Whitney Houston - The Greatest Hits

Great album

Very pleased

Despite my negative title, I gave this item a 5-star rating - a rating that is based solely on Disc 1 (Cool Down) of this 2 CD set. An unenhanced compilation of many of Ms. Houston's hits, it is this CD that reflects Whitney's greatness as a singer. The 2nd CD, by contrast, is a techno nightmare in which the great voice is undermined by a constant thump-thumping that practically negates the dynamics of Whitney's style.

In the golden-age of quality music,that was the 1980s',we essentially had it ALL insofar as good,heart-rending,thought-provoking music thanks to Lady Whitney!! So much of my past involved this gifted ladies beautiful ballads,that its absolutely astonishing!! Her music served as a theme song for important junctures in my life. "The Greatest Love"was my 5th grade graduation theme,I endured my greatest heartbreak listening to"All At Once"where Whitneys emphatic vocals seemed to let me know,I wasn't ALONE in this hellish state,as I could definitely relate to:"All at once,I finally took a moment,and I'm realizing that,you're NOT coming BACK,and it finally hit me;ALL at once!! All at once,I started counting teardrops,and at LEAST a million fell;my eyes began to swell,and all my dreams were SHATTERED,all at once!!" "One Moment In Time"catapulted me into"the real world"as my high-school graduation theme. After decades,"Didn't We Almost Have It All"remains one of my ALL-time favorite songs,and even more,Whitney teams with Deborah Coxs phenomenal vocals on the great:"Same Script/Different Cast"as the two greatest vocalist of an era compare notes on a knavish lover and his nadir conduct!! I just love the segment where Deborah UNwilling to face the truth about the man she's fallen for,shuts her eyes,puts her hands over her ears,and drowns Whitneys cautions out with a loud,grade-schoolish:"La,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,laaaa....."which is essentially what one does when blinded by the charms of the"smooth operator". The crowning moment of Whitneys illustrious career is recorded here with the absolute BEST rendition of the"Star Spangled Banner"at Superbowl 25,which actually brought me to tears,thinking that she's forever gone!! This disc is a wonderful way to re-live the immeasurable impact this special lady forever left on the music industry!!

Forget about the ridiculous tabloid fodder that has been the focus of media reports over the past several months. It's time to get back to what matters most: the voice.After 15 years-plus of churning out hit after hit, it has arrived: the greatest hits collection by one of the premier female artists of the last two decades. Piled onto two CDs (or cassettes) are 36 tracks that feels like a stroll down memory lane with an old friend.Whitney Houston's recrod-breaking debut album set a standard for success for black female artists- let alone, female artists. On this greatest hits collection Ð which is broken out into the "Cool Down" set containing her greatest ballads, and "Throw Down," which includes remixes of her uptempo numbers Ð four ballds from the debut kick off the affair. Hearing the opening notes of songs like "You Give Good Love," "Saving All My Love For You" and "Greatest Love of All" reminds one of the way ballads should be done. It's also a joy to hear the power duet "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (with Jermaine Jackson) for the first time on a Whitney album. While the ballads up through "I Will Always Love You" are the strongest, slightly dipping in greatness with nevertheless-pleasing tracks like "Exhale" and "I Believe in You and Me," "My Love is Your Love" brings things back to speed. The new 'Same Script, Different Cast, "wich pairs Houston with up-and-coming diva Deborah Cox, is a lovely affair, effectively sampling a classic Beethoven number. The Metro Mix of "Could I Have This Kiss Forver," a previously released duet with Enrique Iglesias, is passable, but kinda pales in comparison to the preceding track."Throw Down" gets a bit monotonous with the similar-sounding-at-times remixes, but they still serve their purpose well- showing Houston as an artist who is not content to just be represented by her ballads or original studio versions of her hits. Whereas someone like Mariah Carey unabashedly uses the remix as a means of greater sales impact for her singles, Houston clearly utilizes them as a means of extending and imnproving upon her existing art, as demonstrated by the killer Thunderpuss remix for "It's Not Right But it's Okay." The remix gives the song new dimensions and colors that the studio version lacked. And a song as trite as 1987's "Love Will Save the Day" even feels fresh with its makeover courtesy of Jellybean and David Morales.While at times the remixes are not on par with the original versions (i.e., "I Learned From the Best" or "How Will I Know"), the results are by no means embarrassing or unlistenable, as are some outlandish remixes released by others. The George Michael collaboration on "If I Told You That," however, does nothing to add to the party, lacking a cohesive feel that works on the other duets. The Q-Tip-produced 'Fine," on the other hand, is a wonder, showing yet another funky turn by Houston that has bot been represented before, even at My Love is Your Love's funkiest."Whitney: The Greatest Hits" is a must-have for anyone interested in chronocling the advent of popular music over the last 20 years. Some may feel there's track-overload or that a few songs may be missing (such as her early duet with Teddy Pendegrass on the glorious "Hold Me"), but there's really nothing here to complain to the high heavens about. While at times you may feel like hitting the snooze button after one too many melodramatic ballads (one of the complains cited by some reviewers), or feel on the verge of collapse from exhaustion after possibly jamming the night away to the "Throw Down" set, this is a release that simply cannot be ignored.On that note, the album's closing titles work wonders following the nonstop dance-a-thon. "One Moment in Time" ranks as one of Houston's most lovely, emotional anthems, and it's fitting that her 1991 rendiiton of "The Star Spangled Banner," which she essentially sings the sh** out of, closes the collection. Wailing through this timeless standard as if it's being sung for the first time, the track ends with applause befitting such an impressive body of work. Take that well-deserved bow, Ms. Houston, you're still one of the greatest of them all. Ð B+

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The first disc is fine but the second disc they added what sounds like a disc vibe. Ruins all the songs except #17 which hasn’t had the loud beat added. Not what I wanted. If you like Whitney choose another CD