Toni Braxton - An R&B Star
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♣ Introduction
Hello Friends, I hope you are doing fine. Today, I have come up with my another new Blog with the title of Toni Braxton - An R&B Star. Friends, American R&B Singer, Soul Music Icon Toni Braxton is a beautiful and energetic international music star and is renowned for her singing, beautiful voice, gorgeous looks as well as her songwriting skills. Toni Braxton was born on October 7, 1967 in Maryland, the United States of America and was named Toni Michelle Braxton. She developed interest in music at an early age and started singing with her sister in their father's church. She is a Bold and Beautiful artist and a big superstar in the music world. Toni Braxton has been serving Show Businessand Music Entertainment Industry for a long time since 1989. She has achieved the stardom in such a manner that not many other female music artists of modern era have achieved. She has sold more than a colossal number of 67 Million records worldwide in the form of albums and released singles which shows the place she has won in the Music Entertainment Industry. She is undoubtedly one of the Best-Selling Female Artists of all time who has distinction in modern music genres. She is a role model today due to the struggle she made in her early days and the determination she showed in order to achieve her goals to become a music star. Over the time, Toni Braxton has made remarkable progress in the music industry as a Singer / Songwriter and has got international fame. Throughout her music journey, she has acclaimed many mind-blowing awards and certifications such as Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards and many other national and international awards which prove that she has some real music talent with a beautiful voice that has popularity all over the world. In this Blog, I shall discuss her career, her famous studio albums and the efforts she made in her musical journey to become an R&B Music Icon that she is today.
Although becoming a singer was my plan A after first hearing Whitney Houston when I was 17, I started off with plan B by going to the teacher-training college that my dad went to. It was a slow coming of age.
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♣ Studio Album - Toni Braxton
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Toni Braxton released her debut studio album with the title of Toni Braxton in July 1993 under the banners of LaFace Records, Arista Records and Sony Music. Having made some early efforts in her music career by singing a soundtrack for the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang, this Toni Braxton's debut album introduced her image into international music markets. This album was an International Success as it managed to reach within top 5 spots on Music Charts in the United States in initial weeks apart from showing good performance in other countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States, this album managed to reach number one position on the US Billboard 200 as well as Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums Music Charts. This album was undoubtedly a Commercially Hit album and managed to sell more than a massive number of 10 Million copies worldwide which is a very good beginning for a new singer in the international music market. This album was based on R&B Music, Pop Music and Soul Music genres containing 12 tracks. This album received favorable and positive reviews from music critics and was generally liked by millions of music lovers all over the world. In order to promote this album, Toni Braxton released five songs from this album and all managed to get worldwide acclaims and was loved music fans as shown by reaching good positions on Music Charts in their respective countries. Especially her singles Another Sad Love Song, Breathe Again, Seven Whole Days, You Mean the World to Me and I Belong to You / How Many Ways managed to reach within top ten spots on the US Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles Charts as well as on international Music Charts where they were sold in high numbers all over the world. For this album, Toni Braxton received a lot of awards, accreditations and certifications.
♣ Studio Album - Secrets
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Toni Braxton released her second studio album with the title of Secrets in June 1996 under the banners of LaFace Records and Arista Records. Like her previous albums, this album also further cemented the Toni Braxton's image into the international music markets. This Multi-Grammy Award winning album was also an international success as it reached number two spot on Music Charts in the United States and high spots in many other countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. This album was undoubtedly a Commercially Hit album and managed to sell more than a massive number of 15 Million copies worldwide. This album turned out to be one of the Best-Selling Albums of the year in the history of R&B Music. This album was also based on R&B Music, Pop Music and Soul Music genres containing 12 tracks. This album received favorable and positive reviews from music critics and was generally liked by millions of music lovers all over the world. Toni Braxton released four songs from this album and all managed to get worldwide acclaims and top spots in their respective countries. In the United States, all released songs managed to reach within top 20 spots on the Music Charts. Especially her singles You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow (video below), Un-Break My Heart, I Don't Want To / I Love Me Some Him and How Could an Angel Break My Heart managed to get worldwide attention and praise by music fans as these were sold in high numbers all over the world.
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♣ Studio Album - The Heat
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Toni Braxton released her third studio album with the title of The Heat in April 2000 under the banner of LaFace Records. Again, this Grammy Award winning album set a new horizon in the popularity of Toni Braxton. Before this album, Toni Braxton had become a very famous name across the globe because of her previous successful albums and therefore, this album became an instant hit when it was released due to its music contents. For this Album, Toni Braxton worked in collaboration with famous Music Directors and Producers such as Grammy Award winning Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Rodney Jerkins and Mint Condition. This album was also a massive International Success as it reached high spots on Music Charts in many countries and the US Billboard Music Charts regarded it as one of the Best Albums of The Year. This album was a Commercially Hit album and managed to sell more than 4 Million copies worldwide. This album was based on R&B Music, Pop Music and Soul Music genres containing 12 tracks. Toni Braxton released four singles from this album and all made very good progress on the Music Charts worldwide as well as high sales across the globe. Especially her songs, He Wasn't Man Enough (video below), Just Be a Man About It, Spanish Guitar, and Maybe managed to get high spots on the US Billboard Hot 100. These songs also managed to make very good progress on Music Charts in many European countries as well as in Canada and Australia.
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♣ Studio Album - More Than a Woman
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Toni Braxton released her fifth studio album with the title of More Than a Woman in November 2002 under the banner of Arista Records. This album was released as a follow-up to his previous album with the title of Snowflakes which was released in October 2001 and was also a moderate success on the Music Charts on international level. This album was also based on R&B Music, Pop Music and Hip Hop Music genres and contained 12 songs. For this album, Toni Braxton worked under the collaboration of many new Music Producers, Directors and Songwriters, some of them were Grammy Award winning Music Producers and Directors such as L.A. Reid, The Neptunes as well as previous companions Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Rodney Jerkins. This Multi-Awards winning album was also declared as a Commercially Hit album and widely praised by music critics and music fans all around the world. The album managed to debut within top 20 spots on many international Music Charts such as the US Billboard 200. This album managed to sell more than 4 Million copies across the globe and became one of the Best-Selling Music Albums in the year 2003. In order to promote this album, Toni Braxton released one single Hit the Freeway from this album and it made good progress on the Music Charts worldwide and was appreciated by music critics and music fans all around the world. This Toni Braxton's album was less successful than its predecessors, however, it still made its mark on the international music world and managed to reach reasonable positions on the Music Charts in many countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. For this album as well, Toni Braxton received a lot of awards and certifications.
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♣ Some Final Words
Toni Braxton is a world-renowned American Singer and Songwriter who has distinction in R&B Music, Soul Music, Pop Music and Hip Hop Music. Toni Braxton is regarded as one of the most beautiful and sassier ladies in the Music World. She has a beautiful mesmerizing voice plus appearance which spellbinds her audience with her unique fashion sense. She belongs to an average family background and started from a modest beginning as a singer and showed extreme determination and enthusiasm to reach stardom that she has today. The fact that she is one of the Best Female R&B Singers in history to have many Multi-Platinum certified albums by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) speaks for the superb talent Toni Braxton has. She also has the passion to serve humanity either in the form of her music or in the form of helping others who are in need. She is the biggest supporter of Women Empowerment and has been an Icon in terms of Women Empowerment. She is also an active Social Worker and is associated with different charity organizations and loves to contribute in fund raising for noble causes to serve humanity. Toni Braxton is undoubtedly a role-model for many junior artists (both male and female) around the world who have love for music, fashion and humanity just like her.
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