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Post by bluenote on Sept 7, 2004 12:37:44 GMT -5
This was Toni at her finest hour. This song is so amazing. I think this song could still top the charts today because of this powerful vocal performance. I hope to have vocals like these on her upcoming album. This is a babyface classic, and one of my favorites from her debut album. Did this song reach #1?
Does anyone know all her chart positions for her singles?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2004 13:37:10 GMT -5
Fun fact: This was actually written for Anita Baker!
I'm not posting all of her chart stats. That would take me a year, but here's the stats for this song.
Hot 100: #33
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Sales: #4
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Post by bluenote on Sept 7, 2004 14:17:08 GMT -5
Fun fact: This was actually written for Anita Baker! i was goin to mention it reminded me of Anita Baker. |
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Post by reception on Sept 8, 2004 16:25:27 GMT -5
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Post by Sean on Sept 8, 2004 23:04:09 GMT -5
I didn't actually discover this song until last year but now it's one of my favourite Toni songs (I have all her albums as of last year).
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Post by jlh527 on Sept 26, 2004 15:32:01 GMT -5
i was goin to mention it reminded me of Anita Baker. A lot of Toni Braxton's debut was written for Anita Baker. Toni actually did the demo tracks to those songs, and when Anita decided she wanted to take a break to have her first child Toni was blessed with those songs and put out in mu opinion the best album of 1993. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 5, 2007 17:58:18 GMT -5
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Post by rr1981 on Jul 19, 2007 1:04:26 GMT -5
Boy Toni really lucked up! And so did we, as we were blessed with a great new singer.
Great song, full of emotion. I could see Anita tearing it up but Toni did it just as well. Classic.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 22, 2012 5:34:17 GMT -5
I think this is one of her best vocals in terms of clarity. It's completely mumble-free for a Toni track lol
Great song, a classic.
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Post by Soulsista on Apr 22, 2012 9:25:36 GMT -5
This was originally on the soundtrack to the movie Boomerang. It's also one of my favorites from her.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 18:30:21 GMT -5
Heard it on the radio today!  Good track. |
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Post by Agent Yoncé on May 11, 2012 11:08:28 GMT -5
Classic.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2013 12:42:33 GMT -5
Love the song... well, as her 1st album is my favorite, no wonder
I used to love to sing that song... And was really good
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Real soul
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Post by B-Boy on Jan 12, 2017 19:34:34 GMT -5
I've always liked this.
I almost thought it was an Anita Baker song when I heard this on the radio today.
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Post by Soulsista on Jan 13, 2017 12:35:56 GMT -5
Hit #2 on the R&B chart.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jan 13, 2017 12:58:17 GMT -5
It's solid, but one of my least fav singles off of her debut (yeah, yeah, it's technically on the Boomerang soundtrack, I know).
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 13, 2017 13:11:33 GMT -5
Toni SANG the sh*t outta this.
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Post by Ky on Jan 26, 2017 16:18:22 GMT -5
I heard this BLARING midday in the lower east side last weekend. Loved it.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Oct 19, 2017 9:44:01 GMT -5
Whew. A vocal performance and a SONG. Toni DID that with her solo debut single!
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 27, 2017 19:26:37 GMT -5
I love this one, and it's sad it doesn't even have 7 million views on VEVO/YouTube :(
Toni's counts are weird. "Un-Break My Heart" is predictably #1 (by a mile), but none of her other videos are over 50 million views. Odd to me is that "Just Be A Man About It" is #3 for her.
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Post by Caviar on Nov 16, 2017 19:28:01 GMT -5
Crazy vocal.
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Post by Dreams on Nov 17, 2017 5:04:53 GMT -5
Terrific vocal and song all around. One of my all time favorites by Toni.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 23, 2020 18:21:34 GMT -5
LOOOOOOOOOOOOVVEEEEE THIS SONG!!! My childhood!!! 
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Post by disman00911 on Jun 24, 2020 10:00:26 GMT -5
I think this is my favorite song from Toni's 1993 debut album. I tended to hear it on WGCI, V103, and Lite FM 93.9 in my market. Also, I did not know it was released a year earlier as part of the soundtrack to the 1992 Eddie Murphy film "Boomerang". (I actually remember watching that movie in theaters when I was younger) Even though that movie was not as well-received , this film did make way for successful pop singles such as this one, PM Dawn's "I'd Die Without You" and Boyz II Men's "End of the Road".
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Post by Private Dancer on May 26, 2023 13:55:52 GMT -5
I absolutely love this song! Great, fantastic vocal performance from Toni! An R&B classic
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Post by jdanton2 on May 27, 2023 8:46:21 GMT -5
Toni is a much better singer than Anita . i am happy she got it.
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Post by divasummer on Dec 7, 2023 0:39:20 GMT -5
I discovered this gem on the “Boomerang” sdtk.
I instantly loved it.
It’s always been one of my favorite songs from Toni.
The pre chorus hits me everytime.
There’s also a small part when she sings “Oh Baby Why” at the 3:01 mark that reminded me of Whitney’s “I Have Nothing”.
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