I Wanna Dance

Ahead of the highly anticipated release of “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” in movie theaters on December 23rd, the film’s corresponding soundtrack “I Wanna Dance with Somebody – The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined,” will be released tomorrow December 16th via RCA Records.

Whitney Houston was inarguably one of the biggest female pop stars of all time. Her accomplishments as a hitmaker were extraordinary; just to scratch the surface, she became the first artist ever to have seven consecutive singles hit number one, and her 1993 Dolly Parton cover "I Will Always Love You" became nothing less than the biggest hit single in rock history. Houston was able to handle big adult contemporary ballads, effervescent, stylish dance-pop, and slick urban contemporary soul with equal dexterity; the result was an across-the-board appeal that was matched by scant few artists of her era, and helped her become one of the first black artists to find success on MTV in Michael Jackson's wake.

Born April 15, 1966, London, England. While she was taking her 0 level exams, well-endowed 16-year-old Samantha was discovered by SUN newspaper and promoted as a topless model. Her debut single in 1986, "Touch Me", was well received by critics, who praised her strong vocal performance. This thing hit number three on the charts. After this, she released "Do Ya, Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" which also reached the UK TOP 10. Other songs that became hits in Britain were "Hold On Tight", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" and "I Surrender". To prove that former newspaper models can also be serious artists, Fox releases his singles on the US market. There she enjoyed even greater success with three hits in the TOP 10. In 1991, Samantha finished her first film, tentatively titled THE FINAL EMBRACE.

Recorded during his peak era, Tony Bennett's "I Wanna Be Around" continues the crooner's upward trajectory as he nestles into a superb batch of heartfelt ballads, softly swinging pop and frisky bossa nova with the kind of charm, control and coolness reserved for a legend. The follow-up to the singer's breakthrough "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", this 1963 set is every bit its predecessor's equal. Read: A bonafide vocal classic.