The greatest love of all: Whitney Houston's lesbian lover Robyn Crawford will open up about their relationship for the first time in new memoir
- Robyn Crawford has written a memoir about her years working as Whitney Houston's assistant that is set for release later this year
- A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston will hit bookshelves on November 5, and detail the lesbian affair between Houston and Crawford
- Crawford and Houston met as teenagers and she would work closely with the singer until around 2000
- The two went their separate ways, with reports that growing animosity between Crawford and Bobby Brown fueled the rift between the women
- The memoir is named after a Houston cover of a Leon Russell single
Much has been said about Whitney Houston in the years since her passing, with everyone from her ex-husband Bobby to her sister-in-law Pat and her former record boss Clive Davis very publicly remembering the singer.
There is one voice that has been noticeably absent however - until now.
Robyn Crawford, the woman whom Houston had a year-long love affair with, will be opening up about her time with the singer in a memoir set for release this fall.
A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston will hit bookshelves on November 5 according to a release from publisher Dutton, which is part of the Penguin family.
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Just a feeling: Robyn Crawford (above in 1988 with Houston) has written a memoir about her years working as Whitney Houston's assistant that is set for release later this year
Looks can be deceiving: A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston (left) will hit bookshelves on November 5, and detail the lesbian affair between Houston and Crawford (right at Houston's wedding to Bobby Brown)
Crawford is described as a 'trusted and loyal friend' to Houston, and one who 'has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with Whitney close to her heart.'
Her memoir will 'share the moving and often complicated story of her life and relationship with Whitney.'
There was little mention of Crawford and Houston's relationship prior to the singer's death, but that all changed following the tragic passing of the singer.
The documentary Whitney that was released last year presented her long-rumored bisexuality as fact, but argued that she found it impossible to maintain a relationship with Crawford.
That was due in large part to her enduring trauma and the pressures of maintaining her public image.
Her ex Bobby Brown and multiple family members confirm that the two had a relationship in that film.
The bodyguard: Crawford and Houston met as teenagers and she would work closely with the singer until around 2000 (pair above in 1987)
It's not right: The two went their separate ways, with reports that growing animosity between Crawford and Bobby Brown (second left) fueled the rift between the women
'With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn gives readers insight into Whitney’s life and career,' reads the release.
'She traces the years from when she and Whitney first met as teenagers in the 1980s to the recording of Whitney’s first album and the infinite success that followed.
'From countless sold-out world tours to her epic rendition of the US national anthem to the set of The Bodyguard, her tempestuous marriage, and the birth of her only child, Robyn was there.'
The release then closes out by declaring: 'Finally, the person who knew her best sets the record straight.'
Crawford worked with Houston for 15 years, with the pair having first met as teenagers before the singer was launched to superstardom.
They then went their separate ways around 2000, at which point Houston's life began to spiral as she struggled with drug addiction.
There had been reports in the past that the relationship almost came to light at one point, and that Houston was blackmailed by an individual demanding $250,000 to stay quiet about her lesbian lover.
In the documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me, her former bodyguard David Roberts said that Crawford and Bobby Brown would have physical fights over their shared loved of the singer.
That intensity ultimately resulted in Crawford's exile from Whitney's inner circle.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com before the release of that film, director Nick Broomfield credited Crawford with keeping Houston from going 'off the rails.'
He also said that he found the obsession with Houston's love life a bit puzzling, noting: 'It's almost like people want the condom or here's the stained sheet. I don't know what kind of conclusive proof one wants except this is the closest relationship for years that Whitney had.
'They shared a house together; they often shared the same bed. I think the most important thing is that it was the most productive, supportive and creative relationship that she had for probably 15 years.'