Whitney Houston “Just Whitney” CD (2002)

Details: Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by singer Whitney Houston, released on December 10, 2002 by Arista Records. Mint. Sealed copy, tamper sticker on (unopened).

Description: “Whitney Houston’s latest Just Whitney… has a refreshingly old-school vibe. Whatever her personal problems, our gal sounds plucky and on top of her game, confronting her critics on the lively ”Whatchulookinat” (”The same spotlight that brought me fame/Tryin’ to dirty up Whitney’s name”), and proclaiming she’s ”unashamed of the life I lead” (on ”Unashamed”). ”My Love,” a duet with Bobby Brown, is a giant raspberry to all those critical of Houston and Brown’s marriage. ”Things You Say” (cowritten and produced by Missy Elliott) is a slow jam that sounds like a long-lost R&B classic. Of course, amid the wheat, there’s some chaff, like the cover of the Debby Boone chestnut ”You Light Up My Life” and the treacly keyboards-and-strings big ballad ”On My Own.” Still, in her third decade as a diva, Houston remains a formidable role model for ”American Idol” wannabes, proving that a great voice goes a long way toward kicking adversity in the butt.”—Tom Sinclair, EW (2020)

Grade: M (Sealed)

CD TRACK LISTING:

1. One Of Those Days
2. Tell Me No
3. Things You Say
4. My Love
5. Love That Man
6. Try It On My Own
7. Dear John Letter
8. Unashamed 
9. You Light Up My Life
10. Whatchulookinat