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"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in 1987. [11] Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone magazine, in a review of the album Whitney, criticized the song, commenting that "not taking any chances, the songwriters [Merill Griffith and Shannon Rubicam] have simply come up with a clever anagram of their original hit [How Will I Know], and [Narada ...
At the 30th Grammy Awards, it received three nominations including Album of the Year, with Houston winning Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". On October 28, 2020, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , for sales of over 10 million copies in the United ...
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop-music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam.They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from 1988 and for writing two of Whitney Houston's number one hits: "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
Commercially, it peaked at number five in the UK and number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it became her sixth consecutive number one, and a dance chart hit. It would become the sixth best-charting song of 1988, and was the fourth most played song on the club charts; it is her sixth biggest hit on the Hot 100 chart. [2]
Tisdale at Macy's Herald Square in New York City (July, 2012) American actress, singer and songwriter Ashley Tisdale has recorded material for two studio albums, eleven soundtrack albums and promotional campaigns. In 2006, Tisdale was cast as the popular, narcissistic high school student Sharpay Evans in the film High School Musical. The soundtrack, in which Tisdale lent her vocals for several ...
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston: 5 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship: 6 "C'est La Vie" Robbie Nevil: 7 "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake: 8 "The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range: 9 "Shakedown" Bob Seger: 10 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi: 11 "La Bamba" Los Lobos: 12 "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung: 13 ...
After recording a love song with Jermaine Jackson, they start a sexual relationship, angering Robyn. They fight and Whitney ends their romantic relationship, but they remain close. In 1987, Whitney releases her second album and the single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", making her a crossover success. This attracts criticism for ...
Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" George Michael and Aretha Franklin - "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Terence Trent D'Arby - "If You Let Me Stay" Club Nouveau - "Lean on Me" Five Star - "The Slightest Touch" Madonna - "La Isla Bonita" (7" remix) George Michael - "I Want Your Sex" Mel and Kim - "Respectable"