Whitney Houston

Released: December 10, 2002

Songwriter: Troy Taylor Stephanie Salzman Luke Paterna Darius Good

Producer: The Formula (Producer) Troy Taylor

[Verse 1]
If I changed my mind
If I changed my faith
Every time a stop light signaled
Each time I made mistakes
I don't think that I
Would be where I am today
I live my life without regrets
What you see is
What you see is
What you see is what you get
And I'm

[Chorus]
Unashamed of the life I lead
Unashamed of the strength on my knees
Of choices I've made
Of the love that I've saved
Of the things I've done
My belief in the One
Unashamed of the words of my friends
I know who they are
Make mistakes, make amends
Follow my instincts, my star
On my sleeve I wear my heart
Unashamed

[Verse 2]
Adding up my life, it totals all my dreams
I'm counting all my blessings
And the gifts I have received
Still there's always someone
Something to overcome
Took all my life to understand
That I am what I am, who I am
Unashamed

[Chorus]
Unashamed of the life I lead
Unashamed of the strength on my knees
Of choices I've made
Of the love that I've saved
Of the things I've done
My belief in the One
Unashamed of the words of my friends
I know who they are
Make mistakes, make amends
Follow my instincts, my star
On my sleeve I wear my heart
Unashamed

[Bridge]
Do you
Do you want to know how it goes?
Do you want to control how I feel?
Do you want to stay in my life?
Then listen here, and listen good
You got to get it
Got to get it
Got to get it right!
Unashamed

[Chorus]
Unashamed of the life I lead
Unashamed of the strength on my knees
Of choices I've made
Of the love that I've saved
Of the things I've done
My belief in the One
Unashamed of the words of my friends
I know who they are
Make mistakes, make amends
Follow my instincts, my star
On my sleeve I wear my heart
Unashamed

[Outro]
Say what you want

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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