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THE REVIEW
The first thing you must be wondering is "only a madman could have given such a low score to a Whitney Houston album" and you're right! But I at least want to explain my reasons in this brief review.
This "I'm your baby tonight" is a TOTAL BORE! It doesn’t seem right to record an album based solely on the singer’s extraordinary vocal talents. In fact, the only truly admirable thing in this album is the usual magnificent voice of Houston, long before she started abusing her vocal cords with tons of joints and various drug mixtures, Whitney Houston in great shape but who eventually tires you out, to the point of no longer wanting to listen to this album, the sound engagement is missing! Despite the album being from 1990, the music continues to propose that methodical 80s style made of various synthesizers that however show nothing innovative, musically it’s moldy!
The album consists of 11 tracks, of these, we can admire the first two, with a fairly lively rhythm that manages to hold the listener beyond the voice, from the third song onwards you already have the sensation of wanting to end it all! Just listen twice in a row to "All the man that I need" and a razor blade or a kitchen knife by your side could become really dangerous! I’d like to point out that I am a lover of tender romantic ballads and melancholy songs, but in the case of this album, we are confronted with the festival of syrupiness, which becomes involuntarily comical in the long run, by the fourth song you're already sick of it! The only gem of the album in my opinion is "miracle", and a note of merit also goes to the beautiful "After We Make Love" (the voice here is goosebump-inducing!) but they alone can’t lift the fate of this "extremely boring" album.
To save the listener from suicide, every two songs or so the drums get more pulsating and the bass lines a bit more substantial, so as to slightly ease the depression that has gripped the listener from the first listens... ultimately an album in which the music is redundant! If Whitney Houston's aim was only to showcase her voice, it would have been better to record her albums a cappella!
In conclusion, I would say that we are faced with an album sung divinely and... ok, played with class! (I admit, despite what I’ve said) but so boring and depressing that it deserved a big fat two!
If you want to listen to classy, sentimental music without being depressing, and sung by an equally wonderful voice, I recommend listening to Annie Lennox (read my review on "DIVA") perhaps the vocal level is slightly lower (especially in the higher tones) but it remains a notch above in terms of entertainment and atmosphere.
Whitney Houston has done acid!
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This review praises Whitney Houston's extraordinary vocal talents on 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' but finds the album musically boring and repetitive. The 80s-style synthesizers and syrupy ballads fail to engage, making the listening experience tiresome despite a few standout tracks like 'Miracle' and 'After We Make Love.' Overall, the album is described as gloomy and monotonous, earning a low rating.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston (born August 9, 1963, Newark, New Jersey; died February 11, 2012, Beverly Hills) was an American singer and actress. Her debut Whitney Houston (1985) and follow-up Whitney (1987) produced multiple number-one singles. She starred in The Bodyguard (1992) and recorded the global hit I Will Always Love You.05 Reviews
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