According to the Nielsen SoundScan, as of 2012, the gospel album has sold 2,627,000 copies in the United States alone. Music critics saw a more emotionally engaged side of Houston, particularly with the soundtrack's gospel offerings. “For the first time in her 12-year recording career, Houston sounds genuinely moved by her material. Early on she stumbles through the Annie Lennox-penned "Step By Step," but the presence of the Georgia Mass Choir on six subsequent tracks melts her frosty reserve,” People magazine wrote. Nearly 22 years after its release, the album returned to the Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart, on November 18, 2018 at #13. Trumpet Awards, the awards are intended to honor blacks who, through consistency and longevity, have inspired others and have achieved success in their chosen professions or careers.