Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American R&B/jazz singer and actress who had a string of Top 10 hit songs in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Howard's string of hits also included Baby,Be Mine", "Come Share My Love" and "Love Under New Management". And hits, "Ain't Nobody Like You" and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" both peaked at number one on US Billboard's Top R&B Singles chart.
Howard was born in Chicago, IL, both of her parents were gospel singers. She is the daughter of gospel singer Josephine Howard of The Caravans, and Clay Graham of The Pilgrim Jubilees. Howard's mother being acquainted with various entertainers, she would take Miki to the homes of various stars such as Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples. After staying in Chicago until the age of 9, Howard and her family moved to Los Angeles to be close to Caravans arranger James Cleveland. As a child, Howard would sing often in the family home. She was fortunate to be around music greats visiting the family home from Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, Billy Preston, and Fats Domino. Howard being born from parents, who were singers' she inherited their singing talent. Miki was also influenced by jazz greats, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Nancy Wilson. As a teenager, Miki often visit Club Maverick in Los Angeles, a spot music acts played from Rufus and Chaka Khan to Earth Wind & Fire, were influential in her pursuit for a professional singing career.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Oh please release me let me go
I don't love you anymore
To live a lie would be a sin
Release me and let me love again
Oh I have found a new love dear
And I'll always want her near
Her lips, they're warm while yours are cold
Release me and darling let me go
Please release me let me go
I don't love you anymore
To live a lie would be a sin
Release me and let me love again
Please release me let me go
You'd be the fool to cling to me
Oh to live a lie would bring us pain
Release me and let me love again
Oh…ho…oh…oh…
Oh…ooh…
So you don’t wanna talk to me
Just don’t even call me anymore
Though you don’t call me anymore
I sit and wait in vain
I guess I’ll rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I wanna tell you, baby
The changes I’ve been goin’ through
Missin’ you, missin’ you
Until you come back to me
That’s what I’m gonna do
Why did you have to decide
You had have to set me free, baby
I guess I’ll swallow my pride
Beggin’ you, baby, baby, baby, please see me
I’m gonna walk by myself
Just to prove my love is true, whoa, for you, baby
Until you come back to me
That’s what I’m gonna do
Living without you might be
Livin’ in a world of constant tears
Hear my please, I’ve got to make you see
Our love is dying
Oh, boy, your phone you ignore, somehow I must
Somehow I must, I must explain
I guess I’ll rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
And I’m gonna sit by your steps
Until I get through to you
I’ve got to show it to you, baby
Until you come back to me
That’s what I’m gonna do, babe
Until you come back to me
That’s what I’m gonna do, my love, my love, my love
Until you come back to me
That’s what I’m gonna do
I’m gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane, baby, baby
I’m gonna rap on your door
Tap on your, tap on your, tap on your, tap on your window
I’m gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I’m gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I’m gonna rap on your door
Rat-tat knock-knock on your window pane
I’ll be there, I’ll be there day and night
I’ll be there night and day
There’s a light that cannot shine
Until you come into my life
And love reveals you will be the one
The one for me
And I’ll give you all I have to give
All the love, all the joy my heart can give
Hoping you will share the same with me
(Come share my love) Come share my love {Come on share my love}
(Come share my joy) Come share my joy {Come share my joy}
(Come share my joy) Come share my love
Won’t you come share with me, pretty baby
Come into my life, share my love
There’s a peak on every mountain, a shore for every sea
It’s hard to under stand, were you meant for me
There’s an answer to the question
But there’s no guarantee
And I’ll give you all I have to give
All the love, all the joy my heart can give
Hoping you will share the same with me, ooh, hoo
(Come share my love) Come share my love {Come on share my love}
(Come share my joy) Come share my joy {Come share my joy}
(Come share my joy) Come share my love
Won’t you come share with me, pretty baby
Come into my life, share my love
Oh...
(Come share my love) Share my love, won’t you share my love
(Come share my joy) Won’t you come on and share my joy
(Come share my love) Share my love, share my love
(Come share my joy) Share my, my joy
(Come share my love)
(Come share my joy) Come on and share my joy
(Come share my love) Come on share my love
(Come share my joy) Won’t you come on and share my joy
(Come share my love) Come share...
(Come share my joy) My-my-my-my-my-my-my love, come on, baby
(Come share my love) Share, share my love
(Come share my joy) Ooh doo doo doo doo doo doo
(Come share my love)
(Come share my joy)
(Come share my love) Come on, baby, share my love
(Come share my joy) Ooh...ooh...come on, baby
(Come share my love) Share my love
(Come share my joy) Share my-my-my-my-my joy, come on
(Come share my love)
Mmm...mmm...hmm...
I’ve been tryin’ to tell myself I don’t need you
Trying to hold back the feelings I feel for you
Knowing in the end there’s no future for you and I
I can’t tell no lie
(Baby, be mine) You never really got to know me
(Baby, be mine) I should have said it at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only gave you a token of my love, ooh
Take a second chance, see what you’re missing
I’m just somebody you don’t know as well as you think you do
So understand me this time
Baby, be mine
(Baby, be mine) You never really got to know me
(Baby, be mine) I should have said it at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only gave you a token of my-my love
Ooh...ooh...hoo...
Ooh...
Ooh...hoo...
Hey...hey...hey...hey...
(Baby be mine) Yeah, yeah...oh...yeah, come on, come on
(Baby, be mine) Maybe I should have said at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only game you a token of my love, my love
(Baby, be mine)
(Baby, be mine) Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
(Words left unspoken)
They only game you a token of my-my-my-my-my love, hey...hey...yeah...
Come on, you sweet thing
You know I-I need love everyday
No way
(Baby, won’t you be mine) Oh, come on , boy
Give me just a little bit, just a little bit, just a little bit lovin’, baby
(Baby, won’t you be mine) Won’t you be mine, won’t you be mine, oh, yeah, yeah
Oh...baby, baby, baby, baby, be mine
(Words left unspoken)
(They only game you a token of my love)
You haven’t even begun to know me, boy, oh...ho...ho...yeah
(Baby, be mine) Come on and be my love
Say that you will, say that you will, say that you will
(Words left unspoken)
(They only gave you a token of my love)
My-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my love
(Baby, be mine) Come on, baby
Say that you love me too, say that you’ll be my forever love
Always together love
You've changed
That sparkle in your eyes has gone
Your smile is just a careless yawn
You're breaking my heart, you've changed
You've changed
Your kisses now are so blaze
You're bored with me in every way
I can't understand, you've changed
You've forgotten the words, I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realize you ever cared
You've changed
You're not the angel I once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
It's all over now, you've changed
You've forgotten the words, I love you
Each memory that we've shared
You ignore every star above you
I can't realize you ever cared
You've changed
You're not the angel I once knew
No need to tell me that we're through
You say that you miss me
How I wish those words were true
But your arms are never here to hold me
When my heart gets lonely
Your words make me confused
First you said she was just a convenience
A place to stay
Now you say that you shared so much more
Oh, when will you stop
Playing games with my heart
If you still love her
Why are you leading me around?
If you still want her
Your love will only bring me down
You say that I'm evil
And I'm much too hard on you
But all you ever seem to give me
Are bittersweet memories
I won't be a fool
If you still love her
Why are you leading me around?
If you still want her
Your love will only bring me down [x2]
First you said she was just a convenience
A place to stay
Now you say that you shared so much more
Oh, when will you stop
Playing games with my heart?
If you still love her
Why are you leading me around?
If you still want her
Your love will only bring me down [x2]
If you still love her
Why are you leading me around, oh baby?
If you still want her
Oh, yeah
Ooh... ooh...
Experience is a good teacher
It takes someone like me to know
All the little games people tend to play
Some call it love
It never has a chance to grow
"You deserve somethin' better, " I kept tellin' myself
Just be patient, true love you'll find
I finally found someone who became my friend
And in a matter of time
Real love stepped in
The closed sign on my door
I had to tear it down
A new world of happiness
Turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) Hey... yeah...
(Someone very special came into my life) Nobody, nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place
He filled my empty space
There's nothin' like someone who can take care of business
You know we treat each other so well
And back together came all the little pieces
It's time to celebrate
You see, I never thought I could
The closed sign on my door
I had to tear it down
A new world of happiness
Turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management)
Hey... yeah... hey, hey, somebody, somebody very special
(Someone very special came into my life) And I want you to know nobody, nobody, nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place, oh... oh...
(He filled my empty space) He filled my empty space
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) Woo... hoo... hoo... somebody very special
(Someone very special came into my life) I don't believe nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place
(He filled my empty space) Oh... ho...
(I'm in love, doo doo doo) Ooh... ooh... whoa... ooh...
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Hey, girls, can I talk to you for a minute
I know you'll understand
You see, I was in love with this guy
That really wasn't worth my time of day, uh-uh
But you know when you're in love, can't nobody tell you nothin'
So I just kept on waiting and waiting
Hoping he'd (Fill up) All the empty spaces in my life, oh... oh...
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Everybody tried to tell me 'bout him
But you know it's nothin' like leadin a blind horse to a pasture
You see, they could smell the grass, but they just don't know their way to it, uh-uh
But girl, just when I was about ready to throw up my hands and (Give up)
On love, hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo...
Real love walked in, girls
I'm talkin' about the kind you can hold on to in the middle of the night, yeah, yeah
It seems like he turned my entire life around
And I'm through with all those old love games
And them guys messin' around with so many girls I can't even name
You see a (A new world) a new world of happiness turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
(I'm in love under new, love under new) Under new (Management) management
(I'm in love under new, love under new management) Somebody every special
(I'm in love under new management) If it happened to me it can happen to you, yeah, yeah
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
Verse 1:
Seek and you shall find
Some times what's in front of your face
You can leave behind
Searching for love that's true
I didn't know it was you
All the time
Pre Chorus:
All the moments we once shared
A friend that's always there
Questions marks between us two
Then I looked at you
And I knew it was true
Never thought I'd feel this way
All the things we didn't say
When I was
Chorus:
I been looking for a new love
Didn't know where it was
All the time
There you were
I must have been crazy
Crazy
Verse 2:
Boy you knew me when
I had nothing
Going for me
We were the same
Knowing all the time
I wanted more
I've got so much love to give
And I wanna give it to ya baby
Pre Chorus:
All the moments we once shared
A friend that's always there
Questions marks between us two
Then I looked at you
And I knew it was true
Never thought I'd feel this way
All the things we didn't say
When I was
Chorus:
I been looking for a new love
Didn't know where it was
All the time
There you were
I must have been crazy
Crazy
Oh, yeah
Ooh... ooh...
Experience is a good teacher
It takes someone like me to know
All the little games people tend to play
Some call it love
It never has a chance to grow
"You deserve somethin' better, " I kept tellin' myself
Just be patient, true love you'll find
I finally found someone who became my friend
And in a matter of time
Real love stepped in
The closed sign on my door
I had to tear it down
A new world of happiness
Turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) Hey... yeah...
(Someone very special came into my life) Nobody, nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place
He filled my empty space
There's nothin' like someone who can take care of business
You know we treat each other so well
And back together came all the little pieces
It's time to celebrate
You see, I never thought I could
The closed sign on my door
I had to tear it down
A new world of happiness
Turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management)
Hey... yeah... hey, hey, somebody, somebody very special
(Someone very special came into my life) And I want you to know nobody, nobody, nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place, oh... oh...
(He filled my empty space) He filled my empty space
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) Woo... hoo... hoo... somebody very special
(Someone very special came into my life) I don't believe nobody
(No one can take his place) Can take his place
(He filled my empty space) Oh... ho...
(I'm in love, doo doo doo) Ooh... ooh... whoa... ooh...
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Hey, girls, can I talk to you for a minute
I know you'll understand
You see, I was in love with this guy
That really wasn't worth my time of day, uh-uh
But you know when you're in love, can't nobody tell you nothin'
So I just kept on waiting and waiting
Hoping he'd (Fill up) All the empty spaces in my life, oh... oh...
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Everybody tried to tell me 'bout him
But you know it's nothin' like leadin a blind horse to a pasture
You see, they could smell the grass, but they just don't know their way to it, uh-uh
But girl, just when I was about ready to throw up my hands and (Give up)
On love, hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo... hoo...
Real love walked in, girls
I'm talkin' about the kind you can hold on to in the middle of the night, yeah, yeah
It seems like he turned my entire life around
And I'm through with all those old love games
And them guys messin' around with so many girls I can't even name
You see a (A new world) a new world of happiness turned me completely around
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
(I'm in love under new, love under new) Under new (Management) management
(I'm in love under new, love under new management) Somebody every special
(I'm in love under new management) If it happened to me it can happen to you, yeah, yeah
(I'm in love under new management) I'm in love under new management
Whoa...whoa...whoa...oh...ho...ho...
Ooh...ooh...yeah...
Ah, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, ooh
Girl, I love you so
I promise you I’ll never let you go
Till the end of time
You will always be forever mine, baby
We will share our joy
We’ll care and understand each other, boy
A love that’s built on trust
I’ll never love again, you’re the only one
You give me all that I need
And I can’t get you out of my mind
We have the love everyone wants
And we know it’s real ‘cause the way we feel
It was so hard to find
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this
That’s what love is {Oh...oh...baby...oh...}
Your touch, your tender kiss
Your smile I can’t resist
No one can love me better
Until the end of time we’ll be together
You’re a special part of me
A tender far beyond what one could see
Keep on lovin’ me this way
Forever in my heart you’ll always stay, baby
Oh, you give me all that I need
And I can’t get off of my mind
We have the love everyone wants, see and-and
And we know it’s real ‘cause the way we feel
It was so hard to find
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this
That’s what love is (Oh...)
Honey, honey, honey, baby, baby
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
I love you forever, together for better
Caring and sharing, please don’t leave me never
{No way}
Honey, honey, honey, baby, baby
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this (Hey, hey, hey)
That’s what love is (Oh...) {When you hold me close to you, baby}
It’s just like Romeo and Juliet (Ooh, hoo)
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get (Hey, hey)
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this (Hey, baby, hey, baby)
That’s what love is (That’s what it is, that what it is)
{When you hold me, baby}
{When you squeeze, squeeze, squeeze}
That’s what love is {Baby} (Oh...ho...)
{Oh, my baby, please, please}
Don’t ever go never, don’t ever go never
Don’t ever go never, don’t ever go never
Don’t ever go never
That’s what love is (Don’t leave me, baby) {Please}
(No, no, no, no, no) {‘Cause I’m not done lovin’ you}
(Hey, hey, hey) {Love when you squeeze, squeeze, squeeze me}
(I know you will need me, boy, I know that I love you, boy)
{You don’t know what you do to me}
(Don’t leave me, don’t leave me, no, no, no) {You’re drivin’ me crazy, crazy}
Whoa...whoa...whoa...oh...ho...ho...
Ooh...ooh...yeah...
Ah, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, ooh
Girl, I love you so
I promise you I’ll never let you go
Till the end of time
You will always be forever mine, baby
We will share our joy
We’ll care and understand each other, boy
A love that’s built on trust
I’ll never love again, you’re the only one
You give me all that I need
And I can’t get you out of my mind
We have the love everyone wants
And we know it’s real ‘cause the way we feel
It was so hard to find
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this
That’s what love is {Oh...oh...baby...oh...}
Your touch, your tender kiss
Your smile I can’t resist
No one can love me better
Until the end of time we’ll be together
You’re a special part of me
A tender far beyond what one could see
Keep on lovin’ me this way
Forever in my heart you’ll always stay, baby
Oh, you give me all that I need
And I can’t get off of my mind
We have the love everyone wants, see and-and
And we know it’s real ‘cause the way we feel
It was so hard to find
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this
That’s what love is (Oh...)
Honey, honey, honey, baby, baby
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
I love you forever, together for better
Caring and sharing, please don’t leave me never
{No way}
Honey, honey, honey, baby, baby
Just like Romeo and Juliet
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this (Hey, hey, hey)
That’s what love is (Oh...) {When you hold me close to you, baby}
It’s just like Romeo and Juliet (Ooh, hoo)
Our love is strong and stronger we’ll get (Hey, hey)
Like a hand in glove, nothing’s closer than this (Hey, baby, hey, baby)
That’s what love is (That’s what it is, that what it is)
{When you hold me, baby}
{When you squeeze, squeeze, squeeze}
That’s what love is {Baby} (Oh...ho...)
{Oh, my baby, please, please}
Don’t ever go never, don’t ever go never
Don’t ever go never, don’t ever go never
Don’t ever go never
That’s what love is (Don’t leave me, baby) {Please}
(No, no, no, no, no) {‘Cause I’m not done lovin’ you}
(Hey, hey, hey) {Love when you squeeze, squeeze, squeeze me}
(I know you will need me, boy, I know that I love you, boy)
{You don’t know what you do to me}
(Don’t leave me, don’t leave me, no, no, no) {You’re drivin’ me crazy, crazy}
(Oh) {Oh...oh...} (Ooh...yeah...)
Mmm...mmm...hmm...
I’ve been tryin’ to tell myself I don’t need you
Trying to hold back the feelings I feel for you
Knowing in the end there’s no future for you and I
I can’t tell no lie
(Baby, be mine) You never really got to know me
(Baby, be mine) I should have said it at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only gave you a token of my love, ooh
Take a second chance, see what you’re missing
I’m just somebody you don’t know as well as you think you do
So understand me this time
Baby, be mine
(Baby, be mine) You never really got to know me
(Baby, be mine) I should have said it at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only gave you a token of my-my love
Ooh...ooh...hoo...
Ooh...
Ooh...hoo...
Hey...hey...hey...hey...
(Baby be mine) Yeah, yeah...oh...yeah, come on, come on
(Baby, be mine) Maybe I should have said at the time
(Words left unspoken)
They only game you a token of my love, my love
(Baby, be mine)
(Baby, be mine) Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
(Words left unspoken)
They only game you a token of my-my-my-my-my love, hey...hey...yeah...
Come on, you sweet thing
You know I-I need love everyday
No way
(Baby, won’t you be mine) Oh, come on , boy
Give me just a little bit, just a little bit, just a little bit lovin’, baby
(Baby, won’t you be mine) Won’t you be mine, won’t you be mine, oh, yeah, yeah
Oh...baby, baby, baby, baby, be mine
(Words left unspoken)
(They only game you a token of my love)
You haven’t even begun to know me, boy, oh...ho...ho...yeah
(Baby, be mine) Come on and be my love
Say that you will, say that you will, say that you will
(Words left unspoken)
(They only gave you a token of my love)
My-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my-my love
(Baby, be mine) Come on, baby
Say that you love me too, say that you’ll be my forever love
Always together love
(Words left unspoken) I promise you
Oh…ho…oh…oh…
Oh…ooh…
So you don't wanna talk to me
Just don't even call me anymore
Though you don't call me anymore
I sit and wait in vain
I guess I'll rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I wanna tell you, baby
The changes I've been goin' through
Missin' you, missin' you
Until you come back to me
That's what I'm gonna do
Why did you have to decide
You had have to set me free, baby
I guess I'll swallow my pride
Beggin' you, baby, baby, baby, please see me
I'm gonna walk by myself
Just to prove my love is true, whoa, for you, baby
Until you come back to me
That's what I'm gonna do
Living without you might be
Livin' in a world of constant tears
Hear my please, I've got to make you see
Our love is dying
Oh, boy, your phone you ignore, somehow I must
Somehow I must, I must explain
I guess I'll rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
And I'm gonna sit by your steps
Until I get through to you
I've got to show it to you, baby
Until you come back to me
That's what I'm gonna do, babe
Until you come back to me
That's what I'm gonna do, my love, my love, my love
Until you come back to me
That's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane, baby, baby
I'm gonna rap on your door
Tap on your, tap on your, tap on your, tap on your window
I'm gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I'm gonna rap on your door
Tap on your window pane
I'm gonna rap on your door
Rat-tat knock-knock on your window pane
I'll be there, I'll be there day and night
I'll be there night and day
Oh, I'm gonna rap on your pane