Toni Braxton (album)

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Toni Braxton
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released July 13, 1993 (1993-07-13) (U.S.)
Recorded 1992–1993;
Bosstown Recording Studios, Doppler Studios, Studio LaCoCo
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Elumba Recording Studios
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul, pop
Label LaFace
Producer Toni Braxton, L.A. Reid (also exec.), Babyface (also exec.), Daryl Simmons, Tim & Ted, Bo & McArthur, Vassal Benford, Vincent Herbert, Ernesto Phillips
Toni Braxton chronology
Toni Braxton
(1993)		 Secrets
(1996)
Singles from Toni Braxton
  1. "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
    Released: December 1, 1992
  2. "Another Sad Love Song"
    Released: June 29, 1993
  3. "Breathe Again"
    Released: November 9, 1993
  4. "Seven Whole Days"
    Released: January 16, 1994
  5. "You Mean the World to Me"
    Released: May 3, 1994
  6. "I Belong to You"
    Released: November 15, 1994
  7. "How Many Ways"
    Released: November 15, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [1]
Entertainment Weekly (C) [2]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars [3]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars [4]

Toni Braxton is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States on July 13, 1993 by LaFace Records.

Contents

[edit] Overview

Toni Braxton debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200 and later spent two non-consecutive weeks atop the chart as well as three non-consecutive weeks atop the R&B Albums chart and has sold over 8.5 million copies in the U.S. and ten million worldwide.[5]

The album was primarily produced by Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons. The first single, "Another Sad Love Song", peaked at number seven and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts respectively.[10] The album's second single, "Breathe Again" peaked in the top five of both the Hot 100 and R&B singles charts[10] and number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.[11] More singles from Toni Braxton were released in 1994, including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", "I Belong to You", and "How Many Ways".[10]

Braxton's debut album won her several awards, including three Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and two consecutive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1994 and 1995).[12] She also won two American Music Awards (for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist and Favorite New Adult Contemporary Artist)[12] in 1994 and another one in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R&B Album).[12] Toni Braxton was certified 8x platinum in USA and has sales of over 10 million worldwide.[13][14]

In Japan, the album is known as Love Affair, also a song on the album. The Japanese edition contains the same twelve original tracks; the only difference is the Obi strip and the bonus lyrics booklet written in Japanese.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Another Sad Love Song"   Babyface, Daryl Simmons L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 5:01
2. "Breathe Again"   Babyface L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 4:29
3. "Seven Whole Days"   Babyface, Antonio Reid L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 6:22
4. "Love Affair"   Tim Thomas, Ted Bishop Tim Thomas, Ted Bishop 4:28
5. "Candlelight"   Gaylor D, John Barnes L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 4:36
6. "Spending My Time with You"   Bo & McArthur Bo & McArthur 4:08
7. "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"   Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Bo Watson L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 4:56
8. "I Belong to You"   Vassal Benford, Ronald Spearman Vassal Benford 3:53
9. "How Many Ways"   Vincent Herbert, Toni Braxton Vincent Herbert 4:45
10. "You Mean the World to Me"   Antonio Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons 4:53
11. "Best Friend"   Toni Braxton, Vance Taylor Ernesto Phillips, Toni Braxton 4:28
12. "Breathe Again" (Reprise)     1:19
Total length:
 53:25

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1993/1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 11
Hungarian Albums Chart[7] 39
Japanese Albums Chart[8] 79
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 14
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 24
UK Albums Chart[9] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[10] 1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 1
Chart (1997) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[11] 7

[edit] Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–99) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[12] 68

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Canada 2× platinum[13]
Netherlands Gold[14]
United Kingdom Gold[15]
United States 8× platinum[16]

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Kickin' It Up by John Michael Montgomery
Music Box by Mariah Carey		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
February 26, 1994 (first run)
March 19, 1994 (second run)		 Succeeded by
Music Box by Mariah Carey
Superunknown by Soundgarden

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Toni Braxton review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ^ Fox, Marisa (July 23, 1993). "Toni Braxton review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20294017,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  3. ^ Johnson, Connie (September 5, 1993). "Toni Braxton review". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-09-05/entertainment/ca-31800_1_toni-braxton. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  4. ^ McAlley, John. "Toni Braxton review". Rolling Stone. http://web.archive.org/web/20080709030218/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonibraxton/albums/album/114402/review/5946326/toni_braxton. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  5. ^ "Toni Braxton Back On Top After Bankruptcy". Jet (Johnson Publishing Company) 98 (6): 58. July 17, 2000. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved September 5, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d e "Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton". Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Toni+Braxton&titel=Toni+Braxton&cat=a. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  7. ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 1994. 16. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1994&het=16&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  8. ^ "Love Affair – Toni Braxton" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/51555/1/. Retrieved July 24, 2009. 
  9. ^ "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=12853. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  10. ^ a b "Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/toni-braxton-r186673/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  11. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Braxton%2CToni/Toni+Braxton/longplay. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  12. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (December 25, 1999). "Top Pop Albums of the '90s". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 111 (52): 20. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  13. ^ "CRIA: Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. June 16, 1995. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  14. ^ "Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235083&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  15. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. March 1, 1994. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  16. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. February 28, 1997. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Toni%20Braxton&artist=Toni%20Braxton&perPage=25. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
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