Whitney Houston – Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (October 5th) (1997) 3 CD SET

Whitney Houston – Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (October 5th) (1997) 3 CD SET

Venue: DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Dates: October 3, 1997 & October 5, 1997
Supporting Acts: Cissy Houston, BeBe Winans, Monica & Shirley Caesar
Attendance: 2,500+

Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C., were live concerts by Whitney Houston.

The concerts were held at historic DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., on October 3 and 5, 1997. The second-night concert was broadcast live via HBO, which was her third HBO special after Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston in March 1991 and Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa in November 1994. The first-night concert was broadcast on HBO in late October 1997.

Houston said her one-woman show was especially significant because it was occurring during the 100th anniversary of opera singer Marian Anderson’s birthday. Houston dedicated her performance to Anderson’s memory and her historic attempt to perform in 1939 at Constitution Hall, where she was banned by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Disc 1

01. I Know Him So Well
02. Dionne Warwick Medley
03. Aretha Franklin Medley
04. Abraham, Martin and John

Disc 2

05. Mr. Bojangles
06. Diana Ross Medley
07. George Gershwin Tribute
08. Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

Disc 3

09. I Love The Lord
10. I Go To The Rock
11. The Greatest Love Of All
12. Amazing Grace
13. Step By Step
14. I’m Every Woman