Whitney Houston - Live in Jones Beach,New York 8.2.1986 (First Night)

[@liznyny]

I was there! Tenth row center at the Jones Beach amphitheater. Here's a little story: In those days, the theater had a flat floor in the orchestra section. I remember security was very strict and wouldn't let us stand. They didn't want us to block anyone's view. It was so frustrating to us and surely to Whitney. We looked like the lamest audience ever. By the time Whitney got to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" we were DYING to get up and dance, but security kept yelling at us. Whitney didn't know what was going on and was signaling us to get up. Finally, the audience rebelled and we ALL got up - WAY UP - many of us on top of our seats. We didn't care if we'd be arrested! I was seven feet in the air. It was a great moment and Whitney got it and was thrilled. What a great memory and I am so happy I got to see her at the beginning of her amazing career. :)

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

liznyny Nice story :) What was the audience like when she got to "I Am Changing". I think it was one of the best performances of her life.

[@billiswilling]

Nice story, but mustve been a different concert, cause she didn't sing IWDWS here, she hadn't even released that album, right?

[@dedee7288]

billiswilling Whitney did sing Dance with Somebody at this show. Dance with Somebody and Didn't We Almost Have It All was recorded already. Those 2 songs she premiered during this tour ignited buzz for soon to be release of her second album. Those two songs shot to no. 1 quick in 1987

[@slsmith5138]

Had already Lost my heart felt my soul stir at that beach concert

[@kimberlybarrett8079]

liznyny Did she have on the same outfit as in the picture? Just curious!

[@pmmk24]

I was at this concert and it was the night I fell in love with Whitney Houston and became a lifelong fan of hers ❤️ I was working at the time as an usher at the theatre . Needless to say that I wasn’t a very good usher that night ! It was because I literally was memorized by her voice , as well as her physical beauty and stage presence . I never saw anyone like this beautiful songbird before . Her range was the 8th wonder of the world ... she could do anything with her voice ... she did gorgeous ballads showcasing her soft beautiful and angelic tones ...and dance songs where she had everyone on their feet ... dancing and having fun and cheering her on ... To this day , I will never forget the sheer power of her voice that I experienced that night ... I remember saying to myself this girl’s voice is so powerful and strong that she doesn’t even need a microphone ! This night truly was unforgettable. Her voice touched me in a way like no one else’s ever did before ( or since then )..and I was privileged to see Whitney in concert 14 more times over the years . She truly was “the voice” ... her talent is unmatchable . There will never be another Whitney Houston in my lifetime . Music had not been the same for me since Whitney left us ... I miss her and I will always love her ❤️

[@whitneythevoice279]

You watched her 15 TIMES!!!! god wish i was born at that era

[@Thegazelle1000]

Wow you’re so lucky 😊

[@sl0ts7]

how did her voice sound live at her prime?

[@lwyllc286]

Thank for sharing that experience I probably would have told the ppl to find their own seats just dont block my views....her voice gives me chills s and goosebumps...when I heard wanna be starting something it was like I went to another stratosphere....I never was able to see her live I just bought her music....I love all her albums and now I enjoy her live shows...

[@rob_cd]

So glad you got to experience this show!

[@roybrown7357]

a young 23 years old whitney houston,what a treat that was for the people who were there to witness history been made,i wish i was one of those folks.but i did saw her perform live in concert in 1992 at the providence civic center that i will never forget.whitney houston remake of an artist song,she always sang it better than the original artist.mihara carey could not hold a candle to whitney houston when it comes to singing a song,mihara carey would slurged the words when singing the song at a high tempo,but when whitney sings at a high tempo you can hear all the words that she is singing.whitney houston i wish you could be hear alive on this earth singing beautiful songs like you did when you were alive.but thanks for the memories,gone too soon.R.I.P.WHITNEY.

[@DitalianCole]

This concert proves that she had a superhuman voice!

[@theoneandonly2503]

I bet nobody even noticed what she does at around 10:28 is just the hardest thing ever technically, starting in chest voice, then diminishing the volume to the maximum and switching without any breaks into light head voice, all in the same word, without any breaks. She also did that in ''A quiet place'', that's so impressive.

[@AmbioCompanyInc]

theoneandonly2503 she did that at 52:16 to. Sigh

[@fzpe856]

To die way in volume & speed.

[@haysfordays]

@@AmbioCompanyInc Holy cow, what passage there!

[@diorrboyyyy]

OMG??? THE DYNAMICS IS INSANEEE😭

[@DeshawnCrawley]

Here's Another Rare Gem Artista Slept on.From Her Very First Solo Tour Back in 1986.Her Version of I Am Changing is Prue Legend and she wasn't even at her peak.In My Opinion her Live Work would have Sold way more than her albums and should've been released a longtime ago.Her people have MAJOR work to do.

[@whitneyhouston2607]

My favorite my favorite Whitney Houston live performance of all time she took this on to another level

[@mwelb5251]

I've been saying that for the longest. The amount of tours she did in her career and they are so well documented. It's the fans and production who have been releasing footage

[@willfeen]

I agree. People don’t even know she is in the pantheon of greatest creative ARTISTS of all time until they hear and see what she did onstage !!!! And her bands were something else… Ricky Minor, nuff said

[@mwelb5251]

Wow wow wow! No-one and I mean NO-ONE on this earth has been able to replicate Michaels music and sound and Whitney did that EFFORTLESSLY!! Also her diction when speaking and addressing the audience is just 💯💯💯

[@onlybosslion9267]

I say a woman with God Given Talents that was her own, held her own , sharing her gifts and a non conformist at that! Held her own, a league of her own. No doubt Her aunt , impressed on her. Hard act to follow. RIP. ♥️ Whitney. Even today , her light shines through her ,,,,,, music, heart and soul.

[@IndigoEnchantress]

This whole concert was spectacular from start til finish. Just in awe of this woman's colassal voice. That Beautiful tone so pristine crystal clear and dreamy. Whitney is undoubtedly *THE GREATEST SINGER OF AWWLLLLLLL TIIIIMMMEEEE * 👌💯💯❤

[@Sttephy30]

Hey stupid bitch

[@IndigoEnchantress]

Stephon Jackson Why you so obsessed with me? GET 😴😴

[@Sttephy30]

Aura Monroe Quoting a line from Queenriah's song? How cute. And I'm not obsessed with you, I'm obsessed with Queen Whitney. It's just your dumb ass comments is always in my face.

[@IndigoEnchantress]

Stephon Jackson If only she could sing it live 😂😂 Likewise your fugly mug is constantly raping my notification feed. I guess that's the one thing we agree on 😂

[@carloszenon4562]

@@IndigoEnchantress y'all are funny as hell

[@rockymax79]

That ladies and gentlemen is why Whitney is known AS "The Voice" i really do believe as time passes Whitney will be known as the greatest female singer of all time, its great to listen to this old stuff miss you much Whitney x.

[@babethpoumpouang5490]

No one could sing MJ like Whitney 💖💜💖

[@achosenvessel6563]

She sung the brakes off I am changing......damn Nippy you was a vocal beast! God if we could only go back in time.

[@dennybish67]

Whitney caresses those notes so effortlessly that it must make the angels and mere mortals weep in astonishment and praise!

[@ToniB4E]

She killed "You give good love" her background singers harmony was amazing!

[@utbr01]

30 years!! amazing!! timeless & matchless!

[@ladybug7273]

On "Saving All My Love" She did so many different things with her VOICE!!!! Amazing!!!

[@michaelmottlau2072]

lIke going with a timemachine back in time to a warm beautiful august evening in New York, listening to my favourite artist at age 22. Thank you for uploading this great concert with our good friend Whitney.

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

+michael mottlau What was the concert like? :D I was born too late haha

[@charlesgill4076]

Whitney and Jones Beach on a beautiful summer night. Unbeatable combination half a lifetime ago!

[@thomasrehag1747]

😍😍🤫🤫😘😘💜💜💜💜👍👍

[@DitalianCole]

I'm glad and thankful we have these superb vocal performances on tape!

[@cris-tg8xc]

Inigualable Bendiciones ❤

[@charlie8581]

didn’t we almost have it all will forever be my favorite song! whitney is the best vocalist to grace our planet!!! love u whitney ❤️

[@lwyllc286]

I listen to this concert now quite often I love her speaking voice also....

[@cindyrolle6476]

My God...the gift he gave Whitney was one of a kind...the song I’m Changing and her vocals made my heart skip a beat. It actually almost stopped. There is a God and he placed his spirit in Whitney’s voice. RIP Nippy. You were everything.

[@paulinegayle702]

Goodness the things she did in this concert. Wow! Her estate should release this concert as a live concert album. They could do a series of live albums that follow her career. It is ridiculous she does not have a live concert album. And did someone say "damn" at 52:03 mark?

[@rsantana100]

What a treat to listen to these Whitney gems! You know, I never really understood why on earth they wouldn't release these shows or compilations of her innumerable awesome performances. They sure would make a tone of money...

[@janet135]

Holy mother of God. There are so much times to tag where she absolutely slayed!!! She was the greatest to ever live and sing and she proved that only in the first 5-6 years of her singing career. The rest we were lucky to still have but omg those first few years I wish I was alive for. I wasn’t even born yet! RIH beautiful angel ♥️♥️

[@DeshawnCrawley]

You're welcome she was the best.you're lucky you got to see her i sadly never got the chance to see that great lady.

[@bcp0703]

Impeccable!

[@2singitlive]

flawless. wonderful!

[@lwyllc286]

I love that song "Etenal Love" did she get her credit on that album...she was 16 when it was recorded...Thank you for blessing us with this undeniable angel.

[@arlington4508]

The greatest the ever do it, period.

[@sebaspaz0103]

Intro of Greatest love of all made me tear up....

[@Jvvb2f]

Wow! Young Whitney sounds so fresh here. Thank you for posting the whole concert. Never heard "Wanna Be Starting Something" before. It sounds so different to me than other Whitney songs. Very interesting.

[@babethpoumpouang5490]

That’s a Michael Jackson’s song

[@lwyllc286]

I love the tease at the end of I am changing.......go girl

[@Eyaf65]

I've never seen any video of her performing this great song live in concert. Hopefully some live DVD footage will be released soon.... She's the greatest!

[@SnoopCatts]

36:46 - 37:00 OMG... siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh

[@SoulnSensual]

Amazing!

[@keashle]

The very BEST!!! I love you Whitney ALWAYS and FOREVER!! Thanks Deshawn for posting this great concert. I had the lovingly pleasure to see her live over twenty times. I miss her!

[@rsantana100]

"You call my name and you don't say anything to me..." (59:51) She was funny on top of that talent!

[@marcello759]

Whitney Houston humilha. Nunca vi uma mezzo soprano dar tantos agudos lindíssimos. Maior cantora do mundo sem dúvidas

[@geisasantos3086]

Pois e aqui ela era uma belting spinto soprano

[@diorrboyyyy]

because she wasnt a mezzo😭 a mezzo couldnt give high notes like this. sopranos it is

[@alanito777]

Amazing.....

[@MrSoulshock44]

this version of i am changing was recorded in new york

[@Eyaf65]

Wow! Thanks....

[@MrGaga35]

1:03:08 - 1:03:13 omg, my heart and soul was healed from just that one note. Wow.....I keep replaying and replaying....rip angel 😭❤️😍

[@etolerific]

Me, too. That ring is simply incredibly amazing!!!

[@keashle]

Sorry to hear that DeShawn she truly was the best, I have LOTS of stories on her. I share some of them on my blog, Let's stay connected please subscribe to my channel. Again thanks for posting her concert, you made my week:-)

[@rickw1100]

wow.

[@AmbioCompanyInc]

55:24 yass

[@ladybug7273]

33:16-33:18😱😱😱

[@musicallychallenged2848]

Ikr! C#6

[@jjjones6852]

Mariah who

[@diorrboyyyy]

ive been saying this all my life

[@jboog6061]

50:45 crazy vocals

[@jboog6061]

50:21 beautiful

[@jboog6061]

36:50 do yall here that! Incrediblel technical pianissimo and repeated easily at that

[@musicallychallenged2848]

37:32 good A5

[@whitneyhoustonstan2472]

So good

[@carrie1793]

Where is the second night?

[@gaylefranklin]

It’s as if she made a decision to showcase her masterful passagio that night. Of course she didn’t. It’s incidental. But my god.,. She was a singular powerhouse of talent and technique. It breaks my heart.

[@MichaelRhodesno1]

30:18

[@johnlewis195]

Does anyone where she has a Live Version of Eternal Love..I dont think she ever did one...

[@diorrboyyyy]

55:30 chileeee she was climbing that head voice🐐

[@bestwhitney]

Hi fan💀💀💀💀

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@bestwhitney stalking me???

[@bestwhitney]

@@diorrboyyyy no i am tryna make my video💀

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@bestwhitney 😭😭

[@terranceof2007]

wanna be starting something nippy ! did better than Michael with this song !!!! she should've recorded and done it over !

[@dedee7288]

Terrance Thomas Whitney did record this, it was on a Arista album sampler with other artists on Arista to celebrate Arista's 10th Anniversary in 1983. Whitney also performed "I Am Changing" at the 10th Arista Anniversary party in 1983.

[@carrie1793]

Its not her song, its Michael Jackson's song, that she covered while on this tour.

[@diorrboyyyy]

13:20 😮😮😮

[@MarcosVinicius-mb4el]

16:34!!

[@lordvoldemort5725]

Is this pitched up?

[@diorrboyyyy]

lol no

[@musicallychallenged2848]

36:41 those F5# and E5s... Goodness!

[@musicallychallenged2848]

35:15 C#6 or a D6

[@ilovereginevelasquez954]

Musically Challenged C#6

[@pedrojorge532]

33:16.

[@stwaters1147]

Did she perform greatest love of all here?

[@thomasrehag1747]

Yes Song Nr. one. ❤️❤️

[@jantralee5800]

28:59

[@misterunderstood1709]

SAMLFY 30: 20

[@31dialga]

Pitched up :(

[@torikelly7405]

are you sure?

[@samueldarko3500]

NAH It's not

[@diorrboyyyy]

this is her debut era tone. you’ve clearly never seen her hwik performance at the 86 amas

[@circuslife888]

Was 1:04:47 a sustained F5? Can our pitch perfect friends kindly confirm? Thanks!

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

sounds like an E5

[@rsantana100]

What a treat to listen to these Whitney gems! You know, I never really understood why on earth they wouldn't release these shows or compilations of her innumerable awesome performances. They sure would make a tone of money...