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Whitney Insisted on Going the R&B Route After Soul Train Backlash
After the burgeoning pop star found herself booed by a Black audience at the Soul Train Awards, she was more than ready for a change. According to someone who worked at her label, “Whitney insisted they cross her back over to Black music after being booed at the Soul Train Awards, and “I’m Your Baby Tonight” was not a record Clive Davis wanted her to sing.” But according to him, Whitney made it clear that “I’m gonna do me now.”