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Snowflakes is hardly a traditional Christmas record. Of its nine proper songs (the two final songs are instrumental and remix variations of two cuts that came before), there are only two standards -- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" -- unless you want to count Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here," familiar through Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. The rest has been co-written by Braxton and a variety of collaborators, then polished by her, Keri Lewis, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. Not surprisingly, the end result is something that's very similar to a proper Toni Braxton record, only with an appropriately hushed tone and the sultriness replacing the overt sexiness. Some of the originals are pretty good -- particularly the two opening cuts, "Holiday Celebrate" and the Shaggy duet "Christmas in Jamaica" (it's always a good idea to front-load holiday records) -- and the rest that don't make much of an impact are nevertheless pleasant and add to the mood. And that pretty much summarizes the record -- it's not remarkable, but it's nice, providing a nice, romantic soundtrack for an evening of cuddling in front of the tree and a roaring fire. Which is all that you could ask for, really.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixing Engineer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Tamar Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Farah Fima, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Craig Love, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, AdditionalStudioProducer - Donnie Scantz, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kelly, Composer, Lyricist - Orville Burrell, Composer, Lyricist - Shaggy, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixing Engineer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Dukes, Recording Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Farah Fima, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Don Sebesky, Conductor, Arranger - Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Isaac Hayes, Composer - Dave Palmer, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Alexander, Assistant Engineer - RANDY POOLE, Assistant Engineer - Darren Goodwin, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Daryl Simmons, Producer, Arranger, Percussion - LEE MENDELSON, Composer, Lyricist - Sonny Lallerstedt, Guitar - Al Schmitt, Mixing Engineer - Vince Guaraldi, Composer, Lyricist - Toni Braxton, Co-Producer, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Scott Meeder, Drums - Ivy Skoff, Coordinator - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer - Vance Taylor, Piano - Rob Skipworth, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Neal Starkey, Bass
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Tamar Braxton, Background Vocal - Clare Fischer, Conductor, Arranger, Orchestrator - Larry Mah, Recording Engineer - Craig Taylor, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clare Fischer, Arranger, Orchestrator - Larry Mah, Recording Engineer - Craig Taylor, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Keri Lewis, Producer, Mixing Engineer, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Fox, Guitar - Hugh Martin, Composer, Lyricist - Ralph Blane, Composer, Lyricist - Toni Braxton, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clare Fischer, Conductor, Arranger, Orchestrator - Larry Mah, Recording Engineer - Jim Hughart, Bass - Brent Fischer, Percussion - Tom Ranier, Piano, Celeste - Peter Donald, Drums - Craig Taylor, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Daryl Simmons, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion - Jeremy Lubbock, Conductor, Arranger - Nathan East, Bass - Michael Thompson, Electric Guitar - Chanté Moore, Background Vocal - Brad Gilderman, Recording Engineer - Heather Mitchell, Background Vocal - David Reitzas, Recording Engineer - Sonny Lallerstedt, Classical Guitar - DAVID FOSTER, Composer, Lyricist - Al Schmitt, Mixing Engineer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Steve Genewick, Assistant Engineer - Scott Meeder, Overdub Engineer - Tony Williams, Drum Programmer - Robbes Stieglitz, Assistant Engineer - Ivy Skoff, Coordinator - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer - Babyface, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Vance Taylor, Piano - Brandon Harris, Assistant Engineer - Rob Skipworth, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Anthony "Amp" Daniels, Background Vocal
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Kayo, Bass - McArthur, Drums, Co-Producer - Mel TORME, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Wells, Composer, Lyricist - RAY BARDANI, Mixing Engineer - Toni Braxton, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - L. A. Reid, Producer, Drums - Vance Taylor, Piano - Jason Shablik, Assistant Engineer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Jim "Z" Zumpano, Recording Engineer
(P) 1993 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Mixing Engineer - Thomas Rainer, Piano, Celeste - Jim Fox, Guitar - Oscar Hidalgo, AssociatedPerformer - Assa Drori, Conductor, Violin - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mah, Recording Engineer - Mario De Leon, Violin - Dan Smith, Cello - Lisa Sutton, Violin - Jim Hughart, Bass - Brent Fischer, Conductor, Arranger, Percussion - Anatoly Rosinsky, Violin - Cecilia Tsan, Cello - Thomas Diener, Viola - Kazi Pitelka, Viola - Armen Ksajikian, Cello - Rebecca Bunnell, Violin - Henry Gronnier, Violin - Robert Berg, Viola - Shari Zippert, Violin - Lynn Grants, Viola - Elizabeth Wilson, Violin - Henry Ferber, Violin - Jorge Moraga, Viola - Peter Donald, Drums - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Vahe Hayrikian, Cello - Don Palmer, Violin - Sally Berman, Violin - Jerry Epstein, Viola - Irma Neumann, Violin - Brenton Banks, Violin - Igor Kiskatchi, Violin - Robert Sanov, Violin - Jean Sudbury, Violin - Arne Egilsson, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Craig Love, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, AdditionalStudioProducer - Donnie Scantz, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Keri Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Toni Braxton Featuring Shaggy, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kelly, Composer, Lyricist - Orville Burrell, Composer, Lyricist - Shaggy, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin "KD" Davis, Mixing Engineer - Jason Goldstein, Mixing Engineer - Toni Braxton, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Precision, Re-Mixer - Gordon Dukes, Recording Engineer - Poke & Tone, Re-Mixer - Herbie Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer - Farah Fima, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2001 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Snowflakes is hardly a traditional Christmas record. Of its nine proper songs (the two final songs are instrumental and remix variations of two cuts that came before), there are only two standards -- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" -- unless you want to count Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here," familiar through Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. The rest has been co-written by Braxton and a variety of collaborators, then polished by her, Keri Lewis, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. Not surprisingly, the end result is something that's very similar to a proper Toni Braxton record, only with an appropriately hushed tone and the sultriness replacing the overt sexiness. Some of the originals are pretty good -- particularly the two opening cuts, "Holiday Celebrate" and the Shaggy duet "Christmas in Jamaica" (it's always a good idea to front-load holiday records) -- and the rest that don't make much of an impact are nevertheless pleasant and add to the mood. And that pretty much summarizes the record -- it's not remarkable, but it's nice, providing a nice, romantic soundtrack for an evening of cuddling in front of the tree and a roaring fire. Which is all that you could ask for, really.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:02
- Main artists: Toni Braxton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Comedy/Other Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(P) 2001 Arista Records, Inc.
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