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Released February 20, 2007

The Essential Toni Braxton amounts to an expanded update of 2003's Ultimate Toni Braxton, nearly doubling the content and digging deeper into the discography of one of the biggest R&B artists of the '90s. With the exception of favoring the R. Kelly remix of "How Many Ways" over the original, this set retains Ultimate's core 15 tracks while wisely choosing to use the studio version of "Seven Whole Days" instead of a live take. Almost every song that touched a U.S. chart is included, such as the Top Ten R&B hits "Love Shoulda Brought You Home," "Another Sad Love Song," "You're Makin' Me High," "Un-Break My Heart," "Breathe Again," and "He Wasn't Man Enough." And while she has often been pigeonholed as an adult contemporary staple, the second disc adds the remixes of "He Wasn't Man Enough" and "Un-Break My Heart" (from Junior Vasquez and Frankie Knuckles, respectively) that solidified her club presence. (Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection compiles and mixes these and eight other club mixes.) Another pleasant surprise, tucked at the very end, is the inclusion of "Good Life," a 1990 single released by Toni and her four sisters as the Braxtons. If you want only the big hits, Ultimate will still do fine, but this set offers a more rounded and representative look back. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Love Shoulda Brought You Home
2. I Love Me Some Him
3. Tell Me
4. You're Makin' Me High
5. He Wasn't Man Enough
6. Just Be a Man About It
7. How Many Ways [R. Kelly Remix][Mix]
8. Breathe Again
9. You Mean the World to Me
10. I Belong to You
11. How Could an Angel Break My Heart
12. Un-Break My Heart
13. Another Sad Love Song
14. Seven Whole Days
15. I Don't Want To
16. Give U My Heart

DISC 2

17. The Heat
18. Gimme Some
19. There's No Me Without You
20. Why Should I Care
21. Spanish Guitar [Royal Garden's Flamenco Mix][Mix]
22. I'm Still Breathing
23. Me & My Boyfriend
24. Give It Back
25. The Time of Our Lives [The Official Song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup]
26. He Wasn't Man Enough [Junior Vasquez Marathon Mix][Mix]
27. Un-Break My Heart [Frankie Knuckles' Franktidrama Club Mix][Mix]
28. Hit the Freeway
29. Come on Over Here
30. Let It Flow
31. The Little Things
32. Good Life [A Cappella Single Mix]
33. Breathe Again [Spanish Version][*][Version]
34. I Belong to You [Roller Skate Radio Remix][*][Version]

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