Whitney Houston

Released: June 8, 2012

Songwriter: Civilla D. Martin

Producer: Underdogz

[Verse 1]
Why should I feel discouraged
And Why should the shadows, shadows come
Lord Why, Why, Why should my heart, my heart feel lonely
And long for heaven, heaven and home, oh-yes
When, when Jesus, Jesus is, he is my portion
A, A constant Friend, constant Friend is He
Oh, oh-oh, his eye is on, his eye is on the sparrow
Oh yes I, I know He watches all over me
Yeah, hey

[Verse 2]
I sing (I sing)
I sing because (because)
I'm happy (happy)
Hallelujah

[Outro]
I sing (I sing)
I sing because (Because)
I'm free (I'm free)
I'm free
I know, I know his eye (His eye), hmm
His eye is on (Is on)
Is on the sparrow (Sparrow), oh yes he is
I know (Know), I know (And I know)
He watches, thank you Lord, over me

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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