Waiting To Exhale [Soundtrack]

1. Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) - Whitney Houston

2. Why Does It Hurt So Bad - Whitney Houston

3. Let It Flow - Toni Braxton

4. It Hurts Like Hell - Aretha Franklin

5. Sittin' Up in My Room - Brandy

6. This Is How It Works - TLC

7. Not Gon' Cry - Mary J. Blige

8. My Funny Valentine - Chaka Khan

9. And I Gave My Love to You - Sonja Marie

10. All Night Long - SWV

11. Wey U - Chanté Moore

12. My Love, Sweet Love - Patti LaBelle

13. Kissing You - Faith Evans

14. Love Will Be Waiting at Home - For Real

15. How Could You Call Her Baby - Shanna

16. Count on Me - Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans

From Amazon.co.uk
Waiting to Exhale is the exception that proves the rule about mish-mash 1990s soundtrack albums. Even though it features 22 different female voices, the album boasts a rare continuity because Babyface wrote or co-wrote 15 of the songs and produced all 16. Moreover, the gifted R&B artist used every song to explore the film's theme of women trying to balance self-respect and romantic desire. Not only has Babyface (née Kenny Edmonds) created a fascinating song suite, he has produced one of the best middle-of-the-road-pop, adult-contemporary albums of the decade. Mary J. Blige stakes out a claim as the new diva on the block with an astonishing performance on "Not Gon' Cry". Babyface's music and lyrics suggest a woman barely holding back a swelling flood of anger and heartache, and Blige's brilliant vocal captures both the agitation and the restraint. --Geoffrey Himes

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Most helpful customer reviews   A greatest OST album ever!, Jun 11 2004 By  "koreanzombie" (Daegu, Korea) - See all my reviews first, the artists are great!! they are not only famous but awesome. all songs impressed me. i bought this album luckily. it is a rare album in korea. my money deserves this album. songs are impressing. i don't regret this album and i recommend this. Brandy - Sittin up in my room Mary J. Blige - Not gon cry Whitney & CeCe - Count on me Sonja Marie - and i gave my love to you Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   a must-have of the 90's, May 31 2004 By A Customer your 90's collection of r&b music is incomplete without this compilation of r&b/soul singles from artists of that time like TLC, Toni Braxton, Mary J Blige, Brandy and musical legends like Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Patti Labelle. It would have been even better if female artists like Janet Jackson, Monica, Aaliyah, Mariah Carey and En Vogue were featured too, but still a must have. Standout tracks are Exhale, Sittin Up In My Room, This Is How It Works, Not Gon' Cry, Count On Me Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   not the best, April 19 2004 By A Customer i love babyface. he is much better than david foster but still i was skeptikal listening to an album full of babyface songs, as it would get kinda boring...and it did. i liked whitneys hit "exhale", Toni braxton's "let it flow" and brandy's "Sittin up in my room" but that's all i pretty much liked. I wasn't feeling TLC (tho i usually do) on "This is how it works." I love all the singers on this soundtrack and i thought with babyface it would be a dream come true but it ended up being a nightmare. Sorry but a WHOLE ALBUM with babyface? I dont think so. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: