WHITNEY CRAKS ON GMA

*Whitney Houston's "Good Morning America" concert in Central Park was either triumphant or tragic, depending on whom you ask. Based on Internet reviews, most are just happy to have her back - despite her vocals that swayed from strained to winded.

"I’m so sorry. I did Oprah. I’ve been talking for so long," Whitney said, explaining her weakened voice after the four-song set. "I talked so much, my voice," she said. "I shouldn’t be talking. I should be singing."

The 5000 or so die hard fans who waited hours in line for Tuesday's taping didn't seem to care about her vocal shortcomings – as the performer sang and danced her way through current singles "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Look to You"; and old faves "My Love is Your Love" and "I'm Every Woman."

She brought her 16-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina onstage midway through the second song, "My Love Is Your Love." During the number, Whitney pointed at her and sang over and over, "This is me and Bobby's baby."

Houston got emotional for "I Look to You," which she belted directly to her mother, soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston, who was in the audience.

By the time she got to her fourth and final song, "I'm Every Woman," Houston was completely winded and relied on the audience to finish most of her lines.

Houston shared a warm reunion hug with "GMA" host Diane Sawyer, who last interviewed her seven years ago for the infamous "Primetime" special in which she famously said "crack is whack."

"I was worried for you," Diane Sawyer said, bringing up the 2002 interview.

"Well, don't be worried anymore," Houston responded.

Asked by Sawyer what brought her back to the stage after such a long absence, she answered, "My faith, the love and support of my fans, which I do have. That's basically what it is."

Meanwhile, Houston discusses her journey back from drugs and addiction in a cover story for the new issue of Ebony magazine.

"I shed a lot of stuff, a lot of unnecessary weight in the last three or four years," she tells the magazine. "I left a lot of old luggage behind, and when I did, the blessings just started pouring on me, and the light in my spirit started to lift again."

The songstress also opens up about her daughter and future plans in the October issue, which arrives on newsstands Tuesday, Sept. 8.