1987年発表のセカンド・アルバム。ナラダ・マイケル・ウォルデンをメイン・プロデューサーに迎えて制作した本作は女性シンガーとして初めて全米アルバム・チャートで初登場1位を記録。このアルバムからは「すてきなSomebody」「恋のアドバイス」など4曲のNo.1シングルが生まれている。この記録はビートルズとビージーズが持っていた6曲連続の記録を破る新記録となった。この年のグラミー賞で再びBest Pop Vocal Performance Femaleを獲得。ファースト・アルバムとともに、80年代を代表する名盤。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2012/02/15)
Whitney Houston's second album sported a flirtier, sexier album cover and a shortened title, and, somewhat improbably, it became an even bigger hit than her 1985 debut. WHITNEY featured an impressive four Number One hits ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", and "So Emotional") and a fifth that went Top Ten, "Love Will Save the Day". Building on what had worked so well on her first record, the dance tracks are frothier and endearingly lighter, and the ballads are bigger and more dramatic, highlighting Houston's genuinely impressive vocal talents without resorting to overly bombastic singing (as she would on later albums). On WHITNEY, the diva shows surprising humility when it comes to her voice, and that restraint helps make it her most likable and consistently appealing set.|
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