[RARE] Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All (New York, 1986)

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  • čas přidán 25. 10. 2011
  • The Greatest Love Tour, was Whitney's first tour ever. Even in her first great show, she showed amazing presence of stage and security in her singing.
    While is been displayed 15 pics never seen before from this tour in New York, you can also, enjoy listening to two really rare performances never listened before from this concert: Greatest Love Of All (Interlude) and Didn't We Almost Have It All (she sung that in this concert before her sophmore album was released).
    Her vocals were great in this era and at 6:50 , you can hear her efforless high notes.
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Komentáře • 259

  • @scastagnoli1
    @scastagnoli1 Před 11 lety +85

    This recording is terrific because it allows people to hear how great and special her voice was in her younger years. You have the sense she could do anything with it. The effect she has on a listener is not quite like any other.

    • @edmundsookermany8733
      @edmundsookermany8733 Před rokem +1

      Sorry I have to dissagree some years after as her voice got more mature and with this just little edge not so childish is when she become the great great Whitney and is then when she showed her real potential covering all her register including the low range is when she could really do what ever she wanted with tha marvelous gift

  • @Neft123
    @Neft123 Před 10 lety +102

    Her speaking voice was just as beautiful as her singing voice. None better than her God broke the mold with that one👼

  • @goodboy3313
    @goodboy3313 Před 9 lety +59

    This is definitely Whitney. A key factor is when she first started doing this song on "The Greatest Love"tour, she did the song before we heard the completed, recorded version. In the live chorus, before the "Whitney" release, she always said "Didn't we almost have it all, when loving you made life worth living", instead of "when love was all we had worth giving", which is on the completed, recorded version of the song. That lyric did not change until the album was released. What we hear here, is the earliest, "demo" version of the song, before it was given to the world.

  • @tasibho
    @tasibho Před 11 lety +31

    her softer upper register sounds exceptional. she had a most glorious voice! doing the most!

  • @jamesnorris9637
    @jamesnorris9637 Před 2 lety +8

    Wow she sounded so young. What a long road she had to travel from 1986 to get to I Will Always Love You. Whitney worked very hard for many years.

  • @doula1956
    @doula1956 Před 11 lety +48

    I had the very distinct pleasure of hearing Ms.Whitney Houston, in the early part of 1986 @The Boston Music Hall, sitting only several feet away center stage front! She was flawless, and certainly above reproach!
    As I remember the 1st of many times listening to her live in concert, its still sends shivers up and down my spine, on how wonderfully magnificent an entertainer she truly is! That very memory is etched forever in my mind! I truly ♥♥♥♥ & miss you more each day! Thank you Ms. Whitney!

  • @mitraarunabha
    @mitraarunabha Před 12 lety +22

    she sings the same song a million ways and yet she never fails to mesmerize, a million times more... :)

  • @malaumarialaura
    @malaumarialaura Před 3 lety +13

    for those who still think that isn't Whitney singing: please listen from 4:25 to 4:35, and you can hear clearly/nearly the way she used to sing this song

  • @prayagagarwal5030
    @prayagagarwal5030 Před 4 lety +41

    I've heard Whitney's performances and speaking voice from literally every single era, but this sounds so completely different! I can't believe how delicate and vibrant she sounds here! Almost like a different person, even compared to '87

    • @bryanalstoncoxing
      @bryanalstoncoxing Před rokem +2

      Yeah she sounded so young here! Almost like a teenager. Yet her vocals on the second album definitely sounded deeper and more mature even though they were recorded a few months later

    • @Dash120z
      @Dash120z Před 11 měsíci +1

      she sounds angelic here

    • @perdybirdie
      @perdybirdie Před měsícem

      ​@@bryanalstoncoxingshe does sound like a teenager here. I wonder if the audio was changed a bit

  • @teraniel11
    @teraniel11 Před 12 lety +12

    the moment you hear her talking..., you already know that shes a great singer!!!!

  • @TaynaUrania
    @TaynaUrania Před 11 lety +19

    I love Whitney's vocals on this song!

  • @erictoler5300
    @erictoler5300 Před 2 lety +13

    I mean.... GEEZ!!! 4:16-4:20 and 5:31-5:33 OMG. That ring!!! One syllable such power and the next one syrupy sweet. The contrast in dynamics by one syllable---- insane!!! The power and clarity and just no words to accurately describe and convey what we're hearing. Astounding live performance!!! Her voice goes straight to the soul! GOD definitely gave her a unique one in many lifetimes voice! 😍❣️❤️😩

  • @anthonykyei-barffour9203
    @anthonykyei-barffour9203 Před 3 lety +12

    Tiny and powerful as the voice sounds you still see the Whitney through every single note.

  • @mainotre
    @mainotre Před 10 lety +52

    Its sooo funny that people are questioning if this is young Whitney? LISTEN! Her inflections and breathing is classic Whitney... She was probably 23-24 yrs old.. She would own this song by the time is was WHITNEY HOUSTON. She's young here, she needed time to learn how to make love and put today's Whit on this track. Regardless, this is awesome and try Whitney; please Believe folks.. It sounds like angels!! Only Whitney!!! RIP :( Jesus Luvs all of you's NO MATTER WHAT!! )

    • @TheMeloman79
      @TheMeloman79 Před 7 lety +4

      mainotre there shouldn't even be any doubt it was WH... That's what made her unique... She knew how to transcends the upcoming decades with different vocals the epitome being The Bodyguard.

    • @bryanalstoncoxing
      @bryanalstoncoxing Před rokem

      Yeah this is clearly a very young Whitney on her first tour. To me she didn’t become WHITNEY until 1988 or so, by that point her voice had settled into sounding like a powerful woman and her confidence on stage was blossoming

  • @iss_iam809
    @iss_iam809 Před rokem +7

    When I hear Clive Davis talk about the first time he heard Whitney singing in her Mother's act at a club called sweet waters. The tingles he felt go down his spine as she sang. That is what I experienced as
    I listen to this. It was Breathtaking. I don't go back and forth debating with anyone over who was the greatest vocalist. No one can change my opinion. This lady was a wonder.

  • @joancummins4512
    @joancummins4512 Před 4 lety +18

    Whitney's voice is do sublime, takes you to another place. RIP Whitney and thank you.

  • @harajukuphantom
    @harajukuphantom Před 12 lety +30

    Actually believe it or not this was the clarity of her voice at that age. She was considered a soprano 1. Her voice got deeper and richer as she got older and habits took their form.

  • @DaOrigTruthSeeker
    @DaOrigTruthSeeker Před 10 lety +34

    She really is "THE VOICE" this just sealed it for me. Wow....she just floored me with this performance.

  • @cerberusdest
    @cerberusdest Před 12 lety +40

    i heard people say that whitney changed her voice to be more "soulful" and powerful.. Now I see why. Her soprano voice is too classically beautiful, not the best thing for conveying emotions as those in this song. But this only reaffirms my belief that she truly had the voice of the century.

    • @melvinmoore3949
      @melvinmoore3949 Před 3 lety +2

      i think that happened without her choosing...cigarettes and weed...

    • @dariusjamison8888
      @dariusjamison8888 Před 3 lety +15

      She never “changed” her voice to be soulful. Lol she came up singing in the baptist church. Soul is literally in her dna and how she’s always sang. She was just able to manipulate her voice to sound however she wanted it to. She has so many layers and textures to her voice that you can’t classify it as one thing. Although she did make a conscious effort to sing more R&B/Soul records after the 2nd album.

    • @williamgray521
      @williamgray521 Před 8 měsíci

      Stupid I other way to describe this comment

  • @arlington4508
    @arlington4508 Před 8 lety +66

    Many thanks to you for posting! Whitney was simply the greatest to ever do it. Most people today only know her for her sad decline, but at her peak she was a beast and her talent can never and will never be denied. I saw her in concert twice and her studio albums do her absolutely NO justice. Only a select few vocalists can stand still on a stage, no ass and tits hanging out, no stage lights, no dancers just their VOICE and leave you entertained and breathless. Nippy was one of those few. I'm glad she had the time she did on this earth, she truly blessed us with something we will never see or hear again. RIP

    • @servingjesus5972
      @servingjesus5972 Před 6 lety +4

      karma Peters Your words are eloquent and I appreciate them. Miss Whitneys headvoice here is exquisite

    • @singingmanmd
      @singingmanmd Před 6 lety +1

      karma Peters yep. Just a few can, such as her cuz Dionne WARWICK!

    • @tarhatalidasan9219
      @tarhatalidasan9219 Před rokem +1

      I wish I was as lucky as your.

  • @dirlenerangelmoura3890
    @dirlenerangelmoura3890 Před 8 lety +21

    Simply The Best Singer of all Time!! I miss you Whitney!!

  • @dancinonasmoothedge
    @dancinonasmoothedge Před 12 lety +15

    Her voice sounds too innocent and pure. I love it!!!

  • @stwaters1147
    @stwaters1147 Před 3 lety +10

    Everyone and everything that was in whitneys presence in all her 80s concerts are blessed. I have loved this woman and her voice all of my life. My biggest inspiration

  • @jacksoar
    @jacksoar Před 11 lety +11

    Her voice sounds so strong and young love it !!!

  • @randall-king
    @randall-king Před 3 lety +9

    This is a gem. I loved hearing this early recording.

  • @sanyrub
    @sanyrub Před 12 lety +10

    What a perfect performance

  • @oblivion2563
    @oblivion2563 Před 3 lety +5

    who are the 24 people who disliked this performance? they need get their ears checked.

  • @cherisetaylor6562
    @cherisetaylor6562 Před 12 lety +9

    It sounds like Whitney to me. I'm shocked sometimes when I listen back to tapes from when I was 16 or 18. I am 38 now. Though I still sing my voice is clearly different. I'll listen to my speaking voice from then too and it was higher, sweeter. Miss her.

  • @jnshot97
    @jnshot97 Před 8 lety +15

    Painful knowing how sad Nippy was .If only she felt the love that we had for her.deep love!!

  • @loicdinaro429
    @loicdinaro429 Před 4 lety +7

    Man ! She can do everything with her voice ! What a talent she had ! My goodness , my soul left my body during this performance 🤯

  • @Martinmusicuk
    @Martinmusicuk Před 10 lety +49

    Best performance of Didn't We Almost Have It All that she ever did.

    • @melvinmoore6250
      @melvinmoore6250 Před 8 lety +8

      +Martin Yates the best performance has to be saratoga springs...the actual video for the song!

    • @txdrifter38
      @txdrifter38 Před 7 lety +9

      i thnk that's the best vocal performance ever. whitney was absolutely at the top of her game then

    • @revolutionishere
      @revolutionishere Před 4 lety +3

      @Herald Orome absolutely. There are too many that we don't have.

    • @sir3958
      @sir3958 Před 4 lety +2

      Herald Orome
      THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      Hell people seem to forget this right here is un technical Whitney, meaning she’s gonna play with her voice while singing.
      We have yet to have performance released such as showcases “ the performances your label have you do for executives & upper people in Hollywood..

    • @melvinmoore3949
      @melvinmoore3949 Před 3 lety +3

      @Chris De jager that young girlish whitney was the best whitney...she did vocal acrobatics!!!

  • @kennethbrdk
    @kennethbrdk Před 9 lety +12

    She could deliver a song like no other!! Even at such a young age - just amazing!!

  • @aarmanie3551
    @aarmanie3551 Před 9 lety +24

    Thank you for putting this out there! I didn't think it would move me so... But hearing Whitney's live performances , one has to agree , God gave this woman one of the most beautiful voices we will ever hear in our lifetime. R.I.P. Whitney and Thank you for " The Voice".

  • @jjthomson4239
    @jjthomson4239 Před 5 lety +9

    7:32 - 7:37 very amazing and emotional

  • @12Crowns
    @12Crowns Před 12 lety +5

    LOVELY TONE.........ANGELIC!

  • @housewhitney7274
    @housewhitney7274 Před 7 měsíci +1

    WAY BEFORE THE HER OTHER BIG HITS...THIS IS STILL ONE OF MY TOP FAVORITES FROM HER...WATCH HER LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH A LEATHER JACKET SHE WENT TO CHURCH ON DAT ONE🎉❤

  • @ilae.williams7675
    @ilae.williams7675 Před 3 lety +4

    Beautiful, my favorite from Whitney...this version brings me to tears...

  • @SK-kg7ie
    @SK-kg7ie Před 3 lety +5

    Absolutely incredible ♥️♥️♥️

  • @feliperojasanchez
    @feliperojasanchez Před 11 měsíci +2

    Wow!!! Breath taking!!! Nobody has ever had that voice!!!

  • @VeN0m88
    @VeN0m88 Před 2 lety +2

    I didnt think it was her at 1st but the more I listened those are her notes. This is very rare audio , Thankyou for sharing

  • @tjonesmusicman
    @tjonesmusicman Před 10 lety +33

    I'm surprised Clive let her perform this prior to release

  • @thorinmewsalvatore5854
    @thorinmewsalvatore5854 Před 3 lety +2

    August 28, 2020 here. Who's here missing this anointed voice?👍💖🎤

  • @susanherring913
    @susanherring913 Před 11 lety +14

    I believe Whitney was truly gifted from God!! You can see her growth from here to the day Jesus called her home! She was just stunning; you could "feel the LOVE" from her music, her way. Was she perfect? No, there is only one that is perfect and that is Jesus. Whitney most definitely knew her Saviour!!! Yes, she battled with addiction, so do MILLIONS of people; let God be the judge!! ......can't wait to meet you there!!

  • @may5588
    @may5588 Před 8 lety +24

    her voice sounds like its floating

  • @kennethbrdk
    @kennethbrdk Před 2 lety +2

    Hard to fathom she was only 23 at this time - she sang this song like was way older and had experienced it all - she was so believable when she sang!

  • @rango102
    @rango102 Před 10 lety +4

    I'm missing you Whit! The music stopped when you left here. Forever heartbroken over the loss of you.

  • @MTCfan
    @MTCfan Před 12 lety +8

    perfectly lovely ... love this concert version of DWAHIA!
    Thank you so much for sharing. I adore Whitney

  • @mrenzi610
    @mrenzi610 Před 7 lety +6

    I Love & miss you Whitney !! 😢💖💖💖🎤🎶

  • @JBeliles
    @JBeliles Před 2 lety +2

    Ty for posting. It's a great reminder how pure her voice was. I feel her best was about 89 Midway through bodyguard.

  • @won-suplee9762
    @won-suplee9762 Před rokem +1

    This shows that her voice overwhelms any other cover singer's version!

  • @rudeldrears5315
    @rudeldrears5315 Před 7 lety +6

    2017 this song will be 3o Years Old! Millenials! deep check! You wouldn't know what a "Young" Whitney sounded like if the year was 2037!

  • @kennethbrdk
    @kennethbrdk Před 4 lety +3

    Just Beautiful!

  • @thorinmewsalvatore5854
    @thorinmewsalvatore5854 Před 4 lety +3

    January 2020 here, who's still here like me?👋👍👏❤

  • @albertomontagnoli2356
    @albertomontagnoli2356 Před 5 lety +4

    Fantastic!!!

  • @VallyreMusic
    @VallyreMusic Před 8 lety +6

    Love this song...

  • @thejack01
    @thejack01 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The ride with you was worth the fall, Whitney. Love you!

  • @lungazulu1519
    @lungazulu1519 Před 5 lety +4

    So when she touring, she was already recording her 2nd album😩😩! She was working hard

  • @izza.313
    @izza.313 Před 2 lety +3

    2:33 was an angelic.

  • @angelawang4660
    @angelawang4660 Před 8 lety +13

    damn was her voice bright

  • @sandramoore2129
    @sandramoore2129 Před 11 měsíci

    Man I tell ya, this women was something else. I love and miss my girl like crazy. RIP queen Nippy!!!!!!

  • @lw416
    @lw416 Před 11 lety +2

    I miss her so much.

  • @user-ut7oq5br6d
    @user-ut7oq5br6d Před 11 měsíci

    U are 2 of the best from the nest wit we still love at you❤

  • @sonocoleichesono2888
    @sonocoleichesono2888 Před 8 lety +3

    thank's for this video...❤

  • @yasmine7ml
    @yasmine7ml Před 12 lety +2

    thanks a lot for those rare and lovely pictures !!! i love them !!!

  • @ablackguy123456789
    @ablackguy123456789 Před 12 lety +5

    6:40 that note gave me LIFE
    but i thought that song wasn't written till 1987

    • @klion3924
      @klion3924 Před 2 lety +4

      Me too she was such a super soprano!

    • @diorrboyyyy
      @diorrboyyyy Před rokem

      all sophomore album songs was recorded in 1986 maybe 85 too

  • @carlosgalindo2714
    @carlosgalindo2714 Před 3 lety +3

    NINGUEM CANTOU COMO ELA, THE VOICE, FOREVER.....

  • @kimbaa1962
    @kimbaa1962 Před 11 lety +1

    Thank You For Sharing!!! SMH! MISS HER!!!

  • @jacksoar
    @jacksoar Před 11 lety +2

    Beautiful

  • @WhitneyElizabethH
    @WhitneyElizabethH Před 12 lety +2

    Great! Loved the hair. the outfitt. She has always been superb in Fashion! Great job uploading this

  • @margaridabrito8623
    @margaridabrito8623 Před 12 lety +5

    Ela tem uma voz poderosa, magnifica.

  • @andresortega5864
    @andresortega5864 Před 3 lety +2

    Hermosa Whitney...

  • @jnshot97
    @jnshot97 Před 11 lety +7

    this is her pitch.she sounded like this in church early in the morning.

    • @klion3924
      @klion3924 Před 2 lety +2

      This is very first soprano church Voice!

  • @alonso19689
    @alonso19689 Před 11 lety +1

    I love this video. Thank you for sharing. :)

  • @samrab35
    @samrab35 Před 12 lety +2

    Whitney pure talent et bien sur pure classe.

  • @WhitneyHoustonnish
    @WhitneyHoustonnish Před 12 lety +1

    the only talent of such class in the mass industry and not only. Wished so much we could hear her precious talent on more cds while she still had this treasury

  • @Rams4ever
    @Rams4ever Před 12 lety +2

    If you listen close you can hear the outline of the famous masterpiece live video from 1987 saratoga coming on in the performance of the same tune

  • @cutienoli
    @cutienoli Před 12 lety +1

    i just cant believe it coz all i know was she had this powerful voice...
    as she sang "home" in "the griffin show"

  • @lynette7755
    @lynette7755 Před 11 lety +2

    I love This!

  • @dariozanette3075
    @dariozanette3075 Před 3 lety +1

    Incantevole! Un dono dal Cielo! Whitney ti vogliamo molto bene! ❤️😚

  • @williamgray521
    @williamgray521 Před 8 měsíci

    This recording would be a gem the speed is to fast which makes it sound tinty

  • @michelesimms-burton208
    @michelesimms-burton208 Před 6 lety +12

    Rickey Minor used to ask her if she wanted him to drop it an octave, and she always said "no." This was the beginning of her career when her voice was unblemished by too much cigarette smoke.

    • @chrizmooo7255
      @chrizmooo7255 Před 5 lety +3

      An octave?!?!? You mean a key or two?

    • @surasap2552
      @surasap2552 Před 3 lety

      Actually she smoked more than cigarettes

    • @skip031890
      @skip031890 Před 3 lety +4

      @@surasap2552 That is true, but cigarettes were the primary cause for her vocal decline.

  • @Dash120z
    @Dash120z Před 11 měsíci

    80s Whitney was a vocal monster.

  • @simonsmatthew
    @simonsmatthew Před 8 lety +21

    The talented composer of this song (and The Greatest Love of All and Saving All My Love For You), Michael Masser, passed away earlier this year. The song is not an easy one to sing and I think Masser also struggled with it as a composer. I think people, including Clive Davis, were hoping for a Masser/Houston pairing, rather like Bacharach/Warwick. But Masser never really seemed to write as good as he once did, and his decline was shadowed by Houston. Her voice requires good music. Once the decline in song-writing set in, so did she.

    • @simonsmatthew
      @simonsmatthew Před 3 lety

      @E.A. de Ruiter The lyricist was Will Jennings. Masser the composer. Jennings probably did write some lyrics for country songs - but he wrote for Eric Clapton and Celine Dion among many other very mainstream musicians.

  • @MrErnieFaison
    @MrErnieFaison Před 12 lety +4

    God clearly made her for singing. There is just no denying that fact. Even her tone has a supernatural sound, unlike anything I have ever heard. Sam Cooke also had a supernatural sound.

  • @jnshot97
    @jnshot97 Před 10 lety +2

    This was Whitney live in Jones Beach 1986

  • @RomuloVideos2
    @RomuloVideos2  Před 12 lety +7

    @LoboAscuridad1 lol Actually the terrible quality of the audio made her voice sounded so infantile and stuffy.
    Thanks for watching. :)

  • @RomuloVideos2
    @RomuloVideos2  Před 12 lety +6

    @cerberusdest The studio version of All At Once is actually more of a pop hit, whereas the live version in this tour was better interpreted and delivered. The term 'souful' will depend of what you mean. Soulful is a term used to describe a song or a singer with some aspects of the Soul music or Jazz, but you also can refer this word to something expressive. I disagree that she changed her voice (check other concerts from this tour and you'll see).

  • @KodyRosenberg
    @KodyRosenberg Před 8 lety +4

    this is definitely whitney, I believe they did something to her voice here though, Ive heard similar ones when shes singing I Am Changing

  • @FanaticoManiatico
    @FanaticoManiatico Před 12 lety

    OMG she was so young here.

  • @marydiniz2299
    @marydiniz2299 Před 2 lety

    The best a voice do Word ♥️♥️🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @monizareba
    @monizareba Před 12 lety +2

    more perfect than on her album, if it's possible...

  • @RomuloVideos2
    @RomuloVideos2  Před 12 lety +2

    @WhitneyElizabethH She kinda reminds me my mother. My mother has passed away in 2002, and me and my brothers always think she seemed like Whitney, :)
    Thanks for watching mate.

  • @isingjazz83
    @isingjazz83 Před 11 lety +2

    agree... die hardfans don't even need to be told when and if her voice got altered... we even know the sound she did breathing, and she never was this high pitched

  • @asturiaspatriaquerida7786

    Que voz tan linda que don tan lindo te otorgo querida whitney no e escuchado todavia ninguna voz que toque el corazón como lo hacias tu solo espero que dios haya tenido misericordia contigo y te tenga en tu gloria y junto a el te mando un beso gracias le doy a dios por tener salud y estos odios que me otorgo para poder seguir escuchándote lo que me quede de vida gracias JEHOVA

  • @enggratea5204
    @enggratea5204 Před rokem

    I miss you Whitney. Rest In Peace.

  • @etopetop
    @etopetop Před 6 lety

    So true!

  • @codezero7981
    @codezero7981 Před 5 dny

    she sounds so young, I'm wondering if this was edited in a higher pitch

  • @lertcmn
    @lertcmn Před 11 lety

    Couldn't agree more.

  • @saffirechanning7286
    @saffirechanning7286 Před 6 lety +2

    Y'know, I wonder if everytime Whitney sang that song, it reminded her of when she spent time at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch with him, during the late 1980s. That was when they were LOVERS but SADLY they drifted APART and went different directions in their careers. It's such a SHAME too because they truly did BELONG TOGTHER, as a married couple! Whenever I imagine how INCREDIBLE they would've been, as a MARRIED TEAM, I cry because I MISS them BOTH so MUCH!!

  • @spencertymes9949
    @spencertymes9949 Před 6 lety

    yes girl you DID DAT