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Didn't We Almost Have It All

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Didn't We Almost Have It All is a House act. Their sound grew out of Elvis Presley, The Supremes, Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes and Barry Manilow. Those roots explain a lot about how Didn't We Almost Have It All arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as I Have Nothing, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stephanie Mills and Michael Jackson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Didn't We Almost Have It All, reaching back through Elvis Presley and forward to Stephanie Mills. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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"Didn't We Almost Have It All" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). The song was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings and produced by Masser, his fifth released production for Houston, and vocally arranged by Houston herself.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Didn't We Almost Have It AllElvis PresleyThe SupremesJoe CockerJennifer WarnesBarry ManilowDionne WarwickStephanie MillsMichael JacksonI Have Nothing

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Didn't We Almost Have It All grew out of Elvis Presley, The Supremes, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, shares an orbit with I Have Nothing, went on to shape Stephanie Mills and Michael Jackson. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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