have never been heard!!!!!
Most beautiful being I have ever seen
When someone says that Mariah is more great Singer than Whitney, I'll make listening to the world this live Whitney's performance... And then there's no needing other words to say... Mariah have very great voice, but Whitney is out of this world! Unachievable unmatchable irreplaceable untouchable, remarkable Whitney The Voice Elizabeth Houston! None can come close to her! Not yesterday, not today, not tomorrow, never ever! Will never born again another Whitney Houston! That's facts! Nippy, The Voice of God! God bless y'all my dears Nippians, and bless the world, specially in this tragic moment... All we are saying is give peace and chance!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🌈🌈🌈❤️❤️❤️🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
This is almost unreal to the ears. If anyone ever questions why she is considered THE VOICE, you send them this lil video right here. The gift is UNDENIABLE.
I never ever heard anything more beautiful in my life!
Her voice sounds like an angel this is why she is my favorite vocalist of all time because she embodies every emotion that she is singing.
Stunned. I can't find the words to describe the wave of tingling that lifted every hair on my neck and arms. Jaw dropped. For anyone who has an ear....this is 100% live, it can be felt and seen in each note. It isn't difficult to decipher the difference.
Whitney loved God! I don't care what nobody says bad about her. That one thing will overshadow anything wrong that she's ever done. Cissy blessed her baby. Whitney heard her mom blowing the whole time that she was inside of her. Whitney feels music. Just like she did in Cissy's womb. Her mom is standing there looking so proud.I know that as well as Whitney's voice being annointed her mom is thinking, I've taught her well.This is a beautiful moment. Look at God!
Whitney's voice is naturally beautiful. Her tone, pitch, clarity, and richness! You can tell she sings gospel with more feeling and power than she does with her own songs. And that's because when the spirit takes over, your no longer yourself. Your in a heavenly world doing what GOD is commanding you to do! and the spirit is definitely standing out in this performance. Her VOICE will forever live on and she will always be the best female singer of all time! There's only one... and she sang and went on home with the Father! #AMEN
AGREED. nobody will ever come close to the young and healthy whitney houston in her prime. NOOO BAHH DEEE
My favorite performance ever. As always, complete control. Check out her right foot, she counts beat while simultaneously singing with total fluidity. I noticed this many times when I saw her live, and is evidenced on many live videos. Not only a singer's singer, but a musician's singer as well. Fully aware, and usually controlling, the tempo and key of the music, while having total respect for it. My Nippy, THE pinnacle of the definition "singer", a genius of her craft on so many levels.
She also taps her mic to keep control. She was well aware of what she was doing while singing. A true professional.
In later years (more so outside of her prime, but also sometimes in her prime, she would wiggle her fingers frequently and it usually corresponded to a run or Melisma.....why do you think she did that? I think I have seen some other singers do this as well.
2008bscott what do you mean why lol? It was just a Whitney trademark mannerism. Every singer has them when getting into the song enough. What I like about whitneys is even when they seem odd, I never perceive them that way, because her performance and emotion is ALWAYS genuine, unlike Mariah, where sometimes you get the feeling Mariah is saying with her body language "yeah I'm such a diva rocking this shit" etc. Whitney was above that. She sang for the song. Always
Yessss!! A “Musicians Singer” 🙌🏽
MARIAH , CELINE , NO ONE ALIVE OR DECEASED HAS EVER REACHED THIS LEVEL OF PERFECTION! SHE WAS CLEARLY A GIFT FROM GOD !
Bringing Celine, Mariah into this prove they both can sing just as good as Whitney but with a different style😳
Not lip syncing. So many talented performers have been lost to us. I think she was phenomenal.
Notice her eyes closed!! She was so connected!!!
I noticed something whenever queen whitney sangs gospel her eyes are closed as if she's speaking to god!!!
Cissy's grins of pride for her daughter are just the sweetest thing.
I love the look on Cissy face when she hear her daughter sing. She was clearly touch by her daughter voice. What an amazing performance
Will you listen at that piano & organ accompanying the most Divine vocal ever. Giving just enough. Not too much. Accompaniment is an ART all by itself. There's nothing like Gospel music. #Sublime
You can see at 2:00 with that little hum, where she connected her soul and spirit into Gods ears. Despite everything, she has always been a true woman of God. I'm blessed that she is now truly Safe In His Arms.
Derrick Burgess Indeed
She was the Best Singer in the world voice anointed anointed by God🙏🔥🔥🔥 she is truly missed there is not another voice that can compete now in the past in the future her voice and her was ordained by God for the time that she was here there will never be another Whitney Houston Rest In Peace🙏🔥🔥🔥♥️
At 3:38 when her mother cissy Houston told her daughter send off Whitney everybody knew it was over she took that voice to heavens gates and back wowwww. The greatest singer of all time.
Masterclass in singing!
The athletic control she had over her voice was God given. You can't teach that. You're born with it.
I agree
She was born with that voice- believe it
No that cannot be taught- you either have it or you don't. Many are taught and some are born with gifts. Whitney was born with it and persecuted because of it by demonic forces.
Tara LS isn't she absolutely fantastic here only god could have made such a beautiful woman !
***** wait you're saying THAT can be TAUGHT?
A naturally beautiful voice with elements of operatic resonance!! A rich mezzo soprano! She would have been ideal as an opera singer as well! We are blessed to have these recordings of her remarkable work!!
The thing about Whitney is that she communicates God’s voice through her mouth. You can almost hear God through her words, her complex phrases, and her richness. There was something so profound about her voice that you’ll never find again. Whether that’s her tone, her control over dynamics, her head voice, etc. there was obviously something special. And you knew it whenever you heard it. We’ll always love Whitney. She gave the world the gift of music. She communicated so much with us. Her music and her legacy will live forever.
These are the best comments I've ever read
nothing but the truth💯
Mackenzie
Dude I'm getting goosebumps just by reading through the comments
She was truly special
Not only the fact her tone was the best ever..but her voice had so much charisma..best ever no doubt..
She was in the secret place with God when she sang this song. Truly her voice was blessed by God. Just beautiful!
This seems so unreal,how can someone sing a song like this so perfect....and the placement and control of her belts are impeccable
2021! Omg this voice is all I need on a daily basis😍❤
Say daily basis 🙌🏾
It’s so impressive.. The silent vibrato and all is just amazing.
And to all haters who claim she was high on drugs every time she performed because of her heavy sweating. This video is proof. She sweated because she was an 'Aerobic singer' and gave it all. Drugs had nothing to do with it.
Nico Chisha amen
Nico Chisha How do you know she's not on drugs here? She was doing drugs in the late 80's too.
U know stage lights are very hot..most artist sweat on stage even when there's no dancing involved.
stalitzz I don’t think people should be speculating if she’s on drugs, that’s uncalled for and mean. But to flat out say she’s not on drugs because it’s the 80’s is just wishful thinking. She was doing drugs for a long time, even in the 80’s. But yes it could’ve been the lights, we don’t know.
Nico Chisha I feel like it was because of the wigs she wore.
Omg...didnt know this level of singing was humanly possible even tough she is 'the voice' its like no one could ever come close to this kinda perfection, her voice often resembles musical instrument, thats how on point she is
The greatest female singer of all time
That smile on Cissy's face says it all. Like a teacher who is totally approving of her student.
her vibrato is THE BEST of any singer in the world and this song really showcases it perfectly!, love you so much Whitney!, like Tina Turner's song You're simply the best better then all the rest!♡♡