This gem flies under the radar when it comes to Whitney Houston songs that are readily mentioned, but it is quite special. The melody is beautiful, the story that the lyrics tell is powerful and Whitney Houston’s and Deborah Cox’s voices compliment each other nicely. They both are able to show their ability without coming off like they are competing and the song shines. Dare I say even better than the Whitney/Mariah duet from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack, which was heavily promoted. “Same Script, Different Cast”, written by Stacey Daniels, Shae Jones, Shep Crawford and Montell Jordan for the album Whitney: The Greatest Hits.

“Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here” by Deborah Cox made history in 1998 by remaining at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart for 14 weeks–a record that stood until tied by Mariah Carey in 2005 and broken in 2006 by Mary J. Blige’s “Be Without You”.  “Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here’, Written by Montell Jordan for her 1998 sophomore album One Wish.

Welcome back Deborah.  New album, The Promise, available now.

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