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Toni Braxton - Libra Audio CD

A fair review of the Toni Braxton "Libra" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Toni Braxton reviews here, or go back to the Toni Braxton tabs.

Toni Braxton Band: Toni Braxton
Title: Libra
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Release Date: 2006-07-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Please 2: Trippin 3: What's God 4: Suddenly 5: Take This Ring 6: Midnite 7: I Wanna Be (Your Baby) 8: Sposed to Be 9: Stupid 10: Finally 11: I Hate You 12: Shadowless 13: Long Way Home 14: Time of Our Lives (With il Divo)

Excellent! But get European Version
Some of the songs might have more of a hip hop flavor to them than some people are used to.
This is a great CD. . but T. B. pulls each of them off perfectly. . and I found myself thinking. . "If Beyonce had done that song, it would have been a chart topper for WEEKS!" Someone really missed out on promoting this CD to multi platinum. Her vocal acrobatics are unrivaled by any contemporary R and B or pop singer and she certainly straddles these two music genres well. I mean she just takes a lyric and does whatever she wants to it and always does it well. As one reviewer wrote about her, Braxton never over sings. She never makes a song bad.

I am not in love with every song, but I can listen to all but one. The beats of Take This Ring are just too loud, too hard, and too overproduced and hard to tolerate. Nevertheless, Braxton herself is on point with each song and my can this woman bring home a crescendo! If there is a vocal weakness. . and it is more of my personal taste than a weakness . . is the backup singing. . . Primarily Tamar Braxton does the backup here. She has strong vocals, but I think on many of the songs these two sisters' voices just do not work very well together.

We all know that Toni has a very sensual and adult sounding voice, while her sister just does not. She sounds too much like a young Brandy. . nothing wrong with that. . but it does not work for me paired here with Toni's. The background singing on The Heat was fierce. Listening to Tamar backup Braxton on some of these songs reminds me of listening to Johnny Gill sing with NE. He vocally outclassed all of the other members, and for me. . just did not belong. On the songs where Toni participates more in the background vocals, the blending of their voices is better.

Make sure you order the European version of this that has FOUR extra songs on it.
11. I Hate You
12. Shadowless
13. Long Way Home
14. Time of Our Lives (With il Divo)

I ordered one on Ebay that had all but track 14 on it for abut $7. 00 new and delivered from Canada. The sad thing is that I Hate You and Long Way Home are two of the strongest tracks on the CD. Yeah. . . her record company screwed up all over this!
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
S. I originally bought the U. version of Libra three years ago when it came out and fell in love with it instantly. It's Toni's best album since Secrets, but didn't do well domestically because of label issues between Toni and Blackground. I recommend this version because of the bonus songs not on the domestic release. Suddenly is probably one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear and by far one of Toni's best, It is written and arranged by Richard Marx so of course it is good. Long way home is very romantic slow song with a little upbeat to it. All in all very good album, probably Toni's best by far. I miss Toni and hope she is putting out something new soon. .


Toni Is Back And Sounds Better Than Ever.
Now I don't own the American release of Libra, I own the Germany re-release. While 2002's More Than A Woman wasn't my favorite Toni CD, it had its moments. This is a very good CD. It's the Toni we fell in love with, with a little spice thrown up in there. All in all a very good album with a lot of songs worthy of being hits. Standout Tracks include Please, Suddenly, Stupid, Midnite, I Wanna Be (Your Baby) (dedicated to her son, Sposed To Be and The Time Of Our Lives (w/ II Divo).


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