Whitney (album) also praised her vocals as follows: "Houston's voice sounds good, real good. [...] She's firmer, more confident." With the highly anticipated release of her second album "Whitney", Houston became the first female artist to debut at number one in the history of "Billboard" 200 chart (formerly the "Top Pop Albums" chart). It made her the fourth artist to achieve that feat overall, behind Elton John with "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies", Stevie Wonder with "Songs in the Key of Life" and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with "Live/1975–85". On June 27,
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (album) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (album) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is the first album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released in 1967. This album debuted on the U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums on April 8, 1967, peaked at #161 and was on the charts for 8 weeks. The single "Buy for Me the Rain" b/w "Candy Man" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on 4/8/67, peaked at #45 on 5/6/67, and was on the charts for 7 weeks. In Canada, the single reached #37 in May 1967. The album liner notes were written by Tiger Beat magazine Feature