La prima cosa che vi starete chiedendo è "solo un pazzo poteva assegnare un voto così basso ad un album di Whitney Houston" avete ragione! Ma voglio almeno spiegare le mie motivazioni in questa breve recensione.

Questo "I'm your baby tonight" è una PALLA TOTALE! Non mi sembra giusto registrare un album basandosi solo sulle straordinarie doti canore dell'interprete, infatti l'unica cosa ammirabile veramente in questo album è la solita voce magnifica della Houston, molto prima che iniziasse a stuprare le sue corde vocali con tonnellate di canne e mix di droghe varie, una Whitney Houston in gran forma ma che alla lunga stanca, a tal punto da non aver più voglia di ascoltare quest'album, manca il coinvolgimento sonoro! La musica nonostante l'album sia del 1990 continua a proporre quello stile metodico anni 80 fatto di sintetizzatori vari che però non mostrano niente di innovativo, musicalmente è una muffa!

L'album è composto da 11 tracce, di queste, possiamo ammirare le prime due, con un ritmo abbastanza vivace che riescono a trattenere l'ascoltatore anche al di là della voce, dalla terza canzone in poi si ha già la sensazione di voler farla finita con la vita! Basta ascoltare due volte di seguito "All the man that i need" e una lametta da barba o un coltello da cucina al proprio fianco potrebbe diventare veramente pericoloso! Vorrei farvi notare che sono un amante delle tenere ballate romantiche e delle canzoni malinconiche, ma nel caso di questo album ci troviamo di fronte alla sagra del mielosismo, che alla lunga diventa involontariamente comico, alla quarta canzone ti sei già scassato le palle! L'unica perla dell'album secondo me è "miracle", e una nota di merito va anche alla bella "After We Make Love"(la voce qui è da pelle d'oca!) che però da sole non riescono a risollevare le sorti di questo "noiosissimo" album.

Per salvare l'ascoltatore dal suicidio, ogni due canzoni circa la batteria si rifà più pulsante e i giri di basso un po' più consistenti, in modo da alleviare leggermente la depressione che si è impadronita dell'ascoltatore fin dai primi ascolti… in definitiva un album in cui la musica è di troppo! Se lo scopo di Whitney Houston è stato solo quello di valorizzare la sua voce gli conveniva registrare i suoi album a cappella!

Concludendo direi che ci troviamo di fronte ad un album cantato in maniera divina e… ok suonato con classe! (lo ammetto, nonostante quello che ho detto) ma talmente noioso e deprimente che si è meritato un bel due!

Se volete ascoltare musica di classe, sentimentale ma non deprimente , e cantata da una voce altrettanto meravigliosa vi consiglio di ascoltarvi Annie Lennox (leggete la mia recensione su "DIVA") forse il livello canoro è leggermente inferiore (specialmente nelle tonalità alte) ma rimane di una spanna sopra a livello di intrattenimento e d'atmosfera.

Whitney Houston ha fatto l'acido!

 

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01   I'm Your Baby Tonight (04:13)

From the moment I saw you
I went outta my mind
Though I never believed in
Love at first sight
But you got a magic boy
That I just can't explain
Well you gotta, you gotta way
That you make me feel
I can do, I can do anything for you baby
I'll be down for you baby
Lay all my cards out tonight
Just call on me baby
I'll be there in a hurry
It's your move so baby baby decide

Chorus:
Whatever you want from me
I'm giving you everything
I'm your baby tonight
You've given my ecstasy
You are my fantasy
I'm your baby tonight

From the second you touched me
I was ready to die
I've never been fatal
You're my first time
I feel like an angel
Who just started to fly
Well you gotta, you gotta way that
You make a me feel I can, feel I can
Do anything for you baby
Hold on and enjoy the ride
I'm not in no hurry
We can fly all night baby
It's your move now baby
Baby let's fly

Chorus:
Whatever you want from me
I'm giving you everything
I'm your baby tonight
You've given my ecstasy
You are my fantasy
I'm your baby tonight

Whatever I do boy
It's all about you baby
And ain't it the truth boy
I'm helplessly in love with you
What else i can do boy
But be there for you baby
You gotta, you gotta way that
You make a me feel I can, feel I can
Do any, Do anything Yeah!

Chorus:
Whatever you want from me
I'm giving you everything
I'm your baby tonight
You've given my ecstasy
You are my fantasy
I'm your baby tonight

Looks like I'm fatal
It's all on the table
And baby you hold the cards
You got the magic
And I've got to have it
I don't want the pieces
I want every single part
I'll be your angel
I'm ready and able
Whatever you want is fine
Whenever you're ready
Just call on your lady
And I'll be your baby tonight

Chorus:
Whatever you want from me
I'm giving you everything
I'm your baby tonight
You've given my ecstasy
You are my fantasy
I'm your baby tonight

02   My Name Is Not Susan (04:40)

03   All the Man That I Need (04:10)

I used to cry myself to sleep at night
But that was all
Before he came
I thought love had to hurt to turn out right
But now he's here
It's not the same
It's not the same

Chorus:
He fills me up
He gives me love
More love than I've ever seen
He's all I've got
He's all I've got in this world
But he's all the man that I need

And in the morning when I kiss his eyes
He takes me down
And rocks me slow
And in the evening when the moon is high
He holds me close
And won't let go
He won't let go

(Chorus)

04   Lover for Life (04:49)

05   Anymore (04:23)

Anymore

I believe in roses
But only from the heart
And if it's not sincere baby then
I don't want no part

I believe in one love baby,
True monogamy
What I don't know can't hurt me
That's not the way I see

If you believed in me
You won't mess around
It's not like I don't know
You've been with every girl in town

You got a lot of nerve to think
I just close my eyes
While you walk aorund so full of it
I give you my surprise

Chorus: (repeat twice)
I don't need your kinda love
I don't need your kinda trust
I don't want you, anymore
I don't need your kinda kisses
I don't want to be your Mrs.
I don't want to anymore

I believe that angels
Watch everything we do
And all the wrong you're doing
Just might come back on you

I believe in phone calls
When you're not by my side
Especially when it's lonely
In the middle of the night

If you believe that true love
Is only made in bed
Lord have mercy on you
Chivalry is dead

You got a lot of nerve to think,
To think that I'm still down
While you've taken me for granted
Boy I'm through, I'm outta town

Repeat Chorus

So baby (so baby)
You can kiss this girl goodbye
I'm through with ya
Movin on with my life
No more pain, no more fears
I'm movin on, I'm keepin on
I'm through with all the tears

Your kinda love
Your kinda trust
I don't want you, don't need you
Can't have you
Your kinda kisses (yeah)
To be your Mrs.
I don't want you (sing it for us)

Repeat Chorus:

Don't need, don't want you
Don't need, don't want
Don't need that kind of love
Don't want your kind of love
Don't need it
Don't want it

06   Miracle (05:42)

How could I throw away a miracle
How could I face another day
It's all of my doing
I made a choice
And today I pay
My heart is full of pain
How could you understand
The way I feel
How could you relate to so much pain
Seems as though nothing can comfort me
So today I pray
That someone should listen for

Chorus:
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
The choice is yours
There's a miracle in store
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
A voice of love is crying out
Don't throw love away
There's a miracle in store

How could I let go of a miracle
Nothing could ever take its place
Thought I was looking
Out for myself
Now it seems the pain
Is all that I have gained
I wonder if I could be your miracle
I wonder if I could spare you pain
Seems as though nothing will comfort me
Less today I pray
That you should come listen for

Chorus:
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
The choice is yours
There's a miracle in store
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
A voice of love is crying out
Don't throw love away
There's a miracle in store

Don't ever throw away your miracle
Don't let it slip away
Nothing should matter for

Chorus:
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
The choice is yours
There's a miracle in store
Nothing should matter
Not when love grows inside you
A voice of love is crying out
Don't throw love away
There's a miracle in store for you

07   I Belong to You (05:31)

In a world when dreams are few
You've got me baby, I've got you
You're the on that makes me feel brand new

Sometimes love can wear you out
Chill your soul baby, make you doubt
That you'll never find the one that's true
All of my life I've longed for this
Someone who makes me happy
Let's seal this moment with a kiss
I wanna know
And nothings gonna stop me cause
Chorus

I've been to the bottom
But I'm back on top
And I'm feelin' the rhythm
As we start to rock
When ya get down to it
I belong to you

Though I'm not afraid to let it show


I'll tell the world I want everyone to know
There's nobody does me liek you do

All of my love is yours tonight
I live to make you happy
Nothin has ever felt so right
I want it all
And nothin's gonna stop me 'cause'
Chorus

Bridge

When you touch me tender
And you reach my soul
When I start to weaken
And I lose control
When you get down to it
I belong to you
Chorus

08   Who Do You Love (03:56)

09   We Didn't Know (feat. Stevie Wonder) (05:31)

10   After We Make Love (05:06)

11   I'm Knockin' (04:57)

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Di  Piccy89

 Le sue registrazioni non si fondano unicamente sulle straordinarie doti canore, ma sono la perfetta fusione tra canto e musicalità.

 Una persona non può giudicarsi solo dai suoi errori poiché sono proprio quelli che ci fanno cadere e gli stessi che, nuovamente ritti, ci impediscono di rimettere il piede in fallo per la seconda volta.