My Love Is Your Love
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My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album
by American
singer Whitney Houston
, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album, her first studio album in eight years since I'm Your Baby Tonight
, was composed of mid-tempo R&B
, hip hop
, ballads, urban-dance, reggae
, and torch song
s, produced by different musicians such as Rodney Jerkins
, Soulshock & Karlin
, Wyclef Jean
, David Foster
, and Babyface. Although the album only peaked at number thirteen—her lowest position at the point—on the Billboard 200
, and it sold less than Houston's previous albums in the United States, it was a hit globally, with successful world tour in support of the album. In particular, it was a hit in Europe, topping the charts in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It also reached the top five in other Euroepan countries like Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The album generated five hit singles, including three top five Hot 100
hits: "Heartbreak Hotel
", "It's Not Right But It's Okay
" and the title track, "My Love Is Your Love
", became Houston's third best-selling single ever. The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI, Europe) certified it 4× platinum for shipping 4 million copies of the album in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Worldwide it has sold over 10 million copies.
With its commercial success, My Love Is Your Love received rave reviews from many critics, regarded as one of her best works. At the 42nd Grammy Awards
of 2000, the album got seven nominations including Best R&B Album and two Best R&B Songs, and won one of which, Houston's sixth Grammy Award, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
, My Love Is Your Love was released on November 17, 1998 when major records were released simultaneously for the holidays by high-profile musicians like Garth Brooks
, Jewel
, Method Man
, The Offspring
and Seal
besides her.Time
magazine wrote, "Music-industry folks have dubbed it Super Tuesday because more than 10 major pop acts issued new CDs on the single day, making it the heaviest release date ever." The album entered the Billboard 200
chart at number thirteen, which was the peak position of the album and her lowest chart position at that point in time, with sales of 123,000 copies in its first week. That result was a little disapponted because the release was Houston's first non-soundtrack album in eight years and so anticipated highly. But eventually, the album got good results thanks to a series of hit singles, her energetic promotions and a successful tour. My Love Is Your Love was present on the Billboard 200 chart for seventy-five weeks and on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart for seventy-nine weeks, peaking at number seven. The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) certified it 4× Platinum on November 1, 1999, for shipments of 4 million copies of the album. According to the Nielson SoundScan, the albums has sold 2,753,000 copies.
Across Europe
, it was more successful than in United States. In early times of its release, the commercial response for the album was short of expectations. But its sales rose sharply during the European leg of the My Love Is Your Love World Tour
, which was the highest grossing arena concert tour of 1999 in the continent, and consequently My Love Is Your Love became the second best-selling album of 1999 in Europe behind Cher
's Believe, spending more than one year on the charts in many countries. In the U.K., it reached the number four on the albums chart and was certified 3× Platinum for shipments of 900,000 copies of the album by the British Phonographic Industry
(BPI). In France
, the album peaked at number two on the albums chart, was certified 2× Platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
(SNEP), selling 700,000 copies. In Germany
, it climbed to the number two on the albums chart on its 35th week and has sold more than 670,000 copies. The album reached the number one on the albums charts in Austria
, Switzerland
and Netherlands
, and the top five in Belgium
, Denmark
, Norway
and Finland
. My Love Is Your Love was certified 4× Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI) for shipments of 4 million copies of the album in Europe.
Worldwide, the album has sold over 10 milion copies.
Jon Pareles
, in his review for the New York Times, praised her fully developed voice, too. He stated that her sound was "supple and devout", comparing Carey's fidgetting sound with every phrase in "When You Believe", and commented "Ms. Houston used to be similarly showy and disjointed, but now her improvisations bring emotional coherence to technical feats." With expressing his interest about any connections between her troubled marriage and her new materials, commented "Lest anyone draw other conclusions from the songs, the album carries a disclaimer." Also, he was almost positive about her new songs with changed style such as "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Heartbreak Hotel" and "My Love Is Your Love", but was critical of more old-fashioned ballads, commenting "sound stodgy and bombastic".
In Billboard
magazine's review, the issue dated November 28, 1999, they called the album "A tour de force that showcases her strengths in a wide array of musical genres from pop to R&B to gospel to dance." Also, stating "On an album with writing and production input from a diverse roster of players, Houston keeps it all together with her spectacular voice and singular artistic persona.", wrote "the album with immense crossover potential".
Mark Bautz of Entertainment Weekly
gave the album B+, calling My Love Is Your Love "A schizophrenic album" and "A primer on today's hip-hop/R&B scene: the good, the bad." by reason of the uneveness of the album. He commented "Wyclef Jean
's gorgeous reggae-tinged title song and three funky cuts by Rodney Jerkins
showcase the 35-year-old Whitney Houston in all her creative, soulful maturity. In contrast, a trio of schmaltzy Babyface-produced tunes expose her as merely a gifted interpreter of bland radio-ready fare.". Similarly,TIME
praised some new songs, calling the title song "superb" and Houston's remake of Stevie Wonder
's classic "fabulous", but criticized the old-fashioned songs of the album sharply, commenting "The problem is with the Old Guard: producer David Foster's work is dull, and Dianne Warren and Babyface, who both wrote tracks, have better work on their respective resumes."
Writing for USA Today
in November 1998, Steve Jones made a favorable comment on almost every song whether it is a ballad with her formula for success or a new styled song produced by hot, young producers who've updated and diversified her sound, stating "There's something here for just about everybody, whether you favor R&B, pop or adult contemporary radio." But he chose the remake "I Was Made To Love Him" as the best track of the album, complimenting the song highly, "The rollicking, gender-flipping remake". Stephen Thomas Erlewine
from Allmusic, who gave the album four out of five stars, called it "easily ranks among her best" and complimented the musical diversity "Houston has never been quite so subtle before, nor has she ever shown this desire to branch out musically." But he also wasn't positive for adult contemporary ballads of the album, stating "In fact, the songs that feel the stiffest are the big production numbers; tellingly, they're the songs that are the most reminiscent of old-school Houston." Los Angeles Times
gave it three out of four stars, writing "[It] reflect her growth as an artist and as an individual."
in Atlantic City. Both concerts showcased new songs from the album as well as hit songs from previous releases. Several media critics as well as a host of celebrities attended, including Luther Vandross
, Brandy
, and Wyclef Jean
. On November 18, Houston performed an expensive invitation-only concert at Cipriani's Wall Street, audience attendees included Clive Davis
, Kevin Costner
, P. Diddy as well as Donald Trump
, Babyface
, Mary J. Blige
and host of wealthy business socialites.
hits, which of three reached the top five on the chart, selling a total of 3.9 million copies. The album generated two Platinum and two Gold singles, awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America
in 1999. In the United Kingdom, Houston also went to have five top forty singles including three top five hits, with a total of 1.09 million copies sold, becoming the eighth best-selling singles artist of 1999. The singles also achieved big success in other countries such as Canada, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
"When You Believe
", duet with Mariah Carey, was released as the lead single of the album in December 1998. The song debuted at number fifty-one without retail single on the new Billboard Hot 100 chart, changed airplay-only tracks to enter the chart, the issue date of December 5, 1998. Before release, it led to expectations that the song would be a smash hit for star power of two industrial rivals. However, after the single had released, it managed to peak at number fifteen on the chart, the issue dated January 30, 1999. It reached number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart. Billboard was unfavorable for the single, commenting "Given the potential of these two[Houston and Carey] powerhouse voices, however, the song falls flat with a surprisingly understated and downright disappointing bridge: You wait and wait for the duel of the divas, and it simply never materializes," but positive of Houston's performance; "The genuine story in this track is the return of Houston, who sounds fantasticㅡas clear and confident as ever." The RIAA certified it Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies on March 24, 1999. Unlike in the United States, the single was a success on the world charts. It reached the top five in the U.K. with 260,000 copies sold, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the top ten in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand. Thanks to popularity for the song across Europe, it eventually peaked at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100.
The album's second single, "Heartbreak Hotel
" which features Faith Evans and Kelly Price, entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number eighty-four, the issue date of December 26, 1998. In its first week when the song was commercially available, it leaped to number twenty-nine, and after six weeks peaked at number two on the Hot 100, making it the first Houston single to peak in the runner-up spot. The song entered the revamped Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks
chart at number twenty-three with the mark of its seventh week on the chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. In Its first week of retail release, it reached the number six and the following week topped the chart, becoming her eighth No.1 single on the Hot R&B chart. The single stayed on the summit for seven consecutive weeks from February 13 to March 27, 1999, which was her third longest stay atop this chart behind "I Will Always Love You" for eleven weeks and "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
" for eight weeks, and was on the chart for a total of thirty-one weeks. The single sold over 1,400,000 copies in the U.S. alone, becoming the third best-selling single of 1999, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 2, 1999.
"It's Not Right But It's Okay
" was released as the third single from the album in May 1999. Before May, it was featured as the B-side of maxi-singles with "Heartbreak Hotel," and charted on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B with its only airplay and sales of maxi-singles. The song appeared firstly at number sixty-four on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. It rose higher position of the chart steadily, and eventually reached its peak position, number seven, in its twenty-fourth week on the chart. On the Hot 100 chart, the single debuted at number eighty-seven, the issue date of May 8, 1999, and after the regular-length cassette & CD configurations had hit stores, peaked at number four, selling 522,000 copies in the United States. The RIAA certified it Gold on June 29, 1999. It was also successful in the United Kingdom. The single reached the number three on the singles chart, making it her twelfth top ten hits, and sold over 510,000 units, ranked at number twenty-five in the list of UK's best-selling singles in 1999. In Canada, it made rare chart performances, peaking at number three for the regular single and number five for its import single simultaneously on the Canadian SoundScan Singles chart in August 1999. After her European promotion during February in 1999, it was popular in many countries of Europe, reaching the number one in Spain, top twenty in Austria, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. Finally it peaked at number nine on the Eurochart Hot 100.
The title track, "My Love Is Your Love
" was the fourth single from the album. It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming Houston's another signature song. Firstly, the single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the United States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe, and became a bigger hit during her My Love Is Your Love European Tour. In the U.K., it went straight to its peak position, number two, on the singles chart, the issue date of July 3, 1999. The single sold 525,000 copies, becoming the twenty-second best-selling single of 1999. In Germany, it peaked at number two and was certified Platinum for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
(BVMI). It also reached the number two in countries such as Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. It went to top ten in Belgium, Denmark, France, and Norway. Eventually the single topped the Eurochart Hot 100 for a week, becoming her fourth number one single, and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999. In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, which was Houston's third number-one single after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You." Likewise, it was a hit in the United States. The song debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1999 and peaked at number four in January 2000, becoming her 22nd top ten hit. In addition, it reached the number two position on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, spending a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart. The single sold 1,100,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 14, 1999. Worldwide it sold over 3 million copies and became her third best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with 12 million and 4.2 million copies sold, respectively.
"I Learned from the Best
" became the fifth and final single to be released off the album in February, 2000. The song debuted at number eighty-three on the Hot 100 and peaked at number twenty-seven. It reached the number thirteen on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks. According to the Nielsen SoundScan
, the single sold 352,000 units in the United States alone. Outside the U.S., it wasn't successful as big as the previous singles from the album. The single reached the number six in Finland, the number eight in Spain, and the number nineteen in the United Kingdom with 95,000 copies sold. Besides, it went to the top forty in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.
, cassette
and CD formats, were successful on the Billboard Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
chart. "My Love Is Your Love" topped the chart for two weeks, and "I Learned from the Best" for one week. "Heartbreak Hotel/It's Not Right But It's Okay" and "It's Not Right But It's Okay/I Will Always Love You" peaked at number two on the chart, respectively.
Note: A^ In New Zealand, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released as a double A-Side single with "It's Not Right But It's Okay" in April 1999.
| width="35" align="center"|1999
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Original Song (the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz
) ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1999 || rowspan="2"|"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film ||
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|Outstanding Music Video ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000
|| rowspan="2"|Whitney Houston (herself) || |Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist ||
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
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| My Love Is Your Love || Favorite Soul/R&B Album
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| width="35" align="center"|1999 || align="center"|— || Pop International ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|1999 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Female Artist of the Year ||
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| rowspan="2"|"Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Hot 100 Single of the Year ||
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| R&B Single of the Year ||
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| width="35" align="center"|1999 || My Love Is Your Love || Faverite Female Artist, R&B ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || My Love Is Your Love || Favorite Female Artist, R&B ||
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| "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Favorite Single ||
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| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Favorite Song from a Movie ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || "Heartbreak Hotel" || BMI Pop Award (Karlin, Soulshock) ||
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| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" || BMI Pop Award (Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins) ||
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| "When You Believe" || BMI Pop Award (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) ||
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| width="35" align="center"|2001 || "My Love Is Your Love" || BMI Pop Award (Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) ||
| width="35" align="center"|2000
|| Whitney Houston (herself) || Best International Female Artist ||
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| width="35" align="center"|1999
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Original Song, Motion Picture
(the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz) ||
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| align="center" rowspan="7"|2000
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
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| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" || Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B Album
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| rowspan="2"|"Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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| Best R&B Song
(the songwriters: Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage and Carsten Schack) ||
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| "It Not Right But It's Okay" || Best R&B Song (the songwriters: LaShawn Daniels
, Tony Estes, Fred Jerkins III
, Rodney Jerkins
, and Isaac Phillips) ||
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| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (the songwriters: Stephen Schwartz, Babyface) ||
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| width="35" align="center"|1999 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Best International Act ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1999
|| rowspan="2"|Whitney Houston (herself) || Best Female ||
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|Best R&B ||
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" at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards
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| width="35" align="center"|1999
|| "Heartbreak Hotel" || Best R&B Video ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="5"|1999 || My Love Is Your Love || Outstanding Female Artist
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| rowspan="3"|"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Outstanding Duo or Group
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|Outstanding Music Video
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|Outstanding Song
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| My Love Is Your Love || Outstanding Album
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|2000 || "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Outstanding Female Artist
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| "My Love Is Your Love" || Outstanding Song
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|2000 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Artiste féminine internationale de l'année (International Female Artist of the Year) ||
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| My Love Is Your Love || Album international de l'année (International Album of the Year) ||
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| width="35" align="center"|1999 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1999 || "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || |Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band Or Duo ||
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B/Soul Album Of The Year, Solo ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || "My Love Is Your Love" || |Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
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|Special Award || The Artist of the Decade — Female ||
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Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album, her first studio album in eight years since I'm Your Baby Tonight
I'm Your Baby Tonight
I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston; released by Arista Records on November 6, 1990. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while...
, was composed of mid-tempo R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, ballads, urban-dance, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, and torch song
Torch song
A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship...
s, produced by different musicians such as Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin is a duo of Danish record producers and songwriters, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced a large number of successful songs, including Monica's "Before You Walk out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's "Leave ", and Fantasia's "Truth Is"...
, Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
, David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, and Babyface. Although the album only peaked at number thirteen—her lowest position at the point—on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and it sold less than Houston's previous albums in the United States, it was a hit globally, with successful world tour in support of the album. In particular, it was a hit in Europe, topping the charts in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It also reached the top five in other Euroepan countries like Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The album generated five hit singles, including three top five Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
hits: "Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the second but official lead single from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song also features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her...
", "It's Not Right But It's Okay
It's Not Right but It's Okay
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on...
" and the title track, "My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love (song)
"My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K...
", became Houston's third best-selling single ever. The Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI, Europe) certified it 4× platinum for shipping 4 million copies of the album in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Worldwide it has sold over 10 million copies.
With its commercial success, My Love Is Your Love received rave reviews from many critics, regarded as one of her best works. At the 42nd Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards of 2000
The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000. During the show, Santana won 8 Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards....
of 2000, the album got seven nominations including Best R&B Album and two Best R&B Songs, and won one of which, Houston's sixth Grammy Award, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Commercial performance
In the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, My Love Is Your Love was released on November 17, 1998 when major records were released simultaneously for the holidays by high-profile musicians like Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
, The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
and Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
besides her.Time
Time (magazine)
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magazine wrote, "Music-industry folks have dubbed it Super Tuesday because more than 10 major pop acts issued new CDs on the single day, making it the heaviest release date ever." The album entered the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart at number thirteen, which was the peak position of the album and her lowest chart position at that point in time, with sales of 123,000 copies in its first week. That result was a little disapponted because the release was Houston's first non-soundtrack album in eight years and so anticipated highly. But eventually, the album got good results thanks to a series of hit singles, her energetic promotions and a successful tour. My Love Is Your Love was present on the Billboard 200 chart for seventy-five weeks and on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart for seventy-nine weeks, peaking at number seven. The Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) certified it 4× Platinum on November 1, 1999, for shipments of 4 million copies of the album. According to the Nielson SoundScan, the albums has sold 2,753,000 copies.
Across Europe
Europe
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, it was more successful than in United States. In early times of its release, the commercial response for the album was short of expectations. But its sales rose sharply during the European leg of the My Love Is Your Love World Tour
My Love Is Your Love World Tour
-Additional notes:*During opening night, June 22nd in Chicago, IL; after Houston performed "I Will Always Love You" she closed the show with two encore's, "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step"...
, which was the highest grossing arena concert tour of 1999 in the continent, and consequently My Love Is Your Love became the second best-selling album of 1999 in Europe behind Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
's Believe, spending more than one year on the charts in many countries. In the U.K., it reached the number four on the albums chart and was certified 3× Platinum for shipments of 900,000 copies of the album by the British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
(BPI). In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the album peaked at number two on the albums chart, was certified 2× Platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
(SNEP), selling 700,000 copies. In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, it climbed to the number two on the albums chart on its 35th week and has sold more than 670,000 copies. The album reached the number one on the albums charts in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and the top five in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Norway
Norway
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and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. My Love Is Your Love was certified 4× Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI) for shipments of 4 million copies of the album in Europe.
Worldwide, the album has sold over 10 milion copies.
Critical response
Upon the album's debut, the album received positive responses from music critics. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine commented that "It's easily her most consistent album ever — in fact, it's her first consistent album.", and praised her mature voice as follows.Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles is an American journalist who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of the New York Times. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. In the 1970s he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!, and in the 1980s an associate...
, in his review for the New York Times, praised her fully developed voice, too. He stated that her sound was "supple and devout", comparing Carey's fidgetting sound with every phrase in "When You Believe", and commented "Ms. Houston used to be similarly showy and disjointed, but now her improvisations bring emotional coherence to technical feats." With expressing his interest about any connections between her troubled marriage and her new materials, commented "Lest anyone draw other conclusions from the songs, the album carries a disclaimer." Also, he was almost positive about her new songs with changed style such as "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Heartbreak Hotel" and "My Love Is Your Love", but was critical of more old-fashioned ballads, commenting "sound stodgy and bombastic".
In Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine's review, the issue dated November 28, 1999, they called the album "A tour de force that showcases her strengths in a wide array of musical genres from pop to R&B to gospel to dance." Also, stating "On an album with writing and production input from a diverse roster of players, Houston keeps it all together with her spectacular voice and singular artistic persona.", wrote "the album with immense crossover potential".
Mark Bautz of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
gave the album B+, calling My Love Is Your Love "A schizophrenic album" and "A primer on today's hip-hop/R&B scene: the good, the bad." by reason of the uneveness of the album. He commented "Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
's gorgeous reggae-tinged title song and three funky cuts by Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
showcase the 35-year-old Whitney Houston in all her creative, soulful maturity. In contrast, a trio of schmaltzy Babyface-produced tunes expose her as merely a gifted interpreter of bland radio-ready fare.". Similarly,TIME
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
praised some new songs, calling the title song "superb" and Houston's remake of Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
's classic "fabulous", but criticized the old-fashioned songs of the album sharply, commenting "The problem is with the Old Guard: producer David Foster's work is dull, and Dianne Warren and Babyface, who both wrote tracks, have better work on their respective resumes."
Writing for USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
in November 1998, Steve Jones made a favorable comment on almost every song whether it is a ballad with her formula for success or a new styled song produced by hot, young producers who've updated and diversified her sound, stating "There's something here for just about everybody, whether you favor R&B, pop or adult contemporary radio." But he chose the remake "I Was Made To Love Him" as the best track of the album, complimenting the song highly, "The rollicking, gender-flipping remake". Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
from Allmusic, who gave the album four out of five stars, called it "easily ranks among her best" and complimented the musical diversity "Houston has never been quite so subtle before, nor has she ever shown this desire to branch out musically." But he also wasn't positive for adult contemporary ballads of the album, stating "In fact, the songs that feel the stiffest are the big production numbers; tellingly, they're the songs that are the most reminiscent of old-school Houston." Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
gave it three out of four stars, writing "[It] reflect her growth as an artist and as an individual."
Track listing
Atlantic City & NY Concerts
Whitney Houston performed two sold-out concerts a few days before the release of My Love Is Your Love on November 13 and 14 at Taj MahalTaj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
in Atlantic City. Both concerts showcased new songs from the album as well as hit songs from previous releases. Several media critics as well as a host of celebrities attended, including Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
, Brandy
Brandy
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink...
, and Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
. On November 18, Houston performed an expensive invitation-only concert at Cipriani's Wall Street, audience attendees included Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
, Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner's roles include Lt. John J...
, P. Diddy as well as Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
, Babyface
Babyface
Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:Nicknames:* Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette , an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician...
, Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
and host of wealthy business socialites.
Setlist
Dates
| Date | City | Venue |
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| November 13, 1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast... |
Trump Taj Mahal |
| November 14, 1998 | ||
| November 18, 1998 | New York City, New York | Cipriani |
TV Promotions
| Date | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| November 23, 1998 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an Emmy Award-winning American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002... |
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| November 25, 1998 | The Oprah Winfrey Show The Oprah Winfrey Show The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history.... |
When You Believe "When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with... " from The Prince of Egypt Original Soundtrack Album The Prince of Egypt (OST) The official soundtrack for The Prince of Egypt was released on November 17, 1998, and featured songs from the movie, as well as songs not used in the film... with Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... well known as 'big rival' for the first time on TV. I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " on the stage again. |
| December 7, 1998 | The 9th Billboard Music Awards Billboard Music Award The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011... |
Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song) "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the second but official lead single from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song also features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her... " with Faith Evans Faith Evans Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B... & Kelly Price Kelly Price Kelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola... . |
| December 10, 1998 | Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is... |
David Letterman David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC... , sang "My Love Is Your Love My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... " with Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country... and was interviewed. |
| December 11, 1998 | The NBC Today Show |
My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... " and "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " at Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National... in New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... . |
| December 13, 1998 | The Prince Of Egypt TV Special |
The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the... ", aired on WNBC WNBC WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan... . The Prince of Egypt (OST) The official soundtrack for The Prince of Egypt was released on November 17, 1998, and featured songs from the movie, as well as songs not used in the film... . When You Believe "When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with... " music video was released on this special. |
| January 11, 1999 | The 26th American Music Awards American Music Awards of 1999 The 26th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 11, 1999.... |
My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... " medley with Babyface & Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country... introduced by Will Smith Will Smith Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood... ardently . |
| January 13, 1999 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
Jay Leno James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,... and performed "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... ". |
| February 8, 1999 | The Surprise Show |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " on Dutch TV show, The Surprise Show. |
| February 11, 1999 | C'era Un Ragazzo |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... ". All at Once (Whitney Houston song) "All at Once" is a song written by Michael Masser and Jeffrey Osborne and recorded by Whitney Houston. It was released as a single in Japan and several European countries in 1986. While it did not receive an official single release domestically , the song did receive significant radio airplay... " with the show host Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi is an Italian pop singer and entertainer.He made his debut in 1962 and quickly placed high at or won a number of Italian popular song festivals, including the Canzonissima festival in 1969. In 1970, he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with "Occhi di ragazza"... and "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... ". Festival della canzone italiana The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs... in 1987, in where she participated as guest performer and sang "All at Once" twice. |
| February 13, 1999 | Sorpresa, Sorpresa |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " and "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " performance. |
| February 16, 1999 | 1999 BRIT Awards Brit Awards The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust... |
Johnny Vaughan Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011... , and performed "It's Not Right But It's Okay It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... ". How Will I Know "How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American recording artist Whitney Houston for her debut album, entitled Whitney Houston, which was released in February 1985. It was released by Arista Records in November that year, as the album's third single. Composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,... " in 1987). |
| February 18, 1999 (Air Date) |
Sen kväll med Luuk Sen kväll med Luuk Sen kväll med Luuk was one of Sweden's and TV4's most popular talk shows ever and started airing in 1996. Kristian Luuk's show had ratings around 1.5 million viewers every week. Kristian had many celebrity guests like Cher, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey... |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " and was interviewed by host, Kristian Luuk Kristian Luuk Ants Robert Kristian Luuk is a Swedish comedian and talk show-host of Estonian descent. A graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics, he is currently working for the broadcaster SVT after previous spells at TV4, ZTV and SR public radio... , for about 10 minutes. |
| February 19, 1999 | Top of the Pops Top of the Pops Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn... |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... ", "My Love Is Your Love My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... and "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " at the Elstree Studios Elstree Studios "Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:... . I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I... ". |
| February 20, 1999 | Wetten Dass Wetten, dass..? Wetten, dass..? is a long-running German-language entertainment television show. It is the most successful Saturday television show in Europe... |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " on the German TV show Wetten Dass during European promotion for My Love Is Your Love. |
| March 5, 1999 (Air Date) |
Les Annees Tube |
Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song) "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the second but official lead single from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song also features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her... " with the video in the background on French TV show, Les Annees Tube, aired TF1 TF1 TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network... . Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize... who insulted her on the live French TV show called Champs Elysees in 1986. |
| March 21 | The 71st Academy Awards 71st Academy Awards The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, Sunday, March 21, 1999, was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday.... |
When You Believe "When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with... " from The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the... with Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... , which was nominated for Best Original Song Academy Award for Best Original Song The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film... . |
| March 26, 1999 | The 13th Soul Train Music Awards Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black music and entertainment... |
It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " with "Get It Back" intro. Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times... with Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements and sang "So Amazing" during Luther Vandross Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times... Tribute Medley. |
| April 13, 1999 | VH1 Divas Live '99 |
Tina Turner Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the... , Cher Cher Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in... , Brandy Brandy Norwood Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... and Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... top the bill for this concert special staged by VH1 VH1 VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly... which pays tribute to the women of pop music.
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| June 21, 1999 | The Oprah Winfrey Show The Oprah Winfrey Show The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history.... |
Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million.... on this show prior to the My Love Is Your Love World Tour My Love Is Your Love World Tour -Additional notes:*During opening night, June 22nd in Chicago, IL; after Houston performed "I Will Always Love You" she closed the show with two encore's, "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step"... opening in Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... at the Arie Crown Theater Arie Crown Theater The Arie Crown Theater was named after Lithuanian immigrant Arie Crown, who was the father of Henry Crown, the American industrialist and philanthropist. The theater is situated on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. It opened in 1960, with seating for 5,000 people, one of the largest seating capacities in... . It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... ", "My Love Is Your Love My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... " and "Greatest Love of All Greatest Love of All "The Greatest Love of All" is a song written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed and originally recorded by George Benson for the 1977 Muhammad Ali biopic The Greatest. The song was later popularized by Whitney Houston. Creed wrote the lyrics in the midst of her struggle with breast cancer... ". |
Singles
All five singles released from My Love Is Your Love, were great success worldwide. In the United States, they were all the top forty Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
hits, which of three reached the top five on the chart, selling a total of 3.9 million copies. The album generated two Platinum and two Gold singles, awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
in 1999. In the United Kingdom, Houston also went to have five top forty singles including three top five hits, with a total of 1.09 million copies sold, becoming the eighth best-selling singles artist of 1999. The singles also achieved big success in other countries such as Canada, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
"When You Believe
When You Believe
"When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with...
", duet with Mariah Carey, was released as the lead single of the album in December 1998. The song debuted at number fifty-one without retail single on the new Billboard Hot 100 chart, changed airplay-only tracks to enter the chart, the issue date of December 5, 1998. Before release, it led to expectations that the song would be a smash hit for star power of two industrial rivals. However, after the single had released, it managed to peak at number fifteen on the chart, the issue dated January 30, 1999. It reached number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart. Billboard was unfavorable for the single, commenting "Given the potential of these two[Houston and Carey] powerhouse voices, however, the song falls flat with a surprisingly understated and downright disappointing bridge: You wait and wait for the duel of the divas, and it simply never materializes," but positive of Houston's performance; "The genuine story in this track is the return of Houston, who sounds fantasticㅡas clear and confident as ever." The RIAA certified it Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies on March 24, 1999. Unlike in the United States, the single was a success on the world charts. It reached the top five in the U.K. with 260,000 copies sold, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the top ten in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand. Thanks to popularity for the song across Europe, it eventually peaked at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100.
The album's second single, "Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the second but official lead single from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song also features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her...
" which features Faith Evans and Kelly Price, entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number eighty-four, the issue date of December 26, 1998. In its first week when the song was commercially available, it leaped to number twenty-nine, and after six weeks peaked at number two on the Hot 100, making it the first Houston single to peak in the runner-up spot. The song entered the revamped Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart at number twenty-three with the mark of its seventh week on the chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. In Its first week of retail release, it reached the number six and the following week topped the chart, becoming her eighth No.1 single on the Hot R&B chart. The single stayed on the summit for seven consecutive weeks from February 13 to March 27, 1999, which was her third longest stay atop this chart behind "I Will Always Love You" for eleven weeks and "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
"Exhale " is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film Waiting to Exhale. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface...
" for eight weeks, and was on the chart for a total of thirty-one weeks. The single sold over 1,400,000 copies in the U.S. alone, becoming the third best-selling single of 1999, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 2, 1999.
"It's Not Right But It's Okay
It's Not Right but It's Okay
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on...
" was released as the third single from the album in May 1999. Before May, it was featured as the B-side of maxi-singles with "Heartbreak Hotel," and charted on the Hot 100 and Hot R&B with its only airplay and sales of maxi-singles. The song appeared firstly at number sixty-four on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, the issue date of January 9, 1999. It rose higher position of the chart steadily, and eventually reached its peak position, number seven, in its twenty-fourth week on the chart. On the Hot 100 chart, the single debuted at number eighty-seven, the issue date of May 8, 1999, and after the regular-length cassette & CD configurations had hit stores, peaked at number four, selling 522,000 copies in the United States. The RIAA certified it Gold on June 29, 1999. It was also successful in the United Kingdom. The single reached the number three on the singles chart, making it her twelfth top ten hits, and sold over 510,000 units, ranked at number twenty-five in the list of UK's best-selling singles in 1999. In Canada, it made rare chart performances, peaking at number three for the regular single and number five for its import single simultaneously on the Canadian SoundScan Singles chart in August 1999. After her European promotion during February in 1999, it was popular in many countries of Europe, reaching the number one in Spain, top twenty in Austria, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. Finally it peaked at number nine on the Eurochart Hot 100.
The title track, "My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love (song)
"My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K...
" was the fourth single from the album. It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming Houston's another signature song. Firstly, the single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the United States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe, and became a bigger hit during her My Love Is Your Love European Tour. In the U.K., it went straight to its peak position, number two, on the singles chart, the issue date of July 3, 1999. The single sold 525,000 copies, becoming the twenty-second best-selling single of 1999. In Germany, it peaked at number two and was certified Platinum for shipments of 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....
(BVMI). It also reached the number two in countries such as Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. It went to top ten in Belgium, Denmark, France, and Norway. Eventually the single topped the Eurochart Hot 100 for a week, becoming her fourth number one single, and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999. In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, which was Houston's third number-one single after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I...
" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You." Likewise, it was a hit in the United States. The song debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1999 and peaked at number four in January 2000, becoming her 22nd top ten hit. In addition, it reached the number two position on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, spending a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart. The single sold 1,100,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 14, 1999. Worldwide it sold over 3 million copies and became her third best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with 12 million and 4.2 million copies sold, respectively.
"I Learned from the Best
I Learned from the Best
"I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex...
" became the fifth and final single to be released off the album in February, 2000. The song debuted at number eighty-three on the Hot 100 and peaked at number twenty-seven. It reached the number thirteen on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks. According to the Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
, the single sold 352,000 units in the United States alone. Outside the U.S., it wasn't successful as big as the previous singles from the album. The single reached the number six in Finland, the number eight in Spain, and the number nineteen in the United Kingdom with 95,000 copies sold. Besides, it went to the top forty in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Billboard Hot Dance Music chart
The songs with various remix versions, released off My Love Is Your Love, were very popular in dance clubs and smash hits on the Billboard Dance Music chart. Four consecutive singles reached the number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chartㅡ"It's Not Right But It's Okay" for three weeks, "Heartbreak Hotel" for a week, "My Love Is Your Love" for two Weeks, and "I Learned from the Best" for three weeks. Moreover, the maxi-singles, released as vinylGramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
and CD formats, were successful on the Billboard Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
chart. "My Love Is Your Love" topped the chart for two weeks, and "I Learned from the Best" for one week. "Heartbreak Hotel/It's Not Right But It's Okay" and "It's Not Right But It's Okay/I Will Always Love You" peaked at number two on the chart, respectively.
Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
42 |
| Austrian Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
1 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Vl) |
2 |
| Belgian Albums Chart(Wa) | 3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
13 |
| Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
3 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
1 |
| European Top 100 Albums Chart European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
5 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
2 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
2 |
| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
12 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
12 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
3 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
7 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| French Albums Chart | 74 |
| Chart (1999) | Position |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 11 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 24 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 15 |
| French Albums Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 8 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 25 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Provider | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
Sales/ shipments |
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| Australia | ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Gold | 35,000+ |
| Austria | IFPI | Platinum | 50,000+ |
| Belgium | IFPI(BEA) | Platinum | 50,000+ |
| Canada | CRIA Cria A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically... |
2× Platinum | 200,000+ |
| Europe | IFPI | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000+ |
| Finland | Gold | 24,548+ | |
| France | SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
2× Platinum | 700,000+ |
| Netherlands | NVPI NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
Platinum | 100,000+ |
| Poland | Platinum | ||
| Sweden | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 160,000+ |
| Switzerland | 3× Platinum | 150,000+ | |
| United Kingdom | BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
3× Platinum | 900,000+ |
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
4× Platinum | 2,753,000+/ 4,000,000+ |
| Worldwide | 10,000,000+ | ||
Singles chart positions
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| US Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
BEL Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
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IRL Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
NED MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
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| Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
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FL Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
WA Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
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| 1998 | "When You Believe When You Believe "When You Believe" is an Academy Award-winning song by American recording artists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The song was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz for the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. A version of "When You Believe" was produced as a single with... " |
15 | 33 | 3 | ― | 26 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song) "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the second but official lead single from her 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song also features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her... " |
2 | 1 | ― | 1 | 12 | ― | 17 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 7 | ― | ― | 41 | ― | 33[A] | ― | 77 |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay It's Not Right but It's Okay "It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on... " |
4 | 7 | ― | 1 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 20 | 40 | ― | 1 | ― | 21 | 14 | 21 | 12 | ― | 12 | 18 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love My Love Is Your Love (song) "My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K... " |
4 | 2 | ― | 1 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ― | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " |
27 | 13 | 20 | 1 | ― | 19 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 8 | 6 | 44 | 48 | 18 | 34 | ― | ― | 23 | 28 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||||
Note: A^ In New Zealand, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released as a double A-Side single with "It's Not Right But It's Okay" in April 1999.
Chart procession and succession
Academy Awards
|-| width="35" align="center"|1999
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, Sunday, March 21, 1999, was the last to take place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday....
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Original Song (the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz may refer to:*Stephen Schwartz , American musical theater and film lyricist and composer*Stephen Suleyman Schwartz , journalist, political author, and historian...
) ||
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American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards
|-| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1999 || rowspan="2"|"When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film ||
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|Outstanding Music Video ||
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American Music Awards
During Houston's career, she was nominated a total of seven times for "Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist" and "Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist" category, which of them won four and three respectively. Also, My Love Is Your Love was her fourth nomination for "Favorite Soul/R&B Album" category.|-
| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000
American Music Awards of 2000
The 27th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 17, 2000....
|| rowspan="2"|Whitney Houston (herself) || |Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist ||
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist has been awarded since 1974.Years reflect the year during which the American Music Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year .The all-time winner in this category is a tie between Aretha Franklin and Mariah Carey,...
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| My Love Is Your Love || Favorite Soul/R&B Album
American Music Awards of 2000
The 27th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 17, 2000....
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Bambi Verleihung (Bambi Awards)
Houston was honord with "Pop International" award for her 20 years outstanding career as a musical artist.|-
| width="35" align="center"|1999 || align="center"|— || Pop International ||
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Billboard Music Awards
|-| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|1999 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Female Artist of the Year ||
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| rowspan="2"|"Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Hot 100 Single of the Year ||
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| R&B Single of the Year ||
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Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
|-| width="35" align="center"|1999 || My Love Is Your Love || Faverite Female Artist, R&B ||
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| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || My Love Is Your Love || Favorite Female Artist, R&B ||
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| "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Favorite Single ||
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| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Favorite Song from a Movie ||
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BMI Pop Awards
All winners are determined by the number of feature broadcast performances on American radio and TV during the eligibility year.|-
| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || "Heartbreak Hotel" || BMI Pop Award (Karlin, Soulshock) ||
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| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" || BMI Pop Award (Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins) ||
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| "When You Believe" || BMI Pop Award (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) ||
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| width="35" align="center"|2001 || "My Love Is Your Love" || BMI Pop Award (Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis) ||
BRIT Awards
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2000 BRIT Awards
The 2000 BRIT Awards were the 20th edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 3rd March 2000 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London.-Live performers:...
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Golden Globe Awards
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56th Golden Globe Awards
The 56th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1998, were held on January 24, 1999 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.-Best Actor – Drama: Jim Carrey – The Truman Show...
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Original Song, Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded for the first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.-1960s:...
(the songwriter: Stephen Schwartz) ||
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Grammy Awards
Houston won her first "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" award through her career. She had been nominated six times for this category but not won. This was her sixth Grammy Award.|-
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Grammy Awards of 2000
The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000. During the show, Santana won 8 Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards....
|| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) || Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate...
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| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" || Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs...
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre...
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(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
(the songwriters: Kenneth Karlin, Tamara Savage and Carsten Schack) ||
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LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels is an American songwriter, best known for his work with longtime colleague Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Daniels has written several of the Darkchild Team's hit songs, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "You...
, Tony Estes, Fred Jerkins III
Fred Jerkins III
Fred Jerkins III is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with his brother Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Jerkins has co-written several hit songs with Rodney Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My...
, Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, and Isaac Phillips) ||
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MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards
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MTV Europe Music Awards
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MTV Europe Music Awards 1999
The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards was held in Dublin at The Point with Ronan Keating returning as host. The all-star line-up included Mariah Carey performing "Heartbreaker", Britney Spears performing "...Baby One More Time" and " Crazy" and picking up four awards...
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MTV Video Music Awards
Houston was nominated for "Best R&B Video" for "Heartbreak Hotel" music video directed by Kevin Bray, which was her first nomination in thirteen years at VMAs since she has won the "Best Female Video" for "How Will I KnowHow Will I Know
"How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American recording artist Whitney Houston for her debut album, entitled Whitney Houston, which was released in February 1985. It was released by Arista Records in November that year, as the album's third single. Composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam,...
" at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards
1986 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1986, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1985, to May 1, 1986. The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa, and it emanated primarily from both The Palladium in New...
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1999 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1999, honoring the best music videos from June 13, 1998, to June 11, 1999. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City....
|| "Heartbreak Hotel" || Best R&B Video ||
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NAACP Image Awards
|-| width="35" align="center" rowspan="5"|1999 || My Love Is Your Love || Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Female Artist:-Stats:*As of 2011 ceremony, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys & Whitney Houston holds the records with the most wins at three.*Most Nominations**1. Mary J. Blige- 9 nominations...
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Duo or Group:...
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Music Video:-Stats:As of the 2010 ceremony, Alicia Keys has the most wins with 3. Whitney Houston, R. Kelly & Will Smith have 2 wins.*Most Nominations**1. Alicia Keys - 8 nominations...
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Song:...
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Album:...
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(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || Outstanding Female Artist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Female Artist:-Stats:*As of 2011 ceremony, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys & Whitney Houston holds the records with the most wins at three.*Most Nominations**1. Mary J. Blige- 9 nominations...
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song
The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Song:...
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NRJ Music Awards
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| My Love Is Your Love || Album international de l'année (International Album of the Year) ||
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Certification awards
| Year | Date | Title | Format(s) | Award Description(s) | Result(s) |
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| 1998 | December 18 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | Gold | |
| My Love Is Your Love | Album | Platinum | |||
| 1999 | January 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 2× Multi-Platinum | |
| February 17 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Single | Gold | ||
| March 2 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Single | Platinum | ||
| March 24 | "When You Believe" | Single | Gold | ||
| June 29 | "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | Single | Gold | ||
| September 30 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Single | Gold | ||
| October 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 3× Multi-Platinum | ||
| December 14 | "My Love Is Your Love" | Single | Platinum | ||
| 2000 | May 15 | My Love Is Your Love | Album | 4× Multi-Platinum | |
Artists of the Century Awards
|-| width="35" align="center"|1999 || Whitney Houston (herself) || Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century ||
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Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards
|-| width="35" align="center" rowspan="2"|1999 || "Heartbreak Hotel"
(Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) || |Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band Or Duo ||
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B/Soul Album Of The Year, Solo ||
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Soul Train Music Awards
Houston was honored "the Artist of the Decade, female" award in recognition of extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s.|-
| width="35" align="center" rowspan="3"|2000 || "My Love Is Your Love" || |Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female
The Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female was given out every year since the first annual Soul Train Music Awards in 1987. From 1989-1992 the award was known as the R&B/Urban Contemporary Single - Female....
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| My Love Is Your Love || Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female
The Soul Train Music Award winners for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female...
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|Special Award || The Artist of the Decade — Female ||
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Billboard Magazine Year-End Charts
| Year | Category | Work | Position |
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| 1999 | Top Pop Artists | six charted singles & albums | #9 |
| Top Billboard 200 Album Artists | one charted albums | #32 | |
| Top Billboard 200 Albums | My Love Is Your Love | #30 | |
| Top Billboard 200 Album Artists - Female | two charted albums | #10 | |
| Hot 100 Singles Artists | four charted singles | #11 | |
| Hot 100 Singles | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #4 | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #44 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #73 | ||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #99 | ||
| Hot 100 Singles Artists - Female | four charted singles | #5 | |
| Hot 100 Singles Sales | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #6 | |
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #37 | ||
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #43 | ||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #68 | ||
| Hot 100 Singles Airplay | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #16 | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #54 | ||
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists | six charted singles & albums | #9 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists - Female | six charted singles & albums | #3 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists | one charted album | #12 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | My Love Is Your Love | #12 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artists | four charted singles & tracks | #9 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #3 | |
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #33 | ||
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #37 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #2 | |
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #33 | ||
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #37 | ||
| "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #69 | ||
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Airplay | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #9 | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #46 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #53 | ||
| Hot Dance Club-Play Artists | three charted singles | #2 | |
| Hot Dance Club-Play Singles | "My Love Is Your Love" | #3 | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay" | #11 | ||
| "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #23 | ||
| Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artists | three charted singles | #5 | |
| Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales | "Heartbreak Hotel" Featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price | #8 | |
| "It's Not Right But It's Okay"/"I Will Always Love You" | #11 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | #15 | ||
| Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | "When You Believe" (Duet with Mariah Carey) | #19 | |
| 2000 | Top Pop Artists | six charted titles | #34 |
| Top Billboard 200 Artists | three charted titles | #50 | |
| Top Billboard 200 Albums | My Love Is Your Love | #184 | |
| Top Billboard 200 Artists - Female | three charted titles | #10 | |
| Hot 100 Artists | four charted titles | #27 | |
| Hot 100 Singles & Tracks | "My Love Is Your Love" | #47 | |
| Hot 100 Artists - Female | four charted titles | #10 | |
| Hot 100 Singles Sales | "My Love Is Your Love" | #25 | |
| "I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex... " |
#46 | ||
| Hot 100 Airplay | "My Love Is Your Love" | #67 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists | six charted titles | #22 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists - Female | six charted titles | #5 | |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artists | two charted titles | #38 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Artists | four charted titles | #24 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | "I Learned from the Best" | #82 | |
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales | "My Love Is Your Love" | #34 | |
| "I Learned from the Best" | #40 | ||
| Hot Dance Club-Play Artists | two charted titles | #8 | |
| Hot Dance Club-Play Singles | "I Learned from the Best" | #3 | |
| Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artists | four charted titles | #15 | |
| Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales | "I Learned from the Best" | #19 | |
Personnel
- Whitney Houston – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, background vocals, vocal arranger, exec producer - Dion Allen – background vocals, choir, chorus
- Melodie Daniels – background vocals
- Babyface – keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, background vocals - Jerry Barnes – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Sherrod Barnes – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Tom Barney – bass vocals
- Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals
- Ali Boudris – acoustic guitar
- Kelly PriceKelly PriceKelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...
– performer - Lynn DavisLynn Davis (singer)Lynn Davis, is an American singer/vocalist who has toured and/or recorded with many artists such as George Duke, Marvin Gaye, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tracie Spencer, Mooney Suzuki, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Whitney Houston, Thomas Anders, Meat Loaf, and Yanni for whom she appears on the live...
– background vocals, choir, chorus - Loren Dawson – strings
- Sheila E.Sheila E.Sheila Escovedo , known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American drummer and percussionist, perhaps best known for her work with Prince, George Duke and Ringo Starr.-Early life and Prince period:...
– percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
– bass vocals - Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
– vocals, background vocals, performer, writer - Toni Estes – backing vocals
- Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
– performer - David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
– keyboard - Simon Franglen – synclavierSynclavierThe Synclavier System was an early digital synthesizer, polyphonic digital sampling system, and music workstation, manufactured by New England Digital Corporation, Norwich, VT. The original design and development of the Synclavier prototype occurred at Dartmouth College with the collaboration of...
- Sharlotte Gibson – backing vocals
- Gavin Greenaway – conductor
- Mariah CareyMariah CareyMariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
– performer - Daryl Hawes – backing vocals
- Loris Holland – celesteCelestaThe celesta or celeste is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano or of a large wooden music box . The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators...
- Rodney JerkinsRodney JerkinsRodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
– strings, keyboard, multiple instruments
- Karlin – multiple instruments
- Mark Kibble – background vocals, choir, chorus
- Larry Kimpel – bass
- Ricky Lawson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Jeff Mironov – sitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
- Bill K. Myers – conductor
- Rob Paparozzi – harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
- Robby Pardlo – background vocals
- Peach – background vocals, choir, chorus
- Greg PhillinganesGreg PhillinganesGreg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Eric Rigler – pipe, human whistle
- Bill Ross – conductor
- ShaniceShaniceShanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox , better known as Shanice, is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul singer-songwriter. She scored two Top 5 Billboard hit single's "I Love Your Smile" in 1991, and "Saving Forever for You" in 1993. In 1999, Shanice scored another top hit song, "When I Close My Eyes"...
– background vocals - Jamie Siegel – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Syretha Smith – background vocals, choir, chorus
- V. Jeffrey Smith – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- Soulshock – multiple instruments
- Tiffany Squire – background vocals
- Damon Thomas – choir conductor
- Michael Hart Thompson – electric guitar
- Ryan Toby – backing vocals
- Lloyd Turner – keyboard
Production
- Executive Producers: Whitney Houston, Clive Davis
- Producers: Babyface, Kelvin Bradshaw, Jerry Duplessis, Missy Elliott, David Foster, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Karlin, Soulshock, Lloyd Turner
- Engineers: Paul Boutin, Tim Boyle, Dana Jon Chappelle, Commissioner Gordon, Felipe Elgueta, Paul J. Falcone, Paul Falcone, Humberto Gatica, Brad Gilderman, Jean-Marie Horvat, Reggie Jackson, Manny MarroquinManny MarroquinManny Marroquin, born 21 September 1971 in Guatemala, is a Grammy winning mixing engineer. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was nine due to the Guatemalan Civil War....
, Don Murray, Kevin Parker, Rick St. Hillaire, Jon Smeltz, Kendal Stubbs, Tommy Vicari - Assistant engineers: Chuck Bailey, Luis Castillo, Ray Cervenka, Greg Dennon, Mark Eshelman, Jonas G., Brian Garten, Jason Groucott, Victor McCoy, Sue McLean, Susat Mclean, Wes Naprstek, John Nelson, Wes Neprstek, Jamie Siegel, John Sorenson, Tom Sweeney, Pascal Volberg, Michael White
- Mixing: Tom Bender, Commissioner Gordon, E'lyk, Paul Falcone, Jon Gass, Brad Gilderman, Mick GuzauskiMick GuzauskiMick Guzauski is a multi-platinum Mixing Engineer and sound engineer.Guzauski's work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, and easy listening...
, Jean-Marie Horvat, Manny Marroquin, Rick St. Hillaire, Soulshock - Mixing assistant: E'lyk
- Mastering: Tony Dawsey
- Editing: Harvey Mason, Jr.
- Instrumentation: Kelvin Bradshaw, Karlin, Soulshock, Lloyd Turner
- Pro-tools: Harvey Mason, Jr.
- Drum programming: Babyface, Kelvin Bradshaw, Che Guevara, Rodney Jerkins
- Synthesizer programming: Felipe Elgueta
- Production coordination: Robyn Crawford, Miriam Gonzales, Jennifer McGee, Maria Padula, Susanne Savage, Ivy Skoff
- Session coordinator: Suzette Williams
- Contractor: Debbie Datz-Pyle, Sandy DeCrescent
- Arrangers: David Foster, Lauryn Hill, Karlin, Bill Meyers, Bill Ross, Soulshock, Hans Zimmer
- Keyboard arrangements: David Foster, Rodney Jerkins
- Orchestral arrangements: Bill K. Myers
- Rhythm arrangements: Lloyd Turner, Kelvin Bradshaw
- Vocal arrangement: Whitney Houston
- Art direction: Christopher Stern
- Photography: Dana LixenbergDana LixenbergDana Lixenberg is a Dutch photographer.Lixenberg originally went to New York to become an au pair and then discovered photography at a night school class. She decided to study photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the London College of Printing, returning to live and work in New York in...
- Make-up: Roxanna Floy
- Hair stylist: Ellin La Var
- Stylist: Patti Wilson