Whitney Houston - Hold Me (Live 1987)

Whitney Houston performs Hold Me live on May 10th, 1987 for the "The Linda Creed Memorial Scholarship Fund" Concert. Teddy Pendergrass also performs with her off stage from his wheel chair.

[@MrDTJones1]

i just heard this. i cried. i miss GREAT music. and i miss these legends.

[@rogerusatuck1731]

The strength and beauty of Whitney's voice is unmatched by any singer who ever lived

[@omardia1422]

Roger Usatuck the world need to realize that and stop trying to be her or succeed her....the will and always will be only one...and she was it!

[@bl6797]

Except for Barbra Streisand....they both had equal power, beauty, and strength and range in their voices.

[@mindmyown1]

That’s right!♥️🙏🏽⭐️

[@jorgenjohnsen5061]

You are D..... right. She was sent from God!

[@craigfurlow7692]

@@bl6797 NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[@Listening4n0w]

Ms. Labelle said, "Whitney was the 8th wonder of the world." So true.

[@tagacale1733]

she wasn't lying.

[@kaylassiter4575]

She was mistaken; Rap Brown is.

[@rosam.ferrer3836]

Absolutely true!!!

[@yahsharelscrown7647]

She was so right‼️😍Who were the first 7?

[@brianquick2131]

The most beautiful wonder in the world, ❤️❤️🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹xxx RIP beautiful ❤️

[@mlwhepfiorino3392]

Pendergrass is a legend in his own right too, listen how clear the diction!

[@craigfurlow7692]

Her voice was like MAGIC! And she knew how to use it sooo well. Performances like this confirm just why Whitney was special. She just had something no one else had. ✨

[@boricua5770]

whitneys voice is crystal clear!!!!

[@gaylefranklin]

I never knew Whitney ever performed this song live with Teddy P!!!!!! So happy to have come across this! Thank u foot sharing!

[@munachiscoc]

This very song made me start to love romantic love songs. I believe I first heard it in 93

[@trawlins396]

I can't even finish this. I'm crying too hard. We have lost so much.

[@taylor5973]

Yes rip Whitney and teddy

[@Sophie-ov3rx]

We did. ❤ 😪

[@ldcharper8536]

In 1987 I was 13 years old I started listening to Whitney Houston when I was 12 and I'm 46 now

[@berniecole5757]

I remember watching Whitney on the awards show when I was a little girl. SHE WAS PHENOMENAL.

[@Keturah-Abigail1]

One of my favorite songs! Whitney will always be my all time favorite singer! I love how she never sings her songs the same way. Her gift was unstoppable and endless that is why I believe she never sung the song the same way... she had so much to show... I love love love her voice and her... I miss her dearly 😔😍

[@snjones99]

Me 2

[@solowilliams931]

She was my favorite and number one artist ever. First time I heard her sing I was a young child and I was curious about her… got her first album when I was 11. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ RIP Nippy.

[@kennyknight07]

She has always been "The place of peace" for my heart when I need, When I am down / sad, lonely , angry or stressed... Her voice always heal the pain... A sacred place which never fails me. has always been and will always be!!! RIP WH... your most loyal fan!! love you from all of my heart!

[@terrigilbert9777]

mines 2 kenney.

[@ignaciomedina9816]

kenny knight i feel exactly the same

[@kennyknight07]

Thank you ignacio medina ... You are from Spain or Italy or Latin descendants, nonetheless..... i have grown to learn that I am not the only one...but millions all over the world... What I said above... is so true... Miracle of her voice... Still saves me today... I am sure for many many days to come. All I can say is that when it comes to the "voice" of angle... I am bound to WH... since I first saw/heard her till the end of me.

[@LATINHANDS65]

What is that...? That she does that you...? I tried to explain it to a few friends. It is like the first few sips of a really good cocktail after a hard day. Her voice just puts you in THAT place of pleasure and peace.

[@willfeen]

Me too😭😭❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@lovewalk101]

Whitney's voice here is purely angelic!!!!

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

Yes indeed 😥❤️🙏🤲🌏

[@dubbled7286]

One of the most beautiful songs in the history of mankind!!

[@MrGaga35]

6:05 - 6:40 like wow no words to how beautiful her voice was. I’m so in love with her. Rip you beautiful angel ❤️😭

[@jaystarsky]

perfect wedding song!

[@christianramos515]

DStarsky Pots that’s what I was thinking

[@joancummins4512]

I am getting chills, this is incredible to hear Whitney with Teddy.

[@bd3825]

She had so much command over her voice. Just super brilliant.

[@shaebaby6373]

Omg that voice!!! Whitney.... such a beautiful soul

[@whitneyhoustonstan2472]

At 5:38, it’s one of the very few occasions we heard Whitney sing words in her full head voice (yes, she did sing in her head voice, but rarely full phrases). Absolutely marvelous! Just listen to how those words ring in their velvety tone. Her voice was so beautiful.

[@ppgenterprise7950]

Marco Murillo actually she sang full phrases in her head all the time from 85-92 she also did it often in 93/94 but it was getting harder. However it was very rare to hear it from 96-99. But in 2010 she sang a whole phrase in her head voice which was amazing

[@bartek8406]

@@ppgenterprise7950 not exactly, she usually sang a first, light phrase in her gorgeous head voice like in i will always love you. Here we have a strong, high head voice part which is really unike. She was phenomenal.

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

@@bartek8406 She sang many times in her headvoice. Go listen to all at once...the 1985 live version in Switzerland and some of the versions she did in 1990. she sang full phrases in head voice..and also the no body loves me like you do...some performances from 1986

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4S9ipZufbaafpY 0.25 from moment and I realised that, you are not coming back, full head voice...

[@odumosuolusegun2781]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYa2pYebaN-siJI ALL AT ONCE IS SANG IN HEAD VOICE AT THE BEGINING

[@BENNYBLANCOFTB]

TWO LEGENDS AND SUPERSTARS OF MUSIC.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@GioMalgio]

"Hold Me" , was written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, while the production was overseen by Masser who used one of his earlier arrangements that he had produced for "In Your Arms", a song recorded by singer DIANA ROSS for her 1982 album Silk Electric, on the duet. "Hold Me" is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston from the former's eight studio album Love Language (1984). "Hold Me" was Houston's first ever single of her career and was later included in Houston's 1985 self-titled debut album.

[@alanyournextbed118]

heaven must now be even more heavenly with whitney and teddy

[@ReeceG231]

Jeezus that POWER. I cant put into words what her voice does to me. Its like shes from another planet.

[@shirleyjohnson7284]

She had a voice on her she had a Beautiful voice..She was my favorite..

[@patricedfields]

A heavenly moment captured! Tears and chills while watching this. What a blessing to have their music in my lifetime!

[@Chiledelaire]

These voices ...Wow like in cloud nine Bravo!

[@karant1378]

This is so beautiful its hard to believe its real. Pure magic.

[@divaslive6953]

Whitney in her prime was unmatched, even if Celine or Mariah was around that era they will find it hard to equalled or matched Whitney's voice. Her voice is so powerful and she can shift many styles and acrobatics in any form or shapes when it comes to singing. she's just like playing. Her voice adjusting in a very simple way which in fact a very difficult way to do.

[@kennyknight07]

+Divas Live +Divas Live Mariah / Celine were WH wana be> Celine gained recognition from singing contest / like one of those american idols / the voice > singing "The greatest love of all" when she was 13, after WH debut in 85. Mariah was a waitress.... met SONY music president who was about 50 something when she was 16 or so. There u go Mariah went all the way to the top.

[@kennyknight07]

+kenny knight they were both WH wana be. Between 90 to 98, WH were pushed away from recording her own solo album, bcos SONY label were pushing Mariah in 90 Celine in 94, Tony braxton in 93, 96, to sell their album. WH 's presence would have been in those girl's way. Tony gave interesting interview after her biopic "Unbreak my heart" That she was sign under contract, that the label would abuse her financially... (fuck her up bad), and was forced to work literally like "slave" She was famous but did not make any money. I can imagine, WH could have fallen into the trap of the evil industry. Having to work with no sleep... thus lead her into substance abuse.. To function... 24/7.

[@kennyknight07]

+kenny knight look at the way WH music style had to change from more "White" To completely "Black" departing her original style when she debut, 90 album more urban >> then sound track 92 bodyguard / 94 waiting to exhale / 96 the preacher's wife = first gospel album. 98 completely hip hop which WH admitted herself that she hated that she had to change her style to the type of music any body can sing= hiphop. I will post that interview later,... She said "what could I do... I just had to sing to the floor" .... something like that. The rest ... is history... After clive davis leaving arista, WH demanded to produce do everything by herself... and release her own album in 02... .which failed completely..... without enuf support from the label... Until 09,,,, she didn't get a chance to release any album, due to the breakdown of her personal life.... The rest... u know what happened. Her family pushed her to do live concert.... as she would not make any thing out of album, = she signed ??hundred million $ advance. So she had to do world tour under that condition. It must be so painful having to go thru that ordeal... so sad...

[@theonedenny]

+Divas Live I agree 100% wholeheartedly. She was a phenomenon!

[@mpaga]

@@kennyknight07 Make some research before writing so untrue and dumb statements. The industry can't create some whitney Houston wannabe like Mariah, Celine or Toni. Their legacy is so big because they are true legend and true artist in their own right. Celine Dion was already a recording artist in Canada even before Whitney first album came out, she was just not a big thing in Canada, she later on represented France at Eurovision in 1988 and won. Her career got a push when her first English Album came out due to a larger audience and that she was in a bigger recording company working with the best song writers and producers like David Foster. Mariah was a trained singer when Whitney first came out, you have to know she is 7 years younger than Whitney. When Whitney's first album came out she's 15 but already makes demo, writes her own songs...She met Mottola when she was 18 and was not a waitress at that time but a backup singer for Brenda k Starr who introduced her to him because she saw the potential and by the way he was 38. Whitney's prime vocally was from 88 to 92, nobody pushed her to the side to let other artists flourish. She was in the hands of Clive Davis who was already very big and influential in the 80's. Whitney and Mariah were not in the same music company. Barista and Sony were rivals. Mariah came out in 90 in the middle of whitney prime, it didn't stop her from getting recognition, her first album was phenomenal. The bodyguard soundtrack to this very day is whitney biggest success. Mariah, Celine and Toni were already around. So everything you've said doesn't make any sense. Contrary to Mariah, Whitney doesn't write her songs except for 1 or 2 songs she wrote. Therefore in terms of freedom she relies more on song writers, Mariah does not. All that to say you don't need to tear those ladies down to elevate Whitney, her talent is enough. They all contributed to the music industry and should all be respected for that.

[@haanakotta]

Whitney best live performance

[@Ladylightway]

Awww,,,,,,,,, so Beautiful !!!!!! In tears. 😭😭😭

[@KG-ii9vb]

Oh my..what a treasure to have found this....VOICE OF AN ANGEL😍

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

I love the 80s

[@sipnog3528]

Teddy Pendergrass , one of the best male voices to ever grace this earth

[@shanig]

Lord Have Mercy, have you ever heard anything so beautiful? This isnt even good quality of a video, and Whitney sounds absolutely astonishing. Her voice takes you into a world of peace, until the body guard at @7:55 brings you back into reality. Her voice is truly the 8th wonder of the world.

[@mysteryof7]

yes! God truly gave her a gift, yes siree

[@gavinvonmeyer3746]

And T.P. As welll. And Vince Montana, another Legend.

[@tasleemmaslaihat9311]

Words!

[@simonsteam]

They say the wonders of the world that mostly are man made. That voice. no-one could make. that grew from nothing. THAT is a wonder of the world!

[@Ladylace97]

Amen to that

[@antij1]

***** Singing was def. in her blood. Her family is like a who's who of great singers.

[@mysteryof7]

+HereWeGo Ooh, say that, say that

[@antij1]

Absolutely.

[@katiavaleria708]

+ Se Smith And to think that she had roof of the mouth and behind the torn vocal chords by a hanger hook as a child, and the doctors said that maybe she could not speak ... What is a miracle? But what we hear out of Whitney's lips for so many years. His voice was the product of a miracle, a divine manifestation and this is unparalleled.

[@giannimolluso5846]

Whitney Houston had a Gift from God

[@DPaid11]

6:08 Her voice is perfection ❤️

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

🌏💋❤️🙏🤲😥 angel voice

[@nicholalaw1533]

Beautiful song 💖💖

[@sipnog3528]

Whitney's voice was on top of the world here😢

[@clweeks5]

Still missing you both Whitney & Teddy P.

[@VelvetWhispererASMR]

ALL of this is amazing...and that ENDING 😫. YES, Whitney! Interpret! It felt like the ending chords from the piano player were spontaneous & Whitney sang accordingly....freestyle-ish. That was beautiful...her voice was FLOATING...

[@MAINEiac06]

These early performances prove there is Whitney, and then there is everyone else. Greatest vocalist to ever have picked up a microphone.

[@VallyreMusic]

The Voice...

[@jeshun7071]

Happy birthday to Whitney Houston who would've celebrated her 55th birthday today, Whitney who was also one of the best selling female of all time, duets here with Teddy Pendergrass from 1985

[@claireamistoso926]

crying right now.. i miss my Nippy 😭

[@janeknowles7654]

Same here so beautiful not find the right person , am so saddened she had to put up with crap and some bad situations all these things put stress on her heart mark my word.

[@NippyShay3]

RIH TEDDY P AND WHITNEY H

[@kevon1242]

This is a wonderful feel good song,which is what music should reflect,in love,peace an happiness to all.

[@brendaharper5846]

Wonderful two magical voices!!!

[@sifisobande8597]

Chills. What a gift Whitney was to the world!!!

[@user-rt3ns3dn7w]

WOW!! JUST WOW!! This is why I love youtube!!

[@obiomanewman3282]

I have loved this song from day one!!!! I ❤❤❤❤❤❤ you whitney, rest in peace!!!

[@EyesOnly2012]

Now that you are gone many of us have broken Hearts ....Rest In Peace Angel

[@djestarneem8676]

This little angel was so innocent! OMG!!! Just hoping for you to rest forever peacefully!!!

[@ellenangel1571]

Whitney has a humility about her, very humble and modest. She is inclusive. Just looking how she was being with Teddy in this moment.

[@marcosalvesdesouza1828]

the best romantic song of world...

[@ShineHappY]

what a lungs and vocal cords had that woman, just amzing, always better life than the recorded version, i miss you Whitney :(

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

How is 13 years old

[@diorrboyyyy]

@@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok the video was uploaded almost 14 years sho not the performance….

[@Megan-ur5eb]

​@@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok How is 14 years old

[@francorossville7359]

Nice tribute to Diana Ross . "Hold Me" was originally recorded by Diana Ross with the title "In Your Arms" for her album " Silk Electric " ( 1982) . In the choirs of Diana Ross versione, there was Cissy Houston, the mother of Whitney . "Hold Me" , was written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed, while the production was overseen by Masser who used one of his earlier arrangements that he had produced for "In Your Arms", on the duet. "Hold Me" is a ballad duet performed by American singers Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston from the former's eight studio album Love Language (1984). "Hold Me" was Houston's first ever single of her career and was later included in Houston's 1985 self-titled debut album.

[@douglasochieng8906]

George Benson doing the introduction ☺

[@stwaters1147]

You seriously made Whitney stand there while she waits for you to finish all your shenanigans

[@kelvinpyaeko]

her voice was so pure here

[@pedrohiroyuki7730]

thanks God this video was recorded and this person has been there doing the job, drop a like for it!

[@ccbaby2897]

Whatta rare treat! I use to sing this song as child. One of my personal Whitney faves!

[@agiluzresgo4010]

I love this song

[@mariaadele3367]

what a fantastic song between them

[@andreiafelinto2834]

Miss you Whitney Houston 😍😍😍😍😍

[@kishanafleary9107]

We love you queen ! Your majestic voice 💗💗💗💗

[@YVRopera]

Perfect melding of voices! Just beautiful....

[@happyboy78]

never thought i'd be able to witness the 2 of them performing this live. thank you so, so much for sharing!

[@benedicteknutson]

Yes! Me neither!!Amazing!!!

[@mlwhepfiorino3392]

Beautiful!!

[@linkdoe25]

OMGoodness... Whitney's voice... I'm speechless.... She does it so effortless

[@mjum9014]

I just realized all 4 of them are gone. The 2 singers Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston and the 2 songwriters, Linda Creed and Michael Masser. For those of you who don't know, Linda Creed wrote a lot of the "Philly Sound" music including several Stylistic songs. May all 4 RIP! 💐

[@jesseniavargas6969]

THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING I HAVEN'T SEEN OF WHITNEY & WOW THIS IS SOOO HEAVENLY.🕊️

[@sharonpowell1969]

2019. Amazing

[@gislenefrancoteles8880]

Maravilhosa! Que voz linda! Seja gravada ou ao vivo. Faz falta e sempre fará

[@Lisarsd39561]

Sing it WHITNEY!! Missing you so deeply! ♥

[@benedicteknutson]

The One and Only. ❤️W.H.❤️

[@ssjjc1]

My husband and I just made special love to this song, on a reunion I will never forget... !!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH BABY.!!!

[@kennyknight07]

Just PURE / PERFECT LOVE!!!! : I tore my cassette tapes of har in those days...

[@miguelincendi7758]

I believe this is only video out there of Teddy and Whitney singing this song live. This is a treasure, for sure.

[@bl6797]

Such a beautiful song and melody!

[@user-ki4uu2zx7d]

let's love whitney

[@dnw75]

Tomorrow, 2/11/13 will be one year to the date we have lost one of the greatest singers God has put on this earth. R.I.P. Whitney!! Gone, but not forgotten.

[@carlagray2540]

Everyday I see a new video of Whitney that Iv'e never seen before her body of work is so great, It's never ending. Luv u Whitney.

[@kerryrobertson9022]

Wow ... would of loved to have witnessed this ... beautiful ♥️

[@sjtalksandlife]

Such a beautiful song..Whitney sounds so beautiful here..but where is Teddy? I hear him, but I cant see him..would have been nice to see him.

[@cindyrolle6476]

Sure wish music and singing was like this today

[@stephaniewoodard25]

This song makes love worth sharing, with the one you love. Isn't that right Sweetie. You know who you are??????

[@reygab3880]

I really missed this woman....sadly what a tragic ending of her career...😭😭😭

[@lidiamariaandriottidasilve545]

Só beautiful!

[@patandmissy93]

I have loved this song for a long time thankyou

[@nia39]

I love this song...love it love it.

[@catman8670]

Gone forever,, but never forgotten ❤️

[@reygab3880]

Linda Creed is one my favorite composer.....sadly she gone too soon...at the age 37 she passed away

[@rich_edwards79]

Everyone involved with this incredible song passed too soon. Such is the tragedy of life. For me, it's a reminder of my beautiful late wife Heather, whose light went out aged 26 in 2013. I still think of her and miss her everyday.

[@hurricaneee32]

ive been listening to this song along my whole life and hadnt a clue about whitney performing it. 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 assumed its diana ross, cause remembers me her' endless love' duet with lionel ritche. knowing for facts its whitneys voice show how versatile she was. she softened her powerful voice and made it so delicate, fiting this particular song perfectly. AMAZING!

[@rebeccataylor200]

I. love. this. song. rip. Whitney. and. Teddy

[@pc.peacekeeper]

Live life to the fullest. One day you will miss the youngh you left behind.

[@user-cl9qc6jo7r]

Absolutely beautiful. 7/4/2024

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

There's something in your eyes. I see a pure and simple honesty..hold me your arms tonight. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋🌏 I was only in the United States five years when I first heard that song and I fell in love with it

[@deboramariacristina5695]

As vezes me pergunto, como pode Deus ter criado uma criatura tão linda, por dentro e por fora, que conseguia com seu espírito iluminado e cheio de calor, encantar a todos ao seu redor, e com uma voz única, incomparável. Ela cantava com emoção, vivendo o que cantava. Acho que Deus, ao criar a whitney, jogou realmente a forma fora. Deus deu tudo pra essa mulher. Mas como na vida nada é perfeito, ela não encontrou a felicidade. Nippy meu amor, que vc tenha encontrado no Céu, a felicidade que não encontrou aqui neste mundo, junto a sua Bobby Kristina.

[@gperr2716]

Perfection!