Prior to Houston performing two dates in Japan early-March, the official tour started on April 18, in North America.

After a successful series of concerts in Japan during March 1991, Houston returned to the United States to prepare for the world tour to support the four-times platinum selling album of the same name.

The singer played to low attendances and even cancelled some dates due to poor ticket sales.

A month and a half after the tour concluded in Paris, October 1991, Houston would begin production on her first feature film, The Bodyguard in December.

The system had only been used previously by Pink Floyd in his "The Wall" show in Berlin and the Rolling Stones' "Urban Jungle Tour".

Houston reworked most of the songs during the show with improvisations and spontaneity, adding funk to the uptempos while slowing down the ballads.

[8] According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Saving All My Love for You" was "sultry, taking excursions through the church and jazz world that aren't heard on the recorded version.

Some criticized Houston for focusing on the MTV trend of relying on dancing and big production lighting.

The Sun Sentinel noted that the singer should opt for smaller venues and theaters that are "far more suitable to her sophistication and talent.

"[12] USA Today praised the singer because she "shakes the confinements of her recordings' calculated productions and gets downright gutsy and soulful"[13] This set list is representative of the concert on May 11, 1991 at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California.