Toni Braxton (album)

1993 studio album by Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released	July 13, 1993 (1993-07-13)
Recorded	May 1992; November 1992–1993[1]
Studio	.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} Various LaCoCo (Atlanta, Georgia)[a] Doppler (Atlanta, Georgia)[b] Bosstown (Atlanta, Georgia)[c] Elumba (Los Angeles, California)[d] Encore (Burbank, California)[d] Summa Music Group (Los Angeles, California)[e] Oasis (North Hollywood, California)[f] Newark Sound (Newark, New Jersey)[g] Central (Bladensburg, Maryland)[h]
Genre	R&B pop soul
Length	53:18
Label	LaFace Arista
Producer	Babyface (exec.) Vassal Benford Bo & McArthur Toni Braxton Vincent Herbert Ernesto Phillips L.A. Reid (also exec.) Daryl Simmons Tim & Ted
Toni Braxton chronology
Toni Braxton (1993) Secrets (1996)
Singles from Toni Braxton
"Another Sad Love Song" Released: June 29, 1993 "Breathe Again" Released: August 6, 1993 "Seven Whole Days" Released: October 8, 1993 "You Mean the World to Me" Released: April 22, 1994 "I Belong to You"/"How Many Ways" Released: June 10, 1994

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Q	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]

Toni Braxton is the debut studio album by American singer Toni Braxton. It was released on July 13, 1993, by LaFace Records and Arista Records.

Contents

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  1 Overview
  


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  2 Track listing
  


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  3 Personnel
  


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  4 Charts
  
  
  
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    4.1 Weekly charts
    
  
  
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    4.2 Year-end charts
    
  
  
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    4.3 Decade-end charts
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Certifications
  


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  6 Release history
  


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  7 See also
  


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  8 Notes
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

Overview

Toni Braxton debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 and later spent two non-consecutive weeks atop the chart as well as three non-consecutive weeks atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has sold 5,135,000 copies in the United States and 10 million copies worldwide.^[10][11] The album was primarily produced by L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons. The first single, "Another Sad Love Song", peaked at numbers seven and two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts, respectively. The album's second single, "Breathe Again", peaked in the top five of both the Hot 100 and R&B charts and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. More singles from Toni Braxton were released in 1994, including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", and "I Belong to You"/"How Many Ways".

The album received positive reviews and earned Braxton several awards, including three Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and two consecutive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1994 and 1995). She also won two American Music Awards (for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist and Favorite New Adult Contemporary Artist) in 1994 and another one in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R&B Album).

In Japan, the album was released as Love Affair, also a song on the album. The Japanese edition contains the same track listing as the standard version; the only difference is the Obi strip and the bonus lyrics booklet written in Japanese.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Another Sad Love Song"	Babyface Daryl Simmons	L.A. Reid Babyface Simmons	5:01
2.	"Breathe Again"	Babyface	Reid Babyface Simmons	4:29
3.	"Seven Whole Days"	Babyface Antonio Reid	Reid Babyface Simmons	6:22
4.	"Love Affair"	Tim Thomas Ted Bishop	Tim & Ted	4:28
5.	"Candlelight"	Gaylor D John Barnes	Reid Babyface Simmons	4:36
6.	"Spending My Time with You"	Bo & McArthur	Bo & McArthur	4:08
7.	"Love Shoulda Brought You Home"	Babyface Simmons Bo Watson	Reid Babyface Simmons	4:56
8.	"I Belong to You"	Vassal Benford (also music) Ronald Spearman	Benford	3:53
9.	"How Many Ways"	Vincent Herbert (also music) Toni Braxton Ben Garrison (music) Noelle Groin (music)	Herbert	4:45
10.	"You Mean the World to Me"	Reid Babyface Simmons	Reid Babyface Simmons	4:53
11.	"Best Friend"	Braxton Vance Taylor	Ernesto Phillips Braxton[a]	4:28
12.	"Breathe Again" (Reprise)	Babyface	Reid Babyface Simmons	1:19
Total length:				53:18

European edition bonus track[12]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Give U My Heart" (Mad Ball Mix)	Watson Babyface Reid Simmons	Reid Babyface Simmons Herbert[b]	6:11
Total length:				59:29

Spanish edition bonus track[13]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Breathe Again" (Spanish version)	Babyface	Reid Babyface Simmons K. C. Porter[c]	4:30
Total length:				63:59

Notes

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  ^{^a} signifies a co-producer


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  ^{^b} signifies a remixer and additional producer


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  ^{^c} signifies a remix producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Toni Braxton.^[14]

Musicians Toni Braxton – lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12) Kayo – bass (tracks 1, 5–7, 10) Babyface – keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); background vocals (track 7) L.A. Reid – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10, 12) Debra Killings – background vocals (tracks 1, 7) DeRock – percussion (tracks 2, 3, 10) Vance Taylor – keyboards (tracks 3, 5, 10); acoustic piano (track 7) Pamela Copeland – background vocals (tracks 3, 4) Tammy Davis – background vocals (track 3) Keisha Jackson – background vocals (track 3) Tim & Ted – drums, keyboards (track 4) Skip Pruitt – saxophone (track 4) Tim Thomas – background vocals (track 4) Tye-V – background vocals (track 4) Bo Watson – keyboards (tracks 6, 7); synthesizer programming, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangement (track 6) McArthur – guitar (track 6) Tomi M – guitar (track 6) Trina Broussard – background vocals (track 7) Valerie Davis – background vocals (track 8) Rex Rideout – keyboards, programming (track 11) Ernesto Phillips – guitar (track 11) Orlando Phillips – bass guitar (track 11) Artwork Susan Mendola – art direction Daniela Federici – photography

Technical L.A. Reid – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); mixing (tracks 1–7, 12); executive production Babyface – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); executive production Daryl Simmons – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12) Jim "Z" Zumpano – engineering (tracks 1–7, 10, 12) John Rogers – engineering (track 1) Barney Perkins – mixing (tracks 1, 7); engineering (track 7) Dave Way – mixing (tracks 2–5, 12) John Frye – mixing assistance (tracks 2–6, 12); additional MIDI programming (tracks 2, 3, 10, 12); engineering assistance (track 6) Tim & Ted – production (track 4) Ron Horvath – engineering (track 4) Phil Tan – engineering (track 4) Thom Kidd – engineering (track 4) Ted Bishop – engineering (track 4) Brad Gilderman – engineering (track 5) Randy Walker – technician (track 5) Bo & McArthur – production (track 6) Jason Schablik – engineering assistance (track 6) Jon Gass – mixing (track 6) Fil Brown – engineering (track 7) Steve Schwartzberg – engineering (track 7) Matt Westfield – engineering (track 7) Sean Young – engineering (track 7) Milton Chan – mixing assistance (track 7) Vassal Benford – production (track 8) Victor Flores – engineering, mixing (track 8) Vincent Herbert – production, mixing (track 9) Ben Garrison – engineering, mixing (track 9) Ernesto Phillips – production, mixing (track 11) Toni Braxton – co-production (track 11) Bill Plummer – engineering (track 11) Bob Rosa – mixing (track 11) Dana Vlcek – mix engineering assistance (track 11) Herb Powers Jr. – mastering Constance Armstrong – album coordination Davett Singletary – project coordination

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–97) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 6 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[16] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 11 European Albums (Music & Media)[18] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 7 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20] 39 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 79 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 14 Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 36 Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[25] 17 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 24 UK Albums (OCC)[27] 4 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[28] 21 US Billboard 200[29] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Peak position US Billboard 200[31] 69 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 10 Chart (1994) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[33] 17 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[34] 34 European Albums (Music & Media)[35] 58 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] 83 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] 19 UK Albums (OCC)[38] 49 US Billboard 200[39] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[40] 3 Chart (1995) Peak position US Billboard 200[41] 172 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[42] 82 Chart (1997) Peak position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[43] 52 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–99) Position US Billboard 200[44] 68

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[45]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[46]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[47]	Gold	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[48]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[52]	8× Platinum	6,107,000[i]
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	July 13, 1993	LaFace Arista	[53]
Japan	September 22, 1993	BMG	[54]

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1994


• List of Billboard 200 number-one R&B albums of 1993

Notes

1. 
   ^ Tracks 1–7 and 10
   


2. 
   ^ Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7
   


3. 
   ^ Track 4
   


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   ^ ^ab Track 5
   


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   ^ Track 7
   


6. 
   ^ Engineering on track 8
   


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   ^ Track 9
   


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   ^ Track 11
   


9. 
   ^ As of April 2011, Toni Braxton had sold 5,135,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,^[11] which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club, where it sold 972,000 copies.^[51] Combined, it has sold over 6,107,000 copies in the US.
   

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External links

• 
  Toni Braxton at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Toni Braxton
Studio albums	Solo Toni Braxton Secrets The Heat Snowflakes More Than a Woman Libra Pulse Sex & Cigarettes Duet Love, Marriage & Divorce
Compilation albums	Ultimate Toni Braxton Platinum & Gold Collection Artist Collection: Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection Breathe Again: Toni Braxton at Her Best The Essential Toni Braxton Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton
Video albums	From Toni with Love... The Video Collection
Tours	Secrets Tour Libra Tour 2013 Summer Tour The Hits Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Braxton Family Values Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart The Braxtons
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