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Libra (Album) by Toni Braxton

Artist Biography For Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton Born October 7 1967 In Severn Maryland Is An American R&B/adult-Pop/contemporary Singer Songwriter And Actress Who Was Popular During The 1990s And The New Millennium With Hits Like "Un-Break My Heart" "You're Makin' Me High" "He Wasn't Man Enough" And "Breathe Again". She Has Won 7 Grammy Awards. The RIAA Named Braxton As One Of The Top Selling R&B Artists Of All Time. She First Burst Onto The Scene In 1992 On The Boomerang Soundtrack After Anita Baker Turned Down The Opportunity. In 1993 Toni Released Her Self-Titled Debut Album Which Stayed At The Top Of The Charts For A Year And Was A Critically Acclaimed Album. Toni Released Her Sophomore Effort Secrets In 1996 Which Also Did Very Well On Both R&B And Pop Charts. From That Album Toni Got Two #1 Hits "You're Making Me High "and "Unbreak My Heart" Which Spent 14 Consecutive Weeks At #1 On The Billboard Top 100 And Was A Worldwide Hit. After 5 Grammy Awards And A Little Break Toni Braxton Came Back Strong With Her 2000 Album The Heat. Though Not As Successful As Her First Two Albums The Heat Went On To Sell 4 Million Copies And Spawned The Huge Hits "He Wasn't Man Enough"and "Just Be A Man About It". Toni Has Released Two Further Albums 2002's More Than A Woman And 2005's Libra. Toni's Sixth Studio Album Pulse Was Released In May 2010 Via Atlantic Records. The Singles "Yesterday" And "Hands Tied" Were The Biggest Hits. Subsequent Singles To Be Released From "Pulse" Include "Make My Heart" And "Woman." In January 2011 The WE Television Network Confirmed That It Had Signed Toni And The Rest Of The Braxton Family For A Reality Series Braxton Family Values Which Will Be Marketed As One Of The Network's Flagship Shows. The Series Debuted April 12 2011 And Looks At The Relationship Between Toni Her Mother And Her Four Sisters Trina Tamar Traci And Towanda — All Aspiring Singers Themselves — Along With The Interpersonal Relationships Of Each Family Member. The Show Also Looked At Braxton's Heavily Publicized Separation From Estranged Husband Singer Keri Lewis. Toni Parted Ways With Her Long Time Manager Vincent Herbert Who Was Also The Husband Of Sister Tamar Braxton At The Time And Signed A New Management Deal With Los Angeles-Based Entertainment/production Company 'The Collective'. In 2014 Toni Released A Collaborative Album With Babyface Entitled Love Marriage & Divorce Primarily Inspired By Their Individual Divorces Toni With Keri And Babyface With Tracey Edmonds . The Album Was Supported By The Singles "Hurt You" "Where Did We Go Wrong" And "Roller Coaster" And Won Best R&B Album In The 57th Annual Grammy Awards 2015 . Toni's Long-Awaited Eighth Album Sex & Cigarettes Was Released On Def Jam In March 2018 Which Was Supported By The Singles "Deadwood" "Long As I Live" And "FOH". The Album Also Featured A Sole Guest Appearance From Singer Colbie Caillat And Was Nominated For Three Grammy Awards Including Best R&B Album In The 61st Awards Ceremony 2019 . Signing To Island Records In 2020 Toni Released Her Ninth Album Spell My Name In August 2020 Featuring Collaborations With H.E.R. & Missy Elliott. The Album Was Released To Positive Reception But Was Her Lowest-Charting Album Yet Peaking At #163 On The Billboard 200.

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Libra Is The Fifth Studio Album By American Recording Artist Toni Braxton. It Was Released In The United States On September 27 2005 By Blackground Records. The Album's Title Is A Reference To Braxton's Astrological Sign Libra. The Album Debuted At Number Four On The Billboard 200 And At Number Two On The Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Selling 114 000 Copies In Its First Week. Only Three Singles Were Released From The Album And Due To Lack Of Promotion From Blackground Records Braxton's Then-Record Label All Of Them Failed To Chart On The Billboard Hot 100 Subsequently Causing Braxton To Terminate Her Contract With The Label. Nonetheless As A Result Of The European Success Of "The Time Of Our Lives"—Braxton's Collaboration With The Group Il Divo Which Served As The Official 2006 FIFA World Cup Theme Song— German Label Edel Records Re-Released The Album In Continental Europe In Late June 2006 Including "The Time Of Our Lives" As Well As A Brand-New Cover Art. Previously The Regular European Edition Of The Album Had Included Three Bonus Tracks "Suddenly" "I Hate You" And "Long Way Home". The Song "Stupid" Which Is Track 8 Of The Album Has Briefly Appeared In The 2005 Tyler Perry Film Diary Of A Mad Black Woman. Libra Gained Gold Status By The Recording Industry Association Of America On November 4 2005 Having Sold Over 441 000 Copies Within The U.S. To Date According To Nielsen SoundScan. The Album Cover Was Included On Maxim's List Of Sexiest Album Covers. From 1993 Until 2000 Toni Braxton Produced 12 Top 10 Singles And Three Consecutive Multi Platinum Albums Within The US Alone. Two Of Which Sold 8 Million Copies A Piece In The States And 22 Million Combined Worldwide. "Libra" Was Pushed Back 3 Times Before Finally Being Released In September 5 2006. Libra Marks Toni Braxton's Departure From Arista Records Her Longtime Label. It Was A Stormy Relationship That Ended With The Fast Death Of 2002's Fine More Than A Woman. Only One Neptunes-Produced Single Was Spun Off From It Which Peaked Somewhere In The Eighties Of The Hot 100. Half A Year After The Album's Release Braxton Was Off Arista And On The Universal-Distributed Blackground But Libra Didn't Surface Until Fall Of 2005. Libra Is Lean And Balanced It Winds Up A Safe Distance From The Likes Of The Self-Titled Debut And Secrets. An Album Rich With Serene Mellow Tunes Libra Finds The Singer At Her Adventurous Best Breathing Soul Into Tales Of Love Some Falling Into Love Others Fading Away From It Still Others Basking In Its Silky Center. The Songs Throwbacks To Some Of Her Classics From Her 1996 Album "Secrets". It Also Features Hip-Hop Tracks. The Album's First Track And Lead-Single "Please" Is Produced By Scott Storch And It's An Arresting Danceable Ballad Recalling The Glory Moments Of Her Early Days. The Second Track The Ballad "Trippin' That's The Way Love Works " Is Sang In A Rapping Way With Fast Talking Where The Melody Isn't Lost And Harmonizing Is Inserted At The Right Moments. The Album's Third Track "What's Good" Is A Decidedly Traditional Ballad Isley Brothers-Esque Throwback And Uses A Clip From Joe Sample's "In My Wildest Dreams". The Fourth Track "Take This Ring" Produced By Rich Harrison Is An Upbeat Heavily Percussion Driven Record. An Aggressive Song That Is Balanced By Well Managed Vocal Arrangements Lead By Unapologetic Lyrics. It Was Compared To Amerie's 1 Thing Also Produced By Harrison. It Has Drum-And-Bass-Heavy Accusational Fire. "Suddenly" Which Only Appears On The European Edition Of The Album Is A Relatively Jazzy Track. It's Easily Comparable To How Could An Angel Break My Heart" And It Features The Trumpeter Chris Botti. "I Wanna Be Your Baby " Is A Ballad Written By Babyface And Daryl Simmon. "Sposed To Be" Is A "tranquil Song" With A Finger Snapping Groove. The Self-Recriminating "Stupid" Was Compared To The Work Of Anita Baker. "Finally" Makes Lyrical References To Past Hits Like "Breathe Again". "Shadowless" Is An Acoustic Guitar Ballad In Which She Sings About A Love Lost And A Plea To Win It Back.

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