Tamar (album)

Tamar is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton. It was released on March 21, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and RedZone Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri and Amil, while the production handled by Tim & Bob, Tricky Stewart, among others. The album was originally entitled Ridiculous.

Contents

• Personnel
• Songs
• References

Before the official release, Braxton has become a lead singer of The Braxtons, after her sisters Traci and Toni had to leave the group, which left them as a trio of Tamar, Trina and Towanda. After the release of their debut album, So Many Ways (1996), Braxton was offered a solo recording contract with DreamWorks, which she happened to leave the group and begin her solo career. In 2004, Tamar's sister Towanda Braxton appeared on the reality TV series Starting Over during its second season. Towanda revealed that Tamar signed a solo contract without telling her or Trina that she left The Braxtons group.

In 1999, she released the EP, Tamar: Just Cuz to generate buzz about her the solo album. The Tamar: Just Cuz EP contained 4 songs, "Get Mine", "Just Cuz", "Let Him Go", and "Get Mine". Promotional use copies of the album under the title Ridiculous were released. The Ridiculous promotional CD contained a different track order and a song entitled "Respect me". The final US track "Get Mine", along with the other tracks from the Tamar : Just Cuz EP were not included on the Ridiculous promotional cd.

The album debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200 and number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Tamar has admitted in interviews for her second album Love and War that she is not fond of this album due to not having any creative control.