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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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Bo Watson, Composer - Bo Watson, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Co-Producer - Toni Braxton Featuring Babyface, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Composer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1992 Arista Records LLC
Boaz Watson, Composer - Boaz Watson, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1992 LaFace Records LLC
Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1993 Arista Records LLC
Daryl Simmons, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer
(P) 1993 LaFace Records LLC
Bo Watson, Mixing Engineer - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Jon Gass, Mixing Engineer - Jim Zumpano, Recording Engineer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Composer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1994 LaFace Records LLC
Daryl Simmons, Composer - Daryl Simmons, Lyricist - Daryl Simmons, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Composer - Antonio "LA" Reid, Lyricist - Antonio "LA" Reid, Producer - Whitney Houston, Arranger
(P) 1993 LaFace Records LLC
Vincent Herbert, Composer - Vincent Herbert, Lyricist - Vincent Herbert, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Toni Braxton, Composer - Toni Braxton, Lyricist
(P) 1993 Arista Records LLC
Wilson, Lyricist - Toni Braxton, Performer - Bryce, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist
(P) 1996 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Performer - Babyface, Composer - Babyface, Lyricist - Babyface, Producer
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Antonio "LA" Reid, Executive Producer - Toni Braxton, Executive Producer - Toni Braxton, Vocal - Toni Braxton, Background Vocal - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Producer - Shanice Wilson, Background Vocal - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Kandi Burruss, Keyboards - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Executive Producer - Frankie Knuckles, Re-Mixer - Frankie Knuckles, Mixing Engineer - Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - R. Kelly, Background Vocal - Felipe Elgueta, Recording Engineer - John Poppo, Recording Engineer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 1997 LaFace Records LLC
Andrea Martin, Lyricist - Andrea Martin, Composer - Gloria Stewart, Composer - Gloria Stewart, Lyricist - SoulShock, Producer - SoulShock, Arranger - Toni Braxton, Performer - Kenneth Karlin, Composer - Kenneth Karlin, Lyricist - Carsten Schack, Composer - Carsten Schack, Lyricist - Karlin, Producer - Karlin, Arranger
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Vocal - Toni Braxton, Background Vocal - Toni Braxton, Performer - Terry Burrus, Keyboards - Jon Merchant, Recording Engineer - Frankie Knuckles, Producer - Frankie Knuckles, Re-Mixer - Frank Gonzales, Recording Engineer - Satoshi Tomiie, Producer - David Morales, Drums - David Morales, Percussion - R. Kelly, Composer - R. Kelly, Lyricist - R. Kelly, Arranger - R. Kelly, Background Vocal - R. Kelly, Mixing Engineer - R. Kelly, Producer - R. Kelly, Performer - Ron Lowe, Mixing Engineer - John Poppo, Engineer - Peter Mokran, Recording Engineer - Peter Mokran, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1996 LaFace Records LLC
Rodney Jerkins, Composer - Rodney Jerkins, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Producer - La Shawn Daniels, Composer - La Shawn Daniels, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Jr., Composer - Harvey Mason, Jr., Lyricist - Fred Jerkins III, Composer - Fred Jerkins III, Lyricist - Toni Braxton, Performer
(P) 2000 Arista Records LLC
Teddy Bishop, Composer - Teddy Bishop, Lyricist - Teddy Bishop, Producer - Dr. Dre, Vocal - Toni Braxton, Composer - Toni Braxton, Lyricist - Toni Braxton, Performer - Toni Braxton, Co-Producer - John 'ta Austin, Composer - John 'ta Austin, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Composer - Bryan-Michael Cox, Lyricist - Bryan-Michael Cox, Co-Producer
(P) 2000 LaFace Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Background Vocal - John Horesco IV, 2nd Engineer - Chauncey Hawkins, Composer - Chauncey Hawkins, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Pharrell Williams, Lyricist - Pharrell Williams, Arranger - Pharrell Williams, Performer - Pharrell Williams, Vocal - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer - Franny Graham, 2nd Engineer - The Neptunes, Producer - Cedric Anderson, 2nd Engineer - Chad Hugo, Arranger - Chad Hugo, Performer - Toni Braxton Featuring Loon, Performer - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 LaFace Records LLC
Fred Jerkins, Composer - Fred Jerkins, Lyricist - La Shawn Daniels, Composer - La Shawn Daniels, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Composer - Rodney Jerkins, Lyricist - Rodney Jerkins, Producer - Toni Braxton, Performer - Toni Braxton, Composer - Toni Braxton, Lyricist - Kenisha Pratt, Composer - Kenisha Pratt, Lyricist
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Toni Braxton, Performer - R. Kelly, Composer - R. Kelly, Lyricist - R. Kelly, Arranger - R. Kelly, Producer
(P) 2003 Arista Records LLC
Diane Warren, Composer - Diane Warren, Lyricist - Hex Hector, Re-Mixer - Hex Hector, Misc. Prod. - Toni Braxton, Performer - David Foster, Producer - David Foster, Arranger - Soul Solution, Re-Mixer - Soul Solution, Misc. Prod.
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Albumbeschreibung
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: 01:15:23
- Main artists: Toni Braxton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2003 Arista Records, Inc
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