The Heat (Toni Braxton album)

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The Heat
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released	April 25, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	48:31
Label	LaFace
Producer	Rodney Jerkins, Babyface
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Toni Braxton chronology
Secrets (1996) The Heat (2000) Snowflakes (2001)
Singles from The Heat
"He Wasn't Man Enough" "Just Be a Man About It" "Spanish Guitar" "Maybe"

The Heat is the third studio album by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released in April 2000 (see 2000 in music) on LaFace Records. This album marked Braxton's departure from her ballads towards a more urban sound. Most of the songs (including the nearly-instrumental "The Art of Love") were written by Braxton and her husband Keri Lewis, two ballads were penned by Diane Warren, and collaborations featured rappers Dr. Dre and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. The album opened at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 199,000 units its first week. To date, the album has been certified double platinum and has sold over two million copies in the U.S. and six million copies worldwide.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Personnel 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Harvey Mason, Jr.) – 4:21
2. "The Heat" (Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis) – 3:30
3. "Spanish Guitar" (Diane Warren) – 4:47
4. "Just Be a Man About It" (Toni Braxton, Johnta Austin, Teddy Bishop, Bryan-Michael Cox, Scott Storch) – 4:50
5. "Gimme Some" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) (Toni Braxton, Lisa Lopes, Babyface, Jazze Pha) – 4:03
6. "I'm Still Breathing" (Diane Warren) – 4:15
7. "Fairy Tale" (Babyface, Tommy Sims, Marc Harris) – 4:22
8. "The Art of Love" (Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis) – 3:47
9. "Speaking in Tongues" (Toni Braxton) – 3:46
10. "Maybe" (Toni Braxton, Keith Crouch, John Smith, Mechallie Jamison, Samuel Gause) – 3:08
11. "You've Been Wrong" (Toni Braxton, Brian Casey, Brandon Casey, Teddy Bishop, Kevin Hicks, Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 3:45
12. "Never Just for a Ring" (Daryl Simmons, Toni Braxton, Pure Soul) – 4:01

[edit] Trivia

• The Heat was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Album".
• "He Wasn't Man Enough" won the 2001 Grammy Award for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance", and was also nominated for "Best R&B Song".
• "Spanish Guitar", written by Diane Warren, was originally intended for Celine Dion but when she declined to record it, Braxton was chosen.
• "He Wasn't Man Enough" reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for four weeks.

[edit] Personnel

• Toni Braxton – vocals, keyboards
• Keri Lewis
• Dr. Dre – spoken word
• Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes – rap vocals
• Teddy Bishop – various instruments, keyboards, programming
• Rodney Jerkins
• Babyface
• Michael Thompson – guitar
• Greg Phillinganes – piano
• Dorian "Soul Dog" Daniels – keyboards, bass
• David Foster
• Scott Storch - keyboards, programming
• Daryl Simmons
• Ray Edwards – keyboards
• Nathan East – bass
• Jazze Pha
• Trina Braxton – background vocals
• Deborah Killings – background vocals

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak position Australian ARIA Albums Chart 14 Austrian Albums Chart 7 Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders) 9 Belgian Ultratop 40 Albums (Wallonia) 9 Canadian Albums Chart 1 Dutch Albums Chart 3 Finnish Albums Chart 27 French Albums Chart 9 German Albums Chart 3 Italian Albums Chart 18

Chart (2000) Peak position New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 30 Norwegian Albums Chart 4 Swedish Albums Chart 6 Swiss Albums Chart 2 United World Chart 2 UK Albums Chart 3 U.S. Billboard 200 2 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 2

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