Whitney Houston, Saving All My Love For You | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 62^nd edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “Saving All My Love For You” by Whitney Houston. 

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 62^nd edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “Saving All My Love For You”, performed by 🎙 Whitney Houston. 

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“But no other man’s gonna do / So I’m saving all my love for you.” Who sung 🎵 “Saving All My Love For You”? Why, the late, great 🎙 Whitney Houston, of course, on her 1985 album, 💿 Whitney Houston.  Correct! Who sung it originally? Believe it or not, it was NOT Whitney Houston.  The shock! The awe! Originally, this 🎼 ✍ Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser-penned gem was recorded by wife/husband duo 🎙 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Yes, that means that the Whitney Houston version, which has become the DEFINITIVE take, is a cover 🤯! That delightful, once in a life time cover ended up being a no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Honestly, when Whitney Houston recorded a song, it became hers.  🎙 Aretha Franklin was another musician who had a reputation for making covers the definitive version.  “Saving All My Love For You” is a prime example of that Whitney magic.  Her tone is stunning – celestial to the n^th degree. Additionally, even though she didn’t write this song, she sells it with incredible authenticity (“‘Cause tonight is the night for a feeling alright / We’ll be making love the whole night through / So I’m saving all my love”).  It’s the personality, the nuances, the runs – the top-notch musicianship.  Also, the saxophone (🎷 Tom Scott) doesn’t hurt either! This superbly produced (Masser), incredibly memorable record exemplifies why Whitney Houston was the superstar she was 🤩.

🎙 Whitney Houston • 💿 Whitney Houston • 🏷 Arista • 📅 1985

Whitney Houston, “Saving All My Love For You”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 62 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via  Pixabay]