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I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour
- Released: 14 May 2002
(live DVD)
- Date of concerts: April-October 1991
- Countries: USA/Canada, Europe
- official fan club Tour info
(April 1991):
Whitney's North American concert tour started on April 18
in Knoxville, Tennessee. The "I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour"
is scheduled to appear in 70 cities throughout the US and Canada and
will continue through late summer, followed by Europe!
Whitney will perform hits from her latest multi-platinum release,
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" as well as many songs from her previous
two albums. Backing Whitney will be a 7-piece band, background vocalists
including her brother Gary and dancers.
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Setlist:
. i wanna dance with somebody
. so emotional
. saving all my love for you
. how will i know
. --- interval (yo whitney yo)
. love medley:
- . all at once/
- . a house is not a home (gary)/
- . didn't we almost have it all/
- . a house is not a home/
- . where do broken hearts go
- . say u lov me (ad lib)
. all the man that i need
. --- interval (band members playing)
. my name is not susan
. anymore (*) included sometimes
. gospel songs:
- . revelation - band presentation
- . He's alright
- . this day
- . in return (*)
. marvin gaye medley:
- . mercy mercy me/
- . what's going on (gary)
. who do you love
. i'm your baby tonight
. greatest love of all
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Audio samples:
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The Band:
. Musical Director: Rickey Minor
. Bass guitar: Rickey Minor
. Bass synthesizer: Rickey Minor
. Guitar: Ray Fuller
. Keyboards: Bette Sussman
. Keyboards: Michael Bearden
. Saxophones/EWI: Kirk Whalum
. Drums: Ricky Lawson
. Percussion: Bashiri Johnson
. Background Vocalists:
- Gary Houston,
- Vonchita Rawls,
- Carmen Rawls,
- Tiawana Rawls
. Choreographer: Khandi Alexander
. Assistant Choreographer:
- Andrea Lawent Chaules
. Dancers:
- Jonathan Webb,
- Diesko Boyland,
- Bryant Cash-Welch,
- Luca Tommassini
- MTV News info
(February 1991):
TOUR POSTPONED - Whitney Houston has decided to cancel her sell out
European concert tour because of the Gulf War. Whitney was due to start the tour
with 18 dates in the UK, beginning at Wembley Arena in London on
March 25.
All concerts are now going to be re-scheduled for August and September.
It is said that the decision to cancel the dates wasn't made by Whitney alone
but was a group decision, with the crew, who thought that the entire safety
of the team would be at risk if she went ahead.
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Dates for the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" World Tour
april 18: Thompson Bowling Arena, KnoxvilleTN
april 20: Rupp Arena, Lexington KY
april 21: Assembly Center, Champaign IL
april 23: Hearnes Center, Columbus MO
april 24: Hilton Coliseum, Ames IA
april 26: Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City IA
april 27: Target Center, Minneapolis MN
april 29: Arena, Winnipeg MAN
may 1: Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon SASK
may 3: Northlands Arena, Edmonton ALB
may 5: Saddledomo, Calgary ALB
may 7: PNE, Vancoucer BC
may 8: Memorial Coliseum, Portland OR
may 9: Seattle CenterColiseum, Seattle
may 11: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland CA
may 12: Arco Arena, Sacramento CA
may 13: Shoreline Amphi, MountainView CA
may 16: Forum, Los Angeles CA
may 17: Pacific Amphi, Orange County CA
may 19: Desert Sky Amphi, Phoenix AZ
may 21: Thomas & Mack, Las Vegas NV
may 23: Tingley, Albuquerque NM
may 24: Fiddlers Green, Denver CO
may 25: Salt Palace, Salt Lake City UT
may 28: UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans LA
may 30: Myriad, Oklahoma City OK
may 31: StarpleX Amphitheatre, Dallas TX
june 2: Woodlands Pavillion, Houston TX
june 4: HemisFair conv ctr arena, SanAntonioTX
june 5: Erwin Center, Austin TX
june 7: JeffersonCounty Civic ctr, Birmingham AL
june 9: Civic Center, Pensacola FL
june 10: Orlando Arena, Orlando FL
june 11: Miami Arena, Miami FL
june 13: Carolina Coliseum, Columbia SC
june 15: Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta GA
june 16: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro NC
june 19: UTC Arena, Chattanooga TN
june 20: Starwood Amphi, Nashville TN
june 22: Riverport, St. Louis MO
june 23: Starlight Amphi, Kansas City MO
june 25: Civic Auditorium, Omaha NE
june 27: Summerfest, Milwaukee WI
june 28: Deer Creek Music Ctr, Indianapolis IN
june 30: World Music Theatre, Chicago Ill
july 3: Joe Lewis Arena, Detroit MI
july 5: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
july 6: Blockbuster Pavillion, Charlotte NC
july 7: Walnut Creek Amphi, Raleigh NC
july 10: Blossom Music Center, Cleveland OH
july 11: Capitol Music Center, Columbus OH
july 13: Star Lake Amphi, Pittsburgh PA
july 14: Richmond Coliseum, Richmond VA
july 16: Merriweather Post, Columbia MD
july 17: Civic Center, Providence RI
july 19: The Spectrum, Philadelphia PA
july 20: Stadium, Hershey Park PA
july 21: Performing Arts Center, Saratoga NY
july 23: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
july 26: Meadowlands Arena, E. Rutherford NJ
july 27: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati OH
july 29: Tanglewood, Lennox MA
july 30: Finger Lakes PAC, Canandaigua, NY
aug. 1: Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo NY
aug. 3: Civic Center, Hartforf, CT
aug. 4: Performing Arts Center, Killington VT
aug. 6: Great Woods, Mansfield MA
aug. 7: Great Woods, Mansfield MA
aug. 9: Seashore Performing Arts Center, Portland ME
aug. 10: Holman Stadium, Nashua NH
aug. 11: Magnetic Hill concert ctr, Moncton NB
aug. 13: Metro Center, Halifax NS
aug. 15: Forum, Montreal QUE
aug. 16: Central National Exhib.Stadium,Toronto ONT
aug. 17: Central National Exhib.Stadium,Ottawa ONT
on to Europe...
aug. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & sept. 1:
- National Exhibition Center, Birmingham UK
sept. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 & 15:
- Wembley Arena, London UK
sept. 17, 18, 19:
- S.E.C.C., Glasgow UK
sept. 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 & 27:
- Ahoy, Rotterdam NL
sept. ?:
- La Corona (Spain)
oct. 1 & 2:
- Bercy, Paris (F)
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Concert Reviews
- Los Angeles Daily News, May 17 -
"... Houston executed some snazzy dance steps,
sang several melodically complex medleys and exhibited
remarkable poise during her ballads. Taking in Houston's
show was like watching a thoroughbred go through its paces."
- USA Today, May 17 -
"In concert, she shakes the confinements of her
recording's calculated production and gets downright
gutsy and soulful. Yes, soulful."
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Interesting tidbits
backstage visitors at Whitney's Los Angeles show:
Anita Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Swayze, Jasmine Guy,
Luther Vandross
(interval - La Coruna, Spain) "yo whitney yo", by rap artists
La Coruna: 2 costume changes - 3 gospel songs - 1 gary solo
- the show was taped but it was not released
as a home video
- official fan club Tour info
(November 1991):
Terry Maphis, an American fan who saw the final performance
of Whitney's European tour at the Bercy Hall in Paris, tells the
fans about the show:
"You could feel the electricity in the air at the Bercy Concert Hall.
It was packed with eager Parisians anxiously waiting to see their favorite
superstar.
When Whitney's band started, we could hardly believe it - the crowds
went crazy! When Whitney first appeared on stage saying "... Bonsoir
Paris... Bonsoir!", I thought the house would come down.
Her first song was "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and
everyone immediately got up on their chairs and started singing along.
I thought it was quite amazing that many of the French people
didn't even speak English and yet they knew all the words
to Whitney's songs.
A couple of times during the show, there were huge firework effects
that Norman Williams, Whitney's ingenious production manager,
had orchestrated. They were phenomenal and definite crowd pleasers.
Whitney sang all of our favorite songs including, "I'm Your Baby Tonight",
"Saving all my love", "I get so emotional", and many others. For nearly
two hours, she held the crowd spell bound. Her rapport with the audience
is so exceptional that no matter what country she's in, they just don't
want the show to end."
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info compiled by JL for allwhitney.com
thanks
whitney's official fan club, MTV Europe
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