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Great to see her back. The song is just o.k. She needs better material.

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I AM HAPPY TO SEE HER BACK. SHE IS TRULY BLESSED TO STILL HAVE HER VOICE AFTER A BATTLE WITH DRUGS. GOD IS TRULY GOOD FOR BLESSING HER.

Love it!…Looking forward to the cd!

About time

get IT whit whit!!

I think she may have had a stroke(to some degree. Her tongue appears to be to big for her mouth and it obscures to pronunciation of her words. It’s really sad. I hate drugs! God bless, her.

the pronunciation*

I love it! welcome back ms houston

Finally! Love it. Its true we don’t know our own strength sometimes.

*Yawn
Whitney I love u but i aint giving u no more of my money for u to go and smoke it
Plus the track is wack

Lies and Bullshit, I’ve been saying that. Her life is a strange dichotomy. She has soared so high yet remains tragically ‘married’ to the seedy, drug-riddled side of Jersey.

Queen Whitney is BACK!
I loved the song! I never buy an album until I hear at least 3 songs… I’ve only heard this one and I’d buy the CD tomorrow if it was available!
Good for you Whitney-girl!

WE LOVE U WHITNEY!!! I LOVE THE SONG AND THE WORDS OF INSPIRATION! WELCOME BACK!!!

ONCE THE FOUNDATION AROUND GOD IS FORMED, WE MAY STRAY BUT WE WILL ALWAYS RETURN TO THAT FOUNDAITON. MY WINGS SURROUND WHITNEY!

WOW! WELCOME BACK, WHITNEY. It has been a long time and you STLL GOT IT! Such a beautiful song with beautiful, moving, and inspirational lyrics.

In a time when black women are being degraded by ignorant rap negros and the media, this song is an inspiration to us all. We are strong, we weren’t built to break.

LOVE YOU, WHITNEY! WAITING FOR THE CD.

I LOVE you Whitney and i can not wait for you to come back and show the world how great you STILL are!! Go get em girl!

People need to realize we are all human and we all have downfalls. Welcome back Whitney. Next Monica

I LOVE WHITNEY, BUT OBVIOUSLY SHE’S LOST IT IF THIS IS A COME BACK SINGLE!! SO DISAPOINTING. NO RIFFS, NO HIGHS, ALL LOWS ON THE VOCALS AND IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING SHE’S DONE BEFORE!!!

Good for her! I know my Momz Bey is sure gonna hate some more competition.

i will buy a Whitney album in a minute she is a true artist with a gift.

The Greatest Voice of all time. If yall dont feel it youtube it b*tch!! Whitney “F’ing” Houston! Now that the King has dead untimely, we need to show respect to those legends that are still with us before its too late. I like the song. I am a Whitney die hard and I realize that that “voice” is gone in some respect but even a C- Whitney trumps your top R&B singer of todays A+ performances

I don’t think this will be a single, I think she’ll come better than this, even if it was she’s still a legend. Love and support you Whitney hope you do well.

SHE LOOKS FANTASTIC…THANK GOD SHE STOPPED SMOKIN’ THAT “BOBBY BROWN”…LMAO!

Whitney Houston’s voice is Damaged. her voice sounds NOTHING like it did 10 years ago. She’s hoarse, very hoarse. King of sad that she use to be the baddest Chick in the game. But this vocal is on par with MUCH LESS talented women like Keyshia, Monica, Deborah.

I sincerely hope Whitney finds that VOICE that could hold notes forever, like on Greatest Love of All, You give good love. This voice is damaged.

Mariah, what do you have in store for us?

Perhaps her comeback will encourage other singers to step up their game. Despite her damaged voice, I am looking forward to her comeback…

Good song…but too many words….She had to fit to many on each verse making the song less emotional and more choppy. There should have been some editing before the actual recording. However, I’m a Whitney fan to the end. Her voice sounds great and I look forward to the album. I hope it’s a good one. We are with you Whitney!

I am really proud of Whitney for trying to conquer her demons. And I know its an everyday struggle. But anyway, I think the song is real inspirational. Not only to other people whom, just might need it for an uplifting in their own lives. But it sounds like it means more to her than anyone.

I’m just glad she’s back. Some don’t like this song but this song has A LOT of meaning for because it is a COMEBACK for her. She’s telling a story, HER STORY so it’s not going to be her typical over the top vocals. She has been gone for a long time and her voice was damaged for a while so she needs to take baby steps back into the spotlight. Yall think she can just pick back up where she left off from “I will always love you” and that’s just not reasonable! Drugs kill your body and they have damaged her voice. I think this is a wonderful comeback song for her and her vocals at the moment. I’m sure when she’s able and back in the swin of things she’ll come with some of the old Whitney. Give her a chance people!!!!!!!!!

Start over…

okay… she needs to release another single…

It’s alright but not good enough to get even her friends excited. i know coz I am one of them.

FANS!!! FANS! Not friends…

Crack Is whack!!!

Her voice is still pretty, but it is not as strong as the Whitney we knew from the 80′s and 90′s. But she still sounds better than these watered down female artist of today that think they can sing.

GLAD SHE IS CLEAN AND OFF DRUGS, BUT, SHE SHOULD HAVE BECAME A MODEL BECAUSE HER VOICE IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE DUE TO DRUG USE. NO SHADE, BUT YOU MAKE YOUR BED, YOU LIE IN IT. JUST BE GRATEFUL THAT GOD KEPT YOU ALIVE AND THAT YOU DIDNT O.D. BUT TO THINK YOU COULD MAKE A MUSICAL COMEBACK AFTER YEARS OF MISTREATING YOUR BODY MAY HAVE BEEN A STRETCH.

It makes me smile ……live whitney ….live healthy and wisely!!!

YEAH YEAH YEAH TO ALL YOU ALL THAT DON’T KNOW REAL ARTISTRY, POOR THINGS YOU HAVE THAT TRASHY BEYONCE TO LOOK UP TO. SHE SOUNDS GREAT AND HER VOICE IS CLEARER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. AND YES YES YES SHE SOUNDS ALOT BETTER THAN THAT LIPSYNCING BEYAWNCE BY MILES. TAKE A LESSON. SHE IS POURING HER SOUL OUT AND YOU BLACKS WANT TO TEAR HER UP. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL EAT YOUR WORDS. EXCELLENT JOB WHITNEY!

@JAYONCE
COMPETITION? BEYONCE IS MEDIOCRE TO SAY THE MOST ABOUT HER SO CALLED VOICE. REMEMBER WHIT IS A TRUE LEGEND BASED ON HER 7 CONSECUTIVE #1′S UNLIKE ANY OTHER ARTIST IN MUSIC HISTORY. NOW ASK YOURSELF ABOUT COMPETITION. PS. BEBOUNCE’ WOULDN’T BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT HER SONGS FROM DESTINY’S CHILD(THE GROUP). LET’S NOT FORGET…BOOTYLICIOUS-HA! NO SUBSTANCE WHILE FORGETTABLE. TAKE A LESSON.

This sounds terrible. Her voice is gone. What a tragedy.

AND I CAN HEAR THE HATERS PUTTING ON THEIR FIGHTING CLOTHES TO GET READY TO REMIND WHITNEY EVERY DAY OF THE REST OF HER LIFE OF WHAT HAPPEN YESTERDAY AND PEOPLE THAT LOVES ARE PUTTING ON OUR WAR CLOTHES TO GO TO WAR FOR WHITNEY AND ITS NOT GOING TO TAKE WHITNEY VERY LONG AT ALL TO KNOCK THE HELL OUT OG WHO EVER IS TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE FACT THAT I AM CUTER, MORE POPULAR, A=CAN DANCE, AND SHE IS NOT GOING TO EVER COME BACK FULL BLAST BUT ALL OF US ARE GOING TO RIDE THIS DAM HORSE UNTIL HE FALLS DOWN BECAUSE THE “VOICE” IS ON HER WAY BACK TO THE WORLD STAGE AND SHE IS THE ONE AND ONLY ONE WHO BRIDGED THE BRIDGE TO INCLUDE ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, GIVE IT UP FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON THE “VOICE”

thank God you are back.

Someone says it’s wack. but it’s her voice that is unique even after her drugs, many artists nowadays can not compare to her. I love her, can’t wait to buy her album.
She is one of the greatest.

Cannot wait til September 1st This is long overdue

@browntown.

Beyonce has her own thing going on, and wakeup even Whitney used to and will lipsing some songs on live shows, just like Bey. Shame on you,and would rather bet my money on Bey than the drug addict.

DAM WHITNEY WAS ONCE TOLD THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS A SELL OUT TO US BECAUSE THE WHITE CULTURE LOVED HER MUSIC AND LIKE I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT PEOPLE GOES THROUGH THINGS AND WE AS A PEOPLE NEVER WANTS TO GIVE A PERSON A SECOND CHANCE BUT YOU WILL STICK TOGETHER AND TRY TO UPHOLD WRONG FOR WHO YOU LIKE AND LIS LOTS OF TIME AND KNOW THE TRUTH, BUT WANTS TO KEEP EACH OTHERS DOWN ITS JUST LIKE WITH MJ HE DID PEOPLE RIGHT , GAVE UNTIL HE WAS FIT TO BE TIRED AND HAD A GOOD HEART AND PEOPLE ARE STILL TRYING TO TEAR HIM DOWN EVEN IN DEATH BUT THE GOOD THAT HE DID FOR OUR COUNTRY AND ALL OVER THE WORLS HAS LANDED HIM IN A ICONIC PLACE AND A LEGEND FOR EVER AND ONCE AGAIN WHITNEY SOUNDS AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN ANY BODY WHO HAVE A STAGE ACT GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND SHE DOES NOT NEED A DAM SOUL TO DEFIND WHO SHE IS AND TRY AND DICTATE TO HER ABOUT HER VOICE THERES A LOT OF YOUR TIRED ASSES THATS SMOKED OUT AND CAN’T CARRY A DAM TUNE IN A BROWN PAPER SACK, SO HATERS SHUT THE F%$#% UP. AND WHITNEY IS NOT ASKINF FOR A CHANCE DO ALL OF YOU NOTICE BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO REMEMBER GOD CAN MAKE A DONKEY START SINGING IF HE SO CHOOSE AND IT WAS GOD WHO STEEPED IN AND SAVED THIS CHICK FROM HERSELF BECAUSE HE HAS A MASTERS PLAN FOR W-H-I-T-N-E-Y

I love Whitney and I am so glad she is back. But in my opinion, she doesnt sound that great on this track. She sounds OKAY – and I am used to hearing Whitney kill it. She didnt kill it. Damn.

Glad she’s back and looking good. Like a poster said we need to recognize our legends and appreciate them before they leave us. stop so much hating.Please don’t turn this into a hate Beyonce post, lets use this to love on Whitney. She needs it.

WOW Whitney!!! U R THE BEST…sounds terrific. I am so PROUD of you & Dammed you look so GOOD!! I can’t wait to go our and buy your new CD…can’t wait!!! Love you Always!!!

SHE LOOKS VERY NICE.

WELCOME BACK!!! Can’t wait to purchase the CD. Proud to support a sister that shows she can withstand the test and God knows this girl has had tests in her life. Welcome back, Whitney! xoxoxo

@DAMON
whitney doesn’t have to compete with any of those due to the fact that they all yearn to sound like her! you must be of the hip hop era where music was sampled in order to be relevant. so sad that the new generation doesn’t know true artistry. whitney not only has the voice but she knows HOW to sing. just singing along to a track is not knowing how to sing. not being harsh but do the research. ps speaking of anthems beyawnce’s song are all anthems. monica just needs to stop being so street and sing. i’m out.

Whitney will always be one of my favorite singers. I look forward to seeing her healthy again and hearing her new album.

Beyonce is by far one the BEST ENTERTAINERS/ARTIST/SINGER EVER! Beyonce’s version of the National Anthem, even though it followed Whitney’s, rivals Whitney’s version & is arguable better. Beyonce has excelled at every critism of her time & time again. She does not always lip sych & she’s proven to be a master vocalist both live & in the studio. 20 or 30 years from now, Beyonce will be seen as someone who revolutionize music of this era just like Whitney & Mariah of the late 80s & early 90s. Let’s not forget that Whitney was considered a sale out back then. Whitney did not deliver on this track & it’s too cheesy. I love Whitney & I’m happy to see her doing better but sista can’t sing anymore & needs to sit down like Chaka some of the other older singers. It’s ok to age but age with diginity & grace. Please!

I’m really proud of Whitney. I am glad that she is using her hardship in a song of inspiration. I do agree that the track in and of itself is not the best, a bit to “manufactured” for my own taste – could have easily been an album track from one of her ultra-poppy mid-80′s ballads – but the lyrics are beautiful.

I wish her all the success in her comeback, and now that she knows what the bottom feels like, she can really appreciate all of the new blessings that come her way should she make it back to the top.

Beyonce is great, but Whitney is the VOICE.
Please don’t compare the two it just doesn’t make any sense.
Whitney Houston is the greatest female vocalist. Period. Her voice is a gift from God. Even on her worst day she is better than the best female singers.

welcome Back … I wish her well!

THAT WAS WHAT I EXPECTED A SYMPATHY SONG SO EVERYONE WILL BE PROUD SHE STOPPED SMOKING CRACK. COME ON PREDICTABLE LYRICS AND YES SHE OVERCAME DRUG ABUSE, BUT SHE LOST HER VOICE SHE LOOKS AND SOUNDS OLD.MARIAH, CHRISTINA, ARETHA,LEONA AND BEY THAT IS SINGING .THIS IS A OLD SORRY WANT STANDING OVATION BECAUSE SHE STOPPED SMOKIN SONG.

her pronunciation is funked up due to her missing a few top teeth. She wears false teeth in at least the top of her mouth. Real Talk. Her voice is also messed up due to the drugs. Sad. Check this out and you’ll see what I mean about what happened to her. This is old, though: http://www.thesuperficial.com/2006/03/29/whitney_houston_has_some_issue_1.html

HEY GIVE THE LADY A CHANCE. I GUESS THAT IT’S NOT KOOL FOR PEOPLE TO WISH THE BEST FOR ONE ANOTHER. WE HAVE MADE MISTAKES OURSELVES AND/OR HAD FAMILY MEMBERS EVEN MOMS AND DADS TO GET CAUGHT UP UNDER HE EVIL SPELL OF DRUGS.WE SHOULD BE THANKING THE LORD FOR HAVING MERCY AND SHOWING HIS LOVE ANY TIME A HUMAN BEING BLACK/WHITE/HISPANIC/CELEBRITY/NON-CELEBRITY EMERGES VICTORIOUS OVER SUCH A DEADLY ADDICTION!!!! BUT NO WE ARE WORST THAN THE PROVERBIAL CRAB IN THE BARRELL. IT IS SAD THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE SOME OF US GET A THRILL FROM SEEING OTHERS DOWN AND OUT. MAY GOD BLESS WHITNEY AND ANY OTHER PERSON STRUGGLING WITH A DRUG ADDICTION. EVEN MORE SO MAY GOD DELIVER THESE PEOPLE FROM THIS EVIL AND MAY WE THANK HIM 4-EVER!!!!!

I’m so saddened by what has happened to Whitney’s voice. That’s not the same Whitney who sang “I will always love you”. This Whitney can’t hold a candle to the Whitney of yester year. I feel so sad about this, but one must pay for the consquences he/she makes.

I am glad she is trying a come back, however the song is NOT very interesting vocally. The content is good, but the deliverance is boring. Absolutely no emotion, highs, lows, nothing, very bland performance. I hope she does’nt reduce herself to the summer outdoor festival circuit with this.

Anyone who thought this would be Whitney ala 84-96 is a fool. For any REAL Whitney fan, we know she sounded a lot worst just a few years ago. The arrangement of the song is meant to be simple with hits here and there to simply convey the message. Even on her worst day she sings circles around the majority of mainstream R&B and Pop singers today. Whitney is taking the step forward to give us what she used to be able to give. Do I think she sounds OUTSTANDING no But she does sound great. From what I AM hearing I hear the Whitney I grew up with in certain spots of the song but I believe the arrangement was meant to be simple and sweet, ala EXHALE, people are wanting that BIG BALLAD finish and she just didnt give it to us yet. For all the doubter all I can say is HOLD ON because she definately still has a trick or two

]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] IT’S NOT HER TONGUE THAT’S TOO BIG FOR HER MOUTH IT’S HER FALSE TEETH ARE TOO BIG, PROBABLY HAD TO GET THEM AFTER SMOKING ROCKS! GOOD TO SEE HER MAKE A COMEBACK, SHE GOT THAT STRENGTH AFTER SHE WOKE UP AND ALL THE $$$$ WAS GONE!!! HOPE HER OTHER SONGS SHE STILL HAS THAT POWERFULL VOCAL RANGE THAT’S WHAT I WANA SEE…. SHE LOOKS GOOD AND IF SHE HAS GOOD SONGS ON THERE SHE’LL BE ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK…. EVERYONE LOVED HER!

When I first heard this song…it gave me chills….no she doesn’t sound like she did back the early 90’s but the woman can still blow! The emotion that she points into this song shows her own personal struggle. I love it! This is 2009 Whitney and I am feeling it.

Oh and this is not the first single. Arista/ Clive has yet to announce a first single. I think they leaked this b/c there were bad quality versions floating around online.

Welcome back Whitney!!

No where near where she used to be. Her entire upper register is gone. Sad to have destroyed such an amazing gift. Certainly not the great woman she was before. And the song, while beautiful, is way too dated. Good Luck to her though.

Looovve It!

what amazes me is that although her voice is no where near as good as it was she still sounds better than the nubies in this industry…leona lewis, beyonce, rihanna, ciara, ect would not hav stood a chance back in the day when whitney was in her prime!!!!!!

[...] Whitney Houston is looking good. Her hair is done and her clothes fit her. She looks like the woman we remember pre-Bobby Brown. Its so nice to see her gettin’ her life back in order. Check the expression on the airline security. Even he seems proud of Whitney’s transformation. [...]

I don’t know! I’ve got to hear more because if that’s her new single, then I’d have to pass. I’m hoping there’s something better than that to jumpstart her reemergence. She needs to come better than that if she want my money, especially in an economy like this.

its is a positive song and a nice song, but i have jus really have no respect for her, vocals are terribe, now she sounds like any old average singer.

Good music hope u last now whitney, God know we need something different, Hope you writing your stuff

After a second listen, I love this song. It’s encouraging, redemptive, and leaves a great vibe/mood. Love it!!! YOU GO WHITNEY!!!!

….i was not built to break

I have been a Whitney Houston’s fan since day one with her “saving all my love” to this latest comeback, ‘i found my own strength’. This one goes to show that she is ready to come and re-claim her
status on the charts. Good luck Whitney, I’m with you all the way. Can’t wait till the CD, becomes available for purchase.

SORRY, NOT IMPRESSED… THIS TRACK WAS GARBAGE…

wow, great. Ill go with Janet and Browntown on dis one. Browntown always puts it succintly. The artistry and emotion cant be denied. For a woman who jest ditched drugs she did fantastic, cant expect all dat she used to have before.