Whitney Houston Comeback

Monday, 10 March 2008 00:03

Whitney Houston has been lined up by billionaire philanthropist John Caudwell to give a rare one-hour performance at the Cauldwell Children Legends Ball at the Battersea Evolution arena on May 8.

She begins in earnest to record her comeback album today.

Houston, who's been in rehab for about a year in Southern California, is about to make the tentative steps toward reclaiming her once-flourishing career.

The first step is venturing into a recording studio with superstar writer-producer Johnta Austin — pronounced "Jon-tay." Austin won a Grammy for co-writing Mariah Carey's hit "We Belong Together." The hope is that he can work his magic again with Houston.

I already told you in this space about a month ago that music mogul Clive Davis has already settled on roughly seven songs for Houston, including those by R. Kelly, Diane Warren and other big-name producers. Another name in the hat: a writer called Fernando.

One song Houston might try: Julia Fordham's "Angel Without Wings." In any case, until someone hears her sing, no one will know for sure if continued drug abuse and smoking has harmed Houston's famed voice. To that end, I hear she's been working with a good vocal coach.

She dazzled Malaysia in December 2007 with a stunning comeback performance at the Live & Loud Music Festival.

Wearing skin-tight pants and a colourful top, the soul star sang her greatest hits to a crowd of 10,000 people in Kuala Lumpur.

The concert came after Houston reportedly cancelled a handful of recent guest performances. It marked her return to the live stage after divorcing husband Bobby Brown and undergoing rehab for a well-publicised drug problem.

Music mogul Clive Davis has endorsed the superstar's comeback - insisting she really has overcome her demons.

Stay tuned.

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