May

22

2012

New Song: Whitney Houston – ‘His Eye Is On The Sparrow’

Written by Trent | Filed under Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston on the set of 'Sparkle'.

When Whitney Houston’s final recording, ‘Celebrate’, surfaced earlier this week, many people were unimpressed by her vocals. However, behind the shroud of thick production, the late diva’s voice surprisingly still had some weight as displayed in her moving rendition of ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’.

Along with ‘Celebrate’, which features Jordin Sparks, ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’ will reportedly appear on the ‘Sparkle’ movie soundtrack. The production was the final project of Houston’s eventful life. Listen to ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’ below:

Yes, Houston’s tone had drastically changed from the once sweet soprano of her youth but her rough alto suit ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’ perfectly. Disregarding the specifics of the actual vocal performance, Houston sang with conviction and interpreted the song brilliantly.

‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’ proves that even when Houston wasn’t pitch-perfect, she was still a wonderful entertainer. Hopefully, that aspect of her legacy will inspire the lazy Pop singers of the younger generation to improve.

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12 Comments

1. Tim says:

   May 22, 2012 at 10:38 pm

   I miss Whitney so much. This song made me shed a tear.
2. Claiming Healing says:

   May 22, 2012 at 11:00 pm

   Love. Sing to the Master. Hes worthy. Love you Whit
3. jewerely girl says:

   May 22, 2012 at 11:03 pm

   At ceertain part in the song her voice sounded strained but
   overall she sounded like the Whitney of old. If only she had
   lived she would have a great comeback.
4. YououghttobeoutofyourmothafuckingMIND says:

   May 23, 2012 at 12:05 am

   This…. is making me emotional tho
5. KendallJamaal says:

   May 23, 2012 at 1:31 am

   This song just took me back to a sad place. Whitney was really trying to improve her voice. Sounds like a real soul/gospel artist. Ily Nippy.
6. Adrian says:

   May 23, 2012 at 1:57 am

   Sing it Nippy! Singers like Whitney and Mariah have that raw talent in their bones. No matter the condition of their voices they still sound good and know how to tear a song up. Musical talent cannot be diminished by vocal problems.
7. Whitney Houston - 'His Eye Is On The Sparrow' | New Music | SoulCulture says:

   May 23, 2012 at 4:31 am

   [...] Props: Trent [...]
8. Brutally Honest says:

   May 23, 2012 at 10:13 am

   Whitney did that!
9. wayno says:

   May 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm

   I love this rendition… R.Kelly “Celeberate” did nothing for me, but we have to be reminded that the songs settin is in the 60′s not 2011…
10. wayno says:

    May 23, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    2012…OOPS
11. larry says:

    May 23, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    great performance but vocally just not cutting it! No massive epic moment!
12. tiara says:

    May 23, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    beautiful but not the same