Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)

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Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	November 14, 1995 (1995-11-14)
Recorded	May–October 1995
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	72:51
Label	Arista
Producer	Babyface
Singles from Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Released: November 6, 1995 "Sittin' Up in My Room" Released: December 12, 1995 "Not Gon' Cry" Released: January 23, 1996 "Count On Me" Released: March 4, 1996 "Let It Flow" Released: May 21, 1996 "It Hurts Like Hell" Released: June 24, 1996 "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" Released: July 22, 1996

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on November 14, 1995, by Arista Records. Produced by Babyface, the soundtrack features appearances by several prominent R&B artists, 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 charts.

The album received a total of eleven Grammy nominations in 1997, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)". Three songs were nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It won the Grammy for Best R&B Song for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," written by Babyface.^[2] The soundtrack has sold over twelve million copies worldwide.^[3]