Comeback Queen of the Night

Move over Britney, Whitney Houston is ready to take the title of comeback queen.

And David Foster, the legendary hit-maker for stars ranging from Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion to Madonna and Michael Jackson, is finally talking about his reunion with the superstar.

Foster collaborated with Houston on the blockbuster soundtrack single "I Will Always Love You." He knows fans are wondering if she's ready to resume her hugely successful career after years battling her personal demons.

Q: You and Whitney are finally together again. How is she doing?

David Foster: I was in the studio with her last week. She's in great shape and she looks good. We have this fantastic song that Diane Warren wrote and we went in and recorded it. It went really well. Her work ethic was exactly the way it was when we did the song for The Bodyguard. She worked incredibly hard for two nights and we came up with something really good.

Q: Whitney has been through some tough times. Do you think she has her life and career back on track?

DF: I think she's going to have a great album out within the year. Whitney is a girl that everybody would like to see come back and, in this case, it really would be a comeback. A lot of people say, 'Come back? I never left.' But Whitney did leave and she hasn't recorded in about 10 years, I believe. So this truly would be a comeback.

Songwriter Diane Warren had something to say about the the song she wrote for Houston.

Q: What's the song about, Diane?

Diane Warren: I don't usually write music with someone in mind. But I set out to write this song specifically for Whitney and it's called "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." It definitely touches on her life, but I think a lot of people will relate to it because they've gone through hard times too.

Q: How was her performance?

DW: I was praying that Whitney was going to be able to nail it and she exceeded my expectations. She sang the s*** out of that song. Seriously, it was amazing. I'll tell you something, Whitney is back. Let there be no doubt.

~MSN Entertainment


Q The Voice on Fire is Back.

Same Script Different Cast

Dear Mr. Brown...

Both women, successful, famous and rich beyond dreams. Yet one thing plagued them.


Whitney Houston has had a most illustrious music career with her slew of #1 hits (11, mind you), multiple awards won (a Guiness Book of record entry no less) and millions of records sold (almost 180 million albums, to be exact).

But when she married Bobby Brown, her personal and professional life took a dip.

She was a battered wife.

Look at Rihanna, today, the pop star whose career is upsurging with her own slew of hits and big selling records and whose image emulates Miss Houston , right down to the short cropped hair, the mega watt smile and androgyny and to a penchant of leather-and-fur wear, has her own domestic issues with another Mr. Brown, Chris Brown.

Both Mr. Browns are years younger then the 2 women, too.

The similarities are astounding.
And while the comparisions are flattering to Miss Barbados and rendering Miss Houston , relatable, it is also but a sad and embarassing parallel of seeing History repeat itself.

Rihanna, take a hard look yourself and think well.
It took Whitney 14 years to get out of the rut.

Q... it recalls Whitney's 2000 R&B hit song 'Same Script Different Cast' .