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A SONG FOR YOU

Robyn Crawford

My Life with Whitney Houston

Robyn Crawford and Whitney Houston were inseparable friends and collaborators. This is the poignant inside story of their life together.
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.

Since Whitney's death in 2012, that trusted and loyal friend, Robyn Crawford, 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. In A Song for You, Robyn breaks her silence to share the moving and often complicated story of her life and relationship with Whitney.

With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn gives readers insight into Whitney's life and career. She traces the years from when she and Whitney first met as teenagers in the 1980s to the recording of Whitney's first album and the infinite success that followed. From countless sold-out world tours to her epic rendition of the US national anthem to the set of The Bodyguard, her tempestuous marriage, and the birth of her only child, Robyn was there.

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.
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Published 2019-11-12 by Dutton

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Published 2019-11-12 by Dutton

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The Guardian ran a huge feature profile with Robyn. It made the front page of The Guardian over the weekend and was across five pages in the magazine. Read more...

Robyn's interview with Essence's "Yes, Girl!" podcast dropped this morning. It's a delightful interview. Read more...

Entertainment Tonight calls A SONG FOR YOU one of "The Must-Read Celebrity Books of 2019." Read more...

InStyle.com lists A Song For You as a "7 November Books to Read Over Thanksgiving Break.": This memoir from Houston's friend, roommate, and supposed lover, Robyn Crawford, provides an intimate glimpse at the late singer from the eyes of someone who knew her best. Read more...

Robyn was on the TODAY Show live this morning. The segment was almost 10-minutes long and covered everything from Robyn and Whitney's romantic relationship, to Bobby Brown, to why she decided to write A SONG FOR YOU. Read more...

The New York Times Book Review published their review of the audiobook version of A SONG FOR YOU yesterday (running in print 11/24). It's a thoughtful review that praises Robyn for "[waiting] for everyone else to stop speaking before taking the mic." Read more...

Robyn Crawford was on NPR's nationally syndicated show 1A this morning talking about A Song for You. It was a great 30+ minute conversation. (Dec 4, 2019) Read more...

Robyn Crawford was on The Wendy Williams Show for a 23-minute segment. The interview received major media attention from the likes of Essence, Vanity Fair, People, and dozens of others. And Wendy can't stop talking about the book! Read more...

Robyn's OprahMag.com interview with actress Lena Waithe is now live, with some incredible photographs of Robyn and Lena and some of Robyn's memorabilia from her time with Whitney. Read more...

Autostraddle included A Song for You on their holiday gift guide list: "Autostraddle's Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2019." Read more...

BBC.com also ran a fantastic interview with Robyn yesterday (Nov. 17, 2019) Read more...

People Magazine is the first out with an exclusive excerpt! - The first serial excerpt and interview with Crawford makes up a five-page feature in the magazine on stands this week, and People.com broke the story this morning Read more...

A SONG FOR YOU is on the "Out 100" list, featuring Robyn in the "Books of the Year" section. Read more...

The Advocate's new issue is on stands now, with a 2-page spread with Robyn's interview. This is a recap of Robyn's interview for The Advocate's "LGBTQ&A" podcast is now available... Read more...

...a generous, loving book that has more insight on Houston's career - the ride, the fall - than any other single source that I've encountered... A Song for You is unequivocally worth the wait... Crawford has provided a crucial public service in her lovely, loving book... Read more...

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Robyn Crawford's powerful interview with Jada Pinkett Smith on Red Table Talk. The interview is about 30 minutes long and has over 280,000 views since it went live at 12:00 PM ET. Jada Pinkett Smith has been promoting heavily on her personal twitter. Read more...

The Washington Post posted their review of the book, calling it "a rare big get" in the world of celebrity books. Read more...

A SONG FOR YOU debuted on the New York Times bestseller list!