{"id":363756,"date":"2026-07-07T09:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/363756\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:24:54","slug":"this-whitney-houston-no-1-might-be-tied-to-her-affair-with-a-certain-jackson-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/363756\/","title":{"rendered":"This Whitney Houston No. 1 Might Be Tied to Her Affair With a Certain Jackson Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every great song has a great backstory. I\u2019d like to argue, though, that few are as interesting as the story that allegedly follows Whitney Houston<\/a>\u2018s No. 1 hit, \u201cSaving All My Love For You\u201d, which topped the charts in 1985.<\/p>\n

The song sings about \u201csaving all your love\u201d for someone who is married and has a family. In her biography,\u00a0Whitney Houston 1963-2012:\u00a0We Will Always Love You<\/a>,\u00a0Houston admitted that she herself once had \u201ca terrible love affair.\u201d For her, this song hit close to home.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n

The year prior to that, Houston had been involved in a year-long relationship with Jermaine Jackson. Jackson is known for singing second-lead vocals in\u00a0The Jackson 5, second to Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n

At the time, Jackson was married to Hazel Gordy. Gordy is the daughter of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Apparently, the affair didn\u2019t work out because Jermaine ended up choosing his wife and family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was married, and that will never work out for anybody,\u201d Houston said of her own experience. \u201cNever, no way.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Houston to drop her version of \u201cSaving All My Love For You\u201d the next year. The song was originally recorded by Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo. However, it was Houston who took it to the top.<\/p>\n

Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson Had Several Duets Together<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"Play\"\/<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re not convinced that this song is tied to Houston\u2019s own affair with Jackson. However, the music video that accompanies it makes the possibility a bit hard to ignore. It features an actor who looks almost exactly like him. The video even shows Houston in the recording studio with Jackson\u2019s doppelganger, which is interesting because they did record music together.<\/p>\n

Jackson recorded and helped produce two duets for Houston\u2019s debut album, \u201cNobody Loves Me Like You Do\u201d and \u201cTake Good Care of My Heart\u201d. For the 1985 movie Perfect, the pair also recorded a duet called \u201cShock Me\u201d.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the studio is where their relationship took place behind the scenes. At least, that\u2019s what sources suggested when the news of their affair came out in 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn those early days . . . he was smuggled into her hotel rooms, they worked extra late in the studio, and she even had a code name for him. She referred to him as \u2018Ji,\u2019\u201d one source shared, according to\u00a0The New York Post<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cThe reason it ended was because Jermaine wouldn\u2019t leave his wife \u2014 and Whitney was angry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether it was inspired by her affair with Jackson or not, \u201cSaving All My Love For You\u201d is an absolutely beautiful song, and you can tell that Houston is singing it with passion. That might point to her ability to immerse herself in the music. Or, it might suggest that there was always more to the story.<\/p>\n

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