Released: February 14, 1985

Featuring: Jermaine Jackson

Songwriter: Pamela Phillips Jimmy Dunne

Producer: Jermaine Jackson

[Verse 1: Whitney Houston]
Like a candle burning bright
Love is glowing in your eyes
A flame to light our way
That burns brighter everyday
But now I have you
Nobody loves me like you do

[Verse 2: Jermaine Jackson]
Like a leaf upon the wind
I could find no place to land
I dreamed the hours away
And wondered everyday
Do dreams come true?
Nobody loves me like you do

[Chorus: Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson]
What if I'd never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You've touched my heart in places that I never even knew
'Cause nobody loves me like you do

[Verse 3: Jermaine Jackson & Whitney Houston]
I was words without a tune
I was a song still unsung
A poem with no rhyme
A dancer out of time
But now there's you
Baby, nobody loves me like you do

[Chorus: Whitney Houston & Jermaine Jackson]
What if I'd never met you?
Where would I be right now?
Funny how life just falls in place somehow
You've touched my heart in places that I never even knew
Nobody loves me (nobody loves me)
Nobody loves me (nobody loves me)
Nobody loves me like you do
Nobody loves me like you do

Whitney Houston

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.