I just want to talk about that breath she uses for the beginning of that climactic 3rd chorus: In that one breath, she goes in and out of vibrato, back and forth between her head and chesty-mix register, suspends and releases agility between straight notes and melisma, with power and perfect pitch, all while articulating each and every consonant with such emotion and control. And she hasn't even peaked yet in this chorus. She's not just a singer here, but actually more of an athlete. And what's helping her is that unlike "I Have Nothing" or "How Will I Know", this song sits so perfectly in her tessitura, that she's able to add such dynamism and flair to every note with such ease.

@dharmalove3634

Ай бұрын

This insight on Whitney’s voice ❤️thank you it was even soothing to hear 🫶

I'm a 48 yr old rock guy and this song still gives me chills. Imo by far the best sung pop song of all time. What a voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@murlyn2

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree, from a rock singer/guitar player a few years older than you. Just absolutely a perfect voice

The tenderness and breathyness in the acapella 1st verse and 1st chorus is a masterclass in vocal tone, control, dynamics and emotion. I feel blessed and grateful to have written a song for Whitney. She was incredible! 🎤🔥🌹

@Matthew9.__

2 жыл бұрын

Which song did you write for Whitney?

@lucidangst6074

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matthew9.__ Moment of Truth

@mariahyohannes

2 жыл бұрын

I've had Moment Of Truth on repeat for the last several weeks! Thank you!

@tisanbako

Жыл бұрын

@@lucidangst6074 that’s my jam

@viliameleqa9703

4 ай бұрын

It is that part of the song that sets her apart and leaves me mesmerised

This might be the most perfect vocal ever recorded! It’s truly amazing.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is!

@dp5464

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a live performance it’s from the album. Listen to her live she has more breaks in her voice and adds more style. Her live performances are better than studio recorded ones.

@mariahyohannes

2 жыл бұрын

@@dp5464 Keyword: RECORDED. They never said it was live

this was why she was hailed THE VOICE, her voice and songs will live on forever! truly the greatest..

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

Whitney does not loose control. She just gives control a rest.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in, Dre Batista!

@theakh4238

3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame what became of her life. Not a fan, but total respect for that voice.

@amandafrazier8631

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. Whitney knew exactly when to give control a rest but she NEVER loses control.

Actually ... this was recorded in 1 take through her microphone live on the set of the bodyguard movie. She didn't record it in a studio, so it was as raw as it gets. She could have perfected it in studio but when she was standing on the stage in that sparkling dress, she was also recording the greatest female solo of all time.

Thank you for this. I tear up just listening to her isolated vocals. She was so incredible; I'm at a loss.

How Houston could support those lower range notes with a breathless force is beyond me. She was definitely a gospel based vocalist, and it shows. When she hit the power notes, they are so strong, but her soft notes are just as supported. She was an all around singer in all ranges and genres. She is missed.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She certainly is!

@lettiegrant9447

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

Whitney was a gift from god. What a talent. We were blessed with her incredible musical contributions that will live on forever.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

I think that she had the best voice ever.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was one of a kind, M D!

@rushfreak29

3 жыл бұрын

best voice ever by far!! love it

@lucyhill512

3 жыл бұрын

@@rushfreak29 Is this Victor Campos from the cast of, Scarface ?

@datkiddjophat4290

2 жыл бұрын

SHe was perfect.

@leahingraham5509

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

One of the best vocalist in history

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

I would have to say Whitney's version of the Star Spangled Banner is by far my favorite. Was so amazingly talented!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

A genuinely stunning ability. Phenomenal both live and in the studio.

The beginning of this song always gets me the way she sings it is just magical always get goosebumps just listening to this

Whitney is probably my favorite singer of all time. Love this Ken!!!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

👍😀

She was an unbelievable singer,so unique. I always admired the wide variety of colors in her voice and the amazing capacity of her lungs!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was totally amazing, A O!

@MsAussie83

2 жыл бұрын

My mom always says it best when she says that Whitney sings "from the bottom of her soul"!

Such a tremendous voice. She fills the music, we can just hear her sing "à capella" style, it still gives me chills...so sad she passed away so young...

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

A great loss, Eduhardlock 2015!

Whitney sounds absolutely gorgeous and sensual with no music - just a bare voice. Wonderful.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

A voice like this comes around once in a lifetime or century. She is missed in today's music.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😊

@RandomUser25122

3 ай бұрын

I wished we could’ve had more time with her and her incredible voice, but I’m so grateful for the gifts she blessed us with 🙏🏽

No one can even come close. She had a god given talent

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

@mattmatthews3689

2 жыл бұрын

The Father in Heaven could only create a voice like this. Absolutely breathtaking. He took his time creating her voice.

She was truly one of a kind. There will never be another Whitney.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

May you be at peace Whitney. Truly an angelic voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Gone too soon.

@odumosuolusegun2781

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin I love what you said about harmonic overtones...it comes from core chest and not from falsetto. Whitney knew how to retain her core and depth in her belts , That is why the squillo she could produce in her chest voice was just out of this world.. Some people thinking singing a note is the same, the quality and the harmonic overtones from the notes is what set her apart...she understood scuro -darkness and chiaro -brightness. Also, the vocal we here was recorded in one take..99 percent of it.. She was known to nailing her vocals in one take.....

@montanamade8712

3 жыл бұрын

She was an angel dragged into hell by Bobby Brown, ruined and finally killed. She is sadly and sorely missed. I would have loved to see what she could have done in a later life career. We were robbed of her talent- that’s why you’re sad listening to her. I get that way too.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

@@montanamade8712 We are all responsible for our own choices.

Such a big voice. Huge chest voice as well head voice. Her seamless transitions, her flawless volume control, her divine sense of ornamentation ... many things to say about this tremendously gifted woman. A true vocal technician and musician.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@fzpe856

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin She, Mahalia Jackson and Judy Garland were truly marvellous vocal technicians. So much depth and clarity in the sound.

You've taken one of our greatest voices and made us understand it all and made her sound much much better than we originally listened to

I think Whitney had the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. Yes - a few others had more range and others had more power.... but Whitney really had an angelic voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, Eric! She was sublime.

Omg! Whitney was the greatest of all👑

You can't get much better singing than this. She was the greatest

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She set the bar so high, and everyone tries to reach it.

I'm here for 25:22. For me, as an uneducated listener, her singing really is perfect because of the way she balances her astonishing technical ability with personality. I get quite bored by a lot of singers who are celebrated by technique. Whitney Houston is never boring, and it's because of her performance quality and not because hee songs are necessarily lyrically brilliant.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

I've been practicing i won't give up, i will always love you and a thousand years for 10 hours in the past couples of weeks and my voice's grown so much thanks to Ken... I'm a baritone BTW. and I can sing really high and low notes... thanks to Ken Tamplin

This is by far my favourite isolated vocals. Your analysis is just awesome.👌🏻 Miss Whitney Houston was a true musician. Her voice was an instrument and she knew how to use it. A defining trademark voice. 🎤🎧 👑🙌🏻

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

My favourite part of the vocal has always been her final run 28:27-28:47. Don’t know why. It’s just gorgeous and tender and melts my insides.

Thanks for this video! Whitney was just the 8th wonder of the World as far as vocal and beauty... simply THE VOICE... Now she is singing to and for God in private and exclusive live performances... Lucky him! She was the soundtrack to the world and now she is the soundtrack to heaven! 🤍🧡❤💜💙💚

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I have come to a deeper appreciation of this song, not that I didn’t already believe that this was Whitney at her best, but WOW!

Ken is the best. Whitney's voice analyse is just awesome !

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

I always loved the power and control of Whitney's voice. It was so beautiful.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

So much of her uniqueness comes from the power she can exert so softly - she’s one of a kind

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Goose bumps! She had such an amazing voice. Thanks for sharing these isolated vocals. You really can hear how great she was.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

One of the most beautiful and powerful female voice of all times !!! I miss her so much

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Gone too soon.

@drjag1155

3 жыл бұрын

Like so many artists ... In the end, that's what makes them legends

Whitney was a perfect vocalist to my ears.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

She had an incredibly even full voice tone on a held note… all that amazing silvery overtones and color. I think you’re right, she kept a “real performance” in which the tiny flaws proved the otherwise brilliant perfection was authentic.. I think character in a performance always wins, makes the listener feel involved.

I always knew Whitney was a great singer! didn't like a lot of her song but her singing was superb, and this vocal track proves it

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Remember when she did the super bowl the most beautiful rendition I've ever heard

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@corinalopez2205

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best by far!!

@diorrboyyyy

9 ай бұрын

@@corinalopez2205 The best

I requested this and you had it up already Ken ❤️ Ur phenomenal! I suspect you actually ' see' sounds! And Whitney Houston, praised be the Lord, 🙏 is magnificent! 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏 May her Soul be free and a peace always!

she was just an absolute master, breath control, intonation, all of it. The way she goes from soft and gentle to just blow your hair back power. Right up to those pure flute tones so to speak. And THAT KEY CHANGE!!! that is THE key change hahaha. The bar against which all other key changes are measure for sure. Soo good. I am not sure I agree that she "lost" control at the end. But its possible. Either way its as close to perfect as you can get. I think they went for a single take here. One contiguous phrase(as you said), and come on, from the top all the way down thru all the vocal changes back to that quiet from the start? Sounds more like she had a bit less breath than she thought so she pushed down on the diaphragm a bit to bolster up the tone. hehehe I think a tiny bobble is allowable :) :) :)

@TheShadoeryder

3 жыл бұрын

Any idea what they used to extract this? I know there are a few tools out there to do this. Also noticed that almost every time it had issues it was with the saxophone line in the same register hehe

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in, Cheeks Miller!

That was VERY entertaining to watch. And the fact that I've been hearing/ listening to this song for literally 30 years and still these isolated vocals give me all sorts of goosebumps. I had to pause several times cause my body couldn't take it😮‍💨

So emotional, even just on it's own. She could have released it like that, with just whatever effect was on the stem you got. It would still have been a hit. I dont think we can say that about any of the isolated vocal series thus far. She was just brilliant

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was indeed!

Whitney was just spectacular. The best female pop / soul voice, by far. Impeccable. Thanks for this video. Edit: Speaking of Lara Fabian, please make an isolated vocal video of her. 🙏

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Lara is awesome!

It still breaks my heart what happened to her

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful soul. If only she were still here with us.

FINALLY!!!! My greatest vocal inspiration!!! THE DIVA❤️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! 👑

Her mother taught her how to sing. Singing is truly a God giving gift. I hope she makes it to heaven so that she can sing along side the angels.

That collapse in that moment actually helps the audience feel the fragility. Joan armatrading does that, but all you feel is empathy

Her performance of "And Im telling you" in American Music Award is priceless btw. And your hair is cool

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Eston!

@maninblack9271

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin youre welcome

Hearing Whitney isolated, and punch and hold that line -- "And I... Will Always Love You" is so phenomenal... just makes me tear up listening to it!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

And no excessive voice wiggling...lol!! Just a beautiful vibrato. Legendary performer. I'm glad any singer is not ever perfect. Where would we go to from perfect?

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Whitney had so much control when she sang! Beautiful Vocals!! “ The Voice”!!💕💕💕🎤

Whitney was one of the extraordinary vocalists ever.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on! 😊

@brianfuller7691

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin For all the reasons you were spot on with, this song is considered one of the most difficult to cover..

This one always gave me chills, I don't think any other human being could have done this song the vocal justice it deserved ! Well, maybe Ken could've ? 😁 Im sure Dolly was pleased financially, and her own recording was truly a great, but Whitneys amazing vocals took it down in music history, for the ages. RIP Whitney Houston

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

The most beautiful female voice in pop music- bar none.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Julian!

@julianc.227

3 жыл бұрын

Been heavily overdosing on the isolated voc series. Great stuff👍

Whitney was the greatest female vocalist ever!! Nobody can learn how to sing like her.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was one of a kind!

@annetedraksler7332

3 жыл бұрын

Whitney was incredible. Karen Carpenter, I believe was the greatest.

@shawnmassey6854

2 жыл бұрын

@@annetedraksler7332 😂😂😂

@charlotte87x

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnmassey6854 Karen is a lot more pleasant to listen to.

@mariahyohannes

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlotte87x 🤣🤣

Definitively this is a angels voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening!

Oh my word, that was just fabulous! Great job Ken. Whitney sings like an angel. Her voice is breathtaking. Truly an original.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

The voice Whitney Houston!! My favorite female singer, i just love her tone!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

So do I, William.

Loving your vocal analysis 😍 Whitney was amazing! One of my idols.

@kentamplin

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the listen!

37 👎 jerks.. Wow i never really listened to Whitney like this, She really does have the voice of Heavenly Angels. RIP

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Ken, Whitney was/is as close to perfection as you can get, a God given gift that no one has not even came close!💯🙏

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was special, no doubt!

@darlenecomp7363

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin Agreed!

This song is such a treasure, Thanks for the video Ken! 👍

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

ABSOLUTELY spot on and auto tune .... ugh no way. Takes away all the SOUL!!! Whitney was pure EXCELLENCE 🙏❤️🙏WOW, just WOW. She’s definitely an angel in heavens choir now. I’m so thankful we had her here on earth for a little while.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She was the best!

Whitney was the greatest female vocalist ever!! the voice !! my diva

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

The was amazing!

Awesome analysis on one of my absolute masters of vocal and God given beauty and power of voice. Thanks so much Ken.

You are such a skilled, kind communicator, Ken. ❤️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

How nice!

Whitney is my favorite female vocalist of all time, by far.

Fantastic analysis and full of vital information. But I have to say Whitney’s voice is so completely mesmerizing that it felt like having the most perfect dream ever and being suddenly ripped awake over and over lol. I love your tutorials...normally 😆

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, fair enough, Gino!

Witney has a really powerfull voice,she really has a big energy!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Man...her voice was so beautiful, really sad that she’s gone😥 But what she left behind for the world to continue to enjoy..really something amazing.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

👍😀

She is without a doubt the one and only The Voice and the greatest vocalist of all time.

@diorrboyyyy

9 ай бұрын

exactlyyyy😍

Such a velvet voice ... Unique as George Michael , MJ , Freddie Mercury, a signature voice.. All emotions 🙏💖 And I could not stop laughing some of your funny comments 🤗🌺

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening.

I’m learning so much from your videos! You are a genius! Love this video!

The definition of whitneys singing was an is PERFCTION

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

At her prime she was perfection.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Truly, Helix!

You are so likable, entertaining and skillful in your explanation for us non-singers to fully understand the art of singing - I cannot get enough of watching your vids!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Goddamn it! That key change note made my eyes cut onions!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, Lizabeth!

It makes me cry. I struggle to listen to her now. Don’t know why.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Because it's a tragedy.

@bofetada6841

3 жыл бұрын

Bc it reminds of something so beautiful that you can not comprehend and then you realize they are gone and something like that has left us and maybe just maybe you'll find it again before you die.

@TheJpep2424

3 жыл бұрын

Because she destroyed her life.

@princessfrancois8225

3 жыл бұрын

Omigosh me too! I don't know why the tears form either...

@niconesta8566

3 жыл бұрын

Of the many greats we lost lately this one still stings most. She seemed like such a sweetheart and that voice is just legendary.

somethings cannot ever be learned. They are simply unattainable and unique to their origin. Whitney Houston's voice is one of those things. A mother's brand of love and the flight of birds. We can mimic them, but they will never deliver the same subtleties and impact as the originals.

The voice, that’s all you need to say. Whitney was truly awesome. I’ve heard some isolated tracks of Freddie, particularly Show Must Go On, which legend and Brian May tells it that after he told Freddie to rest cuz he didn’t think he could do another take, Freddie took a slug of Vodka or whiskey and said, “I’ll fucking do it darling.” He then nailed that song. Be cool to hear you break that down. Sorry for the language, but it works with the story.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

That's insane. It's even more insane by itself. Thank you for breaking down all her techniques. I never realized any of that. Especial the thing she does with the vowel on "joy".

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Whitney Houston has an awesome, talented voice! God given talent ! 100% Yes, she worked for it, but The Lord still wanted her to bring His Angels, us enjoyment!!

Man she was so awesome! Thanks for another cool video, love this series.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

I call what she is doing inflections...the giving of emphasis. These to me are used to tell the story and giving it meaning. She is amazing but amazing doesn't mean you have to be perfect.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

That's right!

anything vocally she did was done on purpose. She was that good.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

Really enjoyed this analysis and breakdown, nice work.

What's better than an old school freaking rock dude breaking the greatest pieces down for you? Amazing rock solid video as always ken. Please do MJ's Dirty Diana, it's killer.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@Trance005

3 жыл бұрын

that would be a great pick

Finally, the vocal analysis of the song I've been waiting for. Love it ♥️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Great analysis!!! Well done!!!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Her voice brings such emotion and makes me appreciate just how good she was. Thank you for sharing this keep it up.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening!

Thank you from my heart Ken for this amazing analysis of Whitney‘s singing art ❣️Now I finally understand what experiencing with my voice mesns giving me tools - e.g. the slight change of the vowels. I never understood that before... plus can I add something what is vital for me, to realize that when there is a short vowel I need to sim at the next consonant like it was a double one .. this is gold for me❣️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Ahhh...I love Whitney so much....she was an angel...miss her...💗💗💗

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

A great loss, Shauna!

Whitney was the GOAT. Effortlessly so. If you get a chance, listen to Whitney’s performance of I have Nothing. Another flawless performance.

amazing voice...how i wish i could sing this the whole song.. RIP Whitney..thank you so much Ken, when i saw your channel....i Said to myself.. this guy is the real vocal coach..it really helps me to find my voice to the next level...and almost there hopefully..:)

This seems like she is angelic, this one has left me shaking my head. It’s unreal.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Justin!