Whitney Houston’s gospel album I Go To The Rock will be released in March with SIX new songs… 11 years after her shock death at the age of 48
Whitney Houston is releasing new music despite passing away 11 years ago in Beverly Hills.
It was announced on Thursday that a documentary TV special, album and DVD of their gospel music will soon be released.
The documentary is called I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston.
The new album will feature six never-before-released songs from 1981; The first single is Testimony, which was released on Thursday. There will also be gospel songs from The Preacher’s Wife, Sparkle and The Bodyguard soundtracks.
This comes after she was honored at a pre-Grammy party hosted by Jennifer Hudson on Saturday.
New work: Whitney Houston has released new music despite passing away 11 years ago in Beverly Hills. It was announced on Thursday that a documentary TV special, album and DVD of their gospel music will soon be released
Back in action, the new album will feature six never-before-released songs from as far back as 1981; The first single is Testimony, which was released on Thursday. Seen in Las Vegas in 2004
“Full of soul and power, Whitney’s voice is no stranger to gospel music,” read the note on her Instagram page.
“Gaither Television Productions presents I Go To The Rock, an album of their beloved gospel music featuring 6 previously unreleased tracks,” was also shared.
“Listen to her singing Testimony at 17 and pre-order the album that follows her journey through gospel music ✨.”
Unreleased songs include a live VH1 Honors version of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water.
There will also be I Found a Wonderful Way, He Can Use Me and Testimony.
The documentary will premiere on March 24th on UPtv and Aspire TV.
The film explores Houston’s beliefs, career advancement, and accomplishments.
The feature will be hosted by gospel singer CeCe Winans, whose birth name is Priscilla Marie Winans Love.
Blast from the past: There will also be gospel songs from The Preacher’s Wife, Sparkle and The Bodyguard soundtracks. Seen in 1986
I GO TO ROCK TRACK LISTING
‘I Go to the Rock’ (‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Soundtrack)
‘Jesus Loves Me’ (‘The Bodyguard’ Soundtrack)
“He Can Use Me” – UNRELEASED TRACK
‘Joy to the World’ (‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Soundtrack)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Whitney and CeCe Winans, VH1 Honors) – UNRELEASED TRACK
‘Testimony’ – UNRELEASED TRACK
‘I look at you’
‘His Eye is On the Sparrow’ (‘Sparkle’ Soundtrack)
‘Hold On, Help Is On The Way’ (‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Soundtrack)
“This Day” (VH1 Honors) – UNRELEASED TRACK
“I Found a Wonderful Way” – UNRELEASED TRACK
‘Joy’ (‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Soundtrack)
“I Love the Lord” (Soundtrack “The Preacher’s Wife”)
“He/I Believe” – UNRELEASED TRACK
Pat Houston, the executor of the Whitney E. Houston estate, calls the project “a will of Whitney’s heart.”
It added: “Her love of gospel music infuses every song with love, compassion and conviction.
“To love Whitney is to love what she represents to all who love the gospel. I welcome this project knowing that Whitney has always stood on solid rock for her love of gospel music.’
Houston died from mixing a cocktail of Xanax and other strong prescription drugs with alcohol, it was reported in 2012.
According to gossip website TMZ, her family was allegedly told by Los Angeles County coroners that she didn’t have enough water in her lungs to conclude that she drowned in her luxury hotel bathtub and, in fact, died before her head went under water went.
The revelations come as it emerged that their daughter Bobbi Kristina, 18, allegedly fell asleep in a bathtub at the same Beverly Hilton hotel just 24 hours before her mother’s death.
TMZ claims security was called to unlock the door and assist the 18-year-old on the occasion.
Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown, with whom she had a notoriously tumultuous 14-year relationship marred by drug use, was in Nashville at the time of her death and his daughter’s trips to the hospital.
Brown – who she partially blamed for her drug problems – was said to have been “in and out of crying fits” when she heard the news of her death.
But he still performed on stage with his band New Edition.
He shouted ‘I love you Whitney!’ in the middle of the concert.
As they once were: Houston, daughter Kristina and Bobby Brown in 2003