Author: HOUSTON,WHITNEY

Brand: Sony

Release Date: 2002-09-29

Details: Review Ballad Queen Houston has diversified her sound in order to cut across all genres. -- USA Today Amazon.ca Rumors of a greatest hits package had been flying, but as millions of converts held their breath, Whitney Houston headed into the studio only to emerge--amid a flurry of drama screaming "diva" (a live Web broadcast of the international press conference revealing the album, and a veil of secrecy shrouding the new material)--with her first non-soundtrack album in eight years. So is it worth all the hype and hoopla? Probably. There are no real surprises (typical ballads such as "You'll Never Stand Alone", obligatory writer-producer-singer cameos from Babyface, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Faith Evans and Kelly Price--this time in a worthy attempt to slot into the late-1990s soul scene), but she does try to defend her marriage on the Elliott-produced "In My Business". Elliott's other effort, the slow-burning "Oh Yes", is a high point, but the hands-down driving force of this record is the multi-platinum, multi-octave power pairing of Houston with Mariah Carey on "When You Believe" . -- Rebecca Wallwork

UPC: 078221903721

EAN: 0078221903721

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood