Libra

Libra

by Toni Braxton
Libra

Libra

by Toni Braxton

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Overview

Libra marks Toni Braxton's departure from Arista, her longtime label. It was a stormy relationship that ended with the fast death of 2002's fine More Than a Woman. Only one Neptunes-produced single was spun off from it, which peaked somewhere in the eighties of the Hot 100. Half a year after the album's release, Braxton was off Arista and on the Universal-distributed Blackground, but Libra didn't surface until fall of 2005. (Granted, Braxton's no stranger to protracted gaps in her release schedule.) Libra offers no surprises. It's lean and balanced, just like all other Braxton albums, though too many songs are tepid and merely functional for background listening, so it winds up a safe distance from the likes of the self-titled debut and Secrets. "Take This Ring," produced by Rich Harrison, adds some unexpected rambunctiousness, yet it's about one-tenth as exciting as Amerie's like-sounding "1 Thing" (also Harrison's work). Beyond the obvious single choices -- produced by big names like Scott Storch and Bryan-Michael Cox -- two songs handled by the Underdogs' Antonio Dixon ("Sposed to Be" and "Finally") are as sublime and plush as any other pair in Braxton's catalog. Although this is her spottiest album to date, her fans shouldn't have any trouble appreciating it. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date: 10/01/2021
Label: Blackground
UPC: 0194690430565
Rank: 178689

Tracks

  1. Please
  2. Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)
  3. What's Good
  4. Take This Ring
  5. Midnite
  6. I Wanna Be (Your Baby)
  7. Sposed to Be
  8. Stupid
  9. Finally
  10. Shadowless

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Toni Braxton   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Guest Artist,Piano
Babyface   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Tavia Ivey   Vocals (Background)
Kim Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Cory Rooney   Piano
Tamar Braxton   Vocals (Background)
Eric Dawkins   Vocals (Background)
Johnta Austin   Vocals (Background)
Siete   Guitar
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean   Strings
Makeba Riddick   Vocals (Background)
Keri Lewis   Keyboards
Kendrick Dean   Strings
Nuno Bettencourt   Guitar
Keri Hilson   Vocals (Background)
Dan Shea   Piano,Guitar
Kim Moore Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Latrell Simmons   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Paul Boutin   Editing,Engineer
Soulshock   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Babyface   Composer,Musician,Producer
Kenneth Karlin   Composer
Kevin Mahoney   Assistant
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Cory Rooney   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Eric Dawkins   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Johnta Austin   Composer
Sam Thomas   Mixing,Engineer
Karlin   Arranger,Producer,Instrumentation
V. Herbert   Composer
Siete   Producer
Rich Harrison   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Durrell Babbs   Composer
Dan Shea   Producer,Programming
Dave Russell   Mixing,Editing,Engineer
Rob Skipworth   Assistant,Editing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Michael Muller   Photography
Bryan-Michael Cox   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer
Rick DeVarona   Mixdown Producer
Soulshock & Karlin   Producer
Keith Lewis   Composer
Barry Hankerson   Executive Producer
Joe Sample   Composer
Vincent Herbert   Composer,Executive Producer
Toni Braxton   Composer,Executive Producer
Dabling Harward   Editing,Engineer
Harold Lilly   Composer
Antonio Dixon   Composer,Musician,Producer,Performer
Terrence Cash   Assistant Engineer
Saro Lyn Killian   Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Tony Terrebonne   Mixing Assistant
Paul Foley   Engineer
Morgan Garcia   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Makeba Riddick   Composer
A. Dixon   Composer
Keri Lewis   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Executive Producer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Kendrick Dean   Composer,Producer
Sean Spellman   Stylist
Soul Shock Remedy   Composer
Anthony Terrebonne   Assistant Engineer
Kam Houff   Composer
Rick De Verona   Mixing Assistant
Sara Lyn Killion   Mixing Assistant
The Underdogs   Composer,Musician,Producer
Tom Kelly   Editing,Engineer
Eric Dion Dawkins   Composer
Scott Storch   Composer,Producer
Durell Babbs   Composer
Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean   Producer,Additional Production
Kasseem Dean   Composer
Damon Thomas   Composer
Harvey Mason, Jr.   Composer
Daryl Simmons   Composer
Thom "TK" Kidd   Editing,Engineer
Gene Grimaldi   Mastering
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Keri Hilson   Composer
Fran Cooper   Make-Up
John Ricard   Photography
Gerard Dure   Hair Stylist
Daniela Federici   Photography
Phillip White   Composer
Jomo Hankerson   Executive Producer
Alex Cantrall   Composer
Marie Brown   Hair Stylist
Kameron Houff   Composer,Engineer
Mike Guidotti   Assistant Engineer
Heather Hankerson   Creative Director
Patrick Smith   Composer
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