


She may have gotten her start filling in for Anita Baker, but when it came to her excellent debut, Toni Braxton did all that on her own. Other non-singles like the new jack swing-ish 'Spending All My Time With You' would have been standouts on any other album in the same way Pippen would have been a star on any other team.

While 'Best Friend' is a bit too adult contemporary and feels overwrought and out of place, as if it should be on a Celine Dion album, it's a fallacy to claim it's a bad song. People like to note that the album drops off a cliff after the run of singles end. In addition to the aforementioned 'Love Should Have Brought You Home,' there was 'Breathe Again,' 'Another Sad Love Song,' 'Seven Whole Days,' 'You Mean the World to Me,' and 'I Belong to You.' That's literally half of the album. Reid and Babyface, the album was stacked with hits. Braxton fit the bill perfectly.Ī year later, she released her highly anticipated solo debut. Baker had declined due to her pregnancy, so Babyface was on the hunt for someone who could match the legend's powerfully elegant vocals. They recruited the young Maryland singer to sing 'Love Should Have Brought You Home,' a song Babyface wrote for Baker to sing for the Boomerang soundtrack. Reid and Babyface, who were working to build their new label LaFace Records. While performing in a group with her four sisters, the eldest Braxton caught the attention of L.A. Toni Braxton, among many others, owes Anita Baker a major debt of gratitude. Please read our Comment Policy before commenting. ThisISRNB youtbue More Stories From Bossip Comments Toni Braxton And Babyface Album Take It Back.
