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Secrets
Toni Braxton |
Well, it is a La Face record, so of course it has the Babyface
stamp all over it--especially on "Let It Flow," also featured
on his Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, and "There's No Me Without
You." 'Face does step aside, however, to give other producers,
songwriters, and artists their time with Miss Braxton, most
notably R. Kelly, Diane Warren, Tony Rich, and Kenny G. R&B
songbirds in their own right, Shanice Wilson and Chante Moore
even show up on backing vocals. The album doesn't quite live
up to this overdose of talent; it's too crammed with boring
ballads (even if Braxton's low, husky vocals are perfectly suited
for them, especially the wrenching watermark of the album, "Un-Break
My Heart"). It's when she slips into a sultry groove on "Come
On Over Here" and the smash single "You're Makin Me High" that
she really shines.
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