I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney Houston [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] Whitney Houston, whose powerful and timeless voice has been described as "the voice," has released a gospel album "I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney Houston," which includes six previously unreleased songs, including one recorded live at Yokohama Arena in 1990. Whitney Houston, whose powerful and timeless voice has been described as "THE VOICE," is releasing an album focusing on her gospel roots, "I Go to the Rock - The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston. The only artist to have sold over 200 million CDs/records worldwide and to have seven consecutive #1 songs on the U.S. singles chart (Billboard Hot 100), Whitney has reached the pinnacle of the pop music scene and established herself as one of the greatest recording artists of all time. Whitney has reached the pinnacle of the pop music scene and established herself as one of the greatest recording artists of all time. At the same time, gospel music was an important part of her musical identity, as she grew up singing in her native New Jersey church under the guidance of her mother, Cissy Houston, a gospel singer. With the church always at the forefront of her mind, gospel music has been a major influence in her life and career. The album includes well-known gospel classics such as "Jesus Loves Me" and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," as well as a moving live version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water ("Bridge Over Tomorrow"/Simon & Garfunkel). The album also includes a touching live version of Bridge Over Troubled Water (Bridge Over Tomorrow/Simon & Garfunkel). Also included is "He/I Believe," recorded live at Yokohama Arena in January 1990, at the height of their career! This is the first time this live recording has been released in Japan.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

1990年横浜アリーナでのライヴ音源など6曲の未発表曲を含むゴスペル・アルバム『I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney Houston』"THE VOICE"と称えられるパワフルで時代を超越した歌声を持つホイットニー・ヒューストンが、自身の原点ともいえるゴスペルにフォーカスしたアルバム『I Go to the Rock - The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston』をリリースする。これまでに全世界で2億枚以上のCD/レコードを売り上げ、全米シングル・チャート(Billboard Hot 100)で7曲連続1位を獲得した唯一のアーティストでもあるホイットニーは、ポップ・ミュージック・シーンで頂点を極め、史上最も優れたレコーディング・アーティストとしての地位を確立した。それと同時に、生まれ故郷のニュージャージー州の教会で幼いころからゴスペル歌手でもあった母親シシー・ヒューストンの指導を受けながら歌って育ったため、ゴスペル音楽は彼女の音楽的アイデンティティの重要な部分であった。彼女の心の中には常に教会があり、ゴスペル・ミュージックは彼女の人生とキャリアに大きな影響を及ぼした。アルバムには「Jesus Loves Me」、「His Eye Is on the Sparrow」などよく知られたゴスペル定番曲や、「Bridge Over Troubled Water(明日に架ける橋/サイモン&ガーファンクル)」の感動的なライヴ・バージョンなどが収録されている。また、キャリアの絶頂期である1990年1月に行われた横浜アリーナでのライヴ音源「He/I Believe」を収録! 本邦初公開のライヴ音源として大いに注目される。