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Did you guys know Whitney`s "Saving all my love for you" was a cover originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. in 1978
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Yeah and so was "I Will Always Love You" as did by Dolly Parton  PEACE.....It does not mean 2 be in a place where there is no noise,trouble,or hardwork.It means 2 be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart !  | |
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IrrisistableRich said: Yeah and so was "I Will Always Love You" as did by Dolly Parton
yeah well Whitney has done quite a few covers and made them hits, but i didn't know that Saving all my love was a cover | |
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And so was "Greatest Love of All" of course. I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at the dirt. | |
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Yes. As hard already been mentioned, she has recorded a lot of covers and turned them into hits (or taken minor hits and turned them into major ones).
The Greatest Love of All Saving All My Love for You All the Man That I Need I Will Always Love You I'm Every Woman I Believe in You and Me "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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SunnySkies said: originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. in 1978
Yes, it was. This is also the reason why you do not DARE mention Whitney's name in Marilyn's presence. Her version was recorded long before Whitney's and was pulled back from release so that Whitney's could be released first. [Edited 4/20/08 11:30am] "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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she also did a cover of the Isley Bros 'For The Love of You' | |
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shorttrini said: SunnySkies said: originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. in 1978
Yes, it was. This is also the reason why you do not DARE mention Whitney's name in Marilyn's presence. Her version was recorded long before Whitney's and was pulled back from release so that Whitney's could be released first. [Edited 4/20/08 11:30am] How was it pull back if it was recorded in 78'? 
Whitney's debut was what...85?? | |
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rushing07 said: And so was "Greatest Love of All" of course.
That one I knew for a while because I think George Benson has a minor hit with it. Surprised the public doesn't seem to be aware of that one at all, though. Considering how many of her early and signature hits are covers, she was sort of always thought of as a vocalist and not really a pop star. I think she attempted to go back to that half heartedly with "Just Whitney" and a passable cover of "You Light Up My Life" but it got a little complicated when the first single was an attempt at hip-hop pop with "Whatchulookinat". At just ten songs, that album was kind of a mess up and all over the place. [Edited 4/20/08 15:52pm] | |
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Wow,,,,I never knew that  And I LOOOOVE that song.
Is there a youtube clip of the Marilyn & Billy version? | |
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VinnyM27 said: rushing07 said: And so was "Greatest Love of All" of course.
That one I knew for a while because I think George Benson has a minor hit with it. Surprised the public doesn't seem to be aware of that one at all, though. Considering how many of her early and signature hits are covers, she was sort of always thought of as a vocalist and not really a pop star. I think she attempted to go back to that half heartedly with "Just Whitney" and a passable cover of "You Light Up My Life" but it got a little complicated when the first single was an attempt at hip-hop pop with "Whatchulookinat". At just ten songs, that album was kind of a mess up and all over the place. [Edited 4/20/08 15:52pm] Thats it totally, she was really a singer, despite not writing there are others like that, that never really write, I mean Sinatra never wrote, but Whitney was there for the "choice" of songs and voice, but of course she tried to be "tough" and came off as a sellout and totally lost it all. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Something else Nippy covered from 'em...
A FAAAAR cry from Whitney's version,,,,,god they're so goofy, I prefer Nippy's version. | |
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funkpill said: shorttrini said: Yes, it was. This is also the reason why you do not DARE mention Whitney's name in Marilyn's presence. Her version was recorded long before Whitney's and was pulled back from release so that Whitney's could be released first. [Edited 4/20/08 11:30am] How was it pull back if it was recorded in 78'?
Whitney's debut was what...85?? Just because it was recorded in 78 does not mean that it was going to be released at that time. Alot of songs have been released years after they were recorded, The Beatles, "Got to get you into my life", being a good example. This was a story that was in Rolling Stone. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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Harlepolis said: Something else Nippy covered from 'em...
A FAAAAR cry from Whitney's version,,,,,god they're so goofy, I prefer Nippy's version. Wasn't that originally done by the 4 Tops? | |
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funkpill said: Harlepolis said: Something else Nippy covered from 'em...
A FAAAAR cry from Whitney's version,,,,,god they're so goofy, I prefer Nippy's version. Wasn't that originally done by the 4 Tops? Yes.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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shorttrini said: funkpill said: How was it pull back if it was recorded in 78'?
Whitney's debut was what...85?? Just because it was recorded in 78 does not mean that it was going to be released at that time. Alot of songs have been released years after they were recorded, The Beatles, "Got to get you into my life", being a good example. This was a story that was in Rolling Stone. So Whitney's was recorded in 78 also?? Then release in 85??? | |
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funkpill said: shorttrini said: Just because it was recorded in 78 does not mean that it was going to be released at that time. Alot of songs have been released years after they were recorded, The Beatles, "Got to get you into my life", being a good example. This was a story that was in Rolling Stone. So Whitney's was recorded in 78 also?? Then release in 85???No. Marilyn's version was recorded in 78' and was supposed to be released later. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: funkpill said: So Whitney's was recorded in 78 also?? Then release in 85???No. Marilyn's version was recorded in 78' and was supposed to be released later. So it was never on any of their albums huh? | |
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Damn... SunnySkies sure likes his Solid Gold hosts.  | |
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shorttrini said: funkpill said: How was it pull back if it was recorded in 78'?
Whitney's debut was what...85?? Just because it was recorded in 78 does not mean that it was going to be released at that time. Alot of songs have been released years after they were recorded, The Beatles, "Got to get you into my life", being a good example. This was a story that was in Rolling Stone. Yes and stevie wonder's i just called to say i love you was recorded seven years earlier than it's 1984 release. It's not surprising at all. Don't laugh at my funk
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phunkdaddy said: shorttrini said: Just because it was recorded in 78 does not mean that it was going to be released at that time. Alot of songs have been released years after they were recorded, The Beatles, "Got to get you into my life", being a good example. This was a story that was in Rolling Stone. Yes and stevie wonder's i just called to say i love you was recorded seven years earlier than it's 1984 release. It's not surprising at all. Clearly understand that.. But how could it be pulled back in 78, when Whitney wasn't a recording artist yet? | |
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lastdecember said: VinnyM27 said: That one I knew for a while because I think George Benson has a minor hit with it. Surprised the public doesn't seem to be aware of that one at all, though. Considering how many of her early and signature hits are covers, she was sort of always thought of as a vocalist and not really a pop star. I think she attempted to go back to that half heartedly with "Just Whitney" and a passable cover of "You Light Up My Life" but it got a little complicated when the first single was an attempt at hip-hop pop with "Whatchulookinat". At just ten songs, that album was kind of a mess up and all over the place. [Edited 4/20/08 15:52pm] Thats it totally, she was really a singer, despite not writing there are others like that, that never really write, I mean Sinatra never wrote, but Whitney was there for the "choice" of songs and voice, but of course she tried to be "tough" and came off as a sellout and totally lost it all. When? Like in the late ninties that time she was booed during the Soul Train awards or something? I think when she came out with a real attempt at a modern R&B/pop album like "My Love Is Your Love", with the remixes, it really did end up taking off and showing her in a new light....however, it didn't last beyond that when they trouted out the greatest hits and none of the celebrity duets did anything on the US charts. If anything, that almost returned her too much to her safe past. | |
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Yes, so was For The Love Of You Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. | |
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Cinnie said: Damn... SunnySkies sure likes his Solid Gold hosts.
And still i haven`t seen the show  | |
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Cinnie said: Damn... SunnySkies sure likes his Solid Gold hosts.
I distinctly remember Marilyn performing Saving All My Love on Solid Gold and thinking "Why is she doing Whitney's song???" Oh, and I like George Benson's version of the Chirrens. | |
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Yeah,
vainandy told me once, but then he went into this whole diatribe about how he liked Whitney's version way better, how under-rated she was, how he thought her range was even wider that the American plaines & that she shoulda hooked up with Ralph Tresvant instead of Bobby, blah blah blah.... But then he told me not to say anything to anybody about what he told me..... so, you know..... that's why I never started up this thread. [Edited 4/21/08 0:54am] | |
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rushing07 said: And so was "Greatest Love of All" of course.
 yall just ruinin all teh songzzz!?!!?@! | |
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SunnySkies said: originally recorded by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. in 1978
I did't know it at the time it was released. I was still in my teens, and the songs my parents played from Marilyn & Billy were their 5th Dimension hits. The only song my mother ever played from them as a duo was "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)"  | |
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Flowerz said: she also did a cover of the Isley Bros 'For The Love of You'
I thought that was a really pretty rendition | |
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SCNDLS said: Cinnie said: Damn... SunnySkies sure likes his Solid Gold hosts.
I distinctly remember Marilyn performing Saving All My Love on Solid Gold and thinking "Why is she doing Whitney's song???" Oh, and I like George Benson's version of the Chirrens."...the Chirrens" | |
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