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Libra marks Toni Braxton's departure from Arista, her longtime label. It was a stormy relationship that ended with the fast death of 2002's fine More Than a Woman. Only one Neptunes-produced single was spun off from it, which peaked somewhere in the eighties of the Hot 100. Half a year after the album's release, Braxton was off Arista and on the Universal-distributed Blackground, but Libra didn't surface until fall of 2005. (Granted, Braxton's no stranger to protracted gaps in her release schedule.) Libra offers no surprises. It's lean and balanced, just like all other Braxton albums, though too many songs are tepid and merely functional for background listening, so it winds up a safe distance from the likes of the self-titled debut and Secrets. "Take This Ring," produced by Rich Harrison, adds some unexpected rambunctiousness, yet it's about one-tenth as exciting as Amerie's like-sounding "1 Thing" (also Harrison's work). Beyond the obvious single choices -- produced by big names like Scott Storch and Bryan-Michael Cox -- two songs handled by the Underdogs' Antonio Dixon ("Sposed to Be" and "Finally") are as sublime and plush as any other pair in Braxton's catalog. Although this is her spottiest album to date, her fans shouldn't have any trouble appreciating it.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Makeba Riddick, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lewis, Producer - Scott Storch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Kameron Houff, ComposerLyricist - Vincent Herbet, ComposerLyricist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johntá Austin, ComposerLyricist - Kendrick Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - SIETE, Producer
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johntá Austin, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lewis, Producer - JOE SAMPLE, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Rich Harrison, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Harold Lilly, ComposerLyricist - SoulShock, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Karlin, ComposerLyricist - Soulshock & Karlin, Producer - Toni Braxton, MainArtist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Damon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Daryl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Kenneth Edmonds, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Mason Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Underdogs, Producer - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Babyface, Producer
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Damon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lewis, Producer - J. Que, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lynn Hilson, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Dixon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Mason Jr., ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Cory Rooney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Shea, Producer - Keri Lewis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Tony Braxton, ComposerLyricist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Eric Dawkins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lewis, Producer - Antonio Dixon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Mason Jr., ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist - Durell Babbs, ComposerLyricist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Phillip White, ComposerLyricist - Keri Lewis, Producer - Alex Cantrall, ComposerLyricist - Toni Braxton, MainArtist
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
Album review
Libra marks Toni Braxton's departure from Arista, her longtime label. It was a stormy relationship that ended with the fast death of 2002's fine More Than a Woman. Only one Neptunes-produced single was spun off from it, which peaked somewhere in the eighties of the Hot 100. Half a year after the album's release, Braxton was off Arista and on the Universal-distributed Blackground, but Libra didn't surface until fall of 2005. (Granted, Braxton's no stranger to protracted gaps in her release schedule.) Libra offers no surprises. It's lean and balanced, just like all other Braxton albums, though too many songs are tepid and merely functional for background listening, so it winds up a safe distance from the likes of the self-titled debut and Secrets. "Take This Ring," produced by Rich Harrison, adds some unexpected rambunctiousness, yet it's about one-tenth as exciting as Amerie's like-sounding "1 Thing" (also Harrison's work). Beyond the obvious single choices -- produced by big names like Scott Storch and Bryan-Michael Cox -- two songs handled by the Underdogs' Antonio Dixon ("Sposed to Be" and "Finally") are as sublime and plush as any other pair in Braxton's catalog. Although this is her spottiest album to date, her fans shouldn't have any trouble appreciating it.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:00
- Main artists: Toni Braxton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blackground Records, LLC
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
2005 Blackground Records, LLC 2005 Blackground Records, LLC
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