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 | ||||
| Producer | Babyface, The Neptunes, Darkchild, Keri Lewis, Irv Gotti, Robert "Big Bert" Smith, Mark Pitts, Chink Santana | ||||
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More Than a Woman is the fourth studio album (fifth overall) by American R&B singer Toni Braxton released on November 19, 2002 (see 2002 in music) on Arista Records. It was certified gold by the RIAA in late 2002.
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. It sold around two million copies worldwide.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Let Me Show You the Way (Out)" – 4:18
- "Give It Back" (featuring Big Tymers) – 3:38
- "A Better Man" – 3:58
- "Hit the Freeway" (featuring Loon) – 3:48
- "Lies, Lies, Lies" – 5:10
- "Rock Me, Roll Me" – 4:57
- "Selfish" – 3:46
- "Do You Remember When" – 4:02
- "Me & My Boyfriend" – 3:43
- "Tell Me" – 4:09
- "And I Love You" – 3:59
- "Always" – 4:29
[edit] Singles
Originally, the first single was said to be a sample-heavy track called 'No More Love', produced by and featuring Irv Gotti. However, after Gotti had leaked the song to radio, Braxton and Arista decided to not include the song on the final tracklist.
The official first single released from the album was 'Hit the Freeway' featuring rapper Loon. It peaked at #86 on Billboard's Hot 100, #32 on the R&B charts, and #2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The second single was set to be 'Lies, Lies, Lies' (with a unreleased video shot as well), but it was switched to 'A Better Man'. No video was ever made for the song (since Toni's second pregnancy was occurring at this time), although promotional CDs were made available for radio.
Additionally, to service radio shows, a double A-side vinyl for 'Give It Back' and 'Let Me Show You The Way (Out)"' was released.
'Me & My Boyfriend' (a cover of Tupac Shakur's 1996 song "Me and My Girlfriend") was set to be a single at some point, but Jay-Z and Beyoncé released the single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" around the same time, which is based on the same song, and Braxton 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).
A few years after the album's release, a dance remix of 'Lies, Lies, Lies' was leaked online on the fansite, Toni-Online.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart | 88 |
| French Albums Chart | 90 |
| German Albums Chart | 37 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 5 |
[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
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