A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston

Robyn Crawford

Nov 2019 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Robyn Crawford

About this audiobook

The New York Times Bestseller!

After decades of silence, Robyn Crawford, close friend, collaborator, and confidante of Whitney Houston, shares her story.

Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all—her best friend, Robyn Crawford.

Since Whitney’s death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with Whitney close to her heart. Now, for the first time ever, Crawford opens up in her memoir, A Song for You.

With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn describes the two meeting as teenagers in the 1980s, and how their lives and friendship evolved as Whitney recorded her first album and Robyn pursued her promising Division I basketball career. Together during countless sold-out world tours, behind the scenes as hit after hit was recorded, through Whitney’s marriage and the birth of her daughter, the two navigated often challenging families, great loves, and painful losses, always supporting each other with laughter and friendship.
 
Deeply personal and heartfelt, A Song for You is the vital, honest, and previously untold story that provides an understanding of the complex life of Whitney Houston. Finally, the person who knew her best sets the record straight.

Ratings and reviews

Much as i loved and adored whitney strength to endure the worst, as she continued to live and fight for her truth..though loved by many, i realized though married she would have been much safer with robin. in whom i feel the song i'll always love you was silently dedicated to. though being told her loved for robin was under Scrutiny From those who wanted her to do what they wanted her to do, because it was never really about her.Anyway, it was about her fame. her money. how she could help them

This was amazing. finished it in basically a day. Whitney Houston was a special person with extraordinary circumstances and an unfortunate addiction. May she RIP and her music continue to inspire us. Thanks for telling your story!

✨💜Pure+Suprising+Funny+Sobering+Hard+Painful+Fair+Refreshing+Honest+Solid+Honorable+Loyal = T R U T H💕✨ Thank you Robin. For loving her. You,Sylvia,CeeCee and Kevin were the ONLY ones. Thank you for answering questions that should have never been asked of you nor Nip. It hurts to know she was without the love she needed so early in her life , and that she left it the sameway. I admire your integrity and courage of self sacrafice. YOU ARE HER TRUTH. I TRUST U.🙏💜🌹

About the author

After a long career in the music industry, Robyn Crawford is now focused on mental and physical wellness and writing. She lives in New Jersey with her wife and children.