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Thread started 01/18/07 10:01am

badujunkie

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I love Brandy...and I ain't afraid to say it!

Her best tracks:

"Baby" (Brandy 1995)
"I Wanna Be Down" (Brandy 1995)
"Sittin Up in My Room" (Waiting to Exhale OST, 1995)
"Almost Doesnt Count" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Top of the World" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"U Don't Know Me" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Happy" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Full Moon" (Full Moon, 2002)
"I Thought" (Full Moon, 2002)
"The Way You Touch Me" (Full Moon, 2002)
"All in Me" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Apart" (Full Moon, 2002)
"What About Us?" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Don't Want Anybody to Know" (Full Moon, 2002)
"He Is" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Who I Am" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Afrodisiac" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Who Is She 2 U" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"I Tried" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Where U Wanna Be" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Focus" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Saddidy" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Finally" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Should I Go?" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Another Day in Paradise" (Best of Brandy, 2005)
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #1 posted 01/18/07 10:21am

DirtyChris

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each of her albums
have something on it
I like as well

my fav overall albu,
is Full Moon

boy did I wear that
fuckin CD out
I bought it like twice
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #2 posted 01/18/07 10:57am

banks

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Brandy is mos def underrated
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Reply #3 posted 01/18/07 11:17am

theodore

Truthfully is my favourite track by Brandy ever!!!
The lyrics put me in a very loving mood.
eye just love that song.
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Reply #4 posted 01/18/07 1:37pm

CinisterCee

Afrodisiac went unnoticed, and I think it was her best album.
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Reply #5 posted 01/18/07 1:39pm

silverchild

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CinisterCee said:

Afrodisiac went unnoticed, and I think it was her best album.


nod It sure was.
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Reply #6 posted 01/18/07 1:43pm

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I have all of her cds except Afrodisiac. Never Say Never is my favorite. She had me from that first video in summer 1994, "I Wanna Be Down".
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Reply #7 posted 01/18/07 1:52pm

badujunkie

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dreamfactory313 said:

I have all of her cds except Afrodisiac. Never Say Never is my favorite. She had me from that first video in summer 1994, "I Wanna Be Down".
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Run, don't walk, run and get it. It's her best.
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #8 posted 01/18/07 2:14pm

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badujunkie said:

dreamfactory313 said:

I have all of her cds except Afrodisiac. Never Say Never is my favorite. She had me from that first video in summer 1994, "I Wanna Be Down".
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Run, don't walk, run and get it. It's her best.

Wow. That good, huh? I'll cop it and report back.
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Reply #9 posted 01/18/07 3:35pm

DirtyChris

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yes Afrodisiac is solid cool
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #10 posted 01/18/07 3:39pm

thesexofit

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Her show "moesha" was horrible. She could do one pose, and that was the "say what" one.
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Reply #11 posted 01/18/07 3:46pm

vainandy

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Oh Lord, she's like a little Shitney Houston, Jr. I did enjoy her in "I Know What You Did Last Summer". I kept hollering at the screen to the serial killer...."Don't forget to kill Brandy! Don't forget to kill Brandy!" lol
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Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #12 posted 01/18/07 4:07pm

badujunkie

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vainandy said:

Oh Lord, she's like a little Shitney Houston, Jr. I did enjoy her in "I Know What You Did Last Summer". I kept hollering at the screen to the serial killer...."Don't forget to kill Brandy! Don't forget to kill Brandy!" lol
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have you listened to the bass line on "Baby." Straight up FONK.
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #13 posted 01/18/07 4:34pm

AlexdeParis

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badujunkie said:

Her best tracks:

"Baby" (Brandy 1995)
"I Wanna Be Down" (Brandy 1995)
"Sittin Up in My Room" (Waiting to Exhale OST, 1995)
"Almost Doesnt Count" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Top of the World" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"U Don't Know Me" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Happy" (Never Say Never, 1998)
"Full Moon" (Full Moon, 2002)
"I Thought" (Full Moon, 2002)
"The Way You Touch Me" (Full Moon, 2002)
"All in Me" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Apart" (Full Moon, 2002)
"What About Us?" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Don't Want Anybody to Know" (Full Moon, 2002)
"He Is" (Full Moon, 2002)
"Who I Am" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Afrodisiac" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Who Is She 2 U" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"I Tried" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Where U Wanna Be" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Focus" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Saddidy" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Finally" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Should I Go?" (Afrodisiac, 2004)
"Another Day in Paradise" (Best of Brandy, 2005)

You forgot a few:

"Brokenhearted" (Brandy)
"The Boy Is Mine" (Never Say Never)
"Angel in Disguise" (Never Say Never)
"Never Say Never" (Never Say Never)
"Learn the Hard Way" (Never Say Never)
"Where Are You Now?" (Batman Forever) - produced by Lenny Kravitz
"Talk About Our Love" (Afrodisiac)

I also love Brandy. All her albums were tight, but here's how I'd rank them:

1. Never Say Never
2. Afrodisiac
3. Brandy
4. Full Moon
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #14 posted 01/18/07 4:36pm

AlexdeParis

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vainandy said:

Oh Lord, she's like a little Shitney Houston, Jr. I did enjoy her in "I Know What You Did Last Summer". I kept hollering at the screen to the serial killer...."Don't forget to kill Brandy! Don't forget to kill Brandy!" lol

See, the thing I liked about that movie was all the ass shots of Brandy. love I was like, "Damn! When did Brandy grow up?" lol
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #15 posted 01/18/07 7:11pm

CinisterCee

badujunkie said:

vainandy said:

Oh Lord, she's like a little Shitney Houston, Jr. I did enjoy her in "I Know What You Did Last Summer". I kept hollering at the screen to the serial killer...."Don't forget to kill Brandy! Don't forget to kill Brandy!" lol



have you listened to the bass line on "Baby." Straight up FONK.


midtempo funk. wink
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Reply #16 posted 01/18/07 7:31pm

phunkdaddy

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I am surprised afrodisiac is getting so much loved. I would say it had
4 tracks on it i could get into but some of the songs on it were
derivative which is not surprising since timbaland produced most of it.
I loved the kanye west jam on it though. Her debut cd was by far the best.
Baby,Baby alone and brokenhearted alone makes it the best. Baby, Baby was old
school funk at its best. Her produced Keith Crouch had a knack for producing
hits in the early 90's with that old school sound. Even though baby brother ray
j is a joke as an artist his first album was funky because keith crouch put that
bump on it. She should get back with keith crouch for her next project and just
do a feel good record and forget about trying to keep current.
That said:
Brandy
Full Moon
Never Say Never
Afrodisiac
Do not forget about the funky jam she had on the waiting to exhale
soundtrack sittin in my room. That is what i'm talking about a feel good record.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #17 posted 01/18/07 9:04pm

VinnyM27

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Brandy is really good and really seemed to be growing as an artist but I have a feeling if she does release a new album it will sound like crap due to being on small label.
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Reply #18 posted 01/18/07 9:14pm

badujunkie

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We can all thank Atlantic for stunting her artistic growth by refusing to properly promote "Afrodisiac" even though it was a top 3 debut.
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #19 posted 01/18/07 9:18pm

lonelygurl8305

I like Brandy too...Brokenhearted, and Down for you were the jams back in the day!
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Reply #20 posted 01/18/07 9:23pm

badujunkie

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Can she EVER make a comeback?? confused
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #21 posted 01/18/07 9:35pm

lonelygurl8305

badujunkie said:

Can she EVER make a comeback?? confused



I dont know if you notice, but a lot of R&B singers that came out in the 90's arent doing as well as they were back then. I dont know what to say---times change, music changes, etc. Toni Braxton and Janet Jackson are perfect examples!!! They even got new producers for their current albums, its just that...I couldnt even explain it. I think that people have their 'heyday' and then its over.
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Do you think the pussycat dolls is still gonna have hits two of three years from now??Nope (the same thing with Timberlake, Fergie, Beyonce, 99.9% of the rappers out now (sad to say sad, etc) Its not that their not talented, its just that their heyday is over

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Reply #22 posted 01/18/07 9:39pm

badujunkie

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lonelygurl8305 said:

badujunkie said:

Can she EVER make a comeback?? confused



I dont know if you notice, but a lot of R&B singers that came out in the 90's arent doing as well as they were back then. I dont know what to say---times change, music changes, etc. Toni Braxton and Janet Jackson are perfect examples!!! They even got new producers for their current albums, its just that...I couldnt even explain it. I think that people have their 'heyday' and then its over.
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Do you think the pussycat dolls is still gonna have hits two of three years from now??Nope (the same thing with Timberlake, Fergie, Beyonce (sad to say sad, etc) Its not that their not talented, its just that their heyday is over
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But Brandy is still young. Toni and Janet are two different scenarios...Toni only had two bona fide smash albums ("The Heat" was double platinum, but only had one big hit song) and was always aimed at the adult R&B demographic. Janet Jackson is still a superstar no matter what she does from here on out.

Brandy was really the first younger diva to capitalize on her appeal to youth--people her own age and younger--and become a true franchise--albums, movies, a sitcom, and endorsements. Before Beyonce, Britney, Xtina, JLo--Brandy was the first in that vein to completely saturate the market even though her efforts have now been dwarfed by the others. And her music was always quality R&B. It's amazing how much Pussycat Dolls, Beyonce, Cassie, Ciara, Britney, Xtina, etc owe to Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah. In the early-mid 90s those 3 created the diva-in-training business model for the music industry, and the rest took it and ran. But those 3 were the best out of all of 'em in my opinion.
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #23 posted 01/18/07 11:48pm

lonelygurl8305

badujunkie said:

lonelygurl8305 said:




I dont know if you notice, but a lot of R&B singers that came out in the 90's arent doing as well as they were back then. I dont know what to say---times change, music changes, etc. Toni Braxton and Janet Jackson are perfect examples!!! They even got new producers for their current albums, its just that...I couldnt even explain it. I think that people have their 'heyday' and then its over.
[b]

Do you think the pussycat dolls is still gonna have hits two of three years from now??Nope (the same thing with Timberlake, Fergie, Beyonce (sad to say sad, etc) Its not that their not talented, its just that their heyday is over
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But Brandy is still young. Toni and Janet are two different scenarios...Toni only had two bona fide smash albums ("The Heat" was double platinum, but only had one big hit song) and was always aimed at the adult R&B demographic. Janet Jackson is still a superstar no matter what she does from here on out.

Brandy was really the first younger diva to capitalize on her appeal to youth--people her own age and younger--and become a true franchise--albums, movies, a sitcom, and endorsements. Before Beyonce, Britney, Xtina, JLo--Brandy was the first in that vein to completely saturate the market even though her efforts have now been dwarfed by the others. And her music was always quality R&B. It's amazing how much Pussycat Dolls, Beyonce, Cassie, Ciara, Britney, Xtina, etc owe to Brandy, Monica and Aaliyah. In the early-mid 90s those 3 created the diva-in-training business model for the music industry, and the rest took it and ran. But those 3 were the best out of all of 'em in my opinion.



Toni and Janet is not old ( 40 is not old, at least to me it isnt, TINA TURNER AND CHER MADE COMEBACKS IN THEIR 40'S AND 50'S) But their were a lot of child singers who came out at a very young age, cant think of any examples right now, but its hard for them to hold on to that success, especially these days. But I understand where you are coming from darling smile
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