Whitney just had to be herself.
It also became the best selling single by a woman in the U.
It had a more urban sound and was a step away from the pop songs Whitney released in the '80s.
People thought she had crossed a line between pornography and art.
The album, which went platinum, was Whitney's first No.
Whitney was tabloid-linked to Jermaine Jackson, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and some athletes.