Whitney Houston 2, 2003), and gospel singer Emily "Cissy" (Drinkard) Houston. Her elder brother Michael is a singer, and her elder half-brother is former basketball player Gary Garland. Her parents were both African American. Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Her godmother was Darlene Love and her honorary aunt was Aretha Franklin, whom she met at age 8 or 9 when her mother took her to a recording studio. Houston was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church. After the 1967 Newark riots, the family moved to a
I Belong to You (Whitney Houston song) John Waddell I Belong to You (Whitney Houston song) "I Belong to You" is a song performed by American singer Whitney Houston from her third studio album "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990). It was released on October 18, 1991 as the album's fifth single. It was written by Derek Bramble and Franne Golde, and produced by Narada Michael Walden. The single was a Top 10 hit on the US "Billboard" R&B chart and garnered Houston a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards (1992). James Hunter of Rolling Stone said that the song "acts out