Whitney Houston goes platinum
Samuel Jackson presents Whitney Houston with the International Artist Award at the American Music Awards. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Many critics said she couldn’t do it, but Whitney Houston proved the naysayers wrong. Her latest album titled “I Look To You” has reached platinum status, selling more than one-million copies.
During the past decade, Houston’s life was occupied by drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Houston’s previous two albums titled “Just Whitney” and “One Wish” were considered a flop because those albums failed to produce any hit songs.
After being a target for the tabloids and media gossip, Houston’s comeback seemed gloomy. Many people said her career was over with. But during a six-year hiatus from the public eye, Houston began putting the pieces of her life back together. She went to rehab, and she even divorced Brown.
Houston will embark on a European tour next year, but it’s unknown whether she will tour in the U.S. Although she was overlooked by the Grammy’s, Houston was honored last month with the International Artist Awards at the 37th annual American Music Awards.
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While “I Look To You” has sold 818,000 copies, thus it has been certified platinum by riaa.com
But 2002′s “Just Whitney” sold 700,000-705,000 copies, and was also certified Platinum by riaa.com
And 2003′s “One Wish: The Holiday Album” sold 433,000 copies, but has not been certified gold yet. Gold status is 500,000 copies.
All of her albums are successful. None are flops.
many people said, this and that about the international award winner Whithney Houston , But God, said yes. I know that Whitney must have surrended to God Everything During her rehab and made Jesus her higher power. OMG now the same Lord and Savior Jesus Can do the same thing for everyone who call on the Blood of Jesus. Jesus can turn it around to be in your favor. IMO Thank you Jesus I have miss MS. Houston’s Voice singing for a long time I am glad to hear her again. In the photograph of Sammuel Jackson a actor of film. whom everyone enjoys his films. I cryed on “Recurecting the Champ” he is such a good actor that, you can really enjoy his charaters.These 2 talented people of the entertainment industry. Y’all are the bomb digity!
Wow!!!!! This is so exciting! I’m happy for real, and I hope that she has many more years of successful albums!