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Whitney Houston performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on September 1, 2009 in New York City.

Whitney Houston cut short her much-hyped comeback performance on "Good Morning America" Tuesday after apparently losing her voice.

The Grammy-winning diva got through just three songs from her new album "I Look to You" before apologizing to the 5,000-person crowd for overusing her famous pipes.

"I'm so sorry. I did 'Oprah.' I've been talking for so long. ... I talked so much, my voice," she said, trailing off.

"I shouldn't be talking. I should be singing," she said before breaking into her final, crowd-pleasing number, "I'm Every Woman."

Fans, who came from as far away as Australia and arrived in line as early as 10 p.m. Monday, boisterously sang along with her. Still, some were disappointed by the brief set. "I expected it to be longer.

She couldn't sing. She was really damaged," said Joao Andrade, 28, of North Bergen, N.J. "I'm a little disappointed. I think she was brave to come out with no voice."

The crowd, though, was firmly behind Houston, whose drug addiction and troubled marriage to Bobby Brown have overshadowed her musical career for nearly a decade.

They wore homemade T-shirts and carried glittery signs that proclaimed "Whitney We Love U."

And when Houston emerged on stage, her hair in loose curls and wearing a sharp taupe dress, fans erupted and rushed toward her. "We missed you Whitney!" one screamed.

Her voice husky and her songs missing the high notes she was once known for, Houston belted out three cuts from her new album "I Look To You," and appeared to choke up during its emotional title ballad.

The crowd was moved along with her, wildly applauding during poignant lines like, "After all my strength is gone, in you I can be strong."

But Houston stopped after those first three, then had to apologize before closing out her set -- which was supposed to be much longer, if the concert's soundcheck is any indication.

"It brought #%+#+ to my eyes," said Tawny Kitaen, 48, of Rikers Island.

"She's been through so much in her life. She's been working very hard, and it's a lot to do. And she's been doing it well."

Concert-goers applauded Houston for trying to recover from her fall from grace - from selling 170 million albums and recording iconic hits like "I Will Always Love You," to landing on the cover of "National Enquirer" surrounded by drug paraphernalia.

"Everyone falls down and everyone stumbles. It's how we pick it up and keep going," said Ky Davis, 32, of Plainfield, N.J., who showed up with pink roses.

More than a dozen people arrived Monday night to snag a spot in line for the concert.

Calling the experience "Camp Whitney," they put out blankets and waited for the gates to open at 11 a.m.

"I'd rather be too early than too late," said Jonny Beauchamp, 20, of Manhattan.

"I think this is great. She's been away for a really long time. She's my idol."

Asbury Park Gays Do Whitney Houston's 'Million Dollar Bill'

They'll see your Miley, and they'll raise you a Whitney.

Looks like the boys who put together the Miley Cyrus tribute "Party in the FIP" video have started a trend. Here's a new homemade lip-sync dance number from some industrious boys in New Jersey's gay mecca of Asbury Park, to the tune of Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill".

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Onno wrote:

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the idea of you watching that video in your office makes me larf