Did you know that Whitney Houston sang background vocals on the original version of Chaka Khan’s first solo hit, ‘I’m Every Woman’?

Before launching her own recording career, Houston was given the opportunity to sing background on Khan’s self-titled debut solo album, which included the song ‘I’m Every Woman’, thanks to her family connections – her mother, Cissy Houston, also sang background on the record. The song was recorded in 1978 when Houston was only 15 years old.

Of course, Houston later released her own rendition of ‘I’m Every Woman’ on ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack and it outranked the #21 peak of its predecessor when it ascended to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston could be heard chanting Khan’s name at the end of the song and the latter even appeared in its accompanying video.

Watch Houston and Khan perform ‘I’m Every Woman’ on ‘Vh1 Divas’ in 1999 below:

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Now you know!