The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album

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The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife cover
Soundtrack by Whitney Houston
Released 26 November 1996
Genre R&B/Gospel
Label Arista Records
Producer Whitney Houston (also executive), Mervyn Warren, Ricky Minor, Steve Lipson, Babyface, David Foster
Professional reviews
Whitney Houston chronology
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
The Preacher's Wife
(1996)
My Love Is Your Love
(1998)

The Preacher’s Wife is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name and features songs performed by Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film. The album has the distinction of being the best selling gospel album of all time. It sold an estimated 6 million copies worldwide. The lead single, "I Believe in You and Me", became a top five hit in the US and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards. "Step by Step" was another hit single and "My Heart is Calling" became the soundtrack's final release.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I Believe in You and Me" (Sandy Linzer, David Wolfert) – 4:00
  2. "Step by Step" (Annie Lennox) – 4:12
  3. "Joy"
  4. "Hold On, Help Is on the Way"
  5. "I Go to the Rock"
  6. "I Love the Lord"
  7. "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" (featuring Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Faith Evans, and Monica)
  8. "You Were Loved"
  9. "My Heart Is Calling" (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) – 4:15
  10. "I Believe in You and Me – Single Version" (Linzer, Wolfert)
  11. "Step by Step – Remix" (Lennox)
  12. "Who Would Imagine a King"
  13. "He's All Over Me"
  14. "The Lord Is My Shepherd"
  15. "Joy to the World" (Hoyt Axton, Handel, Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts)