Where Do Broken Hearts Go
| Where Do Broken Hearts Go | |
|---|---|
| Whitney Houston | |
| publication | February 25, 1988 |
| length | 4:38 |
| Genre (s) | R&B , pop |
| Author (s) | Frank Wildhorn , Chuck Jackson |
| Producer (s) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Label | Arista Records |
| album | Whitney |
Where Do Broken Hearts Go is a 1988 Whitney Houston song written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson . It appeared on the Whitney album .
history
When Wildhorn was commissioned to write a song for Houston, he brought Chuck Jackson on board. Jackson came up with the title and Wildhorn composed the melody and also completed the text. At first, Houston didn't want to sing the song because, from her point of view, it wasn't very expressive. In a 2000 interview, she recalled that she "hated" it. Clive Davis, founder and CEO of Arista Records , believed in the success of her version and she ultimately made it happen. In fact, Davis was right, and it became Houston's seventh and final number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s . It was released on February 25, 1988.
reception
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Ron Wynn from Allmusic loved the song, while Robert Hilburn from the Los Angeles Times describes it as a ballad that raises questions without answering them.
Houston sang the ballad live at the 15th American Music Awards on January 25, 1988 and Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday on July 18, 1988. From 1990 she was performed as part of the "Love Medley" at her live concerts.
Music video
The music video was directed by Peter Israelson. In the plot of the video, Whitney Houston breaks up with her boyfriend (in the clip), reflects on the positive moments of the relationship, asks himself the question, according to the title: Where are the broken hearts going? In the end, the two unite.
Houston is portrayed as a celebrity throughout the video. Arista executive Davis reportedly joked that it was a "trial hire," which also referred to rumors of attempts at an acting career in Houston.
Cover versions
- 1990: Garnett Silk & Tony Rebel
- 2003: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart placements: chartsurfer.de . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/whitney-mw0000190356
- ^ Robert Hilburn: Album Review: Houston: Commercial Sparkle, Artistic Fizz . In: Los Angeles Times , June 1, 1987.
- ↑ Music video on Youtube.com
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/whitney-houston-the-diva-and-her-dark-side-20120315