{"product_id":"whitney-houstons-im-your-baby-tonight-9798765132630","title":"Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhitney Houston's first two albums, \u003ci\u003eWhitney Houston\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eWhitney\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), propelled her to international fame and produced a record-setting run of seven consecutive No. 1 singles on the \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e Hot 100. Yet those triumphs were accompanied by criticism that she had diluted her racial identity to appeal to white audiences. With her third album, 1990's \u003ci\u003eI'm Your Baby Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e, she confronted those charges by more fully embracing a Black musical lineage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a moment when Houston's cultural presence is enjoying a resurgence and critics are reexamining U.S. media's treatment of women celebrities, this book positions \u003ci\u003eI'm Your Baby Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e as a vital act of self-assertion. The album revealed the racialized pressures often placed on Black crossover artists--and demonstrated how Houston, the superstar beloved as \"The Voice,\" charted her own path while redefining the terms of pop success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandon Tensley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e 33 1\/3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765132630","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48949964996745,"sku":"9798765132630","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_91447665-b75a-419c-a1d5-7ff458783320.jpg?v=1794299473","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/whitney-houstons-im-your-baby-tonight-9798765132630","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}