Alexis Velez

Whitney is the second studio album by American R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston's album debuted in the United States on June 2, 1987 as the follow-up to her best selling debut album, Whitney Houston. The album catapulted her to international fame. Whitney was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA on November 29, 1995. The album met the expectations of many people and was sensationally popular after its release. With this album, Houston set historic records on the charts. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart the issue of June 27, 1987, becoming the first album by a female artist, and only the fifth album by a solo artist to do so. The album remained at the top for eleven consecutive weeks, creating a record; the most cumulative weeks (25 weeks) at number one on the albums chart by a female artist during the 1980s. Whitney Houston debuts at #1 with her album, "Whitney" Its first four singles—"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"—all peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making her the first female artist to achieve that feat. Along with three straight number one singles from the debut album, they established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a performer, surpassing the Beatles and the Bee Gees. As well as in United States, the album and the first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," were hits worldwide, topping the charts in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and mainland Europe. When you think about it, it's amazing what this one woman was able to accomplish with just the power of her beautiful voice. https://youtu.be/eH3giaIzONA "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" Huh, yeah, woo, hey yeah, huh Ooh yeah, uh huh, yeahI want to danceClock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade Still enough time to figure out How to chase my blues away I've done alright up 'til now It's the light of day that shows me how And when the night falls Loneliness calls Oh! I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves meI've been in love and lost my senses Spinning through the town Sooner or later the fever ends And I wind up feeling down I need a man who'll take a chance On a love that burns hot enough to last So when the night falls My lonely heart callsSomebody who somebody who.... somebody who loves me, Somebody who somebody who... to hold me in his arms. I need a man who'll take a chance, On a love that burns hot enough to last. So when the night falls, My lonely heart calls.Uh-Huh (Dance) Common, baby (Dance) Woo, yeah (Dance) Now get with this, hahaha Whoa, oh, ohDon't you wanna dance (dance) With me baby? Don't you wanna dance (dance) With me boy? Don't you wanna dance (dance) With me baby?With somebody who loves meDon't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance? Don't you wanna dance? (Dance) Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance? Don't you wanna dance? (Dance) Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance...(Dance) Uh-huh With somebody who loves me Whitney Houston’s Sister-In-Law Opens Up About Dark Family Secret In New Documentary ‘Whitney’