Whitney Houston!!
What better way to end the month than with one of the greatest love songs of all time??
Fast facts:
*Whitney Houston's (1992) version of the song became one of the best-selling singles of all time. The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which at the time was a record.
*The single became Houston's longest run at number 1, beating her previous record of three weeks with 1986's, "Greatest Love of All." It is also the longest running number 1 single from a soundtrack album.
*Houston's version was a massive worldwide success, selling over 20 million copies worldwide.
*It became a regular on countdown lists: appearing at number 8 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years; number 4 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s and number 1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Love Songs.
*The song also lists at number 68 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of all time.
Sidenote: We will continue the African American Music Appreciation Month through the end of this week.
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