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词条 The Greatest Love World Tour
释义

  1. Background

  2. The show

  3. Opening acts

  4. Set list

     Notes 

  5. Band

  6. Shows

  7. Broadcast and recordings

  8. Ticket price score data

  9. External links

  10. References

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|concert_tour_name = The Greatest Love World Tour
|image = Whitneytour86.jpg
|artist = Whitney Houston
|album = Whitney Houston
|start_date = July 26, 1986
|end_date = December 1, 1986
|number_of_legs = 4
|number_of_shows = 35 in North America
5 in Europe
7 in Japan
3 in Oceania
50 in total (55 scheduled)
|gross =$5 million
|last_tour = US Summer Tour
(1985)
|this_tour = The Greatest Love World Tour
(1986)
|next_tour = Moment of Truth World Tour
(1987–1989)
}}

The Greatest Love World Tour is a concert tour and the first worldwide tour by American R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston, in support of her successful multi-platinum debut album Whitney Houston. The four-month tour began in North America on July 26, 1986 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion with an itinerary that included visits in Europe, Japan and Australia.

Background

{{Main article|US Summer Tour}}

Houston's debut album was released in early 1985 and she performed at various clubs to promote the album. Following the success of the hit single "You Give Good Love", Houston became the opening act for singers' Luther Vandross and Jeffrey Osborne on their individual 1985 US tours.[1] After the next single, "Saving All My Love For You" became Houston's first #1 in the US, she began headlining her own shows, playing at various American theaters, festivals, and clubs throughout the summer and fall of 1985.[2] With more #1 hits on the way, and Houston's album at the top of the album charts, she would become a household name. She then embarked on her first worldwide tour, the successful The Greatest Love Tour. The tour started in North America during the summer of 1986, before heading to Europe, Japan, Australia and back to USA for a final show in Hawaii during the fall.

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The show

The show consisted of Houston on a fringed round stage in the center of the arena/theater with a 9-piece band playing and four backup vocalists behind her.[1] There were no costume changes or background dancers. Brother Gary Garland would replace Jermaine Jackson and Teddy Pendergrass on the duets. A young Washington, DC comedian Sylvia Traymore Morrison,(1st African American Female Impressionist), opened the show and did hilarious impressions of such stars as Dionne Warwick, Tina Turner, Cher and others.[1]

While on her first global tour, Houston revealed she was a creative musician; rearranging most of the songs during her shows and sometimes deviating from the album's version. In "You Give Good Love", Houston would slow it down and emphazise the soulful elements of the song, treating it like a gospel number while breaking it down with her background singers.[3] During "Saving All My Love", Houston arranged the song into a bluesy jazz number that recalled Billie Holiday. Houston often scatted with sax player Josh Harris during the end of the song.[3] Many critics noted "He/I Believe" and "I Am Changing" as the show's highlights. The former is a song she learned from her mother which joins the gospel songs "He Is" with "I Believe". The latter is a cover of the show Jennifer Holliday's show stopping Dreamgirls song.[3] After opening the show with a tease of the anthemic "Greatest Love of All", Houston closed out the show with a slowed down soulful version of the song.

Billboard magazine's Carlo Wolff said the following on his column for her show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 28, 1986.

{{cquote|For the second date of her first headlining tour, the show was remarkably polished and emotional...A versatile, purposeful singer Houston may not be La Diva yet. But she is certainly La Divette.[4]|Whitney Houston at Saratoga Performing Arts Center|Billboard}}

Opening acts

Sylvia Morrison from Washington, DC, is the first African American Female Impressionist/Comedian.[5]
  • Sylvia Traymore Morrison (USA—Leg)
  • Mark McCollum (comedian) (USA—Leg)
  • Kenny G (USA—Leg, select dates)

Set list

  1. "Instrumental Intro" (contains elements of "Also sprach Zarathustra" and excerpts from "Greatest Love of All")
  2. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  3. "Eternal Love"
  4. "You Give Good Love"
  5. "Hold Me" (duet with Gary Houston)
  6. "How Will I Know"
  7. "Take Good Care of My Heart" (duet with Gary Houston)
  8. "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Gary Houston)
  9. "Saving All My Love for You"
  10. "Someone for Me"
  11. "I Am Changing"
  12. "Heart to Heart"
  13. "All at Once" 1
  14. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" 1
  15. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1
  16. "He, I Believe"
  17. "Greatest Love of All"

1 performed at select dates in Europe and Japan

Notes

  • July, August: for select dates, Houston performed "Memories" {{small|(she recorded prior to her debut album)}}, "A Brand New Day" and a duet with her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston.
  • Houston also added Kenny Loggins's US pop hit "Heart to Heart" and "I Am Changing" from the musical Dreamgirls as part of her set list for the tour.
  • September 13: for the concert in Mountain View, Houston brought out a cake and sang "Happy Birthday" to her father, John Houston.
  • August, October & November: during the later part of tour, Houston was also working on her second album and would preview two new songs such as "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Didn't We Almost Have It All".[1][6]

Band

Houston and John Simmons were friends from their church in New Jersey. While Houston was trying to get a recording contract, she would perform sets as part of her mother's nightclub act in New York. Simmons was her musical director. Houston asked Simmons to put together a band that would back her during her nightclub act and record label showcases.[7] The tour manager was Tony Bulluck, who remained her tour manager on several of her tours later, including the Nothing but Love Tour. Rickey Minor and Houston's brother Gary Houston remained band members throughout her touring career.

  • Music Director/Piano: John Simmons
  • Bass guitar/bass synthesizer: Ricky Minor
  • Guitar: Curtis Taylor Neishloss
  • Keyboards: Willard Meeks
  • Saxophone: Josh Harris
  • Drums: Brian Brake
  • Percussion: Kevin Jones
  • Background Vocalists: Gary Houston, Felicia Moss, Voneva Simms, Billy Baker

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America[8][9][10]
July 26, 1986ColumbiaUnited StatesMerriweather Post Pavilion13,000 / 13,000$176,267
July 28, 1986Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center20,000 / 20,000$218,735
July 29, 1986BostonBoston Common37,000 / 37,000$667,065
July 31, 1986
August 1, 1986
August 2, 1986WantaghJones Beach Marine Theatername=Wantagh|The score data is combined from the shows held at Jones Beach Marine Theater on August 2 and 6 respectively.}}name=Wantagh}}
August 4, 1986Holmdel TownshipGarden State Arts Center10,600 / 10,600$156,647
August 6, 1986WantaghJones Beach Marine Theatername=Wantagh}}name=Wantagh}}
August 10, 1986AtlantaChastain Park Amphitheater12,702 / 12,702$259,545
August 11, 1986
August 12, 1986NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
August 14, 1986CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center16,289 / 16,289$251,000
August 15, 1986LouisvilleFreedom Hall15,600 / 15,600$156,310
August 16, 1986IndianapolisIndiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum16,287 / 16,287$225,965
August 18, 1986Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
August 19, 1986ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatrerowspan=2 {{n/a}}rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
August 20, 1986
August 22, 1986TorontoCanadaCNE Stadium25,370 / 25,370$465,286
August 24, 1986OttawaLansdowne Parkrowspan=5 {{n/a}}rowspan=5 {{n/a}}
August 26, 1986MontrealMontreal Forum
August 27, 1986PhiladelphiaUnited StatesMann Center for the Performing Arts
August 30, 1986Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
August 31, 1986
September 1, 1986St. LouisMunicipal Theatre of St. Louis9,846 / 9,846$189,980
September 7, 1986SyracuseNew York State Fairgrounds{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
September 8, 1986MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre8,950 / 8,950$203,854
September 12, 1986SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre8,273 / 8,500$144,778
September 13, 1986Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre15,211 / 15,211$256,782
September 14, 1986ConcordConcord Pavilion8,333 / 8,333$152,485
September 16, 1986FresnoSelland Arena5,908 / 5,908$99,715
September 18, 1986San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena9,051 / 9,051$172,092
September 19, 1986Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre13,946 / 18,764$294,954
September 21, 1986Los AngelesGreek Theatrerowspan=2 {{n/a}}rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
September 23, 1986
Europe
October 10, 1986BrusselsBelgiumForest Nationalrowspan=5 {{n/a}}rowspan=5 {{n/a}}
October 11, 1986RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Rotterdam
October 17, 1986LondonEnglandWembley Arena
October 19, 1986
October 20, 1986
Asia
November 4, 1986OsakaJapanOsaka Festival Hallrowspan=7 {{n/a}}rowspan=7 {{n/a}}
November 5, 1986Osaka-jō Hall
November 6, 1986NagoyaAichi Prefectural Gymnasium
November 8, 1986YokohamaYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
November 10, 1986TokyoNippon Budokan
November 11, 1986
November 12, 1986
Oceania
November 15, 1986SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centrerowspan=3 {{n/a}}rowspan=3 {{n/a}}
November 16, 1986
November 17, 1986
North America[11]
November 30, 1986HonoluluUnited StatesBlaisdell Arena17,600 / 17,600$362,313
December 1, 1986
Total 285,066 / 290,011 $4,830,072
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Cancellations and rescheduled shows
August 28, 1986Geddes, New YorkState Fair GrandstandRescheduled for September 7, 1986[12]
November 19, 1986Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]
November 20, 1986Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]
November 23, 1986Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Sports and Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]
November 24, 1986Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Sports and Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]
November 26, 1986Perth, AustraliaPerth Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]
November 27, 1986Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreCancelled[13]

Broadcast and recordings

  • The show at Osaka-jō Hall on November 5 was broadcast live on Asahi Hōsō Radio in Japan. There were no official recordings released to the public.

Ticket price score data

Not all ticket price dates are listed
July 26, 1986 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD $16.50 / $11.50
July 28, 1986 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY $15 / $10
July 29, 31, August 1, 1986 Boston Common, Boston, MA $19.50 / $17.50
August 2, 6, 1986 Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York $22 / $20.50 / $17.50
August 4, 1986 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ $18.50 / $11
August 10, 11, 1986 Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA $22 / $20.50 / $17.50
August 14, 1986 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH $20 / $11.50
August 15, 1986Freedom Hall Arena, Louisville, KY $10
August 16, 1986 Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN $14.50 / $12.50
August 22, 1986 CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario $23.50 / $19.50
September 1, 1986 The Muny, St. Louis, MI $20.50 / $18.50 / $16.50
September 8, 1986 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO $24.40 / $22 / $19.80
September 12, 1986 California Exposition & State Fair, Sacramento, CA $17.50
September 13, 1986 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA $18.50 / $15.50
September 14, 1986 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA $22.50 / $15.50
September 16, 1986 Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, CA $17.50
September 18, 1986 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA $25 / $18.50
September 19, 1986 Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA $24.75 / $15
November 30, December 1, 1986 Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, HI $22.50 / $17.50

External links

  • [https://www.whitneyhouston.com/tour/the-greatest-love-world-tour/ the greatest love tour - whitneyhouston]

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|author=Clarence Waldron|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vrMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58 |title=Whitney Houston Headlines Her First Tour Across the Country (p58-60)|work=Jet|date=1 September 1986|accessdate=2010-01-12}}
2. ^Whitney Houston Takes Fame in Stride.Orlando Sentinel
3. ^1 2 Takiff, Jonathon. "Whitney Makes Converts". Philadelphia Daily News. August 28, 1986.
4. ^{{cite book|author=Carlo Wolff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT64&dq=billboard%201987&lr=lang_en&num=20&as_brr=0&as_pt=MAGAZINES&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q=saratoga%20springs&f=false|title=Talent in Action|work=Billboard|date=August 23, 1986|accessdate=2010-01-15}}
5. ^Palm Beach Improv | Comedian: Sylvia Traymore
6. ^AllWhitney.com
7. ^Charles, Nat. "Conducting Electricity, and Idolatry". New York Times. January 14, 2007.
8. ^Sources for dates in North America*[https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/1986-concert-review-young-whitney-houston-wows-at-jones-beach-1.3529833 Review: Young Whitney Houston wows at Jones Beach Theater]*Review; Whitney Houston Live at Jones Beach Theater*[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/From+archives+1986+Looking+back+Montreal+debut+luminous+talent+Whitney+Houston/6158052/story.html Looking back Whitney Houston Live in Montreal 1986]*Whitney Houston Live in Chicago at Popular Creek
9. ^North America 1st Leg Boxcore Data*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=4SQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=gbs_search_r&pg=PT25#v=onepage&q=&f=false | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | page = 26 | volume = 98 | issue = 33 | issn = 0006-2510 | date = August 16, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=ko&pg=PT41#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | page = 42 | volume = 98 | issue = 34 | date = August 23, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&hl=ko&pg=PT33#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | page = 31 | volume = 98 | issue = 37| date = September 13, 1986| accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GSQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA4&hl=ko&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | page = 27 | volume = 98 | issue = 35 | date = August 30, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oCQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=ko&pg=PT19#v=onepage&q&f=false | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | page = 20 | volume = 98 | issue = 36 | date = September 6, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}
10. ^{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7CMEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=ko&pg=PT20#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 21 | volume = 98 | issue = 39 | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | date = September 27, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=yyQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&hl=ko&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 25 | volume = 98 | issue = 40 | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | date = October 4, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}*{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ESUEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=ko&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 27 | volume = 98 | issue = 41 | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | date = October 11, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}
11. ^{{cite journal | journal = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&hl=ko&pg=PA36#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 36 | volume = 98 | issue = 52 | title = Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses | date = December 27, 1986 | accessdate = December 22, 2011 | issn = 0006-2510}}
12. ^Hard Rain; Whitney Houston at New York State Fair
13. ^1 2 3 4 5 Teeds, J. "MELBOURNE CONCERT DOUBT". Sunday Mail. November 23, 1986.
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