Which really isn't an insult, because who is?

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mercury4 — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 04:50 AM)

I thought Marvin Gaye didn't get along with Diana Ross. I read a long time ago that they were supposed to record an album together, but Diana Ross didn't want Marvin smoking around her and he refused to stop. In the end I think they recorded in the studio seperately.
Anyway, on Miss Hudson. I have to agree with the OP. She is no Whitney Houston and I didn't like her version of I Will Always Love You. I don't think she can even come close to Whitney as a singer. But like Whitney, I think she is very pretty.

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GrammarMatters — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 06:26 AM)

Sorry, but my initial opinion of her has changed a bit since what I said at the start of this thread.
Have you watched this:

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!!!deleted!!! (28686418) — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 05:29 AM)

"The only person I thought of was Jennifer Hudson," he says. "It was almost automatic to have her do I Will Always Love You, but not as a big performance. It had to be internal."
"The first time she did it, she got bigger than I wanted her to be," Ehrlich says. "I told her, 'You're not singing for these people. You're singing for Whitney.' She pulled back, and that's the one everyone heard. It was touching and so meaningful." -The Grammy Awards' executive producer Ken Ehrlich.

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mercury4 — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 12:09 PM)

So she did it even better in rehearsal? So Ehrlich is saying she held back a little bit at the Grammys?

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!!!deleted!!! (28686418) — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 01:21 PM)

Yep she held back per his request out of respect for Whitney. She is totally capable of blowing that song completely out of the water. Jennifer STILL sounded amazing even holding back, now that's talent.

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mercury4 — 14 years ago(February 17, 2012 11:39 AM)

So she held back not to outdo Whitney? If thats true then that says a lot about her. I'm not a big fan of her, but if that's true then I like her for being so gracious.

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queencity86 — 14 years ago(February 21, 2012 04:31 PM)

She sure isn't.

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JhericoLead — 14 years ago(February 27, 2012 09:41 AM)

You are right. If Clive was hoping she would replace Whitney he was wrong. There will never be another singer/actress like Whitney.

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lizcarlo87 — 12 years ago(April 21, 2013 06:01 PM)

Good, if everybody sounded like Whitney music would be boring. We need different type of vocalists to make music. Why is it embarrassing? Dolly Parton has written plenty of songs that were big hits for her cds and movies. She does not need to cling to one song. She has legendary career. She gets a lot of money and is still writing. Its more unique for singer to write a lot of their own songs. Dolly is vain but she can make fun of herself. Thats a good trait to have. Not everyone can do that. She broke barriers and is very smart. Dolly has never had anything but good things to say about Whitney. Im not fan of Whitney but she did have beautiful voce. I just cannot connect to her music for some reason. Jennifer is not as bad as others.