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Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released July 13, 1993
Recorded May 1992; November 1992–1993[1]
Studio
LaCoCo (Atlanta)[a]Doppler (Atlanta)[b]Bosstown (Atlanta)[c]Elumba (Los Angeles)[d]Encore (Burbank, California)[d]Summa Music Group (Los Angeles)[e]Oasis (North Hollywood, California)[f]Newark Sound (Newark, New Jersey)[g]Central (Bladensburg, Maryland)[h]
Genre
R&Bpopsoul
Length 53:18
Label
LaFaceArista
Producer
BabyfaceVassal BenfordBo & McArthurVincent HerbertErnesto PhillipsL.A. ReidDaryl SimmonsTim & Ted
Toni Braxton chronology
Toni Braxton
(1993) Secrets
(1996)
Toni Braxton is the debut studio album by American singer Toni Braxton, released on July 13, 1993, by LaFace Records and Arista Records. The album was primarily produced by L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons.

The album has sold 5,135,000 copies in the United States and 10 million copies worldwide.[2][3] It 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).

Background
Braxton and her four sisters Traci, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar signed with Arista Records as The Braxtons in 1989. The following year, the group released their debut single, `Good Life`.[4] Though the song was commercially unsuccessful, it attracted the attention of record executive Antonio `L.A.` Reid and record producer Kenneth `Babyface` Edmonds, who were shopping around for talent for their new label LaFace Records.[1] Instead of signing the quintet, they opted to offer Braxton a contract as a solo artist. With only one year to finish at Bowie State University, where she was studying to become a music teacher, she relocated to Atlanta to pursue a singing career.[1]

Release
The first single, `Another Sad Love Song`, peaked at numbers seven and two on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively. The album`s second single, `Breathe Again`, reached the top five of both the Hot 100 and R&B charts and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Other singles were released from Toni Braxton in 1994, including `You Mean the World to Me`, `Seven Whole Days`, and the double A-side `I Belong to You`/`How Many Ways`.

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
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Another Sad Love Song`
BabyfaceDaryl Simmons
L.A. ReidBabyfaceSimmons
5:01
2. `Breathe Again` Babyface
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
4:29
3. `Seven Whole Days`
BabyfaceAntonio Reid
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
6:22
4. `Love Affair`
Tim ThomasTed Bishop
Tim & Ted 4:28
5. `Candlelight`
Gaylor DJohn Barnes
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
4:36
6. `Spending My Time with You` Bo & McArthur Bo & McArthur 4:08
7. `Love Shoulda Brought You Home`
BabyfaceSimmonsBo Watson
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
4:56
8. `I Belong to You`
Vassal Benford (also music)Ronald Spearman
Benford 3:53
9. `How Many Ways`
Vincent Herbert (also music)Toni BraxtonBen Garrison (music)Noel Goring (music)Keith Miller[a]Philip Field[a]Anthony Beard[a]
Herbert 4:45
10. `You Mean the World to Me`
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
4:53
11. `Best Friend`
BraxtonVance Taylor
Ernesto PhillipsBraxton[b]
4:28
12. `Breathe Again` (Reprise) Babyface
ReidBabyfaceSimmons
1:19
Total length: 53:18
European edition bonus track[20]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
13. `Give U My Heart` (Mad Ball Mix)
WatsonBabyfaceReidSimmons
ReidBabyfaceSimmonsHerbert[c]
6:11
Total length: 59:29
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Toni Braxton.[24]

Musicians
Toni Braxton – lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12)
Kayo – bass (tracks 1, 5–7, 10)
Babyface – keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); background vocals (track 7)
L.A. Reid – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10, 12)
Debra Killings – background vocals (tracks 1, 7)
DeRock – percussion (tracks 2, 3, 10)
Vance Taylor – keyboards (tracks 3, 5, 10); acoustic piano (track 7)
Pamela Copeland – background vocals (tracks 3, 4)
Tammy Davis – background vocals (track 3)
Keisha Jackson – background vocals (track 3)
Tim & Ted – drums, keyboards (track 4)
Skip Pruitt – saxophone (track 4)
Tim Thomas – background vocals (track 4)
Tye-V – background vocals (track 4)
Bo Watson – keyboards (tracks 6, 7); synthesizer programming, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangement (track 6)
McArthur – guitar (track 6)
Tomi M – guitar (track 6)
Trina Broussard – background vocals (track 7)
Valerie Davis – background vocals (track 8)
Rex Rideout – keyboards, programming (track 11)
Ernesto Phillips – guitar (track 11)
Orlando Phillips – bass guitar (track 11)
Technical
L.A. Reid – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); mixing (tracks 1–7, 12); executive production
Babyface – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12); executive production
Daryl Simmons – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
Jim `Z` Zumpano – engineering (tracks 1–7, 10, 12)
John Rogers – engineering (track 1)
Barney Perkins – mixing (tracks 1, 7); engineering (track 7)
Dave Way – mixing (tracks 2–5, 12)
John Frye – mixing assistance (tracks 2–6, 12); additional MIDI programming (tracks 2, 3, 10, 12); engineering assistance (track 6)
Tim & Ted – production (track 4)
Ron Horvath – engineering (track 4)
Phil Tan – engineering (track 4)
Thom Kidd – engineering (track 4)
Ted Bishop – engineering (track 4)
Brad Gilderman – engineering (track 5)
Randy Walker – technician (track 5)
Bo & McArthur – production (track 6)
Jason Schablik – engineering assistance (track 6)
Jon Gass – mixing (track 6)
Fil Brown – engineering (track 7)
Steve Schwartzberg – engineering (track 7)
Matt Westfield – engineering (track 7)
Sean Young – engineering (track 7)
Milton Chan – mixing assistance (track 7)
Vassal Benford – production (track 8)
Victor Flores – engineering, mixing (track 8)
Vincent Herbert – production, mixing (track 9)
Ben Garrison – engineering, mixing (track 9)
Ernesto Phillips – production, mixing (track 11)
Toni Braxton – co-production (track 11)
Bill Plummer – engineering (track 11)
Bob Rosa – mixing (track 11)
Dana Vlcek – mix engineering assistance (track 11)
Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Constance Armstrong – album coordination
Davett Singletary – project coordination
Artwork
Susan Mendola – art direction
Daniela Federici – photography