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The Essential Toni Braxton amounts to an expanded update of 2003's Ultimate Toni Braxton, nearly doubling the content and digging deeper into the discography of one of the biggest R&B artists of the '90s. With the exception of favoring the R. Kelly remix of "How Many Ways" over the original, this set retains Ultimate's core 15 tracks while wisely choosing to use the studio version of "Seven Whole Days" instead of a live take. Almost every song that touched a U.S. chart is included, such as the Top Ten R&B hits "Love Shoulda Brought You Home," "Another Sad Love Song," "You're Makin' Me High," "Un-Break My Heart," "Breathe Again," and "He Wasn't Man Enough." And while she has often been pigeonholed as an adult contemporary staple, the second disc adds the remixes of "He Wasn't Man Enough" and "Un-Break My Heart" (from Junior Vasquez and Frankie Knuckles, respectively) that solidified her club presence. (Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection compiles and mixes these and eight other club mixes.) Another pleasant surprise, tucked at the very end, is the inclusion of "Good Life," a 1990 single released by Toni and her four sisters as the Braxtons. If you want only the big hits, Ultimate will still do fine, but this set offers a more rounded and representative look back.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
Love Shoulda Brought You Home (4:58)
I Love Me Some Him (5:06)
Tell Me (4:10)
You're Makin' Me High (4:28)
He Wasn't Man Enough (4:22)
Just Be a Man About It (4:50)
How Many Ways (5:47)
Breathe Again (4:30)
You Mean the World to Me (4:56)
I Belong to You (3:54)
How Could an Angel Break My Heart (4:21)
Un-Break My Heart (4:31)
Another Sad Love Song (5:02)
Seven Whole Days (6:20)
I Don't Want To (4:17)
Give U My Heart (4:00)
Disc 2
The Heat (3:31)
Gimme Some (4:04)
There's No Me Without You (4:20)
Why Should I Care (4:26)
Spanish Guitar (4:36)
I'm Still Breathing (4:16)
Me & My Boyfriend (3:43)
Give It Back (3:39)
The Time of Our Lives (3:18)
Performed byIl Divo
He Wasn't Man Enough (3:45)
Un-Break My Heart (8:28)
Hit the Freeway (3:48)
Performed byLoon
Come on Over Here (3:37)
Let It Flow (4:23)
The Little Things (4:32)
Good Life (4:16)
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