Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album

Waiting to Exhale
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released	November 28, 1995 (1995-11-28)
Recorded	1995
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	72:51
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Babyface
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (B) link New York Times (Positive) link
Various artists chronology
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (1992) Waiting to Exhale (1995) The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Waiting to Exhale is a soundtrack for the film of the same name. Released in 1995, the soundtrack became a huge hit featuring appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Shanna Wylie, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Mary J. Blige, SWV and TLC. All the main performers on the soundtrack are African American women. The album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for five weeks, going 7× platinum, on Sep 4, 1996. It spawned the #1 hits; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Let It Flow", the #2 hits "Sittin' Up In My Room" and "Not Gon' Cry" and the #8 hit "Count On Me". All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine".

Track listing

1. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" - Whitney Houston – 3:25
2. "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" - Whitney Houston – 4:37
3. "Let It Flow" - Toni Braxton – 4:27
4. "It Hurts Like Hell" - Aretha Franklin – 4:18
5. "Sittin' Up in My Room" - Brandy – 4:52
6. "This Is How It Works" - TLC – 5:00
7. "Not Gon' Cry" - Mary J. Blige – 4:58
8. "My Funny Valentine" - Chaka Khan – 4:06
9. "And I Gave My Love to You" - Sonja Marie – 4:48
10. "All Night Long" - SWV – 4:31
11. "Wey U" - Chante Moore – 4:32
12. "My Love, Sweet Love" - Patti LaBelle – 4:21
13. "Kissing You" - Faith Evans – 3:23
14. "Love Will Be Waiting at Home" - For Real – 5:59
15. "How Could You Call Her Baby" - Shanna – 5:09
16. "Count on Me" - Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans – 4:26

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Singles