Year: 1987 Notable Tracks: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, “Didn’t We Almost Have it All”, “So Emotional”, “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”, “Love Will Save The Day”, “I Know Him So Well” Album MVP: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Why I Loved It: If she hadn’t become already, this album established Houston … Read More
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Favorite 100 Songs of the 80s: (#41) Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Drop the gloves and fight forever, if you must over who was the most dominant female singer of the 80s. What’s not debatable is the two lionesses you’d be sparring over are Madonna and Whitney Houston. Madonna made her mark with fast tempo songs before transitioning into some slower ballads, such as Crazy For You … Read More
Favorite 100 Songs of the 80s: (#77) Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All
If you’ve followed this countdown thus far, I offer your biggest takeaway—-George Benson originals ain’t shit compared to those that’ve covered him. Benson originally recorded “Nothing’s Going To Change My Love For You”, which eventually was covered by Glenn Mederios and a huge hit in 1986 (No. 86 on this countdown). Lightning strikes again here. … Read More