Snowflakes (album)
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| Snowflakes | ||||
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| Studio album by Toni Braxton | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2001 | |||
| Recorded |
2000–2001 Abbey Road Studios (London, England) Big Yard Studios (New York City, New York) Doppler Studios KL Productions Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) The Record Plant (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Signet Studios (Los Angeles, California) Studio A Recording (Dearborn Heights, Michigan) The Tracken Place (Beverly Hills, California) | |||
| Genre | R&B, jazz, holiday | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Toni Braxton (also exec.), Antonio "L.A." Reid (also exec.), Keri Lewis (also exec.), Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Poke & Tone, Shaggy, Craig Love, McArthur, Precision | |||
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| Singles from Snowflakes | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Slant Magazine |  [5] |
Snowflakes is the first Christmas album (fourth overall) by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton, released in the United States on October 23, 2001 by Arista Records. Along with the traditional Christmas songs "The Christmas Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and a cover of Vince Guaraldi's 1962 song "Christmas Time Is Here", the album contains original songs which focus not only on Christmas, but also on love. Braxton was newly married and expecting her first child while making the album. In the US the album sold 247,939 copies as of February 2012. Worldwide it sold 538,000 copies.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Holiday Celebrate" | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton | 3:59 | ||
| 2. | "Christmas In Jamaica" (featuring Shaggy) | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton, Donnie Scantz, Shaggy, Craig Love | 4:23 | ||
| 3. | "Snowflakes Of Love" | Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac Hayes | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxon | 4:25 | |
| 4. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | Daryl Simmons, Toni Braxton | 4:11 | |
| 5. | "Santa Please…" | Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton | 4:33 | |
| 6. | "Pretty Please" (Interlude) | 1:01 | |||
| 7. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton | 4:35 | |
| 8. | "This Time Next Year" | Babyface, David Foster, Toni Braxton | Daryl Simmons, Babyface, Toni Braxton | 4:23 | |
| 9. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Torme, Robert Wells | LA Reid, McArthur | 3:23 | |
| 10. | "Snowflakes Of Love" (Brent Fischer Instrumental) | Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac Hayes | Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton | 4:37 | |
| 11. | "Christmas In Jamaica" (Remix, featuring Shaggy) | Toni Braxton, Donnie Scantz, Keri Lewis, O.Burrell, Craig Love, Dave Kelly | 3:39 |
Sample credits
- "Snowflakes of Love" contains elements and samples of Earl Klugh's "Now We're One" (Isaac Hayes)
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[7] | 92 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 119 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums[9] | 9 |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Snowflakes - Toni Braxton at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (2001-11-30). "Reviews of MTV TRL Christmas, 8 Days of Christmas, Christmas Memories, That's What I Call Christmas!, Snowflakes, Holidayland, A Very Special Christmas 5, Swingin' Christmas, and Christmas Extraordinaire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ Roth, K.G. (2001-12-11). "Toni Braxton: Snowflakes : Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 103. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2001-10-21). "Toni Braxton: Snowflakes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ↑ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht397
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Toni Braxton – Snowflakes". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Snowflakes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "Top Holiday Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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