What is the name of Whitney Houston's first album of the 21st Century?

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Whitney Houston’s first album of the 21st century was Just Whitney. Released by Arista Records on November 27, 2002, it was her fifth studio album and followed the 1998 album My Love Is Your Love.

The album arrived after Houston renewed her contract with Arista in 2001 in a deal reportedly worth $100 million, then the largest recording contract for a female artist. Houston described the project as a return to a more soul-oriented sound, blending R&B ballads, mid-tempo songs, dance tracks, and the rock-influenced song "Tell Me No."

Just Whitney produced four singles: "Whatchulookinat," "One of Those Days," "Try It on My Own," and "Love That Man." It debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

A common mix-up is counting Whitney: The Greatest Hits, released in 2000, as a studio album. It was a compilation, so Just Whitney is correctly identified as Houston’s first 21st-century studio album.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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