Whitney Houston US Summer Tour 1985

The US Summer Tour was Whitney's debut promotional tour. Houston's debut album was released in February 1985 and she performed at various clubs to promote the album. Following the success of the #1 R&B single "You Give Good Love", Houston became the opening act for singers' Luther Vandross and Jeffrey Osborne on their individual 1985 US tours. After the next single, "Saving All My Love For You" became Houston's first US #1 Pop song, she began headlining her own shows, playing at various American theaters, festivals, and clubs throughout the summer and fall of 1985.

Setlist:

"Greatest Love of All" "Love Will Find a Way" "Someone for Me" "You Give Good Love" "Thinking About You" "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (duet with Gary Houston) "How Will I Know" "Saving All My Love for You"

Whitney's set also included "I Am Changing" and "Home" which was often performed at select dates during the tour.

August 28: in San Diego, Houston's opening act was comedian Roseanne Barr. October 28: at Carnegie Hall in New York, she performed "A Brand New Day" from the film, The Wiz after opening with "Greatest Love of All". She also performed "I Am Changing" from the broadway musical Dreamgirls.[4] November 20: at Carnegie Hall, Houston performed "I Am Changing", and closed show with the final encore, "Home" from the musical The Wiz. November 24: in Houston, she performed "I Am Changing" and two additional duets with brother Gary Houston; "Hold Me" and "Take Good Care of My Heart".[5]