Whitney Houston / Various Artists - "Waiting To Exhale" 2LP Purple Vinyl

Please note this vinyl is new & unplayed but the sleeve shows some very slight marking/damage (please see photos).

Waiting to Exhale was a phenomenon on so many levels. First, it was a literary phenomenon, as the 1992 novel launched author Terry McMillan to superstardom. Then, when the feature film based on the book was released in 1995, it became a broader cultural phenomenon - a mainstream Hollywood film focusing on the lives of four African-American women was a genuinely revolutionary act at the time. And, finally, it was a musical phenomenon, as its soundtrack seamlessly blended female R&B divas new (Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, etc.) and old (Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan) in a masterful suite of songs composed and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. Critical and commercial reaction to the soundtrack was over the top; The New York Times deemed the album one of the Top Ten releases of the year, and the record topped the Billboard Pop and R&B charts for five and ten weeks, respectively, spawning the #1 hit singles "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," "Not Gon' Cry," and "Let It Flow." Yet, because the album came out in 1995 at the height of the CD era, Waiting to Exhale never came out on LP in the U.S., and was released in Europe as a low-budget 2-LP set with both records stuffed inside a single album jacket pocket. Now, Real Gone Music is releasing this landmark '90s R&B album on vinyl in America for the first time in a limited edition (of 1000) gatefold double-LP package sporting a luminous photo of the movie's four principal actors (Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, and Loretta Devine) on the inside spread and pristine vinyl pressed in purple (Whitney's favorite color). Gently pulsating and seductive, Waiting to Exhale is Babyface's masterpiece, one of the great make-out records of all time; now you can get that slow jam groove in the grooves!

A1     –Whitney Houston     Exhale (Shoop Shoop)     3:24
A2     –Whitney Houston     Why Does It Hurt So Bad     4:37
A3     –Toni Braxton     Let It Flow     4:27
A4     –Aretha Franklin     It Hurts Like Hell     4:19
B1     –Brandy      Sittin' Up In My Room     4:52
B2     –TLC     This Is How It Works     5:00
B3     –Mary J. Blige     Not Gon' Cry     4:57
B4     –Chaka Khan     My Funny Valentine     4:06
C1     –Sonja Marie     And I Gave My Love To You     4:48
C2     –SWV     All Night Long     4:31
C3     –Chanté Moore     Wey U     4:32
C4     –Patti LaBelle     My Love, Sweet Love     4:21
D1     –Faith Evans     Kissing You     3:23
D2     –For Real     Love Will Be Waiting At Home     5:59
D3     –Shanna      How Could You Call Her Baby     5:09
D4     –Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans     Count On Me     4:26

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