THE PREACHER'S WIFE

. Release Date : 11/26/1996

. Track Listing: 1. I Believe In You And Me - Whitney Houston - 2. Step By Step - Whitney Houston - 3. Joy - Whitney Houston/Georgia Mass Choir - 4. Hold On, Help Is On The Way - Whitney Houston/The Georgia Mass Choir - 5. I Go To The Rock - Whitney Houston/The Georgia Mass Choir - 6. I Love The Lord - Whitney Houston/The Georgia Mass Choir - 7. Somebody Bigger Than You And I - Whitney Houston/Bobby Brown/Faith Evans/Johnny Gill/Monica/Ralph Tresvant - 8. You Were Loved - Whitney Houston - 9. My Heart Is Calling - Whitney Houston - 10. I Believe In You And Me - Whitney Houston (record version) - 11. Step By Step - Whitney Houston (remix) - 12. Who Would Imagine A King - Whitney Houston - 13. He's All Over Me - Whitney Houston/Shirley Caesar/The Georgia Mass Choir - 14. Lord Is My Shepherd, The - Cissy Houston/Hezekiah Walker Choir - 15. Joy To The World - Whitney Houston/The Georgia Mass Choir

. Global Sales : 5 million

. Notes : That renaissance gal is at it again. As in THE BODYGUARD, Whitney Houston does double duty as star and soundtrack provider for THE PREACHER'S WIFE. Don't look for her to be sticking to the commercial pop-R&B sound that served her so well on her last soundtrack album, though. THE PREACHER'S WIFE finds Houston reaching back to her roots in gospel, and collaborating with some stellar gospel artists, including her mother, Cissy. Several cuts here, including "Hold On, Help Is On The Way" and "I Go To The Rock," find the soulful Georgia Mass Choir supporting Houston in her return to the fold. On "He's All Over Me," Houston is joined by gospel great Shirley Caesar as well. On a more modern tip, Houston delivers "Somebody Bigger Than You And I," accompanied by a veritable who's-who of contemporary R&B, including her husband, Bobby Brown, and Brown's New Edition bandmates Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant. THE PREACHER'S WIFE not only shows where Houston is headed, it proves she hasn't forgotten where she's been.

THE PREACHER'S WIFE was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "I Believe In You And Me" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Whitney Houston, 'The Preacher's Wife' (Arista) --->

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