On This Day in History: Whitney Debuts at #1 With Exhale

This was the third Houston single to top the charts on the day of its release.
Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1963. A cousin of singer Dionne Warwick and the daughter of a gospel singer, Houston grew up singing in a church choir and landed professional management by the time she was 15. She made numerous live appearances and provided guest vocals for several recordings. She also developed a modeling and acting career, appearing on magazine covers and on sitcoms like Silver Spoons. In 1985, she released her first album, Whitney Houston, which yielded several hit singles, including "You Give Good Love" and "Saving All My Love for You." Her next album, Whitney (1987), scored seven consecutive No. 1 singles. Whitney was also the first album by a female artist to debut at the top of the charts. In the early '90s, she developed her acting career, with starring roles in The Bodyguard (1992) and Waiting to Exhale (1995).


My Epilogue:
Whitney Houston as of late has taken somewhat of a departure from the success she enjoyed in the 80's and 90's. Problems have been linked the influence of both drugs (crack, etc) and men (Bobby Brown etc.). Recentely she has split from Brown and been seen with Ray J, brother of 90's pop diva Brandi.