▁as ▁univers ally ▁la ud ed ▁as ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁debut ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁on ▁the ▁pop ▁charts ▁( a ▁rare ▁fe at ▁for ▁an ▁artist ▁of ▁Stre is and ' s ▁age , ▁especially ▁given ▁that ▁it ▁re leg ated ▁Jan et ▁Jackson ' s ▁Jan et ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁spot ). ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁highlight s ▁was ▁a ▁med ley ▁of ▁" I ▁Have ▁A ▁Love " ▁/ ▁" One ▁Hand , ▁One ▁Heart ", ▁a ▁du et ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Math is , ▁who ▁Stre is and ▁said ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁favorite ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁music ▁critic ▁Stephen ▁Hold en ▁wrote ▁that ▁Stre is and ▁" en jo ys ▁a ▁cultural ▁status ▁that ▁only ▁one ▁other ▁American ▁ent ert ainer , ▁Frank ▁Sin atra , ▁has ▁achieved ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁century ". ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Stre is and ▁announced ▁her ▁first ▁public ▁concert ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁( if ▁one ▁does ▁not ▁count ▁her ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁night club ▁performances ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 ). ▁What ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁two - night ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁multi - city ▁tour ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁T ick ets ▁for ▁the ▁tour ▁were