Whitney Houston | I learned from the best (Live, Mannheim 1999]

SUBSCRIBE for More! "I Learned from the Best" is a song by Whitney Houston. Written by Diane Warren, was released as the 5th & final single from Houston's 4th album, My Love Is Your Love (1998). It peaked at no 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Dance remixes by Hex Hector & Junior Vasquez topped the US dance chart for 3 weeks. Houston gained another top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart with this song, where it peaked at no 19. The song also topped the charts in Poland & Romania. Whitney Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer & actress. Nicknamed "the Voice", she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. In 2023, Rolling Stone named her the 2nd-greatest singer of all time. Houston influenced many singers in popular music & was known for her powerful, soulful vocals, vocal improvisation skills & use of gospel singing techniques in pop music. She had 11 no1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her accolades include 8 Grammys, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 2 Emmys & 28 Guinness World Records. She was one of the 1st black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, Houston signed to the label at age 19. Her 1st 2 albums, Whitney Houston (1985) & Whitney (1987), both peaked at no1 on the Billboard 200 & are among the best-selling albums of all time. Hit singles from the albums, including How Will I Know, Greatest Love of All & I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). Its soundtrack won the Grammy for Album of the Year & remains the best selling soundtrack of all time. It generated multiple hit singles, including I Have Nothing, I'm Every Woman & I Will Always Love You; the latter won the Grammy for Record of the Year, spent 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 & became the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history. In February 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel, with heart disease & cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammys, which took place the day following her death. #whitneyhouston