Spell My Name Review
Toni braxton s position in r b history was cemented in the mid 1990s with the seminal ballad un break my heart but what does she have to bring to the genre now populated as it is by auto tuned crooners who are younger than most of her hits in an attempt to answer this question her tenth album spell my name is a veritable pot luck of styles.
Spell my name review. Spell my name is hard to fault then but also difficult to truly love her new album it s a slight affair clocking in at a slender 10 songs one of which is technically a bonus. Toni braxton was one of the biggest pop and r b stars of the 1990s and after a few years out of the. She gets the most out of that wonderful instrument on spell my name.
Braxton bounces back and forth with an uncredited feature who unfortunately is the weakest aspect of the song. That seems like a crazy assertion to make about an artist whose first two albums went 8x platinum in the u s but braxton s career has been marked with health. Most fans of time honored soul music are rooting for braxton.
It has everything you want from a full bodied r b record. Now the two singers album rollouts will unfold in parallel since both plan to release new full lengths on the same day next month spell my name is due august 28. The featured artist seems to be trying to do their best bryson tiller impersonation but with none of the bravado that tiller has.
Coming in at just nine tracks including a remix the enduring hitmaker s 10th album is a concise listening experience that. Toni braxton s spell my name is a blast of vintage 90s r b diva dom. Un break my heart goddess is an impeccable vocalist and the highs on display rank with some of the best of her career.
Co written and co produced by babyface the tune s bluesy guitar strains and vocal lines mesh ideally with its straightforward lyrics and palatable chorus. Toni braxton could have had more. Spell my name shows braxton hasn t lost her broad vocal range or her ability to slot into multiple mood playlists.
Spell my name review master of breakups and baby making emi bolstered by guests missy elliott and her this is a full bodied record that exhibits braxton s stylistic and. Toni braxton spell my name.