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I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour

The I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour was a concert tour by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston, in support of her multi-platinum album I'm Your Baby Tonight. Prior to Houston performing two dates in Japan early-March, the official tour started on April 18, in North America. Houston's performed nearly 100 concert dates throughout 1991 in North America and Europe.

I'm Your Baby Tonight
World Tour
Tour by Whitney Houston
I'm Your Baby Tonight Tour Book
LocationNorth America • Europe • Asia
Associated albumI'm Your Baby Tonight
Start dateMarch 14, 1991 (1991-03-14)
End dateOctober 2, 1991 (1991-10-02)
Legs3
No. of shows66 in North America
2 in Asia
28 in Europe
96 in total
Whitney Houston concert chronology

Background

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After a successful series of concerts in Japan during March 1991, Houston returned to the United States to prepare for the world tour to support the four-times platinum selling album of the same name. Houston was initially planned to start the tour in the U.K. However, due to the Gulf War, the European leg was rescheduled until the fall.[1] Houston instead started the tour in the US. Houston kicked things off with her "Welcome Home Heroes Concert" on March 31 in Norfolk Virginia. The special, which aired on HBO, was dedicated to the troops who were fighting in the Gulf War. All proceeds went to the Red Cross.[2] The summer of 1991 was considered one of the worst touring seasons ever. Many big names were cancelling dates and playing to low capacities. Houston was no exception. The singer played to low attendances and even cancelled some dates due to poor ticket sales. Experts cited the ongoing recession and financial crisis as the main reason.[3][4] During the summer, Houston also developed a throat ailment. As a result, the singer was forced to cancel the end of her Canadian tour to rest her voice.[5]

The tour resumed in late August when Houston reached the U.K. She played 10 consecutive dates at Wembley Arena in London, surpassing her own record of 9 straight dates at the same arena during the Moment of Truth World Tour, in 1988.

A month and a half after the tour concluded in Paris, October 1991, Houston would begin production on her first feature film, The Bodyguard in December.[6]

The show

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Unlike her previous tours, the shows had more focus on visuals. The stage was lit by 300 lights spinning and flashing in synch with the music. The state of the art system was designed by Mark Fisher and Jonathan Park. The system had only been used previously by Pink Floyd in his "The Wall" show in Berlin and the Rolling Stones' "Urban Jungle Tour".[7] Houston also incorporated costume changes during her sets for the first time. She often wore skin tight jump suits. Houston also took part in choreographed dancing with backup dancers. Unlike her previous tours, the stage was not in the round. She was backed by a seven piece band. After her previous musical director John Simmons died, bass player Rickey Minor became the tour's musical director. R&B group After 7 opened during the North American leg. Dance act Snap! supported her on the European leg.

Houston reworked most of the songs during the show with improvisations and spontaneity, adding funk to the uptempos while slowing down the ballads.[8] According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Saving All My Love for You" was "sultry, taking excursions through the church and jazz world that aren't heard on the recorded version."[9] She incorporated her popular love songs into a "Love Medley", giving her time to try out the newer uptempo/new jack swing numbers on her current album.[8] Midway through the shows, Houston introduced her band while singing the gospel "Revelation". This started the gospel set which included a cappella and solos from her backup singers. Her brother Gary Houston also performed a Marvin Gaye medley. With hip hop music becoming popular during the time, Houston incorporated rappers into the show. Rappers were given verses during "How Will I Know" while shouting "yo Whitney yo" throughout other songs.[8] During some of the shows, Houston incorporated her hit "All The Man That I Need" into a medley with the Billie Holiday classics "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" and "My Man", which she dedicated to her own man at the time. At the time, Houston was rumored to be dating singer Bobby Brown. The rumor of course turned out to be true.[10] The Holliday cover earned praise from many critics. The Vancouver Sun said "her delivery was achingly soulful" and that the singer should continue towards that direction musically.[11] For some of the US dates, she performed her top ten pop hit "Miracle". Houston ended her show with "I'm Your Baby Tonight" before the encore, "Greatest Love of All", in Europe for some of the London, UK dates included the encore "I Belong to You".

Some criticized Houston for focusing on the MTV trend of relying on dancing and big production lighting. The Sun Sentinel noted that the singer should opt for smaller venues and theaters that are "far more suitable to her sophistication and talent."[12] USA Today praised the singer because she "shakes the confinements of her recordings' calculated productions and gets downright gutsy and soulful"[13]

Opening acts

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Setlist

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  1. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  2. "So Emotional"
  3. "Saving All My Love for You"
  4. "How Will I Know"
  5. "All at Once" / "A House Is Not a Home" / "Didn't We Almost Have It All" / "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
  6. Medley: "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" / "My Man" / "All the Man That I Need"
  7. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" / "What's Going On" (performed by Gary Houston)[a]
  8. "My Name Is Not Susan"
  9. "Anymore"
  10. "Miracle"[b]
  11. "Revelation" (contain excerpts of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "He's All Right")
  12. "Sack Full of Dreams" (performed by Gary Houston)[c]
  13. "In Return"[b]
  14. "This Day"[c]
  15. "Who Do You Love"
  16. "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
  17. "I Belong to You"[c]
  18. "Greatest Love of All"

Notes

  1. ^ performed at select dates in North America, and Europe
  2. ^ a b performed at select dates in North America
  3. ^ a b c performed only at select dates in Europe

Additional notes

  • March 14 and 15: in Yokohama, Japan, Houston performed a stirring rendition of CeCe Winans "In Return".
  • May 11: her performances of "My Name Is Not Susan", "Miracle" and "Greatest Love of All" at her Oakland, California concert were shown during a televised telethon that aired on MTV, May 12, for The Simple Truth: A concert for Kurdish Refugees.
  • September 29: the concert in A Coruña, Spain was recorded and aired on TV in several markets of Spain, and select countries in Europe.

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
Asia
March 14, 1991YokohamaJapanYokohama Arena——
March 15, 1991
North America[14]
March 31, 1991NorfolkUnited StatesNaval Air Station——
April 18, 1991KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena6,836 / 16,786$136,637
April 20, 1991LexingtonRupp Arena——
April 21, 1991ChampaignAssembly Hall
April 23, 1991ColumbiaHearnes Center
April 24, 1991AmesHilton Coliseum6,175 / 13,000
April 26, 1991Iowa CityCarver–Hawkeye Arena—
April 27, 1991MinneapolisTarget Center
April 29, 1991WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena5,832 / 12,470$156,624
May 1, 1991SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place——
May 3, 1991EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
May 5, 1991CalgaryOlympic Saddledome9,736 / 14,114$238,662
May 7, 1991VancouverPacific Coliseum——
May 8, 1991PortlandUnited StatesMemorial Coliseum9,387 / 10,000$218,422
May 9, 1991SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum8,807 / 11,993$203,520
May 11, 1991OaklandOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena——
May 12, 1991SacramentoARCO Arena9,031 / 12,786$208,640
May 16, 1991InglewoodGreat Western Forum——
May 17, 1991Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre
May 19, 1991PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion10,774 / 12,000$221,576
May 21, 1991Las VegasThomas & Mack Center——
May 23, 1991AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
May 24, 1991Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 25, 1991Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
May 28, 1991New OrleansLakefront Arena
May 30, 1991Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
May 31, 1991DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre8,837 / 20,111$188,511
June 2, 1991The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion——
June 4, 1991San AntonioHemisFair Arena
June 5, 1991AustinFrank Erwin Center
June 7, 1991BirminghamBJCC Coliseum
June 9, 1991PensacolaPensacola Civic Center
June 10, 1991OrlandoOrlando Arena7,093 / 15,500$159,593
June 11, 1991MiamiMiami Arena9,530 / 10,000$238,250
June 13, 1991ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum——
June 15, 1991AtlantaCoca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
June 16, 1991GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
June 19, 1991ChattanoogaMcKenzie Arena
June 20, 1991NashvilleStarwood Amphitheatre8,000 / 17,137
June 27, 1991[A]MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater—
June 28, 1991NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center7,746 / 12,000$157,199
June 30, 1991Tinley ParkWorld Music Theatre8,525 / 20,000$221,965
July 3, 1991DetroitJoe Louis Arena——
July 6, 1991CharlotteBlockbuster Pavilion
July 7, 1991RaleighHardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 10, 1991Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
July 11, 1991Grove CityCapitol Music Center
July 13, 1991BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater10,763 / 20,089$208,566
July 14, 1991RichmondRichmond Coliseum——
July 16, 1991ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
July 17, 1991ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center7,012 / 12,000$164,782
July 19, 1991PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum——
July 20, 1991HersheyHersheypark Stadium
July 21, 1991Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
July 23, 1991New York CityMadison Square Garden13,850 / 14,000$401,773
July 26, 1991East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena——
July 27, 1991CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center8,114 / 17,000
July 29, 1991LenoxTanglewood—
July 30, 1991HopewellFinger Lakes Performing Arts Center
August 1, 1991BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
August 3, 1991HartfordHartford Civic Center
August 4, 1991RutlandParamount Theater
August 6, 1991MansfieldGreat Woods Performing Arts Center
August 7, 1991
August 9, 1991Old Orchard BeachSeashore Performing Arts Center
August 10, 1991NashuaHolman Stadium
Europe
August 27, 1991BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena——
August 28, 1991
August 29, 1991
August 30, 1991
August 31, 1991
September 1, 1991
September 3, 1991LondonWembley Arena
September 4, 1991
September 6, 1991
September 7, 1991
September 9, 1991
September 10, 1991
September 11, 1991
September 13, 1991
September 14, 1991
September 15, 1991
September 17, 1991GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
September 18, 1991
September 19, 1991
September 21, 1991RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Sportpaleis
September 22, 1991
September 23, 1991
September 25, 1991
September 26, 1991
September 27, 1991
September 29, 1991A CoruñaSpainColiseum da Coruña
October 1, 1991ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
October 2, 1991
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

[A]Summerfest[15]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows
May 13, 1991Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline AmphitheatreCancelled[16]
June 22, 1991Maryland Heights, MissouriRiverport AmphitheatreCancelled[17]
June 23, 1991Kansas City, MissouriStarlight TheatreCancelled[17]
June 25, 1991Omaha, NebraskaOmaha Civic AuditoriumCancelled[17]
July 5, 1991Hampton, VirginiaHampton ColiseumCancelled[18]
August 11, 1991Moncton, CanadaMagnetic Hill Concert SiteCancelled[19]
August 13, 1991Halifax, CanadaHalifax Metro CentreCancelled[19]
August 15, 1991Montreal, CanadaMontreal ForumCancelled[19]
August 16, 1991Ottawa, CanadaLansdowne ParkCancelled[19]
August 17, 1991Toronto, CanadaCNE GrandstandCancelled[19]

Personnel

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Band
  • Musical Director – Rickey Minor
  • Bass guitar, bass synthesizer – Ricky Minor
  • Guitar – Ray Fuller
  • Keyboard: Michael Bearden
  • Drums – Ricky Lawson
  • Keyboard – Bette Sussman
  • Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
  • Keyboard – Kevin Lee
  • Percussion – Bashiri Johnson
  • Background vocalists – Gary Houston, Vonchita Rawls, Carmen Rawls, Tiawana Rawls
Choreography

Choreographer – Khandi Alexander

Dancers
  • Diesko Boyland, Bryant Cash-Welch, Jonathan Webbe, Luca Tommassini
Tour Management
  • Manager – Tony Bulluck
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References

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  1. ^ AllWhitney.com
  2. ^ Smith, Patricia. "Mom, apple pie and Whitney Houston in concert for troops". Boston Globe April 1, 1991.
  3. ^ Watrous, Peter. "Pop Life". The New York Times. August 7, 1991. Page C15.
  4. ^ Dafoe, Christopher M. "Rock 'n' Ruin Not just the recession is to blame for the small crowds at rock concerts this summer" The Globe and Mail. August 17, 1991. Page C1.
  5. ^ "Houston cancels rest of tour". The Globe and Mail. August 10, 1991. Page C3.
  6. ^ Dutta, Nishitha (2020-12-26). "Where Was The Bodyguard Filmed? All The Bodyguard Filming Locations". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. ^ Stout, Gene. "Whitney Houston will be Impossible to Ignore when she comes to Seattle." Seattle Post. May 3, 1991. Page 5.
  8. ^ a b c Considine, JD. "Houston gives her hits a new spin, and her fans applaud at every turn". The Baltimore Sun. July 17, 1991. Page 1E.
  9. ^ Bream, Jon. "Whitney (Hit Woman) Houston's concert packs quite a punch." Minneapolis Star Tribune. April 28, 1991. Page 07.B
  10. ^ Racine, Mary. "Whitney love songs". Houston Chronicle. June 4, 1991. Page 1.
  11. ^ Mackie, John. "Houston strikes up the bland: Voice can thrill, but lyrics shallow." The Vancouver Sun. May 8, 1991. Page B5.
  12. ^ Wilker, Deborah. "Whitney Houston: Bigger – but better?" Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. June 13, 1991. Page 3E.
  13. ^ Jones, James T. "Whitney is so emotional, soulful in concert". USA Today. April 19, 1991. Page 01D.
  14. ^ North American box score data:
  15. ^ "Summerfest: Gig has had many high notes". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Media Group. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ^ Selvin, Joel. "Whitney Houston Strands fans at Shoreline." The San Francisco Chronicle. May 15, 1991. Page E1.
  17. ^ a b c "Whitney Houston Cancels Omaha Date". Omaha World-Herald. June 26, 1991. Page 47.
  18. ^ Chastain, Sue. "The Latest." The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 4, 1991. Page C2
  19. ^ a b c d e Howell, Peter. "Whitney Houston hits Ex with second major no-show". The Toronto Star. August 9, 1991. Page A1.
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