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Toni Braxton - The Essential Toni Braxton Audio CD

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Title: The Essential Toni Braxton
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Release Date: 2007-02-20
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Love Shoulda Brought You Home 2: I Love Me Some Him 3: Tell Me 4: You're Makin' Me High 5: He Wasn't Man Enough (Album Version) 6: Just Be A Man About It 7: How Many Ways (R. Kelly Remix) 8: Breathe Again 9: You Mean The World To Me 10: I Belong To You 11: How Could An Angel Break My Heart Kenny G with Toni Braxton 12: Un-Break My Heart (Album Version) 13: Another Sad Love Song (Album Version) 14: Seven Whole Days 15: I Don't Want To (Album Version) 16: Give U My Heart (Album Radio Edit) 17: The Heat 18: Gimme Some 19: There's No Me Without You 20: Why Should I Care 21: Spanish Guitar (Royal Garden Flamenco Mix) 22: I'm Still Breathing 23: Me & My Boyfriend 24: Give It Back Featuring The Big Tymers 25: The Time Of Our Lives (The Official Song Of The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany) (Radio Edit) Featuring Il Divo 26: He Wasn't Man Enough (Junior Vasquez Marathon Mix) 27: Un-Break My Heart (Frankie Knuckles' Franktidrama Club Mix Edit) 28: Hit The Freeway (Album Version) Featuring Loon 29: Come On Over Here 30: Let It Flow 31: The Little Things (Previously Unreleased) r 32: Good Life (A capella Single Mix)

Wonderful
She even shared a piece of her heart with us during a very intimate moment when she announced the recent diagnosis of her son's autism. All I can say is I saw her in Vegas at the Flamingo and she absolutely tore it down. This compilation brings back memories of that performance. This woman's voice and poise is stunning.


unique
The album is a way for one of the most amazing careers in the american industry. I can't review this album, I only can review Braxton's voice and there is only one word to describe it, unique. 5 stars.


The Essential Toni Braxton
THE SONGS SHE SINGS SOUNDS LIKE SHE IS RIGHT THERE BESIDE YOU. I SHE IS THE HOTTIES SINGER THERE IS. ONLY (3) THREE SONG I DIDN'T CARE FOR OUT OF 3 CD'S, THAT CAME WITH THE SET. SHE GAVES ALOT OF SOUL IN HER SONGS.


Classy soul
Nice going.
Babyface, you should be ashamed for what you did to this girl! So classy, and what did you get out of it?! You lost her and ended up with Kenny G. Oh yeah, you did end up running a huge record company, but still.


Breathing Again
That is sad, considering acts like Ashnati, Ciara and Beyonce', really miss out on the simple Soul style that has been constantly overlooked. When it comes to R&B music in the industry right now, it seems to really be more about acts that are trying to really be more pop-oriented, rather than the real feeling of traditional R&B. That also within the past few years also could be said about Toni Braxton. Although she has made incredible music for nearly 15 years now, her era has been overshadowed with financial burdens from bankruptcy, and a recent fallout with her ex-manager Barry Hankerson. Yet, it is just too easy to forget how simple and beautiful her voice have remained, and why her silky-smooth style hasn't lost its luster. Yet, these past few years, there have been several hits records released reflecting her music, and now another one just doesn't want to break hearts.

The 2007 Essential Toni Braxton, is a double-album reflecting her highs and lows, and why her voice has remained relevant in R&B after all this time. This is a compilation that does a very good job reflecting her era from LaFace and Arista throughout the 90's and early 2000's. There are a lot of great tracks here that are highlighted including the #1 smash Un-Break My Heart, Breathe Again, the seductive You're Makin' Me High, the soulful and elquent How Could An Angel Break My Heart, and He Wasn't Man Enough. The compilation also includes a couple of new tracks as well like Good Life, a track that Toni original released as a demo with her sisters, The Braxtons back in 1990, as well as The Time Of Our Lives, a song she recorded for the 2006 World Cup. Yet, although there are numerous highlights here, there are a couple of disadvantages here on this hits compilation. The first disadvantage is that there are several tracks here that were remixed instead of their original versions like How Many Ways, and the seductive Diane Warren penned Spanish Guitar. The other surprise is that the album also overlooks a few good tracks like her last hit Please from her 2005 record Libra.

All in all, The Essential Toni Braxton still remains as a solid hits package that will bring out not just die hard fans, but also newcomers how haven't yet heard her beautiful songs. Even though a lot of people aren't as interested in her, I still find her voice lovely, and I think this hits package does go a long way, and it is why love has brought her home.

Album Cover: B+

Songs: B

Price: B+

Remastering: A-

Overall: B 1/2+ .


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