Artist: Jennifer Holliday
Author: Tom Eyen/Henry Krieger
Label: Geffen
Year: 1982
Original Broadway Cast Dreamgirls. Won 6 Tony's. Showstopper from this musical (prod. David Foster), loosely based on the Supremes' story. N°1 R&B and a Grammy.
Covers:
Whitney Houston [in medley shelved until after her death; same medley used to dub Naomi Ackie in Whitney's biopic in '22]
Chuck Jackson & Angie B [alias Angie Stone]
Rosabel [feat. Jennifer Holliday; dance version]
Lillias White [off-Broadway Cast Dreamgirls]
Jennifer Hudson [in film Dreamgirls; won an Oscar]
Berget Lewis [in NL cast Dreamgirls as Ik Ga Niet]
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