In honor of Whitney Houston’s 60th birthday, here are my favorite Whitney songs

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I am a proud member of Generation X, and I think I can speak for all of us when I say Whitney Houston was a prominent voice for our generation ever since the release of her eponymous album in 1985. 

I was a few months shy of my 14th birthday when I heard that album, and every song on it was a hit. 

You couldn’t attend a graduation in the early ’80s without hearing a class full of children or teenagers singing “Greatest Love of All.” You couldn’t escape her on the radio — not that we wanted to. 

Once she came on the scene, she commanded it. She was the gold standard, and everyone who came after was compared to her. She was the voice and the visuals, baby. 

Today, Aug. 9, would have been her 60th birthday, and in honor of the occasion, I want to list my favorite Whitney Houston songs. 

In honor of Whitney Houston’s 60th birthday, here are my favorite Whitney songs