I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU – THE BEST OF WHITNEY HOUSTON DEBUTS AT NO. 2 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP R&B ALBUMS CHART

[New York, NY – November 21, 2012] I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU – THE BEST OF WHITNEY HOUSTON enters this week at #2 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The first-ever definitive single disc collection of Houston’s greatest hits includes two never-before-released songs – “I Look To You” a duet with R. Kelly and “Never Give Up.” Huffington Post describes the Jermaine Dupri produced track “Never Give Up” as “an empowering, soulful soundtrack to tackling adversity,” while Billboard declares that “Whitney Houston can always be counted on to elevate and motivate.”

WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU: A GRAMMY® SALUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON, the TV special that aired on CBS on November 16^th, will be available on DVD on December 18^th. Watched by an average of 7.2 million viewers, the one-hour program came in first in ratings for both viewers 18-49 and total viewers in the 10:00pm – 11:00 pm time slot.  Like the memorable broadcast, the DVD will feature performances from Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Yolanda Adams and CeCe Winans; appearances by Britney Spears, Halle Berry, Clive Davis and LL Cool J; as well as never before seen footage of Houston and history defining moments throughout her amazing career.  The DVD is currently available for pre-order at Amazon.

Since her 1985 self-titled debut, Whitney Houston has built an illustrious career that has generated over 170 million combined worldwide sales of albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music’s “most awarded female artist of all time,” with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards, inclusive of 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards. Houston remains a singular force in music today.

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