Houston released her
self-titled debut album in February 1985 and first began promoting the album through performing at nightclubs all across the country, starting at one of her old haunts, Manhattan's Sweetwater's jazz club, one of many venues her mother
Cissy regularly performed at and at which Houston was discovered by her label head and mentor
Clive Davis, who signed her to his label
Arista roughly two years prior. After Sweetwater's, Houston performed at other nightclubs, including Los Angeles'
Roxy Theatre in May while also promoting her album on national TV shows in both her native United States and in Europe. That month, her first leading single, "
You Give Good Love", peaked at number one on the
Hot Black Singles chart. Not too long afterwards, it was announced that Houston would open for American singer
Jeffrey Osborne on his national US tour at the end of June. Houston had recorded Osborne's composition, "
All at Once", on her debut. Not too long after joining Osborne's tour, Houston started getting rave reviews for her performances. Around August, just as her second single, "
Saving All My Love for You", was being promoted by her label, Houston joined longtime friend
Luther Vandross'
The Night I Fell In Love Tour on a few selected dates. By the end of August, as her debut album hit the top ten of the
Billboard 200, it was decided by Houston's management, which was led by Gene Harvey, that Houston would begin headlining her own shows since her fame was starting to outgrow that of Osborne and Vandross. Houston's first headlining show was at Humphrey's in
San Diego for two shows on August 28. On October 28, two days after "Saving All My Love for You" topped the
Billboard Hot 100, Houston gave the first of two sold-out shows at
Carnegie Hall before heading back to London where she filmed the music video for "
How Will I Know" in early November before returning to the States where she eventually finished her tour at the
Universal Amphitheater in California on December 1. ==Set list==