It will be 11 years since the tragic news of the death of whitney houston and the musical legacy of the American performer continues to surprise us. Just a few months ago, we celebrated his life through the biopic I want to dance with someone and in this 2023 we will enjoy his voice again with completely new songs.
Because a new documentary and a new posthumous album are already in progress. Both will serve to discover one of the most relevant facets of the artist, although not one of the most appreciated: his relationship with gospel music.
The Whitney Family via hello america informed of the future release of I go to the rock, a new studio album featuring completely unreleased songs from Houston. These are Gospel themes among which figure Testimonythe song that serves as a business card for this LP.
The documentary, for its part, will cover the musical beginnings of the artist known as the voice of America from his first performances in his local parish until his participation in the film The preacher’s wife1996) whose soundtrack managed to rank as the best-selling gospel album of all time.
These are completely different songs from his more pop or even electronic repertoire where overproduction is conspicuous by its absence. Only slow, simple rhythms remain, where Whitney Houston’s voice stands out even more.
EXCLUSIVE: Check out a sneak peek at Whitney Houston’s never-before-seen music!
The gospel album, “I Go to the Rock,” will be released on March 24. pic.twitter.com/DcdvYrJA6o
— Hello America (@GMA) February 9, 2023
In December last year, the soundtrack to the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody was released, which included remixes of some of her greatest hits and an unreleased version of CeCe Winans’ Don’t Cry (titled Do not Cry for Me).
I want to dance with someone It showed the icon’s musical trajectory, but it also immersed itself in the issues she went through that ended her life in 2012. artist, who have marked our lives so much. For the first time, the music of Whitney had the authorization of the entourage of the American soloist, who manages her inheritance and her musical heritage.
Whitney Houston’s musical legacy continues to speak for itself and we continue to appreciate it.