The Heat (Toni Braxton album)

The Heat
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released April 25, 2000 (2000-04-25) (U.S.)
Recorded 1999–February 2000
Genre R&B, pop
Label LaFace
Producer Toni Braxton (also exec.), Keri Lewis, Babyface (also exec.), Daryl Simmons, Rodney Jerkins, Bryan-Michael Cox, David Foster, Keith Crouch, Teddy Bishop, Jazze Pha, Kevin Hicks
Toni Braxton chronology
Secrets
(1996)		 The Heat
(2000)		 Snowflakes
(2001)
Singles from The Heat
  1. "He Wasn't Man Enough"
    Released: March 7, 2000
  2. "Just Be a Man About It"
    Released: November 21, 2000
  3. "Spanish Guitar"
    Released: September 19, 2000
  4. "Maybe"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B+) [2]
PopMatters (7/10) [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

The Heat is the third studio album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. Released in the United States on April 25, 2000 by LaFace Records, the album marked Braxton's departure from her ballads in favor of a more urban sound. Most of the songs (including the nearly instrumental "The Art of Love") were written and produced by Braxton and her husband Keri Lewis (a former member of Mint Condition), two ballads were penned by Diane Warren, and collaborations featured rappers Dr. Dre and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.

The Heat opened at number two on the Billboard 200 chart selling 194,448 units its first week.[5] It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 13, 2000, with sales of over 2.2 million copies within the U.S. Additionally, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while lead single "He Wasn't Man Enough" won for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "He Wasn't Man Enough"   Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Harvey Mason, Jr. Rodney Jerkins 4:21
2. "The Heat"   Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton 3:30
3. "Spanish Guitar"   Diane Warren David Foster 4:47
4. "Just Be a Man About It"   Toni Braxton, Johntá Austin, Teddy Bishop, Bryan-Michael Cox Teddy Bishop, Toni Braxton, Bryan-Michael Cox 4:50
5. "Gimme Some" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) Jazze Pha, Toni Braxton, Babyface, Lisa Lopes Babyface, Jazze Pha 4:03
6. "I'm Still Breathing"   Diane Warren David Foster 4:15
7. "Fairy Tale"   Marc Harris, Tommy Sims, Babyface Babyface 4:22
8. "The Art of Love"   Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis 3:47
9. "Speaking in Tongues"   Toni Braxton Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis 3:46
10. "Maybe"   Toni Braxton, Keith Crouch, Samuel Gause, Mechalie Jamison, John Smith Keith Crouch 3:08
11. "You've Been Wrong"   Toni Braxton, Brian Casey, Brandon Casey, Bishop, Kevin Hicks, Thom Bell, Linda Creed Teddy Bishop 3:45
12. "Never Just for a Ring"   Daryl Simmons, Toni Braxton, Pure Soul Daryl Simmons, Toni Braxton 4:01
Total length:
 48:31

Personnel

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 14
Austrian Albums Chart[6] 7
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[6] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[6] 9
Canadian Albums Chart[7] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 3
Finnish Albums Chart[6] 27
French Albums Chart[6] 9
German Albums Chart[8] 3
Hungarian Albums Chart[9] 26
Italian Albums Chart[6] 18
Japanese Albums Chart[10] 25
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 30
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[6] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 2
UK Albums Chart[11] 3
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 2
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7] 1

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Gold[12]
Brazil Gold[13]
Germany Gold[14]
Netherlands Gold[15]
Switzerland Gold[16]
United Kingdom Gold[17]
United States 2× platinum[18]

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–09) Position
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[19] 53

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Heat review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ^ Farber, Jim. "The Heat review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64660,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  3. ^ Ross, Colin. "The Heat review". 'PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/braxtontoni-heat/. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  4. ^ Walters, Barry. "The Heat review". Rolling Stone. http://web.archive.org/web/20080726014552/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tonibraxton/albums/album/229292/review/5946676/the_heat. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  5. ^ "Previous Albums Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. May 1, 2000. http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht692. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Toni Braxton – The Heat". Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Toni+Braxton&titel=The+Heat&cat=a. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
  7. ^ a b c "The Heat – Toni Braxton – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heat-r473144/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  8. ^ "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Toni Braxton – The Heat" (in German). Media Control. PhonoNet GmbH. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Braxton%2CToni/The+Heat/longplay. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  9. ^ "Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2000. 19. hét" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2000&het=19&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved October 5, 2008. 
  10. ^ "The Heat – Toni Braxton" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/51483/1/. Retrieved July 24, 2009. 
  11. ^ "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – The Heat". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6244. Retrieved October 4, 2008. 
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  13. ^ Braxton "Certificados" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Toni Braxton. Retrieved December 8, 2009. 
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('The+Heat')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=The%2BHeat&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved February 27, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235287&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  16. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 2000". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2000. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  17. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. June 2, 2000. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
  18. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. October 13, 2000. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The%20Heat&artist=Toni%20Braxton&perPage=25. Retrieved July 20, 2009. 
  19. ^ "Decade End Charts – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/chart_display.jsp?&f=R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums&g=Decade-end+Albums. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
Toni Braxton
Studio albums
Toni Braxton (1993) · Secrets (1996) · The Heat (2000) · More Than a Woman (2002) · Libra (2005) · Pulse (2010)
Other albums
Tours
Maze Tour (1994) · Secrets Tour (1997) · Libra Tour (2006)
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