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Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
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Soundtrack album by various artists
Released November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14)
Recorded May – October 1995
Genre R&B
Length 72:51
Label Arista
Producer Babyface
Singles from Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
  1. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
    Released: November 7, 1995
  2. "Sittin' Up in My Room"
    Released: December 12, 1995
  3. "Not Gon' Cry"
    Released: January 23, 1996
  4. "Count On Me"
    Released: March 4, 1996
  5. "Let It Flow"
    Released: May 21, 1996
  6. "It Hurts Like Hell"
    Released: June 24, 1996
  7. "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
    Released: July 22, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
Billboard (Positive)
Chicago Tribune 2.5/4 stars
Robert Christgau A–
Entertainment Weekly (B)
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars
New York Times (Positive)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide (unfavorable)
Spin (Positive)
Washington Post (Positive)

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on November 14, 1995 by Arista Records. Written and produced by Babyface, the soundtrack features appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, TLC, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, SWV and Mary J. Blige. The album remained at number one on the US Billboard 200 album chart for five weeks and Top R&B Albums chart for ten weeks, going 7× platinum, on September 4, 1996. It spawned two number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Let It Flow", and three top-ten hits, "Sittin' Up in My Room", "Not Gon' Cry" and "Count on Me". "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Let It Flow" and "Not Gon' Cry" also topped the R&B hits chart. All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine". The album also includes songs by lesser-known artists like Shanna and Sonja Marie.

The album received a total of eleven nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and three Best Female R&B Vocal Performance nominees, then won Best R&B Song for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" written by Babyface at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997. The soundtrack has sold over twelve million copies worldwide.


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