Recorded May 1992–93 Length 53:18 | Genre R&B
pop
soul Label LaFace
Arista | |
Released July 13, 1993 (1993-07-13) Studio Various
Bosstown Recording Studios, Doppler Studios, Studio LaCoCo
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Central Studio
(Bladensburg, Maryland)
Elumba Recording Studios, Summa Music Group
(Los Angeles, California)
Encore Studios
(Burbank, California)
Newark Sound Studios
(Newark, New Jersey) | ||
Toni Braxton is the debut studio album by American singer Toni Braxton, released on July 13, 1993 by LaFace Records and Arista Records.
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Overview
Toni Braxton debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 and later spent two non-consecutive weeks atop the chart as well as three non-consecutive weeks atop the R&B Albums chart. It has sold 5,135,000 copies in the United States and 10 million copies worldwide. The album was primarily produced by Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons. The first single, "Another Sad Love Song", peaked at number seven and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts, respectively. The album's second single, "Breathe Again", peaked in the top five of both the Hot 100 and R&B charts and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. More singles from Toni Braxton were released in 1994, including "You Mean the World to Me", "Seven Whole Days", and "I Belong to You"/"How Many Ways".
The album earned Braxton several awards, including three Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and two consecutive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1994 and 1995). She also won two American Music Awards (for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist and Favorite New Adult Contemporary Artist) in 1994 and another one in 1995 (for Favorite Soul/R&B Album).
In Japan, the album was released as Love Affair, also a song on the album. The Japanese edition contains the same track listing as the standard version; the only difference is the Obi strip and the bonus lyrics booklet written in Japanese.
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Toni Braxton.