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ARCHIVE NEWSFILE
MAY - JUNE 1999
It's Alright, It's Gold...
The Arista Records Website confirms that "It's Not Right But It's Okay" has been
certified Gold representing US shipment of 500,000 units. This is now Whitney's 19th Gold
Single, the third lifted from the double platinum "My Love Is Your Love" album.
TOTP...
Whitney's live performance of "My Love Is Your Love" will feature on Top Of The
Pops this Friday.
UK Sales & Chart Data...
"My Love Is Your Love" was outsold on the UK Singles Chart by a ratio of 2:1.
The song sold close to 130,000 copies to debut at No.2 but ATB's "9PM (Till I
Come)" sold 270,000 copies. Whitney's sales are significant and enough to register a
No.1 debut in many of this year's charts. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" started
it's career at No.3 and sold 160,000 copies on it's first week.
Whitney has now lifted three Top 5 singles from "My Love Is Your Love" and this
is the comment which appears in Music Week this week:
After falling short of the Top 10 with seven consecutive singles,
Whitney Houstonhas reached the Top 5 with each of her last three. Her renaissance is
linked to her decision to take her music in an urban direction with the album My Love Is
Your Love, from which all three derive. The first single, When You Believe, a duet with
Mariah Carey, reached number four. The follow-up, It's Not Right But It's Okay, peaked at
number three but has sold more than most number ones, it's 500,000 sales placing it ninth
for the year to date. The third is the title track, which sold nearly 130,000 copies last
week to debut at number two. The success of these singles has worked wonders on the My
Love Is Your Love album, which started off poorly, but climbed as high as number five
during It's Not Right's chart run. It climbs 9-6 this week and has sold more than 310,000
copies to date.
UK Airplay...
An excellent week for "My Love Is Your
Love" on UK radio this week as it jumps from No.15 to No.8 on it's sixth chart week.
The song was played 1532 times - that's an increase by 45% over last week. It's audience
was 48.38 million, an increase of 38%. The song was the biggest growing song of the week
adding 472 plays over last week.
At Radio One, it remained A listed and jumped 17-8 with 25 spins and an audience of 15738.
At ILR, the song jumps 18-7 with 1263 plays and an audience of 25305.
"My Love Is Your Love" was the No.1 video at MTV UK last week (up from No.4) as
well as the No.2 Box Breakers Video (up from No.3).
Expect further significant airplay gains next week.
NEWSFILE: 29 JUNE 1999
Arista: Next UK Single...
Arista Records have made the unpresidented move of
asking the fans which song they think should be the next UK single in the form of a
competition.
The five singles options are:
If I Told You That
I Learned From The Best
Until You Come Back
You'll Never Stand Alone
I Was Made To Love Him
It's interesting to note that Arista do not consider "Heartbreak Hotel" a
potential UK Single (a track I have always maintained would not find a home on UK radio).
All you have to do is Follow This Link and number the songs (1-5) in order
of preference for the next single.
I am unsure how much this questionnaire will actually influence Arista's decision but if
you do vote, please think wisely and consider what you think is going to be best for the
UK as the next single. I have placed my vote tonight.
It's a shame "I Bow Out" and "Get It Back" are not up for
consideration and quite surprising that the formula "If I Told You That" is.
Surprise Appearance...
Whitney Houston drives the crowds wild with a guest
appearance at NYC Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Celebration. Her
performance was not advertised and was kept under wraps until the Diva arrived at Chelsea
Piers where in-between 7,000-10,000 people were in attendance. She followed the
performance by Erin Henderson and when they made the announcement and then appeared on
stage. The energy went right off the scale! She performed two sizzling hot songs - remixes
of HH and INRBIO with the crowds singing right along with her. At one point, a stage
assistant came on-stage to give her the red fur jacket that was featured in the Oprah Show
but she jokingly pretended to kick her away since the tempertures
were in the mid-90s. One individual who was a guest of the committee hosting the show said
that she was in her glory and really enjoyed being there. Bobby Brown was with her but
stayed backstage along with two massive bodyguards.
[Thanks Rodney]
NEWSFILE: 28 JUNE 1999
UK Chart Update...
"My Love Is Your Love" debuts at No.2 on
the UK Singles chart - Whitney's highest debuting single ever and her fifth highest
charting single ever (the other four were No.1).
The album "My Love Is Your Love" posts another week of impressive sales gains
and climbs three places to No.6 - just one place lower than it's peak earlier in the year.
Full sales stats & airplay data will appear shortly.
NEWSFILE: 27 JUNE 1999
UK Airplay Update...
"My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.15 on
the UK Airplay Chart on it's fifth charting week. The song received 1060 spins (up 41%)
and an audience of 35.06 million (an audience increase of 16%).
"My Love Is Your Love" was the No.5 biggest growing song for the tracking week
with 308 plays more than last week. Itwas the highest debut on the MTV UK video chart
debuting at No.4. it remains A listed at Radio One where it went up to No.17 with an
audience of 11045 listeners (I still have to work out whether this should be multiplied by
1,000 as 11,000 listeners for the UK's main national radio station seems low). At
Independent Local Radio, "My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.18 (from No.29) with
827 spins and an audience of 18,991 (again, I am starting to think this figure should be
multiplied to represent 18 million). Will advise soon.
Billboard Update...
Apologies that this comes three days late - I have
alot on at the moment.
"My Love Is Your Love" slips on the Billboard200 to No.87 (from last week's
No.70). The impact of the Oprah show appearance will be seen on the chart issued next
week.
Here is the singles action in the US for Whitney for the week ending 3 July 1999 as
compiled by our chart guru Lopez:
IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY:
Hot 100 Singles - Up to No.4 (from No.11) with
bullet - 9 weeks on chart - Power Pick/Sales Award;
Hot 100 Airplay - Remains at No.15 - 9 weeks on chart;
Hot 100 Sales - Up to No.4 (from No.11) with bullet - 4 weeks on chart - Power Pick Sales
Award;
Rythmic Crossover - Remains at No.15 - 8 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Tracks - Up to No.18 (from No.21) with bullet - 5 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Mainstream - Up to No.32 (from No.38) with bullet - 2 weeks on chart;
R&B Singles Chart - Up to No.7 (from No.8) with bullet - 24 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Airplay - Up to No.15 (from No.16) - 22 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Sales - Up to No.6 (From No.8) - 4 weeks on chart;
Hot Dance Music Maxi Sales - It's Not Right But It's Okay/I Will Always Love You -TBA - 4
weeks on chart.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL:
Hot 100 Singles - Down to No.44 (from No.34) - 28 weeks on
chart;
Hot 100 Airplay - Down to No.40 (from No.34) - 28 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Tracks - Down to No.28 (from No.22) - 17 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Mainstream - Down to No.24 (from No.19) - 16 weeks on chart;
R&B Singles Chart - TBA - 32 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Airplay - TBA - 31 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Sales - Down to No.45 (from No.38) - 22 weeks on chart;
NEWSFILE: 26 JUNE 1999
Tour Reviews....
The first review's of Whitney's opening night in
Chicago are in - Originally Posted On The Bulletin Board,
You Can Read
Them Here.
Midsummer Night's Magic...
Whitney Houston Will perform a benefit Concert for the Magic Johnson Foundation on 30 June 1999.
NEWSFILE: 22 JUNE 1999
You Have Arrived...
Welcome to Classic Whitney - the definitive
Whitney Houston Website. Launched on the evening of the first show on Whitney
Houston's extensive My Love Is Your Love World Tour, I hope your journey
with me to this website is as exciting and rewarding for you as it is for me.
Very few people know this, but at the end of last summer, I had decided that my work as a
Whitney Houston 'Webmaster' was done and that the time had come to call it a day.
The last date of having a website for me was to be New Year's Eve 1998. During
December, I found that giving up would not be so easy - not for me (I think I could stop
anytime; the website is not a measure of my devotion to the music and artistry of Whitney
Houston), but for the thousands of people who visit every week in search of reliable news
and information.
I already had the website I would visit every day as a Whitney Houston fan, but from that
developed the desire to take it one step further. To give back to Whitney Houston
the credible profile on the internet that is afforded so many of her contemporaries by
their fans. I hope my work here would make Whitney proud; even moreso, I hope I have
developed a website that Whitney's fans will be proud to be associated with.
Thank you for your patience - I trust you'll find this webspace worth your while.
Just to tempt you a little, here's just a small fraction of what you'll find here...
It's Always Been About The
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The Most Extensive Whitney Houston Image Gallery Ever. |
A Comprehensive Audio Gallery Featuring These
Exclusives:
Audio Files From The
Classic Whitney Show (Of Course!)
Whitney Houston DJ's For
Radio One UK 1991 - All Four Days Available
Never Before Heard
Interviews
Rare & Hard To
Find Remixes
Go To The Audio Gallery
To See What's Available
The Brits '99 Widescreen Image
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JOIN THE CLASSIC WHITNEY
MAILING LIST - THE BEST WAY TO STAY INFORMED.
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The Most Accurate & Up-To-Date Billboard
Statistics Right Here Compiled By Chart Guru Lopez,
& UK CIN Charts By Me (Manish - In case you're a newbie and don't know who I am).
Talk To Whitney's Fans In The
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A Complete Breakdown Of Whitney's Albums & Singles Sales Statistics
Whitney Houston US/UK & Other Chart Positions Compiled In Detail
All This Is Just The Tip Of The Iceburg.
Questions/Comments/Problem Reports Welcomed- Just E-Mail Me
- And Yes, I Did Find My Inspiration. It's Always Been About The Music.
NEWSFILE: 22 JUNE 1999
French Release Date...
According to BMG France "My Love Is Your Love" will be released on July 12.
Chart Potential...
Arista UK have only ever once discounted a Whitney Houston single and that was "It's Not Right But It's Okay" - they've made the interesting decision to release "My Love Is Your Love" at full retail price of £3.99. The competition - ATB's "(9PM) Till I Come" and a single by some unremarkable boyband called A1 are also both on two CDs but discounted.
Early indications are that the ATB single is the front runner for No.1 on Sunday.
UK CD...
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These are the covers of Whitney's 2 "My Love Is Your Love" CD Singles released today in the UK.
CD1:
My Love Is Your Love (4:04)
My Love Is Your Love (Wyclef Mix) (4:24)
My Love Is Your Love (Marvel & Eily Vocal Mix) (7:14)
CD2:
My Love Is Your Love (4:04)
Saving All My Love For You (3:52)
Didn't We Almost Have It All (5:05)
NEWSFILE: 21 JUNE 1999
Whitney On Radio One...
Trevor Nelson flew out to the US to interview Whitney Houston for Radio One earlier in the week. During the interview, they played "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Smooth Mix), "You'll Never Stand Alone" and "My Love Is Your Love".
The interview has to be one of the best with Whitney since the release of the album as Whitney talks in some detail about the hip hop market/culture and her place in music today. Quote: "I can't do 'How Will I Know' today" referring to the fact that her musical style has changed. She confirms that what she has done is re-invent Whitney Houston.
I will get a RealAudio file of this interview on the website during the week - it's definitely worth a listen.
French TV...
Whitney will be in 'Groove-blabla' on MCM (french music channel), Tuesday 22th June 18.30
Platinum Diva: UK Chart Update...
"My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.9 on the UK Albums
Chart posting further gains and is this week certified platinum (300,000). The album
spends it's 31st week on the UK Albums chart but something tells me it won't be another 31
weeks before we see the album pass double platinum. The album also re-enters the Dance
Albums chart at No.5 this week where it spent considerable time at No.1 earlier on in it's
life.
Tour Reviews...
Whitney begins her World Tour on Tuesday 22nd June 1999 and, like
last year, I will create a reviews page. If you attend any of the shows, Please E-Mail Them To Me to
share with the world.
BMG Press Release...
[This is the BMG press release for the UK Release of "My Love Is Your Love"]
WHITNEY HOUSTON
"MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE"
THE NEW SINGLE OUT ON 21st JUNE 1999.
Monday 21st June sees the UK release of Whitney Houston's stunning new single "MY
LOVE IS YOUR LOVE" , the title track of her current multi-platinum selling album.
Following hot on the heels of Whitney's No. 3 smash hit single "It's Not Right But
It's Okay" (which spent 14 weeks in the charts), the new single "MY LOVE IS YOUR
LOVE" continues to portray Whitney at her contemporary best.
"MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE", written and produced by Fugee star Wyclef Jean, is a
smooth reggae-tinged track with evocative strands of the late great Bob Marley's "No
Woman No Cry". Whitney's treatment of it's haunting and emotional lyrics bears
witness to yet another aspect of her extraordinary vocal prowess.
The video for MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE can now be seen on MTV and THE BOX and marks the highly
successful collaboration between director Kevin Bray and Houston. Bray also directed the
recent video for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" and the US hit "Heartbreak
Hotel".
Whitney Houston has announced four UK dates as part of her World Tour '99. The dates, in
September, will follow on the back of her US tour which kicks off in June and rolls into
Europe and the UK through August, September and October. Tickets for the UK dates are on
sale now. (See Tour Dates)
Fully Booked...
Whitney was interviewed on Fully Booked (UK TV show) this morning by Zoe A. from Radio One. The interview was taken the same day as the Pepsi Chart interview.
Whitney talked very briefly about the inclusion of Rodney Jerkins, Missy and Lauryn Hill on the album - she spoke of Lauryn and how Whitney would sing "I Was Made To Love Him" down the phone to Lauryn who had Zion pulling at her at the same time and Lauryn would say she was listening (when perhaps her attention was elsewhere).
Zoe commented that Whitney has achieved so much in her career and whether there was anything left for her to do (citing all the No.1 singles and awards she has won). Whitney said there really was nothing left for her to achieve that she could think of at this moment and that performing in South Africa was the biggest goal she had achieved. That was it for her.
The interview was laced with clips from "My Love Is Your Love" and "It's Not Right But It's Okay" videos. There was also a short clip of Whitney rehearsing with her band in the studio singing "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)".
NEWSFILE: 20 JUNE 1999
Marvel & Eily Remix...
Another World First - In keeping with debuting the Wyclef Remix and the Salaam Remi Remix of "My Love Is Your Love" as well as the video for the single, www.classicwhitney.com has the exclusive first internet play of the Marvel & Eily Remix of the song.
The track sports two versions, the full length version is 7:14 and the radio edit is 3:31 - the full length version is debuted here.
Marvel & Eily bring Whitney to the speed garage arena for the first time in an official capacity with interesting results. The remix has not made any commercial concessions to appeal to the American desire for anthem styled music. The vocals are that of the original verse and the Wyclef remix chorus. UK Clubs will tear this one up.
Promo Blurb...
WHITNEY HOUSTON
"MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE"
RELEASE DATE: 21st JUNE 1999
This is the 2nd and most requested single (& title track) from Whitney's latest album. "My Love Is Your Love" has already gone platinum in the UK and reached No.5 in the Album Chart. "It's Not Right Bit It's Okay" was the debut single which peaked at #3 in the charts, (whilst remaining in the Top 10 for 4 weeks) following a massive UK promotional tour. Fugees star, Wyclef Jean wrote and produced "My Love Is Your Love". Mixes of the single are by : Wyclef Jean & Marvel & Eliy. Whitney will be touring the UK in the late summer as part of a European tour. To date, in the UK, Whitney has had 5 multi platinum albums, 12 Top 10 Hits and amassed global sales of moe than 100 million albums. This is a No.1 single.
UK Single Format...
"My Love Is Your Love" will appear on two CDs when released in the UK on Monday - the first CD features the title track in it's original format, Wycelf Remix and the Marvel & Eliy Southside Vocal Mix. The second CD features "Saving All My Love For You" and "Didn't We Almost Have It All."
NEWSFILE: 19 JUNE 1999
Billboard Spotlight...
RELAUNCH: Two weeks ago, Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (Arista) was awarded a retail launch star, as its jump in chart position was fuelled by the retail availability of the vinyl maxi-single and CD maxi-single. This issue "Okay" moves 17-11 on the Hot 100 while earning another retail launch star and the title of Greatest Gainer/Sales because the regular-length cassette and CD configurations hit stores. "Okay" scans 42,000 units this week, 25% of which are attributed to the maxi-singles and 75% to the regular-length singles. The song is also growing at radio, particularly at R&B, rhythmic top 40, and top 40.
Arista Confirms Oprah...
Don't miss the Oprah Show on Monday - It's a full hour with Whitney Houston!!! Whitney and Oprah talk about My Love Is Your Love, the album and the tour, and her Dolce and Gabbana outfits for the tour. Whitney performs "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "My Love Is Your Love" and "Greatest Love Of All".
My Love Is Your Love: New Remix!!...
Get this - I am hoping to have the Marvel & Eliy Southside Vocal Remix of "My Love Is Your Love" on the website sometime this weekend - this is an Arista commissioned speed garage remix of the song which appears to be tailor made for the UK club scene. It's not clear as yet whether this remix is going to be on the UK CD single or not which is due for release on Monday.
Weekend Whitney...
Whitney Houston will feature on the Sunday morning UK TV show Fully Booked this weekend in an interview from the US. Also, don't forget Whitney's Sunday night Radio One interview with Trevor Nelson.
Pepsi Chart...
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A screen capture of Whitney Houston on last night's UK Pepsi Chart show - More images and the RealAudio of the entire segment will feature on the www.classicwhitney.com website. |
She's A Bitch...
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In an interview featured on the UK teletext service
(Channel 4), Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott has said that her song "She's A
Bitch" was inspired by her work with Whitney Houston. I don't have all the details or
the context of what was said first hand, but apparently, Missy commented about Whitney's
working style in the studio right down to the positioning of the mic. "She's A Bitch" is apparently not a derogatory song about Whitney but more a song about a woman in control - when I get clearer info on this interview, I'll post it here. [Thanks Sanj] |
NEWSFILE: 18 JUNE 1999
Whitney On The UK Pepsi Chart...
Tonight's interview with Whitney Houston on the UK Pepsi Chart Show was interlaced with the My Love Is Your Love video. Whitney talked about the lyrics of the song as well as the range of young producers who worked on the album. She also mentioned her respect for Aaliyah's music.
The interview wasn't very long and featured a lot of information which we've already heard before about the making of the album.
Whitney confirmed that Will Smith is working on the final write-up for "Anything For You" which will go into production next year. She also talked of her desire to have a son.
Hopefully, I will have the RealAudio of the interview and some screen captures at the weekend.
The Billboard Update...
"My Love Is Your Love" is down to No.70 on this week's Billboard 200 (from No.61 last week). Better news on the singles front:
IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY:
Hot 100 Singles - Up to No.11 (from No.17) with bullet - 8
weeks on chart;
Hot 100 Airplay - Up to No.15 (from No.17) with bullet - 8 weeks on chart;
Hot 100 Sales - Up to No.11 (from No.21) with bullet - 3 weeks on chart - Power Pick Sales
Award;
Rythmic Crossover - Up to No.15 (from No.16) with bullet - 7 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Tracks - Up to No.18 (from No.21) with bullet - 5 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Mainstream - New Entry At No.38 - 1 week on chart;
R&B Singles Chart - Up to No.8 (from No.13) with bullet - 23 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Airplay - Down to No.16 (from No.15) - 21 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Sales - Up toNo.8 (From No.16) - 3 weeks on chart;
Hot Dance Music Maxi Sales - It's Not Right But It's Okay/I Will Always Love You -Down to
No.3 (from No.2) - 3 weeks on chart.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL:
Hot 100 Singles - Down to No.34 (from No.26) - 27 weeks on
chart;
Hot 100 Airplay - Down to No.34 (from No.26) - 27 weeks on chart;
Hot 100 Sales - Down to No.52 (from No.44) - 21 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Tracks - Down to No.22 (from No.17) - 16 weeks on chart;
Rythmic Crossover - Down No.16 (from No.14) - 27 weeks on chart;
Top 40 Mainstream - Down to No.19 (from No.14) - 15 weeks on chart;
R&B Singles Chart - TBA - 31 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Airplay - TBA - 30 weeks on chart;
Hot R&B Sales - TBA - 21 weeks on chart;
BMG Marketing...
Many of you may have received a mail from BMG Backstage announcing the release of "My Love Is Your Love" in the UK next week - the mail contained an short program which displayed a banner containing UK tour information, an audio sample of the single and a press release statement about the release.
I'm Impressed.
NEWSFILE: 17 JUNE 1999
Oprah Debuts Tour...
Whitney Houston World Tour '99 Preview On the Oprah Winfrey Show June 21st; New Date Added to U.S. Tour On July 3 and International Concert Dates Announced.
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 15, 1999--Whitney Houston will launch her World Tour '99 with a special Oprah Winfrey Show scheduled to air nationally on June 21st, 1999, the eve of her opening performance in Chicago at the Aire Crown Theater. A July 3rd engagement at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has just been added to the U.S. tour. International concert dates have been announced that will encompass 29 shows in 15 countries commencing on August 22 in Gdansk, Poland and ending in Kiev, Ukraine on October 9th.
On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Houston will perform several songs and premiere some of the Dolce & Gabbana fashions that have been specially designed for her tour. Designers Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce will also appear on the show to discuss how Houston and her music inspired their designs. The looks created especially for Houston reflect the different songs in her show, from edgy sportswear for sizzling numbers like her current hit single "It's Not Right, But It's OK" to dramatic evening gowns for her show-stopping ballads.
With the addition of the New Jersey date, the U.S. leg of Houston's tour now expands to 17 cities. - The revised tour schedule can be found Here.
My Love Is Your Love UK Airplay Statistics...
Whitney Houston continues with steady gains at UK radio this week - the song is up to No.19 (from No.25) on the airplay chart. 752 spins meant a plays increase of 61%. It's audience impression was up to 30.33 million, an audience increase of 24%.
At radio one, the song was No.18 (up from 26) with 16 spins (last week was 13 spins). It's audience at radio one was 9,324. It Independent Local Radio, "My Love Is Your Love" debuted at No.29 with 616 spins (up from 389) and an audience of 18,587.
The song is the fourth biggest grower of the week (an increase in
plays by 285) and the fifth most added song (62 stations on board). Finally, "My Love
Is Your Love" holds as the No.3 pre-release single of the week (No.1 is Will Smith's
"Wild Wild West" and No.2 is Britney Spears' "Sometimes").
Fans From This Site On Total Request Live UK Tonight...
Regular visitors to this Website got a mention on the MTV UK's Total Request Live showing of Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" video.
About three weeks back, I had placed the e-mail address for people to request the video and it worked tonight. My name got a mention along with Lopez, Nikesh, Sanj and Sebastian all got a mention with their messages requesting the video.
Wanna do it again? - E-Mail MTV's Total Request Show
NEWSFILE: 13 JUNE 1999
Back In London?... Trevor Nelson has just said on Radio One that Whitney Houston will be on his show next week (10-12pm Sunday 20 June 1999). It's not clear whether this is a pre-recorded show or whether Whitney is coming back to the UK at the end of the week. The Pepsi Chart have already confirmed an appearance on Thursday but that is supposedly a satellite linked performance. My Love Is Your Love Release Date... Mark Goodier, the Radio One DJ who presents the UK Top 40 singles stated the release date of "My Love Is Your Love" as 28 June 1999 - It's not clear as yet whether this was a mistake or whether the release has indeed been put back a week. Things should become clear during the week when Music Week publishes the releases for the coming week. The BMG Backstage Website still cites the release date as 21 June as does the HMV Website. Whitney is already confirmed to appear via satellite link up on Thursday night's Pepsi Chart (Channel 5). [Thanks Craig/Bryn]UK Charts... "My Love Is Your Love" continues to perform well as it moves back up to No.10 on the UK Album Chart 30 weeks in. It's success is attributed to the steadily growing airplay of the title track. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" leaves the UK Singles Chart after a 15 week career - it's rapid decline in the past two weeks obviously due to the shift in focus to the album. The song is No.16 on the R&B Singles Chart on it's 16th Chart Week. So She Begins... Expect to see a live satellite link up with Whitney Houston on the UK Pepsi Chart Show this week. No details yet, but it's likely to be a live performance of "My Love Is Your Love". NEWSFILE: 13 JUNE 1999 |
Complete Billboard Update... Here's the Billboard Chart details for the week ending19 June 1999: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: HEARTBREAK HOTEL: [Chart Statistics Compiled By Lopez]NEWSFILE: 12 JUNE 1999 |
More Tourdates... Whitney Houston has confirmed another Wembley Arena, London show on 18 September 1999 and Manchester M.E.N. Arena on 19 September 1999. Additionally, dates have been announced for Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, France and Russia - So far, the tour extends to 47 dates with yet more to come. You Can See The Complete List Of Dates So Far Right Here.
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US Chart Update... "My Love Is Your Love" is down to No.61 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Better news comes for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" which this week climbs to No.17 on the Hot100 and No.13 on the R&B Singles Chart. Hot100 Airplay for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" goes up two places to No.17 and sales remain at No.21 (both bulleted). Hot R&B Airplay is at No.15 and sales are at No.13 (both bulleted). The commercial single was released this week and will effect the chart announced on Thursday of next week. A complete breakdown of Whitney's chart positions to follow. [Thanks John L.]
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My Love Is Your Love: Single Format... According to the Capital Radio Website, "My Love Is Your Love" will be released in the UK on one CD (the norm is two) and at full price (the norm is for first week discount). "It's Not Right But It's Okay" was the first ever Whitney Houston single to be discounted in the UK and it seems Arista are not going to make this a regular occurance. The decision to release on one CD - as Capital Radio seem to state - means that three tracks will be featured which is the maximum allowed in the UK. The single's chances for a No.1 debut remain strong although all will become clearer later next week.
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Oprah...
Whitney Houston will appear on The Oprah Show on 18 June 1999.
Subway Scholar... ``Straight Out of Brooklyn'' director Matty Rich has been hired to rewrite and direct ``Subway Scholar,'' a fact-based story for Showtime Family that will star Pam Grier, and will be exec-produced by Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase. Like Rich, the protagonist hails from the tough streets of Brooklyn. Camara Barret, a high schooler living comfortably in Jamaica with his grandparents is brought to the United States by his mother and stepfather, smack into a rough Brooklyn neighborhood. He has such a hard time with his abusive folks that they kick him out. Living on the street and in homeless shelters and mentored by a caring principal (Grier), the boy not only becomes student body president and valedictorian, he gets a scholarship to Cornell. The film was originally written by Rama Stagner. Rich will likely get into production by fall while waiting to see what HBO does with the Tupac Shakur biopic he scripted and expects to direct. [Thanks Lisa]
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No Guns... USA Today featured a full-page ad from "Handgun Control" on 9 June 1999 which is "An Open Letter to the National Rifle Association"; it is signed by hundreds of celebrities, including Whitney Houston. This is the text of the ad kindly reproduced by Chip: We are not "gun haters". But we hate what guns are doing to our commu- nities, our schools, our families and, most especially, our children. Guns do not bleed. Children do. Every day we lose nearly 13 children to gun violence in this country. A classroom every other day. This debate is not about guns. It's about our children. Whatever you think about the 2nd Amendment, our children do not have a "right to keep and bear arms." In fact, it's not about anyone's right to own a firearm. It's about everyone's right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It's about the responsibility that we all have for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, children and other prohibited purchasers. It's about the simple things that gun owners and non-gun owners alike can do to prevent children and other prohibited purchasers from getting guns. We stand for these basic principles: If we do all these things, not a single law-abiding adult would be denied a firearm for self defense, for recreation or any other legitimate purpose. Not a single one. But we might just save the life of a child and spare some family a lifetime of sorrow. Is that too much to ask? [Thanks Chip]
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More UK Tourdates... Whitney Houston has confirmed another Wembley Arena, London show on 18 September 1999 and Manchester M.E.N. Arena on 19 September 1999. You Can See The Complete List Of Dates So Far Right Here.
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Music Week Review... [This Is What Music Week Have To Say In Their Review Of The "My Love Is Your Love" Single]The elegantly-layered production and Houston's effortless vocal performance - not to mention echoes of a very familiar Bob Marley chorus - lift this album title track above the standard R&B fare. An A-listing at Radio One is being supported by heavy exposure on both The Box and MTV UK.
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Can't Wait... A large quantity of European Imports of the "My Love Is Your Love" single have appeared at UK music stores this past week to fill the high demand for the single. Pre-release enquiries about the single are apparently very high.
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UK Airplay News... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" continues it's steady radio decline at UK Radio slipping to No.39 (from last week's No.29) on it's 20th Airplay Chart week. The song received 516 plays (down 45%). It's audience for the tracking week was 16.78 million listeners (down 41%). "My Love Is Your Love" continues it's steady gains at UK Radio - It's up to No.25 (from No.33) on it's 3rd Airplay Chart week. Radio played the song 467 times (an increase of plays by 43%) and it's audience for the week was 21.45 million listeners (up by 31%). The commercial single for "My Love Is Your Love" is not due for release until 21 June and is the No.3 Pre-Release single this week. The song was played 13 times by Radio One (giving it an audience of 8,202 listeners).
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UK Chart News... [UK chart update for the week ending 12 June 1999]"It's Not Right But It's Okay" falls from No.58 to No.65 on it's 15th UK chart week. On the R&B Singles front, it's down to No.12 (from No.10) having now sold 500,000 copies. It's the eighth best selling single for the year to date. The album "My Love Is Your Love" slips to No.13 this week (from No.10) on it's 29th chart week. It actually gained sales over last week and is expected to hit Platinum shortly. NEWSFILE: 11 JUNE 1999 |
Second Pressing... New copies of the 'My Love Is Your Love' CD in the UK (and most of Europe) list 'I Was Made To Love Him' on the back of the jewel case - I'm not certain if the inside has changed significantly or not.
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Tourdate Update... Whitney has now announced almost thirty dates for her My Love Is Your Love World Tour - You Can See The Complete List (To Date) Right Here.
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Belgium... Whitney will perform in Belgium on 25 September 1999. It will be at the Sportpaleis in Antwerpen. Tickets will go on sale this Monday. You can order tickets at this phone # 0032-70-345345. [Thanks Chantal]NEWSFILE: 5 JUNE 1999 |
THIS IS THE FULL PAGE ADVERTISMENT
APPEARING IN LONDON'S PRESS TODAY ANNOUNCING
WHITNEY HOUSTON AT WEMBLEY ARENA 15 & 16 SEPTEMBER 1999
Tour Information... The Platinum Club UK have not yet issued tickets for the UK shows but have confirmed that premium seats have been reserved for the fanclub. The fan club also revealed that although two shows have been announced, a provisional booking of four Wembley Arena dates have already been penciled in. In 1986, Whitney played five shows at Wembley Arena which were all sold out. In 1988, Whitney set a new record for the Arena when she performed nine sold out shows. She improved on this in 1991 when she set a new record of ten shows (a record later broken by Prince who performed 16 shows). Her 1993 tour took Whitney to London's Earl's Court for three sold out shows - the emphasis for that tour was on small - which for London meant few dates and ticket touts had a field day. It is not clear as to whether Whitney will continue to add dates to fill demand in London or limit the number of shows she performs. Watch this space.
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UK Airplay Info... "My Love Is Your Love" is up to No.33 on the UK Airplay Chart from last week's No.44. The song was played 327 times, up 53% on last week. It's total audience for the week was 18.66 million listeners - an increase of 18%. Significant airplay gains for UK singles are usually seen the week before a commercial release or even the actual week of release. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is down to No.29 (from No.20). It received 750 plays, a drop of 15% and it had an audience of 23.64 million listeners (down 12%).
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A List...
"My Love Is Your Love" spends it's second week on the Radio One A-List in the UK.
Travel Package... The Whitney Houston Platinum Club has announced it's 1999 Travel Package to meet and greet Whitney Houston and includes shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Full Details Here. NEWSFILE: 4 JUNE 1999 |
Bootleg UK... The Face magazine (UK) has a very interesting article about bootleg remixes in the UK. Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is quite central to the content of this article (excerpts follow): - - Currently breaking all records are no less that nine bootleg remixes of the song. They were delivered just a day before by an anonymous man in a shiny grey Mercedes. All copies were sold by the end of the afternoon at £6.99 a go. - - ...Currently, the trade is in huge R&B radio hits such as Faith Evans' "Love Like This" and Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay" retailored specifically to take in the urgent bump'n'hustle of UK Garage. These, in turn, stimulate the relentless turnover of white labels that keeps the dancefloors and pirate stations of the garage community at boiling point. At the last count, Whitney's record company had heard ten bootlegs, all traceable to a sole US import single bearing the acappella track. Curiously, Whitney's US record company, Arista, had chosen not to include the mandatory spoiler noise - usually some background percussion running through the acappella, intended to prevent bootleggers from getting a 'clean' vocal sample. - - One of the Whitney Houston bootlegs coupled "It's Not Right But It's Okay" with Shanks and Bigfoot's garage anthem "Sweet Like Chocolate." - - [comment] "Bootlegs definitely increase the public's awareness of an artist, and don't really affect sales," says Jamie Topham, who manages club promotion for Whitney Houston in the UK. "People hear 'It's Not Right But It's Okay' on a bootleg and buy the official release, thinking it'll have that mix on it. There were maybe 15,000 copies sold on bootleg, but 500,000 of the official release were sold. Because we're owned by an American company, they commissioned R&B and tribal house mixes for the single, and they did well. But they don't understand it if we say we need a Booker T mix for the underground garage scene." Apparently, the KCC remix of It's Not Right But It's Okay is a reaction to the demand for a UK influenced remix of the song. It's late, but we got it - Manish.
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KCC's It's Not Right But It's Okay... Nervous of RealAudio overkill, but still compelled to share this one with you - the KCC's Release The Love Groove Bootleg Mix is now available at this website. This remix is just over seven minutes long and a little heavy on the bass in parts (like the beginning) but really has to go down as one of - if not the - best remixes of the song. It's certainly the closest we've got to a soulful, uptemp remix. Listen out for the clever backing vocal emphasis later on in the remix. Right here, right now - KCC's Release The Love Groove Bootleg Mix
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UK Tourdates Announced... The first four UK dates of Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" tour have been announced today: 9 September 1999 - Sheffield Arena; It's likely that at least one show in Manchester and further shows in London will be announced shortly.
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Complete Billboard Rundown... It's great news for the single and not so great for the album - "My Love Is Your Love" slips to No.54 on the Billboard 200 and is down to No.27 on the R&B Albums Chart. This is how it goes for the singles: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: HEARTBREAK HOTEL: [Compiled By Lopez] |
Could You Get Much Closer?...
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I'm not on a mission, but
this 'redesign' is inspired by the 'Whitney-Looks-Like Lauryn' stories which will only
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Never The First Time...
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Does anyone have a clearer version of the 1990 picture? This one has been blown up to make it more visible. Puts a spin on the Whitney-Looks-Like-Lauryn dialogue, No? As in the words of Aretha (and Monte!) Who's Zoomin' Who?
My Love Is Your Love - Salaam Remi Remix... We read the word Exclusive at this website all the time and it's not about to end now, - for the first time on the Internet, we have the Salaam Remi Remix of "My Love Is Your Love", once again, thanks to Sebastian Frei the webmaster of the first ever German Whitney Houston Website. This remix has a ragga/dancehall vibe to it and stays with the original vocals recorded for the song. Right here, right now - The Salaam Remi Remix of "My Love Is Your Love" Note: You will need RealPlayer G2 which you can get free from the RealAudio Website. - This is a direct link to the appropriate location. [Thanks Sebastian]
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Australia... "Heartbreak Hotel" has been released today in Australia. The single contains the following tracks: 1. Heartbreak Hptel - Original Radio Mix NEWSFILE: 2 JUNE 1999 |
Your Love Is My Love - Remix Exclusive... Whatta scoop - Thanks to Sebastian Frei (who is the webmaster of the first ever German Whitney Houston Website), I have uploaded a RealAudio file of the Wyclef Remix of "My Love Is Your Love". The remix is like nothing we've ever heard from Whitney before (yea, that good!) and features a new vocal arrangement on the chorus - totally off the hook. Right here, right now - The Wyclef Remix of "My Love Is Your Love" [Thanks Sebastian]
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German Tourdates... Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love World Tour has announced it's first set of dates outside the US. Whitney will be in Hamburg on September 4 and in Köln on September 24. The Koln date will take place in Europes biggest music arena. A complex which houses 26,000 people. Another Date: 27 August in Coburg, Germany. It´s an Open Air at the Schloßplatz, it starts at 20.30h. Ticket sale is starting the 5 June. Ticket hotline: +951/980830 [Thanks Sebastian/Claudia/Sylvie]NEWSFILE: 1 JUNE 1999 |
German Single...
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"My Love Is Your Love" has been released
in Germany and (left) is the cover of the single. The tracklisting of the song is: My Love Is Your Love (Radio Edit) 4:03 Klaus-Peter has the single: I just can say, the mixes are fabulous, finally not that house/industrial stuff. Did Whitney record extra vocals for the Wyclef mix? The whole refrain seems to have a different melody, something like turned around ... GREAT!!! |
Street Date Violation... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" debuted at No.36 on the Billboard Club/Dance Maxi Sales Charts at No.36 on the strength of pre-release sales (street date violations). Expect the single to make a significant impact on the chart issued this coming Thursday. [Thanks Lopez]
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Whitney TV Europe... Whitney TV will air on MTV Europe Tuesday 15th of June at 2100 CET. This is likely to be the same show as that which aired in the US last November. [Thanks Chantal]NEWSFILE: 31 MAY 1999 |
UK Chart News... Excellent news as "My Love Is Your Love" continues to increase it's sales on the strength of growing airplay for the title song and this week re-enters the Top Ten albums climbing from No.18 to No.10. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" appears to have become the victim of the album's sales success as it drops from No.41 to No.58 this week - it's most significant drop on it's 14th chart week. The song remains at No.10 on the R&B Singles Chart.
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Another Exclusive... Right here, right now - The Junior Vasquez Remix of "How Will I Know." Note: You will need RealPlayer G2 which you can get free from the RealAudio Website.
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Vote Whitney At Capital... The Capital Radio website regularly has a survey of the best new music each week. Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" is featured this week against new singles by Lauryn Hill, Will Smith, Jewel and N'Sych. Please vote for Whitney By Following This Link To Capital's Survey. NEWSFILE: 30 MAY 1999 |
Kelly Price...
Kelly Price is confirmed as the support act for Whitney's US tour dates.
Airplay Article... [Article From US Airplay Magazine]The long waited remixes of Whitney Houston's smash hit single 'It's Not Right But It's Okay'(Arista) have finally been released. Serving up the beats on this project are Club 69 with their Future Mix edit and KCC with their Release The Love Groove Mix. For the fortunate few, we already know how bangin' the Club 69 mixes are. But don't step on the KCC mix, it's a mellow masterpiece. From reading this review, it seems the 12" release in June that Arista have cited is likely to feature a new, unreleased remix from KCC with the "Release The Love Groove Mix". [Thanks Lopez]
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Curious Inclusion... The Peep's Whitney Site lists the Smooth Remix of "It's Not Right But It's Okay" as the bonus track on "My Love Is Your Love" on their Audio Section. NEWSFILE: 29 MAY 1999 |
Radio 1... "My Love Is Your Love" has move to A List status on UK's Radio1 airplay listing.
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Billboard Update... "My Love Is Your Love" slips on the Billboard 200 this week to No.47. On the Billboard R&B Albums Chart, the album is down to No.22. Here's the singles information: HEARTBREAK HOTEL: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: [Compiled By Lopez]NEWSFILE: 27 MAY 1999 |
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The Face On Whitney... This is the (rather cool) picture from The Face magazine, taken from her February 1999 performance at the Brits. The two page article about Whitney actually makes for an interesting read and I will endeavor to get it typed up and onto the website soon. |
Turn Me Up, Turn Me Up, Turn Me Up... Whitney Houston's radio success over last week has clearly made an impact on sales of "My Love Is Your Love" as the album rose from No.27 to No.18 this week. Here's her airplay information for the UK: "It's Not Right But It's Okay" holds at No.20 on it's 18th charting week. It's now on a steady decline as it loses 19% of it's audience to 26.55 million. It remains an A-List song at London's Capital Radio. "My Love Is Your Love" climbs 53 places to No.44 on the UK airplay chart. It wins the award for the Biggest Increase In Audience as it claims 214 plays (up 73%) and a total audience for the week of 15.82 million listeners. That's an audience increase of 137%. NEWSFILE: 26 MAY 1999 |
UK Tourdates Imminent... [Taken from the BMG Backstage Website]Exclusive tour dates are coming... News just in from USA is that there are plans for a Whitney tour
this September/October. [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 26 MAY 1999 |
Video Info... [Taken from the BMG Backstage Website]Whitney Houston: Get's You Into That Lazy Summer Feeling... In her brand new video Whitney is looking her very sexiest best!
Check out below Whitney's BRAND NEW video for 'My Love Is Your Love'. So take a look NOW! - The Website features a Quicktime clip of the video. [Thanks Sadiq]NEWSFILE: 26 MAY 1999 |
The Face... There's a two page article on Whitney in this month's "The Face" magazine. It's all about how the My Love Is Your Love album and the It's Not Right But It's Okay single have changed perceptions about her in the UK and boosted her credibility. It features a picture of Whitney at the Brits. It's quite perceptive as well, and is further proof of the new acceptance that My Love Is Your Love is giving Whitney. [Thanks JK]NEWSFILE: 25 MAY 1999 |
Forgotten Significance... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" debuted at No.36 on the Top 40 Tracks chart published last week for the week ending 29 May 1999 - significant because it's pop radio's early acceptance of the song, something that didn't happen for "Heartbreak Hotel" for several weeks into it's release. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 25 MAY 1999 |
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It's Not Right But It's Okay US... This is the official cover of the new US CD single for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" which is released commercially tomorrow. The single is (curiously) already available on import in the UK hence the scan of the cover of my CD. The track listing for the single is as confirmed on 18 May 1999, featuring the Hex Hector Club Mix of "I Will Always Love You" - Very Cool. |
Arista's Word... After expressing concern via e-mail about the number of remixes already issued for "It's Not Right But It's Okay" in the US CD of "Heartbreak Hotel" and about the possibility of airing the Smooth Remix video, Lopez received this reply to the e-mail: There will be a 12inch release for It's Not Right but It's Okay in the beginning of June. The video remix will also be release to BET - Arista. All the remixes that are known of the song have been issued in the US now - no word yet on what new mixes will appear on this 12inch. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 24 MAY 1999 |
My Love Is Your Love: Release Date... The release of "My Love Is Your Love" in the UK has been pushed back to 21 June 1999. No details yet on the remixes or additional tracks that will appear on the single. NEWSFILE: 24 MAY 1999 |
Airplay... I don't have all the details just yet but I have it on good authority that "My Love Is Your Love" saw the biggest audience increase at radio in the UK last week. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" also remains fairly steady in the top 20 airplay listing. Full details later in the week. NEWSFILE: 24 MAY 1999 |
UK Chart Update... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" slips just three places again this week to No.41 on the UK Singles Chart in it's 13th chart week. Thirteen songs debut above Whitney this week making it's three place slide all the more significant. The song is No.10 on this week's R&B Singles Chart. Great news for "My Love Is Your Love" - the album is up nine places to No.18 this week on the strength of increasing airplay for it's title track which is the next single due for release in two weeks time. NEWSFILE: 23 MAY 1999 |
Capital's Whitney... Capital Radio remains very hot on Whitney's music. They are still playing "It's Not Right But It's Okay" relentlessly and a DJ today confirmed that they are also getting "loads" of requests all the time for Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love". NEWSFILE: 22 MAY 1999 |
Requests For Requests... UK Fans - You can request "My Love Is Your Love" on Radio One by e-mailing Mark Goodier for his Sunday morning request programme. I think you can also Request From The Radio One Website. For the Londoners - You can phone your request on 0171 766 6095 for the Drive Time Hitlist. NEWSFILE: 22 MAY 1999 |
More Tour Info... NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 20, 1999--The Whitney Houston World Tour '99 has added seven shows and another city to its U.S. leg. The tour will kick off in Chicago, Illinois on June 22, 1999 and continue through August 1st. With the addition of Cleveland, Ohio, it now encompasses a total of 16 cities. Second engagements have been added in many markets, including Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York, Atlanta and St. Louis. Tickets begin to go on sale Saturday, May 22nd. "It is very exciting for an incredible performer like Whitney to be doing her first tour in five years," says national tour promoter John Scher, CEO of Metropolitan Entertainment. "We are looking for the perfect settings to provide an intimate, special atmosphere." Houston agrees: "I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them. This show is going to have a jam-session kind of feel." Houston will be performing new songs from her latest album, My Love Is Your Love, as well as many of her classic hits. My Love Is Your Love has already been certified 5X Platinum worldwide. You Can See The Revised Tour Schedule Here. [Thanks Rodney]NEWSFILE: 22 MAY 1999 |
Everybody's Free... Has anyone heard Baz Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free"? Basically, the song is really hot in the UK and features an American man talking all the way through the song and somewhere in the middle he says "....It's not right but it's okay...yeah...thanks Whitney". Quite bizarre. NEWSFILE: 22 MAY 1999 |
My Love Is Your Love Video Review... The opening scene is of the New York skyline, the sound of what seems to be a train or tram can be heard in the background and the city's lights all go out in two or three phases. It's a now a dark city with just the darkening blue of the night sky is visible. The music of "My Love Is Your Love" begins and the track remains faithful to the original version of the song throughout. Whitney Houston is seen dressed in a brown leather jacket and yellow/orange top climbing some stairs in what appears to be a theatre. One of the first things that immediately tell you think video is different is the hair. The cut is a short, fairly tight afro almost akin to Lauryn Hill's hair a la her "The Score" days with The Fugees. A woman in uniform is sat somewhere in the vicinity in a ticket booth. There is the blurred movement of people all around and passing in front of Whitney as she begins to sing. The video progresses to visualise the first verse in the most appropriate, but fairly understated manner to total effect. Whitney is stood in the middle of the street, people in the distance behind her as well as what appears to be trams. A man is being arrested by two policemen as his friends watch on, another man slowly looks up to gaze into the camera, his eyes relay his poverty and desperation. Two lovers make out in a secluded corner. Whitney is then seen slowly walking towards a street party, almost a carnival atmosphere. Her hand is shown to flick the switch that lights up the stage and she progresses through the people dancing on the street as she takes off the leather jacket. She is soon on the stage with Wyclef just behind her on the deck. Whitney now has a denim jacket on and the Lauryn Hill similarity seems even more apparent. I'm sure that if you blur your eyes a little you'd think it was Lauryn. It works well for Whitney. She's not out of place. The bridge of the song has Whitney doin' the hop/bounce she first did on the Letterman performance of "My Love Is Your Love". The sound of the crowd at the foot of the stage is increasingly more apparent as the song progresses and this adds to the realness of the video - there is no agenda here. The camera pulls back as the song fades. NEWSFILE: 20 MAY 1999 |
Late Lick... Word is Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" video will be on tonight's Late Lick on MTV UK at 22:00 BST. [Thanks Gary]NEWSFILE: 20 MAY 1999 |
Billboard Chart Update... "My Love Is Your Love" continues to make progress on the Billboard 200 by moving up to No.42 (from No.45) in the new chart for the week ending 29 May 1999. On the R&B Albums listing, the album holds at No.18 for a second week. Here's a breakdown of Whitney's performance on singles charts and airplay: HEARTBREAK HOTEL: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: [Compiled By Lopez]NEWSFILE: 20 MAY 1999 |
Tourdate Added... According to www.ticketmaster.com, Whitney has added a second date in Detroit - she will now perform on 25 June and 26 June 1999. NEWSFILE: 20 MAY 1999 |
Request, Request!... Don't forget to request Whitney at MTV (US) on the banner above - it's been there since "Heartbreak Hotel" debuted. Use it now for "It's Not Right But It's Okay". UK fans - you can E-Mail MTV's Total Request Show and request "My Love Is Your Love". In fact, there's nothing wrong with the US fans requesting "My Love Is Your Love" for the UK and for the UK fans to request "It's Not Right But It's Okay" for the US. Requesting is all powerful - do it. NEWSFILE: 19 MAY 1999 |
More On TOTP... Whitney's performance of "My Love Is Your Love" was also aired on the Friday night prime time showing last week. She was dressed more or less the same as her "It's Not Right But It's Okay" performance (both recorded in February) and performed the song as is on the album. The original release date for the single was 17 May so it's likely TOTP had committed to airing the performance that date and stuck to it. Expect it to be replayed the Friday before it's release - date still to be confirmed. [Thanks Gary]NEWSFILE: 18 MAY 1999 |
US Single... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" will apparently get it's US commercial release on 25 May 1999. Here's the track listing - notice the album version is not to feature on the single. Also, the Hex Hector remix of "I Will Always Love You" will finally see commercial release on this single. Here's the track listing: 1. It's Not Right But It's Okay - (Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix) [Thanks Pimptric]NEWSFILE: 18 MAY 1999 |
NYC Show Details... [From TicketMaster]Whitney's NYC concert will be at the Sarotoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY on July 2, 1999 @ 8:15am. You may call this number to charge by phone 518-476-1000. It also has a link to make travel plans and it says that tickets may be purchased on line beginning May 22, 1999 starting at 10am. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 17 MAY 1999 |
Sponsors... The TicketMaster Website cites Spac(?) and Coconuts as the sponsers (I think Coconuts is a national record store chain) as official sponsors of Whitney's tour. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 17 MAY 1999 |
Whitney On Top Of The Pops... UK people - Did anyone catch Top Of The Pops on Saturday night? The late night version of the show apparently had Whitney in the studio performing "My Love Is Your Love" live. This performance wasn't advertised and I don't believe it was on the prime time airing of the show on Friday. Details Please! NEWSFILE: 17 MAY 1999 |
My Love Is Your Love Video... The video to "My Love Is Your Love" received it's world exclusive first play today on MTV UK less than 24 hours after the first play of the Smooth Mix video for "It's Not Right But It's Okay". The "My Love Is Your Love" video depicts a street party where Wyclef Jean is the DJ. Apparently the version of the song featured has a tribal beat playing along with the track. [Thanks Nikesh]NEWSFILE: 17 MAY 1999 |
It's Not New But It's A Remix Video... MTV UK's The Late Lick had the 'first showing' of the video for the smooth remix of "It's Not Right But It's Okay." The video is basically the same as the other two versions (original video and the Thunderpuss 2000 video) with the inclusion of some new footage. The new scenes include some extra footage of the women at the end of the video singing together and some new clips of Whitney on her own singing the song. The most significant change is the inclusion of some screens which apparently show photo the now infamous guy of the song . He appears on some screens as photos of him outside and then later with 'the other woman'. Trevor Nelson, the VJ, mentioned that the video could see the return of the song to the charts - a bit difficult though as the UK charts are 100% sales based and the smooth remix will not be issued in the UK on it's own right. There is no word as yet on the video to Whitney's new UK single "My Love Is Your Love." NEWSFILE: 17 MAY 1999 |
Video: World Exclusive... MTV have a Whitney Houston video world exclusive tonight at midnight. No further details are known but expect a full report by 01:00 BST. NEWSFILE: 16 MAY 1999 |
Which Commercial?... MTV UK cites Whitney's latest Japanese commercial a little differently to that of New York Daily News. They say Whitney has been paid the money (£700,000) for saying six words in a Japanese Bank commercial. NEWSFILE: 16 MAY 1999 |
UK Chart Update... 12 weeks around and "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is down just three places to No.38 in the UK's new singles chart. The fall is remarkably small considering no less that twelve singles debut above it this week. The song is back up two places to No.8 in the UK R&B Singles chart. "My Love Is Your Love" this week climbs a further two places to No.27 on it's 26th (consecutive) charting week. NEWSFILE: 16 MAY 1999 |
Whitney's Ad... According to the New York Daily News, Whitney Houston will join the ranks of Madonna and Arnold Schwarzenegger by participating in a Japanese auto commercial. She will receive $1 million for saying five words. [Thanks Arunesh]NEWSFILE: 16 MAY 1999 |
Rolling Stone... The current Rolling Stone with dual Backstreet Boys/Jennifer Love Hewitt covers singles out "Heartbreak Hotel" as a Rolling Stone Pick in the music review section. Admiration is given for Whitney's "careless whisper of soul" with "two of R&B's hottest divas". [Thanks Arunesh]NEWSFILE: 16 MAY 1999 |
US Tour Venues... Whitney Houston World Tour '99 to Commence in U.S. NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 14, 1999--The Whitney Houston World Tour '99 will commence in the U.S. with a 15 city nationwide tour beginning in Chicago, Illinois on June 22, 1999. This is the superstar's first U.S. concert tour in five years. Houston will be performing new songs from her latest album, My Love Is Your Love, as well as many of her classic hits. My Love Is Your Love has already been certified 5X Platinum worldwide and produced a #1 hit single "Heartbreak Hotel." The European chart topping hit, "It's Not Right But It's Okay," has just been released in the U.S. with impressive results. A string of high-profile live performances by the superstar songstress following the release of her album have fueled anticipation for a tour. Among them were a show-stopping turn on "The Brits" awards show in the U.K in February, a performance at the Academy Awards and a headlining performance on VH-1's "Divas Live/99" which garnered rave reviews (including The New York Times which characterized Whitney's performance as "invincible"). The Whitney Houston U.S. Tour dates are as follows: Arie Crown Theater, June 22 Chicago, IL [Thanks Lisa D/Rodney]NEWSFILE: 15 MAY 1999 |
MTV Confirm Tour/US Single... This From MTV News]Whitney Houston plans to launch her 1999 world tour
starting on June 22 in Chicago. Houston will be hitting the road in support of her most
recent album, "My Love Is Your Love," which has already been certified double
platinum. [Thanks Lopez]NEWSFILE: 14 MAY 1999 |
My Love Is Your Love Tour... [Article from USA Today]Whitney Houston taking her 'Love' songs to intimate places: Pop diva Whitney Houston says she's hoping to "reach out and touch someone" on her first concert tour in four years. The tour kicks off in Chicago June 22; tickets for several dates will go on sale May 21. More dates are likely to be added to the initial cities. Houston, who has sold 2 million copies of her latest album "My Love Is Your Love" in the USA (and 3 million more internationally), says she plans to play more intimate venues this time around and promises a mix of songs from her new album and past hits. "I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing", says Houston. "Now I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them. This show is going to have a jam-session kind of feel". Chicago - June 22 Further dates are expected to be added shortly. [Thanks Patrick C/O Whitney Onelist]NEWSFILE: 14 MAY 1999 |
Billboard Update... "My Love Is Your Love" is up three places to No.45 on the new Billboard 200. On the R&B Albums listing, "My Love Is Your Love" is also up - this time with a bullet to No.18. Here's a breakdown of Whitney's performance on singles charts and airplay: HEARTBREAK HOTEL: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: [Compiled By Lopez]NEWSFILE: 13 MAY 1999 |
UK:Divas Live '99... The UK terrestrial television premiere of Divas Live '99 is on Saturday 15 May at 22:40 BST. The show forms part of a Divas related evening of programming. [Thanks Matt/Christopher]NEWSFILE: 11 MAY 1999 |
UK Chart Update... In it's eleventh week on the Top 40, "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is down to No.35 (from No.29 last week). The single has sold close to 500,000 copies now and is likely to exceed that mark before it fades from the Top 75. In the year to date listings, "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is back up as the 6th best selling single for the year to date. "My Love Is Your Love" is up two places to No.29 this week. NEWSFILE: 9 MAY 1999 |
Dotmusic's Whitney... Dotmusic, the UK's official music chart & news website finally features a Whitney Houston Section. Check it out, keep visiting it as that will increase it's ranking in the Dotmusic Arists listing. NEWSFILE: 8 MAY 1999 |
Jet... [From Platinum Club News]Whitney appears on the cover of the May 3, 1999, issue of Jet Magazine. Tina Turner and Brandy are also featured on the cover, as part of the Divas Live article. News Courtesy Kimberly Dimond. NEWSFILE: 8 MAY 1999 |
Billboard Update... "My Love Is Your Love" slips two places to No.48 on the new Billboard 200 with some seven new albums debuting above it. On the R&B Albums listing, "My Love Is Your Love" is down two to No.21. HEARTBREAK HOTEL: IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY: [Compiled By Lopez]NEWSFILE: 6 MAY 1999 |
It's Okay On UK Radio... [Comment from UK Music Trade Magazine 'Music Week']Whitney Houston has had a long and impressive chart stay with her current hit "It's Not Right But It's Okay", which debuted at number three on the sales chart and has since meandered up and down in a fairly random manner. It has had a more conventional and impressively building airplay career - though it has now passed it's peak - moving 63-48-37-28-24-16-15-14-8-10-8-13-14-14-15-19. NEWSFILE: 6 MAY 1999 |
Ultimate Divas... Ultimate Divas: The Greatest Female Vocalists of Our Time' Celebrates 17 World-Class Singers. Collection ranges from Billie, Lena, Ella and Sarah to Aretha, Whitney, Tina, Dionne and Diana; set for June 1st in-store release. Liner notes by Nelson George confirm the first-class arrival of pop, jazz and especially R&B singers into the 'Diva' pantheon. An essential new collection that gathers together the most outstanding female voices in pop, jazz and R&B, ULTIMATE DIVAS: THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALISTS OF OUR TIME confirms the notion that has gained wide acceptance over the last decade - that the term 'Diva' no longer belongs exclusively to the classical opera world. The new album is set for June 1st in-store date. Executive producer of ULTIMATE DIVAS was Clive Davis, who has served as executive producer of Arista albums by Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Monica, Deborah Cox, and other artists; as well as last year's best-selling collection, ULTIMATE BROADWAY. Project direction for ULTIMATE DIVAS was by Steve Bartels and Gary Pacheco. An extraordinary array of talented women who have never been heard together in such an anthology before, ULTIMATE DIVAS begins its program with legendary recordings from Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald, the singers who provided the roots of female vocal artistry in the modern pop era. Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle present a seamless transition into the contemporary '90s. The current decade is represented by Chaka Khan, Annie Lennox, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. (See compete sequence below.) "For most of the 20th century, jazz, blues and pop singers were regarded by the most prestigious cultural gatekeepers as, at best, second-class citizens," writes noted author and music historian Nelson George in his liner notes to ULTIMATE DIVAS. "Whereas the opera diva was a symbol of high-brow culture, these other forms were viewed as low-brow, whose mass appeal somehow confirmed their very unworthiness. Thankfully, the second half of this century has seen those notions overturned." Whether it was Annie Lennox's Grammy-nominated Arista album Diva or Whitney Houston's stunning "I Have Nothing" (both 1992 recordings) that began to change the public's mind, or Aretha Franklin's showstopping performance of the Puccini aria "Nessun Dorma" at the Grammy Awards in 1998 - the end result cannot be denied. VH1's "Divas Live" united Aretha, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain for a landmark television event (and subsequent album and home video) that established the dominance of pop, jazz and especially R&B singers. "Divas Live '99," with ULTIMATE DIVAS' Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Mary J. Blige among this year's stars, returned to television on April 13. "The diva persona - one of grand gestures, regal demands and celebrated talent - has become part of our cultural folklore," Nelson George writes. "In the last few decades 'diva' has become a more democratic word, one now associated with pop music. Now the soul singer with gospel roots, the jazz vocalist with impeccable phrasing, and the pop star who can powerfully propel a solid hook are the world's divas - something conformed by the ULTIMATE DIVAS collection." 'ULTIMATE DIVAS: THE GREATEST FEMALE VOCALISTS OF OUR TIME: 1. Billie Holiday - My Man (Mon Homme) 1949 [Thanks Rodney]NEWSFILE: 6 MAY 1999 |
UK Chart Update... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is down five places to No.29 on it's tenth chart week in the UK Charts. "My Love Is Your Love" is down one place to No.31. NEWSFILE: 2 MAY 1999 |
Billboard...
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THIS IS THE BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENT CONFIRMING THE UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF VH-1 DIVAS LIVE '99 |
NEWSFILE: 1 MAY 1999
My Love Is Your Love: UK Radio... Music Week this week confirms "My Love Is Your Love" has been added to Radio One's B-List. Radio One is the country's only national pop radio station and it's reach therefore far exceeds that of any other station. The song has a tentative commercial release date of 17 May but this depends on how much more steam "It's Not Right But It's Okay" has left as it spends it's 14th week on the UK Airplay chart and is the longest charting song in the Top 40 Airplay listing. This week, "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is No.15 with a very small audience decrease to 34.58m listeners. Other stations should begin to add "My Love Is Your Love" from next week. NEWSFILE: 1 MAY 1999 |
MTV Europe... "It's Not Right But It's Okay" is the No.2 video at MTV Europe this week. NEWSFILE: 1 MAY 1999 |
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