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'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album' Is A Transcendent Celebration Of Womanhood

Whitney Houston (shown here performing in 1994) starred in the movie Waiting To Exhale, and contributed several songs to its breathtaking, beloved soundtrack. Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

'Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album' Is A Transcendent Celebration Of Womanhood

The album, with its star-studded tracklist featuring only women, isn't just one of the most successful soundtracks ever made, but a beloved, standalone R&B album.

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Babyface Remembers Slow Dancing, Old Crushes And His First Song

Return of the Tender Lover, Babyface's new album, his first solo collection of originals in a decade, is out now. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Babyface Remembers Slow Dancing, Old Crushes And His First Song

The R&B hitmaker picked up guitar in sixth grade, just in time for an early lesson in heartbreak. He speaks with Rachel Martin about his new album and what his late mother taught him about love.

Babyface Remembers Slow Dancing, Old Crushes And His First Song

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