Whitney Houston Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-26 · 30 entries checked · 12 flagged · 27 issues confirmed · 12 corrected · 15 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Cissy Houston — The entry says 'the original rendition of Midnight Train to Georgia' — this is incorrect; Cissy Houston recorded the first commercial version, but the song was originally written and demoed by Jim Weatherly, so calling it the 'original rendition' is a factual

Bobby Brown — 'Every Little Step' did not win a Grammy Award; it was nominated but did not win.

David Foster — The entry states that David Foster produced Whitney Houston's version of 'I Will Always Love You' as sole producer, but he co-produced it with Narada Michael Walden and Michael Ostin.

David Foster — The entry claims Foster worked on 'Jesus Loves Me,' but that song was produced by Mervyn Warren and Whitney Houston, not Foster.

Cissy Houston — The entry states Cissy Houston was born September 30, 1932, but widely accepted canon records her birth date as September 30, 1933.

Cissy Houston — The entry states 'Houston worked at RCA Electronics until 1961' but she worked at RCA Victor (the record company) as a secretary, not at RCA Electronics.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody — The song was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, but they were not part of the band The Cars; they were the duo behind the band Boy Meets Girl.

Greatest Love of All — The song 'Greatest Love of All' was first recorded by George Benson in 1977, not first channeled by Whitney Houston in 1985 on her debut album.

Greatest Love of All — The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986, not 1985.

I Have Nothing — The entry states the song was released on February 20, 1993, but the widely accepted release date is February 23, 1993.

I Have Nothing — The entry says Thompson dated Elvis Presley from 1972 to 1976, but she actually dated him from 1972 until his death in 1977.

I Will Always Love You — The entry claims the song 'did not chart on the Hot Country Songs chart', but Whitney Houston's version did chart on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at number 1.

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