Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody / How Will I Know

(oh, i wanna dance with somebody)
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody)
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?
(with somebody who loves me)
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody)
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody?) c'mon dance

Clock strikes upon the hour
And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away
I've done alright up to now
It's the light of day that shows me how
And when the night falls, you sing
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) you sing
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) you sing
(yеah, wanna dance with somebody) c'mon
(with somebody who lovеs me)
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) he will dance and sing?
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) with somebody?
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?
(with somebody who loves me) with somebody who loves me

I've been in love and lost my senses
Spinning through the town
Sooner or later the fever ends
And i wind up feeling down
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls, you sing

(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) you sing
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) you sing
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?
(with somebody who loves me) who love me?
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody)
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody he hey?
(with somebody who loves me) with somebody who loves me
Somebody, (ooh,) somebody, (ooh)
Somebody who loves me, somebody who loves me?
Somebody, (ooh,) somebody, (ooh)
To hold me in his arms
I need a man who'll take a chance
On a love that burns hot enough to last
So when the night falls
My lonely heart calls

(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) you sing
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) c'mon
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?
(with somebody who loves me) c'mon dance?
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) dance?
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) dance??
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) with somebody?, somebody?
(with somebody who loves me)

Ooh, ooh (dance)
Come on, baby (dance)
Woo, yeah (dance)
Now get with this, woah (dance)

Don't you wanna dance? (dance)
Don't you wanna dance? (dance)
Don't you wanna dance? (dance)
(with somebody who loves me)
Don't you wanna, say you wanna, don't you wanna (ohh)
Don't you wanna, say you wanna, don't you wanna (yeah)
Don't you wanna dance
Say you wanna
Don't you wanna dance, hey baby, c'mon
(with somebody who loves me)(dance)

(oh, i wanna dance with somebody)(dance)
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody)(dance)
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody)(dance)
(with somebody who loves me)(dance)
(oh, i wanna dance with somebody)(dance)
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody)(dance)
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) oohhh
(with somebody who loves me) don't wanna?

(oh, i wanna dance with somebody) don't wanna dance?
(i wanna feel the heat with somebody) don't wanna dance?
(yeah, wanna dance with somebody) dance?, dance?, dance?
(with somebody who loves me) dance?

Uh, there's a boy i know, he's the one i dream of
Looks into my eyes, takes me to the clouds above, mmm-hmm
Ooh i lose control, can't seem to get enough, uh-huh
When i wake (from dreaming),oh tell me is it really love?

Ooh, how will i know? (don't trust your feelings)
How will i know
How will i know (love can be deceiving)
How will i know
(how will i know) if he really loves me
(i say a prayer) i say a prayer with every heart beat (heart beat)
(i fall in love) whenever we meet, oh yeah
(i'm asking you) 'cause you know about these things
(how will i know) if he's thinking of me
(i try to phone) but i'm too shy
(can't speak)
(falling in love) is all bitter sweet, baby
(this love is strong) why do i feel weak

Oh, wake me, me, (i'm shaking), wish i had you near me now
Said i no (there's no mistaking), what i feel is really love

Ooh, how will i know? (don't trust your feelings)
How will i know
How will i know (love can be deceiving)
How will i know
(how will i know) if he really loves me
(i say a prayer) i say a prayer with every heart beat (heart beat)
(i fall in love) whenever we meet, boy
(i'm asking you) 'cause you know about these things
(how will i know) if he's thinking of me
(i try to phone) but i'm too shy
(can't speak)
(falling in love) is all bitter sweet, baby
(this love is strong) why do i feel weak

(if he loves me), you say, you love, say you love, say you do
(if he loves me not) do you love me, say, say, say, say do love
(if he loves me), do you me, say you love me
(if he loves me not) love, love, love
(if he loves me), do you, do you, do you, do you love me
(if he loves me not) ohh, ohh

(how will i know) how will i know
(ooh ohh) how will i know
(how will i know) how will i know
(ooh ohh) how will i know

Whitney Houston - Biography

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church and she was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

1987’s Whitney only furthered her initial success. The album produced four more consecutive #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100–“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”–giving her a record seven consecutive #1 pop singles. She won another Grammy Award in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” which was an international hit, topping the pop charts in several countries as the album sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

While gaining the status as a “pop princess,” Whitney faced some criticism from the Black community, so she decided to work with producers L.A. Reid and Babyface on her third album, I’m Your Baby Tonight, which yielded two more #1 pop hits: “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and “All the Man That I Need.” In 1991, at Super Bowl XXV, Houston delivered arguably the greatest performance of the Star Spangled Banner. The performance was sentimental as it occurred in the midst of the Persian Gulf War and a commercial single of the performance was produced, which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the single’s proceeds were donated to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.

In 1992, Houston married R&B singer Bobby Brown and gave birth to their daughter Bobbi Kristina the following year. Whitney also pushed into the film industry in 1992 with her film The Bodyguard, which co-starred Kevin Costner. The film was a resounding success at the box office and its soundtrack–which featured Whitney’s signature song “I Will Always Love You”–sold 44 million units worldwide and brought Houston three Grammy awards, including Album of the Year.

In 1995, Houston starred in the film Waiting to Exhale with three other prominent black women, opening doors in the film industry for women of color. The Babyface-produced soundtrack was highly successful, giving her another #1 pop hit with the single “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)”. She also appeared in the movies The Preacher’s Wife and a revised version of Cinderella with singer Brandy.

Houston’s fourth album, My Love Is Your Love, was released in 1998 after an eight-year break from her previous studio album. In 1999, Whitney won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for her duet with Mariah Carey on the song “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt. Whitney would go on to release three more albums: Just Whitney (2002), One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003), and I Look to You (2009).

On February 11, 2012, Houston tragically passed away at the Beverly Hills Hotel days before the Grammy Awards ceremony, sending shockwaves through the general public and music community. She is one of the most celebrated artists in music history, winning over 400 awards, and she is acknowledged as a major influence on many R&B and pop singers who followed her.