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Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.
Three singles were released from Naughty: the club hit "Clouds" (penned by Ashford & Simpson who also wrote Chaka's "I'm Every Woman"). "Clouds" features background vocals performed by a 16-year-old Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston (US R&B #10), "Get Ready, Get Set" (#48) and the big hit "Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly ...
The video also features cameo appearances by Houston's mother Cissy Houston as well as by Chaka Khan, Valerie Simpson, Martha Wash and labelmate TLC. The song won Houston a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video , and received a Grammy Award nomination in 1994 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance .
In 1992, Whitney Houston covered “I’m Every Woman” for the soundtrack to the movie The Bodyguard. Whitney was not the first Houston involved with “I’m Every Woman”—her mother, Cissy ...
Cissy Houston. Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley,...
22 de mar. de 2024 · “I had been working with Cissy [Houston] for quite a while as a background singer and one day we were in the studio, and she said, ‘You know, I have a daughter who can sing,’” Chaka Khan said in 2021. Chaka told Cissy to bring her daughter to the studio. “[Whitney Houston] was amazing, just amazing,” she said.
26 de mar. de 2020 · His and Cissy Houston’s trademark voices curl around Ms. Khan’s brilliant performance like ruffles on a ball gown. As grand as it was, “Papillon” could only reach #22 on the R&B charts....
