RIAA Platinum Album award for Whitney Houston's debut album. Houston (1963-2012) released her breakthrough first album on Feb. 21, 1985, the album was certified Platinum for one million copies sold on Aug. 26, 1985.

The album produced three #1 Billboard Hot 100 singles including "Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" (a cover of the George Benson tune). This made Houston the first female artist to achieve three #1s on an album. The album itself also hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums and UK Albums charts, along with the top spot on many other world music markets. It also picked up a Grammy nomination in 1987. By mid 1999 the album had been certified 13x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA making it onto the elite list of RIAA Diamond sales award winners.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum album award
• First presentation award
  
• Presented to producer/engineer
• In VG condition
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• Known as a "flower hologram" award they were made from 1986-1989
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Great collectors item for any Whitney Houston fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 1987, making it 36 years old. It is a first presentation award to producer/engineer David Rubinson, who also founded Bay Area recording studio The Automatt.

The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The award still has its' original backing paper with Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20- to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.