![]() It was a revolutionary release that predated films like Set It Off all the way through this year's standout Girls Trip. ![]() The leading ladies - an ensemble cast of Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon - are middle-class, professional friends navigating their way through muddy relationships and situation-ships (or, in at least one case, trying to even feel worthy of one). To more cynical eyes, the Terry McMillan New York Times-best-seller-turned-film was little more than an attack on men, but for women (and especially black women), it was a chance to see modern versions of themselves represented on the big screen. But a Hollywood film led by black women was nearly unheard of. In the early 1990s, a Hollywood film led by women was rare but visible (see: Steel Magnolias The First Wives Club). This essay is one in a series celebrating deserving artists or albums not included on NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums By Women. Whitney Houston (shown here performing in 1994) starred in the movie Waiting To Exhale, and contributed several songs to its breathtaking, beloved soundtrack.
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