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Pulse

Toni Braxton

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After the release of 2005’s barely promoted Libra, Toni Braxton followed Wayne Newton as the headline act at Las Vegas’ Flamingo Hotel and Casino, competed on Dancing with the Stars, and endured a variety of professional and personal setbacks. Braxton’s first album for Atlantic, Pulse was delayed over a year due to leaked material, which prompted the singer to record several new songs. None of the remaining collaborations with big-name artists made the cut, either. Even when low expectations are factored, Pulse is irrefutably satisfying. There’s a high level of conviction that does not waver, and it’s particularly impressive given that the album covers so many stages of a romantic relationship. Few others can pull off such powerful, drastically contrasting material -- certainly not in the course of one 40-minute album -- like Braxton. She hops from one extreme to the other during the first two songs. “Yesterday” is a bitter breakup ballad in which the teeth-clenched “I don’t love ya/Don’t need ya/Can’t stand ya no more” sounds very real, while “Make My Heart” is a rapturous club track put over the top by some of Braxton’s most athletic vocals. Relatability is no issue since Braxton is able to pull the listener into the songs. A couple ballads are sonically lukewarm and lyrically platitudinal, but even so, this is easily the singer’s best work since The Heat.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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1
Yesterday (Album Version)
00:03:48

Harvey Mason, Jr., VocalProducer - Justin Franks, Writer - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Paul Bailey, Guitar, Additional Recording - Frank E, Producer, Piano - Christian Plata, AssistantEngineer - Erik Madrid, Engineer & Mixer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - MICHAEL WHITE, Writer - STEVE Churchyard, Additional Recording - Toni Braxton, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Kutch, Masterer - Frank Azarro, Recorded by - JP Negrete, Additional Recording - Jacob Luttrell, Piano - Jerome Armstrong, Writer - Josh Lopez, Guitar - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer - Paul Buckmaster (Strings Conductor), Strings - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocals - Terrance Battle, Writer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2009 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

2
Make My Heart (Album Version)
00:03:27

Makeba Riddick, Writer, Background Vocals - Lucas Secon, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Writer, Background Vocals, Recorded by, Programming & Keyboards - Pete Hofmann, Mixer, Recorded by, Pro Tools Editing - Rob Kinelski, Recorded by - Toni Braxton, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocals - Aubrey A. Gravatt, Writer - Joseph Wayne Freeman, Writer - Theodore Life, Jr., Writer - Don E, Additional Keyboards

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2009 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

3
Hands Tied (Album Version)
00:03:53

Harvey Mason, Jr., Mixer, Writer - Harvey Mason Jr., Producer - Heather Bright, Backing Vocals, Writer, Background Vocals - Warren Felder, Producer, Writer - Andrew Hey, Recorded by - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2009 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

4
Woman (Album Version)
00:03:50

Wayne Hector, Writer - Steve Mac, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Harvey Mason Jr., Additional Music, VocalProducer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Dapo Torimiro, Additional Keyboards, Additional Programmer, Strings - Andrew Hey, Additional Recording - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocals - Dann Pursey, Engineer - John Paracelli, Guitar - Troy Taylor (Drum), Remix

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

5
If I Have to Wait (Album Version)
00:03:56

John Hobbs, Piano - Allan Dennis Rich, Writer - Bobby Terry, Guitar - Jud Friedman, Writer - Busbee, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Andrew Hey, Additional Recording - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer - Christian Plata, AssistantEngineer - Erik Madrid, Engineer & Mixer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording, AssistantEngineer - Harvey Mason Jr, VocalProducer - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Steve Brewster, Drums - Jeff King, Guitar - Eric Legg, Recorded by - Jimmy Carter, Bass - Jon Sparks, AssistantEngineer - Paul Sparks, Pedal Steel Guitar

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

6
Lookin' at Me (Album Version)
00:03:20

Makeba Riddick, Writer, Background Vocals - Lucas Secon, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Drums, Writer, Background Vocals, Recorded by, Programming & Keyboards - Pete Hofmann, Mixer, Recorded by, Pro Tools - Paul Foley, Recorded by - Rob Kinelski, Recorded by - Toni Braxton, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocals - Bojan Dugic, Additional Recording - Rich Travali, Mixer - Don E, Additional Keyboards

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

7
Wardrobe (Album Version)
00:03:31

Taurian Shropshire, Writer - Dernst Emile, Writer - Andrew Hey, Recorded by - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Dernst "D. Emile" Emille II, Producer - Harvey Mason Jr, Mixer, Additional Music, VocalProducer - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

8
Hero (Album Version)
00:04:32

Harvey Mason, Jr., Mixer - Kasia Livingston, Writer - James Fauntleroy, Writer, Background Vocals - Andrew Hey, Guitar, Recorded by, AssistantEngineer - Kara Dioguardi, Writer - Dabling Harward, AdditionalEngineer - Harvey Mason Jr, Producer, Writer, All Instruments - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer - STEVE Russell, Writer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

9
No Way (Album Version)
00:03:31

Harvey Mason, Jr., Mixer, VocalProducer - Brandon White, Guitar - Michael Warren, Guitar, Writer - Andrew Hey, Guitar, Recorded by - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocals

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

10
Pulse (Album Version)
00:03:47

C. Harmon, Writer - C. Jackson, Writer - Harvey Mason Jr., Additional Recording, VocalProducer - Chuck Harmony, Producer - City of Prague Philharmonic, Orchestra - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Dave Pensado, Mixer - A.J. Nunez, Assistant Mix Engineer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer - Simon Franglen, Producer, Programming & Keyboards - Steven Baker, Contributor - Darren Hall, Engineer - Mike "Trak Guru" Johnson, Recorded by - Jan Holtzner, Engineer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

11
Why Won't You Love Me (Album Version)
00:04:41

Harvey Mason, Jr., Writer - Andrew Hey, Assistant Mix Engineer, Recorded by - David Boyd, AssistantEngineer - Dabling Harward, Additional Recording - Harvey Mason Jr, Producer, Mixer, All Music by - Toni Braxton, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Michael Daley, AssistantEngineer

© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

Album review

After the release of 2005’s barely promoted Libra, Toni Braxton followed Wayne Newton as the headline act at Las Vegas’ Flamingo Hotel and Casino, competed on Dancing with the Stars, and endured a variety of professional and personal setbacks. Braxton’s first album for Atlantic, Pulse was delayed over a year due to leaked material, which prompted the singer to record several new songs. None of the remaining collaborations with big-name artists made the cut, either. Even when low expectations are factored, Pulse is irrefutably satisfying. There’s a high level of conviction that does not waver, and it’s particularly impressive given that the album covers so many stages of a romantic relationship. Few others can pull off such powerful, drastically contrasting material -- certainly not in the course of one 40-minute album -- like Braxton. She hops from one extreme to the other during the first two songs. “Yesterday” is a bitter breakup ballad in which the teeth-clenched “I don’t love ya/Don’t need ya/Can’t stand ya no more” sounds very real, while “Make My Heart” is a rapturous club track put over the top by some of Braxton’s most athletic vocals. Relatability is no issue since Braxton is able to pull the listener into the songs. A couple ballads are sonically lukewarm and lyrically platitudinal, but even so, this is easily the singer’s best work since The Heat.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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© 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

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