More Than a Woman (album)
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| Studio album by Toni Braxton | ||
| Released | November 19, 2002 | |
| Genre | R&B, pop, Hip-Hop | |
| Length | 49:40 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Producer(s) | Babyface The Neptunes Darkchild Keri Lewis Irv Gotti Robert "Big Bert" Smith Mark Pitts Chink Santana |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Toni Braxton chronology | ||
| Snowflakes (2001) |
More Than A Woman (2002) |
Ultimate Toni Braxton (2003) |
More Than A Woman is the fourth studio album (fifth in total) by American R&B singer Toni Braxton released on November 19, 2002 via Arista Records.
Most of the songs were written by Braxton, her husband Keri Lewis, and her sister Tamar Braxton (who also sings most of the backup). The album was produced by Braxton, Lewis, and Antonio "L.A." Reid. The album sold around 1 million copies worldwide.
The only single released was "Hit The Freeway". Toni planned to release "Me & My Boyfriend" (a cover of Tupac Shakur's "Me & My Girlfriend"), but Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles released "'03 Bonnie and Clyde", a song based on the same Tupac song, and Toni refrained from releasing her version as a single, accusing Jay-Z of stealing her idea (although it should be pointed out that "How Much," a duet between Mariah Carey and Usher on Carey's 1999 album Rainbow, uses the same idea).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | |
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| 1. | Let Me Show You The Way (Out) | 4:15 |
| 2. | Give It Back (featuring Big Tymers) | 3:38 |
| 3. | A Better Man | 4:00 |
| 4. | Hit The Freeway (featuring Loon) | 3:45 |
| 5. | Lies, Lies, Lies | 5:10 |
| 6. | Rock Me, Roll Me | 4:57 |
| 7. | Selfish | 3:47 |
| 8. | Do You Remember When | 4:03 |
| 9. | Me & My Boyfriend | 3:44 |
| 10. | Tell Me | 4:10 |
| 11. | And I Love You | 4:06 |
| 12. | Always | 4:29 |
[edit] Personnel
- Patricia Aiken - violin
- Brian Benning - violin
- Sally Berman - violin
- Rebecca Bunnell - violin
- Chris 'Daddy' Dave - drums
- Drew Dembowski - bass
- Assa Drori - violin, principal
- Thomas Dienner - viola
- Blake English - guitar
- Agnes Gottschewski - violin
- Lynn Grants - viola
- Maurice Grants - cello
- Henry Gronnier - violin
- Al Hershberger - violin
- Oscar Hidalgo - bass
- Ricky Kinchen - bass
- Renita Koven - viola
- Johana Krejci - violin
- Phillipe Levy - violin
- Keith Lewis - cello
- Jeremy Lubbock - strings
- Earl Madison - cello
- Tomi Martin - guitar
- Dennis Molchan - violin
- Jorge Moraga - viola
- Ricky Rouse - guitar
- Dan Smith - cello
- Stokley - guitar
- Terrence "Bearwolf" Williams - keyboard
[edit] Production
- Executive producers: Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Antonio "L.A." Reid
- Producer: Babyface, Darkchild, The Neptunes, Keri Lewis, Irv Gotti, Ivan Matias, Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Mark Pitts, Chink Santana
- Vocal assistance: Tamar Braxton, Andrea Martin, Stokley
- Engineers: Paul Boutin, Andrew Coleman, Blake English, Paul Foley, Stephen Glicken, John Hanes, Jean-Marie Horvat, Larry Mah, Victor Mancusi, Fabian Marasciullo, Brian Springer
- Assistant engineers: Cedric Anderson, John Horesco IV, Mike Houge, Brett Lieberman, Tim Roberts, Craig "Niteman" Taylor
- Mixing: Leslie Brathwaite, Kevin "KD" Davis, Blake English, Serban Ghenea, Steve Hodge, Victor Mancusi, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan
- Mastering: Herb Powers
- Production Coordination: Allen D. Hong, Kirk Lightburn
- A&R: Theresa Wilson
- Design:
- Art Direction: Richard Thomas Jennings
- Photography: Tony Duran, Daniela Federici
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | The Billboard 200 | 13 |
| 2002 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 5 |
