Spotlight: Whitney Houston

Date: November 28, 1998

From Billboard
Submitted by: Rachel D.


My Love Is Your Love
PRODUCERS: Various
Arista 19073

Whitney Houston's first non-soundtrack album in eight years is a tour de force that showcases her strengths in a wide array of musical genres, from pop to R&B to gospel to dance.

Thematically, Houston tackles matters of the heart in a forthright, mature manner, befitting her personal and professional growth during the past decade. Highlights include opener "It's Not Right But It's Okay"; "Heartbreak Hotel," featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price; the Mariah Carey duet, "When You Believe," featured also on Carey's "#1's" collection and the "Prince Of Egypt" soundtrack; the sassy "In My Business," featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott; the title track, co-written and co-produced by the multitalented Wyclef Jean; and the charming ballad "I Bow Out," one of three cuts produced by Babyface.

Also noteworthy is the hidden bonus track "I Was Made To Love Him," a collaboration between Houston and the red-hot Lauryn Hill. On an album with writing and production input from a diverse roster of players--from the aforementioned to Diane Warren to Rodney Jerkins--Houston keeps it all together with her spectacular voice and singular artistic persona. A return to form for a pop diva and an album with immense crossover potential.