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"Count on Me" is a song recorded by American singers Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans. It is an uplifting song about leaning on a friend for support when needed. Released in early 1996, the song was the fourth single from the soundtrack album of the motion picture Waiting to Exhale, and the second single by Houston released from that album and its soundtrack. "Count on Me" became Winans's highest-charting single on the US Hot 100, peaking at #8. It was certified gold in the US.

"Count on Me"
Single by Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans
from the album Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
B-side"One Moment In Time"
ReleasedMarch 4, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
  • R&B
  • soul
  • gospel
Length4:26
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Whitney Houston
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Michael Houston
Producer(s)Babyface
Music video
"Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans - Count On Me (Official HD Video)" on YouTube

Critical reception


AllMusic editor Craig Lytle wrote, "She (Whitney) teams with Cece Winans on the inspirational duet "Count on Me", and both accomplished singers raise all hopes with their comforting vocals."[1] A reviewer from Billboard deemed the song "torchy".[2] Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box picked it as a "standout track" of the soundtrack album.[3] Chicago Tribune editor Greg Kot felt that Winans's is one of the few voices on the album that sounds enraptured.[4] British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "a slightly lethargic ballad from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack but, since everything Houston touches turns to gold, put your money on this reaching the Top 10."[5] Gary Darling from The Orlando Sentinel commented that "with its swelling choruses and shouted pledges of friendship", the song "is infused with We Are the World earnestness and overkill, but the performances save it from being too treacly".[6]


Music video


The accompanying music video for the song features Houston and Winans giving a concert performance, while clips of the Waiting to Exhale feature film are sporadically mixed in. The "Count on Me" music video peaked at number one on music channels BET, MTV, and VH1.


References in pop culture


On a Valentines Day episode of Sister, Sister, the three principal actors: Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry and Marques Houston, sing the song at a karaoke bar. They sing the first two verses and the chorus.


Charts and certifications



References


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  4. Kot, Greg. "'Waiting To Exhale' Long On Noble Notions - Chicago Tribune". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10.
  5. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 27, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. Darling, Gary (December 8, 1995). "'Waiting To Exhale' Soundtrack". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  27. "American single certifications – Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans – Count on Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
  28. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.




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