美聲惠妮 請在天堂繼續歡唱。
已故西洋歌手惠妮休斯頓的喪禮,今天在惠妮家鄉的紐華克教堂舉行,估計將有1500名惠妮的親友前往參加,傳出惠妮的前夫巴比布朗也會現身,但卻遭到家人拒絕,而今天一早就有大批粉絲前往教堂獻花追思。
教堂外頭滿滿的氣球和鮮花,這裡是惠妮休斯頓家鄉的紐華克教堂,她歌唱生涯的起點,也是她童年參加唱詩班的地方,惠妮休斯頓的喪禮,就在這裡舉行,教堂只有300個座位,喪禮不對外開放,只有接到邀請函的人可以參加。
CNN:「喪禮將會由歌手艾莉西亞凱斯,(非裔盲人歌手)史提夫汪達,惠妮的教母艾瑞莎弗蘭克林獻唱,以及跟惠妮演出『終極保鑣』的演員,凱文寇斯納致詞。」
惠妮休斯頓的家人也已經抵達現場,喪禮中獻唱致詞的包括了女歌手艾莉西亞凱斯等等,估計將1500名惠妮的親友來參加這場喪禮,傳出惠妮的前夫、嘻哈歌手巴比布朗也將現身,但卻遭到家人拒絕。
歌迷:「惠妮讓我們很驕傲,她的歌聲撼動人心,她真的是個很棒很棒的歌手,她是最棒的。」
粉絲難掩悲傷,在教堂外圍追思弔唁,就連紐澤西政府,也打算降半旗來紀念她,卻也引發爭議批評,降半旗應該是只有為國捐軀,認為這樣的榮譽不應該屬於曾經有毒癮的歌手,而惠妮休斯頓的喪禮,也以全球轉播的方式,讓全球的歌迷一起弔唁這位歌壇天后。
手邊的小說,剛好出現了這麼一句話,
耳機裡聆、SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU、
WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO、I HAVE NOTHING等經典情歌,
如此千迴百轉,魅力仍然無與倫比,
即使後期有關她的新聞幾乎都是以負面消息居多,
但是她美聲天后的地位從來不曾動搖,
手邊的小說,剛好出現了這麼一句話,
歷年作品
專輯
- 1985:Whitney Houston
- 1987:Whitney
- 1990:I'm Your Baby Tonight
- 1998:My Love Is Your Love
- 2002:Just Whitney
- 2009:I Look To You
精選輯
- 2000:The Greatest Hits
- 2001:Love, Whitney
- 2007:The Ultimate Collection
- 2011:The Essential Whitney Houston
電影原聲帶
- 1992:The Bodyguard
- 1995:Waiting to Exhale
- 1996:The Preacher's Wife
其他
告示牌雜誌冠軍單曲紀錄
Billboard has compiled Houston's top 20 Hot 100 singles, and unsurprisingly, "I Will Always Love You" tops the tally. It is followed by the buoyant "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," which was her fourth of 11 career No. 1s on the list.
All 11 of her No. 1 hits are present on the recap (below) and also happen to comprise the entire top 11.
Whitney Houston's Top 20 Billboard Hits
Rank - Title - (Year) - Hot 100 Peak Position (weeks spent at No. 1)
1. "I Will Always Love You" (1992) - No. 1 (for 14 weeks)
2. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987) - No. 1 (2 weeks)
3. "Greatest Love Of All" (1986) - No. 1 (3 weeks)
4. "All The Man That I Need" (1990) - No. 1 (2 weeks)
5. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990) - No. 1 (1 week)
6. "So Emotional" (1987) - No. 1 (1 week)
7. "How Will I Know" (1985) - No. 1 (2 weeks)
8. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (1987) - No. 1 (2 weeks)
9. "Saving All My Love For You" (1985) - No. 1 (1 week)
10. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) - No. 1 (1 week)
11. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (1988) - No. 1 (2 weeks)