Whitney covers Stevie - Page 2

David · #16 07-15-2009, 12:14 PM

I hope she sings it! I hope she sings it! Yippeeee!!!

GoldDustOrphan · #17 07-15-2009, 12:37 PM

Two tracks have already leaked: Like I Never Left, a terribly dull "duet" with Akon, and I Never Knew My Own Strength, which is an old school Whitney ballad (minus the vocal show-boating).

petep9000 · #18 07-15-2009, 04:16 PM

The 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' song is showing signs of a lot of vocal change in Whitney. She sounds scratchy, raspy, out of breath and not in top-form. We'll see how the rest of the album sounds. It didn't make me feel very excited.

belladonnadream · #19 07-15-2009, 05:13 PM

Hmmm... this would be interesting to hear!

gypsy4life · #20 07-15-2009, 06:27 PM

..I'm glad Whitney is doing better...she looked SO bad for a long time. I usually CANT stand Stevie covers, but, it'll be worth a listen..

strandinthewind · #21 07-15-2009, 06:56 PM

This site http://www.singersroom.com/news/3191...arrett-R-Kelly indicates:

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My friend send me this tracklist.....Tha`ts true? 01 - I Didn't Know My Own Strength - Produced By David Foster 02 - Can`t Help Who You Love - Produced By Akon & Giorgio Tuinfort 03 - I Look To You - Produced By R. Kelly 04 - All That I Can Give - with Alicia Keys - Produced By Alicia Keys 05 - Camouflage - Produced By Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins 06 - Nothing But Love - Produced By Will.I.Am 07 - Trust Me Or You Don`t - Produced By Eric Hudson 08 - Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You - Produced By David Foster 09 - Dig This - Produced By Jermaine Dupri 10 - Too Much Too Little To Late- with John Legend - Produced By John Legend 11 - Wait Forever - Produced By Soulshock & Karlin 12 - That`s When You Saved Me - Produced By Babyface 13 - Undefeated - Produced By Jim Beanz & Timbaland 14 - Gospel Medley - Produced By Mervyn Warren & Whitney Houston 15 - Nu`n But Love (Remix) - Produced By Will.I.Am & Polow da Don & Fernando Garibay

This site has it as a possible track list as well http://whitney-fan.com/forums/index....st=75&start=75 - but I think it is just quoting the one above.

Time will tell.

But, Dave Foster is interesting in that I think La Nicks very recently - and likely around the time this track was in production for WH - talked about wanting to work with Dave Foster

darla · #22 07-15-2009, 07:57 PM

I so hope this is true. Yes this song will have a new life of its own, just like Whitney
did with Dolly partons. And it will showcase Stevie again as a wonderful songwriter.
I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Darla

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

If this is true, that would be incredible. In fact, what it would do is put a lesser known Stevie Nicks song on what has the potential to be the comeback record of the decade - with sales well over 5 million in the US alone. Moreover, if it became a single, it would be huge for La Nicks. I mean, she made several million dollars (allegedly 5) on the Dixie Chicks' Landslide alone. And, this is Whitney Houston. Finally, much like WH's cover of Dolly's also much more beautiful original (I Will Always Love You) - WH could do Stevie's song justice as this is right up her ally of shining like the sun on beautiful ballads.

This HAS to either be on the record or be leaked!

MacMan · #23 07-15-2009, 08:09 PM

Well, if it doesn't make the actual album, hopefully it will as some sort of bonus somewhere... Everyone offers bonus tracks today.

Dodfather · #24 07-16-2009, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MacMan

Not sure I'd trust that listing....

This is from today's Billboard. Whitney and Clive were in London last night for a listening party... 9 tracks played (not Stevie's song). Unless the titles have been changed, only two of the 9 played match your list - not even the possible lead single is there..

Billboard

Davis - who worked with Houston for the first time in 10 years on the album - stressed the album is "by no means done," while many of the songs played were still in unfinished form.

"We didn't try to fit Whitney Houston into the market," Davis said. "The copyrights associated with Whitney in the 1980s and '90s are part of the fabric of music today."

Nonetheless, collaborators on the album read like a who's who of contemporary pop/R&B, with songwriters and producers including Alicia Keys, Diane Warren, Stargate, R Kelly and Akon, who duets with Houston on "Like I Never Left."

The tracks played were "Million Dollar Bill," "Nuthin' But Love," "Call You Tonight" (which Davis said was a likely lead single), "I Didn't Know My Own Strength," "Like I Never Left," "For the Lovers," "I Look to You," "Worth It" and a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You."

The overall feel of the album was notably contemporary, while retaining Houston's trademark vocal flourishes. The up-tempo songs "Nuthin' But Love" and "A Song for You" received the best reaction from the invited audience of international media, while Davis particularly praised slower songs like the Warren-penned ballad "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and R Kelly's title track, hailing Houston as "the premium balladeer of our time."

A Song For You? Oh, God, no! I love that song and the only cover that does it justice (which in fact is just as great as the original) is the fantastic version by the Carpenters. I have a feeling Whitney might oversing this and just make it really loud...no!

Black_Moon · #25 07-16-2009, 04:24 PM

There's a part of me that is thrilled someone as famous as Whitney Houston is choosing to cover "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You", because of course if this album does well it could bring Stevie a wider fanbase. However, knowing Whitney Houston's tendency to have big, over the top ballads where she shows off her vocal technique (and similar to Mariah Carey, can have a tendency to take away some of the emotion from the song because of this) I've a feeling that she may over-dramaticise the song.

Phew, and there's my first post over with!

RoseGarden · #26 07-16-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Moon

There's a part of me that is thrilled someone as famous as Whitney Houston is choosing to cover "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You", because of course if this album does well it could bring Stevie a wider fanbase. However, knowing Whitney Houston's tendency to have big, over the top ballads where she shows off her vocal technique (and similar to Mariah Carey, can have a tendency to take away some of the emotion from the song because of this) I've a feeling that she may over-dramaticise the song.

Phew, and there's my first post over with!

Glad to hear from you Back Moon!!

I have a strong dislike for Whitney as imo, she is very snotty and overrated. However, she really did a wonderful job with Dolly's --I will Always love you. So I am hoping she finds a way to get HAWFYL out on the air waves and get some more eyebrows raised for Stevie's sake. I think she can do it.

drzubritsky · #27 07-16-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Moon

There's a part of me that is thrilled someone as famous as Whitney Houston is choosing to cover "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You", because of course if this album does well it could bring Stevie a wider fanbase. However, knowing Whitney Houston's tendency to have big, over the top ballads where she shows off her vocal technique (and similar to Mariah Carey, can have a tendency to take away some of the emotion from the song because of this) I've a feeling that she may over-dramaticise the song.

Phew, and there's my first post over with!

While HAEWFY is not one of my favorite Stevie compositions (I think the fit of the lyrics and melody is a bit awkward), this may be one that could work well interpreted by an artist like Whitney. If she can control the temptation to oversing, a "soul diva" interpretation could be interesting.

Of course, a lot will depend on the state of Whitney's voice. I fear that too much vocal damage may have been done. I think we can expect all the new Whitney tracks to be auto-tuned within an inch of their life.

Black_Moon · #28 07-16-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by drzubritsky

Of course, a lot will depend on the state of Whitney's voice. I fear that too much vocal damage may have been done. I think we can expect all the new Whitney tracks to be auto-tuned within an inch of their life.

I hadn't heard her recent voice, but out of interest at you and a couple of others in this thread mentioning the state of her singing, I YouTubed it. Yeah, I can't believe that this is the same woman who sang on "The Bodyguard" seventeen years ago. I know I have to allow for ageing and things, but wow.

SpyNote · #29 07-16-2009, 09:06 PM

It sounds like a song she might cover. I can hear her knocking the hell out of the bridge (Do it forrrrrrrrrrrr the world!). I hope it happens. It would be nice to hear a cover that isn't Landslide or Dreams or Stand Back.

Phoenix · #30 07-16-2009, 09:31 PM

I like Whitney Huston alot. but i would HATE IT. Im still trying to explain to people that Landslide wasnt written by the dixie chicks OR the smashing pumkins.

THe good that would come of it is that stevie would make TONS of money off it Enough so that she would stop touring (where the money is) for ten minutes and do something new.