![]() ![]() Houston was named to the American Red Cross Board of Governors. And the proceeds―$531,650, a combined contribution from the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, Inc., Arista and Bertelsmann Music Group Distribution which donated all their royalties and profits from the sale of those―went to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund, which provided aid to US military personnel, their families and war victims in the region. Eventually, the CDs, records and audio cassettes of the performance were released on February 12, and its video singles on Februin the United States by Arista Records, respectively. #WHITNEY HOUSTON NATIONAL ANTHEM TV#Hundreds of radio stations around the country aired the song from tapes they had recorded from the TV broadcast. It wasn't until a day or two later that I realized the whole country was in an uproar." According to Clive Davis, Arista Records' decision to release the record came after three days of being flooded with phone calls from all over the country from people asking to buy copies of the single. ![]() Afterward Houston said that "I went back up in the sky booth and watched the game. Due to overwhelming response to her rendition, Arista Records announced that it was released as a single and video of her performance, and all profits would be donated to a charity connected with the war effort, to be selected by Houston at a later date. The patriotic feeling of Houston's stirring cover resonated strongly with the public. Houston's performance was later used as a music video of the song. Outside of North America and the United Kingdom, the Super Bowl was broadcast for the first time in such countries as Australia, Russia, and most other countries. Because of the Gulf War situation, this marked the first time the Super Bowl would be telecast in most countries around the world. ![]() The pregame program including Houston's performance of the national anthem was produced by Bob Best for the National Football League and televised live on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. On January 27, 1991-ten days into the Persian Gulf War-Whitney Houston took the field at Tampa Stadium and performed "The Star Spangled Banner", backed by the Florida Orchestra along with music director Jahja Ling, before 73,813 fans, 115 million viewers in the United States and a worldwide television audience of 750 million. Whitney Houston talking about how she felt at the moment when she belted out the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV. And it was hope, we needed hope, you know, to bring our babies home and that's what it was about for me, that what I felt when I sang that song, and the overwhelming love coming out of the stands was incredible. I could see, in the stadium, I could see the fear, the hope, the intensity, the prayers going up, you know, and I just felt like this is the moment. A lot of our daughters and sons were overseas fighting. You know, we were in the Gulf War at the time. If you were there, you could feel the intensity. Houston donated her portion of the proceeds. The 2001 re-release of the single was Houston's last Top Ten hit on the US Hot 100 during her lifetime. This made Houston the first musical act to take the national anthem Top 10 in the US, and have it certified platinum. This time the single peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. She once again donated her share of the royalties, as did Arista Records, towards the firefighters and victims of the terrorist attacks. Īfter the Septemattacks, Arista Records re-released Houston's "The Star Spangled Banner". Although Houston was singing live, she was singing into a dead microphone, and television viewers were hearing a non-live pre-recorded version of the anthem due to her musical director making her aware of the risks of performing live including the sound of the crowd, jets flying overhead and other such distractions from pregame activities. Traditionally performed at sports games in the US, "The Star Spangled Banner" was performed by Houston at the original Tampa Stadium for Super Bowl XXV in 1991. The recording was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances and the US edition of the 2000 release, Whitney: The Greatest Hits. ![]() The recording was produced by music coordinator Rickey Minor, along with Houston herself. The musical arrangement for Houston's rendition was by conductor John Clayton. Written by Francis Scott Key and John Stafford Smith, " The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. " The Star Spangled Banner" is a charity single recorded by American singer Whitney Houston to raise funds for soldiers and families of those involved in the Persian Gulf War. Whitney Houston singles (2001 re-release) singles chronology ![]()
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