NEAL PRESTON/COURTESY OF WHITNEY E. HOUSTON ESTATE
Whitney Houston performs in South Africa in 1994.
In November 1994, at the height of her popularity, Whitney Houston presented three concerts in South Africa to honor Nelson Mandela, who was elected President there earlier that year. The second show, in Johannesburg, was shown on HBO at the time, and released on VHS. But the first show, at Kings Park Stadium in Durban, will come out for the first time on CD and on vinyl, and be available digitally, on Nov. 8.
The album’s title will be The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban). And a film version (see trailer below) will be shown in theaters in cities all over the world, including some in New Jersey, Oct. 23 and 27.
For a list of theaters that will show the film, visit whitneysouthafrica.com.
The CD will include both concert and studio versions of “Love Is,” a song that was written by Carvin Winans of the gospel quartet The Winans, and not previously available on any Houston album.
This is the CD’s track listing:
“Love’s in Need of Love Today”
“So Emotional”
“Love Will Save the Day”
“Saving All My Love for You”
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
“How Will I Know”
Love Medley: “I Love You”/”All at Once”/”Where You Are”/”Lover for Life”
“Queen of the Night”
“I Have Nothing”
“Love Is”
“I Will Always Love You”
“I’m Every Woman”
“The Greatest Love of All”
“Love Is” (studio version)
And here is the film’s trailer:
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