Whitney performed " Saving All My Love for You " in a number of places . Whitney performed the track for the 28th Annual Grammy Awards and later took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Award for the song . Her performance of the ballad at the GRAMMYs won her an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program . She also performed the song on '' Late Night with David Letterman '' in 1985 . The performance was considered one of her best live performances by Digital Spy and VH1 . While Liam O'Brien of Digital Spy wrote , " In this assured performance on Late Night With David Letterman , her vocal gymnastics left the host stunned , " Mark Graham of '' VH1 '' simply picked it as her third best live performance
28th Annual Grammy Awards
28th Annual Grammy Awards
Saving All My Love for You