Many of her top-selling songs were written by others. I Will Always Love You was a song that Dolly Parton wrote and sang in 1974. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987) was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam and Didn't We Almost Have It All (1987) was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings, according to the National Music Publishers Association. Houston's image took a hit after her appearances in the Bravo reality TV show Being Bobby Brown in 2005. To many, the documentary series with her ex-husband was a cautionary tale about a drug-fueled lifestyle that damaged her voice and ruined her career.
A hard-partying existence contributed to her failure to fulfill a $100 million recording deal she signed with Arista, now part of Sony Music Entertainment, in 2001.
At the time she was reported to have owed the label six new albums and two greatest hits compilations. Since then, only four have come out, including a greatest hits collection that was not released in the United States.
It's unclear if any posthumous releases would be part of that recording deal or whether the agreement is still in force. A spokeswoman for Sony Music and for her longtime producer, Clive Davis, declined to comment. Houston's publicist did not respond to requests for comment.
Lawyer Bryan Blaney, who represented Houston in a recent fight with her stepmother over the proceeds of a $1 million life insurance policy she took out on her father, said he did not handle her financial affairs. He said that if the singer did not have a will, the proceeds of any continuing revenue would go to her 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
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