The main reason this album; the Original Soundtrack to Waiting To Exhale; sounds so cohesive, despite a different vocalist on almost every song, is that it’s arranged and produced by Babyface. On display is his knack for making sweet, sometimes syrupy, contemporary soul music; the kind in which a singer croons of “love”. In this case, it’s the joy, pain, passion and drama of romantic relationships from the perspective of black females.

my rating : 3 of 5

1995