Whitney Houston

Released: August 28, 2009

Songwriter: Danja Fernando Garibay Franne Golde Kasia Livingston

Producer: Harvey Mason Jr. Danja Fernando Garibay

[Intro]
Ooh, ahh, baby

[Verse 1]
Here I sit by my window
Thinking about all the things that I've been through
There were times where I never thought
I would get to where I got to
Had one angel to guide me
Some who just violated my love
Now this is my chance to say, ain't got nothin' but love

[Pre-Chorus]
For my family that raised me (Shout out, shout out)
And my teacher that done praised me (Shout out, shout out)
To anyone who tried to hate on me, yeah (Shout out, shout out)
Even the one's who tried to break me
Even the one's who tried to take me down

[Chorus]
There's been haters since this world been going 'round
(Nothin' but love)
Why they take your dream and try to crush 'em down?
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
I ain't even tryna hold on to that now
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)

[Verse 2]
I could hold on to pain, but that ain't what my life's about
I ain't blaming nobody if I ain't got my stuff worked out
I got a love for my self, ain't gonna regret anything I've done
I just wanna sing my song, ain't got nothin' but love

[Pre-Chorus]
For all the players on the street (Shout out, shout out)
To all my ghettos doing y'all thing (Keep on, keep strong)
To all my exes that done wrong me
Stepped on me, can't hold me down

[Chorus]
There's been haters since this world been going 'round
(Nothin' but love)
Why they take your dream and try to crush 'em down?
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
I ain't even tryna hold on to that now, oh
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya

[Bridge]
To all the givers and the takers
To my crew from way back when (Way back when)
To the goers and the stayers (Oh yeah)
And the ones that I ain't met
For myself for sticking with me
For the one's I miss from up above (Oh)
Anyone who's ever been a part of me
Ain't got nothin but love (Nothin' but, nothin' but)
I got nothing but love

[Chorus]
There've been haters since this world been going 'round
(Nothin' but love)
Why they take your dream and try to crush 'em down?
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
I ain't even tryna hold on to that now
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love for you)
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)
Ain't got nothin' but, nothin' but love for ya
(Nothin' but love, nothin' but love)

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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