Who recorded the hit "I Believe In You And Me (from "The Preacher's Wife")" in 1997?

Whitney Houston recorded the hit "I Believe in You and Me" from The Preacher's Wife in the 1990s, with its major single success continuing into 1997. Houston's version was a cover of a song first recorded by the Four Tops in 1983.

Houston recorded the song for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack, a film in which she also starred. The soundtrack version was produced by Mervyn Warren and Houston, while David Foster produced the single version. The recording blends slow-tempo R&B, gospel influence, orchestral drama, and Houston's powerful vocal range.

The date can cause confusion: the single was released in the United States on December 10, 1996, but reached a wider audience and continued charting in 1997, including a March 1997 release in the United Kingdom. Houston's rendition is now far more widely recognized than the Four Tops original. It reached No. 4 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles chart, and No. 2 on Adult Contemporary.