Okay so this week is becoming one of ‘official’ comebacks. A few days ago the Sade return was confirmed and now Arista has announced that Whitney Houston’s long-awaited CD has a release date of September 1st. While I join Whitney’s fans with a chorus of Yays, I can’t help wondering if the embattled diva is ready to be back in the spotlight. 

Arista is putting all of its might behind this project and has made sure that our Whitney is paired with the best songwriters (Diane Warren), producers (Swizz Beats) and collaborations (Akon and possibly R. Kelly—I’m not so happy about that one). And all the rumors about her voice not being what it used to have died down. So the album has the potential to be hit (or so it would seem). 

But y’all know where I am going….What about Whitney, the woman? Is she really ready? Earlier this year I wasn’t so sure when her bizarre behavior and shaky delivery at the Grammys and on the BET special had me scratching my head. We are all secretly hoping that her ‘crack is whack’, ‘Hell to the No’ (and telling radio host Wendy Williams off Newark-style) moments are a thing of the past. Yet incidents like those give us all pause (and make us start worrying about her all over again). 

When Whitney was at the top of her game she seemed to be better able  to the handle the pressures of the spotlight (but who knows how long she had that drug issue). The new Whitney, however, doesn’t seem as tough and a lot more vulnerable. Here’s to hoping that she has the real support she needs to comeback in every sense of the word.

Here’s Arista “Sizzle Reel” on Whitney:

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