About this episode

The episode discusses the making of Whitney Houston's album and explores themes of pop songwriting and personal relationships.

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Whitney Houston grew up in a family chock full of singing talent and seemed destined for a musical career. Known forever as "The Voice" she broke records and sold millions upon millions. Tom, Adam, and Rob get together to discuss the pop songwriting game, toxic relationships, and synth marimba. Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VG3jq7EZWYl0wlPSAskxq?si=c5b305dbe67541e6 Listen to Whitney here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5Vdzprr5cOqXQo44eHeV7t?si=0wZnsAQSSTy0H_bCQa-pKw And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German , Sweden  1 , 2 , & 3…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Adam, Rob

Topics covered

• Whitney Houston
• music production
• pop songwriting
• toxic relationships
• synth marimba

Keywords

• Whitney Houston
• album making
• pop music
• synth marimba
• toxic relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Chop Unlimited

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