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Most modern-day female pop singers start their careers doing their sexy, stylish dance-oriented material then settle into a career as an adult contemporary crooner. Toni Braxton didn't follow that route. She started the '90s singing elegant, refined quiet storm ballads and ended it singing sleek dance-pop tunes as she slinked around in skimpy outfits. She wasn't the only one of her peers to follow this trajectory -- Mariah Carey pretty much did the same thing, only to the extreme -- but it's a little odd to listen to Braxton evolve from the sophisticated urban contemporary crooner to oversexed R&B thrush, even if it's not a bad thing at all. One thing that elevated Braxton above her peers is that she was a controlled, powerful singer who rarely oversang, and she had a good selection of material, much of it written or co-written by Babyface. That's why her 18-track hits collection Ultimate Toni Braxton works well even through her shifts in style -- she is a confident enough performer to sell both the slow romantic ballads and material that swings harder. That's not to say that there aren't some slow spots here -- the previously unreleased cuts are no great shakes, and sometimes the abundance of slow numbers makes things sound too samey -- but she was one of the top urban soul singers of the '90s, and this is the album that illustrates why.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Babyface, Associated Performer, Composer, Featured Artist, Lyricist, Producer - Toni Braxton feat. Babyface, Associated Performer - Bo Watson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1992 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Bo Watson, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1992 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1993 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Producer
(P) 1993 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Antonio Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Bo Watson, Mixing Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Jim "Z" Zumpano, Recording Engineer
(P) 1994 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Antonio Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Daryl Simmons, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Whitney Houston, Arranger - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1993 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Vincent Herbert, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1993 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Babyface, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Chanté Moore - Marc Nelson - Bryce Wilson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - "BASSY" BOB BROCKMANN, Mixing Engineer - James Butler
(P) 1996 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - David Foster, Arranger, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Vocal Arranger - Tim Thomas, Vocal Arranger - Shanice Wilson - Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - R. Kelly - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixing Engineer - Felipe Elgueta, Recording Engineer - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kenneth Karlin, Composer, Lyricist - Andrea Martin, Composer, Lyricist - Carsten Schack, Composer, Lyricist - Gloria Stewart, Composer, Lyricist - SoulShock, Arranger, Producer - Karlin, Arranger, Producer
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - R. Kelly, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jon Merchant, Recording Engineer - Frank Gonzales, Recording Engineer - Ron Lowe, Mixing Engineer - Darrick "D.L." Warfield, Art Director - Daniela Frederci
(P) 1996 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer - Rodney Jerkins, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Jerkins III, Composer, Lyricist - LaShawn Daniels, Composer, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2000 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Teddy Bishop, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Dr. Dre - John 'ta Austin, Composer, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist
(P) 2000 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Loon, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Toni Braxton Featuring Loon, Associated Performer - Pharrell Williams, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Chauncey Hawkins, Composer, Lyricist - Chad Hugo, Arranger, Associated Performer - The Neptunes, Producer - Andrew "Drew" Coleman, Recording Engineer - Frannie Graham, Assistant Engineer - Cedric Anderson, Assistant Engineer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - John Horesco IV, Assistant Engineer - Tamar Braxton
(P) 2002 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Rodney Jerkins, Composer, Lyricist - Fred Jerkins, Composer, Lyricist - LaShawn Daniels, Composer, Lyricist - Kenisha Pratt, Composer, Lyricist - Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Producer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - R. Kelly, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - David Foster, Producer - Soul Solution (Bobby Guy & Ernie Lake), Re-Mixer - HEX HECTOR, Re-Mixer
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Most modern-day female pop singers start their careers doing their sexy, stylish dance-oriented material then settle into a career as an adult contemporary crooner. Toni Braxton didn't follow that route. She started the '90s singing elegant, refined quiet storm ballads and ended it singing sleek dance-pop tunes as she slinked around in skimpy outfits. She wasn't the only one of her peers to follow this trajectory -- Mariah Carey pretty much did the same thing, only to the extreme -- but it's a little odd to listen to Braxton evolve from the sophisticated urban contemporary crooner to oversexed R&B thrush, even if it's not a bad thing at all. One thing that elevated Braxton above her peers is that she was a controlled, powerful singer who rarely oversang, and she had a good selection of material, much of it written or co-written by Babyface. That's why her 18-track hits collection Ultimate Toni Braxton works well even through her shifts in style -- she is a confident enough performer to sell both the slow romantic ballads and material that swings harder. That's not to say that there aren't some slow spots here -- the previously unreleased cuts are no great shakes, and sometimes the abundance of slow numbers makes things sound too samey -- but she was one of the top urban soul singers of the '90s, and this is the album that illustrates why.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:27
- Main artists: Toni Braxton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2003 Arista Records, Inc.
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