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WHITNEY HOUSTON

reviews

albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

1985

Whitney Houston

3.7

warm reception

divided reaction

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REVIEW

REVIEW

Whitney Houston

5

3.7

Oceanside, CA, USA

May 2, 1985

Nothing short of breathtaking.

1985

Whitney Houston

4

3.7

Allentown, PA, USA

May 11, 1985

Houston easily could have delivered this package on her own, given her extraordinary voice and delivery and her canny choice of material.

1985

Whitney Houston

3

3.7

Abilene, TX, USA

May 19, 1985

Only once or twice on this album does she abandon the caterwalling style of singing and come through with proof of that potential.

1985

Whitney Houston

3

3/5

3.7

Fond du Lac, WI, USA

May 19, 1985

The album is so ordinary – another strong voice battling usual disco/soul mush.

1985

Whitney Houston

4

B+

3.7

Denver, CO, USA

May 31, 1985

A worthy introduction.

1985

Whitney Houston

4

3.7

New York, NY, USA

June 6, 1985

With her sleek beauty and her great voice, Whitney Houston is obviously headed for stardom, and if nothing else, her album is an exciting preview of coming attractions.

1985

Whitney Houston

2

3.7

Binghamton, NY, USA

July 3, 1985

Houston could and should be belting out hard R&B, mid-tempo rock, and solid ballads, instead of having some Hollywood types waste her immense talent on cocktail-lounge crooning.

1985

Whitney Houston

2

3.7

Bryan, Texas, USA

July 18, 1985

She's been roped in by short-sighted producers and redundant material.

1985

Whitney Houston

4

3.7

Huddersfield, UK

July 20, 1985

Certainly an above-average first album.

1985

Whitney Houston

5

3.7

Coquitlam, BC, Canada

August 25, 1985

A most impressive start.

1985

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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