Bringing Whitney Houston Back

Move over Britney, Whitney Houston is ready to take the title of comeback queen. And David Foster, the legendary hit-maker for stars ranging from Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion to Madonna and Michael Jackson, is finally talking about his reunion with the superstar.

Foster collaborated with Houston on the blockbuster soundtrack single "I Will Always Love You." He knows fans are wondering if she's ready to resume her hugely successful career after years battling her personal demons.

Q: You and Whitney are finally together again. How is she doing?

David Foster:I was in the studio with her last week. She's in great shape and she looks good. We have this fantastic song that Diane Warren wrote and we went in and recorded it. It went really well. Her work ethic was exactly the way it was when we did the song for The Bodyguard. She worked incredibly hard for two nights and we came up with something really good.

Q: Whitney has been through some tough times. Do you think she has her life and career back on track?

David Foster:I think she's going to have a great album out within the year. Whitney is a girl that everybody would like to see come back and, in this case, it really would be a comeback. A lot of people say, 'Come back? I never left.' But Whitney did leave and she hasn't recorded in about 10 years, I believe. So this truly would be a comeback.


Songwriter Diane Warren had something to say about the the song she wrote for Houston.

Q: What's the song about, Diane?

Diane Warren:I don't usually write music with someone in mind. But I set out to write this song specifically for Whitney and it's called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." It definitely touches on her life, but I think a lot of people will relate to it because they've gone through hard times too.

Q: How was her performance?

Diane Warren:I was praying that Whitney was going to be able to nail it and she exceeded my expectations. She sang the s*** out of that song. Seriously, it was amazing. I'll tell you something, Whitney is back. Let there be no doubt.

Q: David, let's talk about your new book in which you don't leave out the painful times in your own life.

David Foster:It was a little bit cathartic, but it I'm glad I did it. You forget the things you want to forget, but a lot of it stays.

Q: You didn't forget to include the ups and downs of doing the reality TV show The Princes of Malibu with your wife and kids, which took some hard knocks from critics.

David Foster:I don't regret doing it. Good things have come out of it. I wanted to be divorced from my wife Linda Thompson and the TV show helped that along. My son Brandon wanted to do music and he's getting his chance. My other son, Brody, wanted to do television and now he's on The Hills. So I think it was kind of a win for everybody.

Q: How would you define that star quality that surrounds the musical legends you've worked with?

David Foster:My definition of a superstar is somebody that when you walk in a room, you know they're in the room even if you don't see them. And, conversely, when they leave the room, you know they're gone without seeing them leave. There's just an energy that is taken out of the room when they're gone.

Q: What's guided the phenomenal success you've had in the music business?

David Foster:Just be content. Just take a breath. If you don't know what to do, wait until tomorrow. Don't make any knee jerk decisions. It could ruin your career.


Source:The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

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上面的新聞，主要是David Foster接受訪問，提及他剛幫惠媽製作完一首歌，這首歌是由芭樂情歌天后Diane Warren所譜寫，歌名為『I Didn't Know My Own Strength』。

David Foster表示，他和惠媽花了2個晚上錄好這首歌，完成的成品很令人滿意。在訪談中，David Foster提到，他有預感惠媽會在今年推出一張很棒的專輯，而且會再次回歸天后之列。

Diane Warren在聽完惠媽的錄音成品後，讚譽有佳。而且這首歌是她為惠妮量身訂做的，Diane Warren認為，惠妮在經歷過這麼多風風雨雨後，所呈現出來的作品，一定會引起大家的共鳴。

Diane Warren在訪談的最後強調，不用懷疑，惠妮真的回來了！

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