Brandy - The Best of Brandy
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Artist: BrandyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-29
Music Label: Rhino Records
Soundtracks:
- Baby
- Best Friend
- I Wanna Be Down
- Brokenhearted
- Angel in Disguise
- The Boy Is Mine
- Almost Doesn't Count
- Top of the World
- U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To )
- Have You Ever?
- Full Moon
- What About Us?
- Who Is She 2 U
- Talk About Our Love
- Sittin' Up in My Room
- Rock with You
- Another Day in Paradise
- I Wanna Be Down [Remix]
Free Music Notes for The Best of Brandy
Free Music Review: Truly the best of Brandy!
Hit: 5 Stars
Even though I had all of Brandy's CD's, I couldn't help but buy this wonderful collection! While she had only four albums (at the time), and each of them were four years apart (except for "Full Moon" and "Afrodisiac" which were only two), she made sure each album was top notch... something you wouldn't get tired of. This collection includes four songs from her debut self-titled release, six from "Never Say Never", two from "Full Moon", two from "Afrodisiac", three songs from various albums or soundtracks, and a bonus remix, totaling 18 tracks. While this seems like a lot, you won't wanna skip any of them!
It starts off with "Baby", which was her second single and #1. It is a catchy little song by a (then) fourteen year old. It is followed by "Best Friend", then "I Wanna Be Down". (The latter was her debut). Next is "Brokenhearted", which is actually a remix of the album version, this time a deut with Wanya Morris from Boyz II Men. (The version used in the video) While the album version is nice, I actually prefer this version!
Now we move forward to 1998, when Brandy's second (and most successful so far) album, "Never Say Never" came out. First off, we are treated to "Angel in Disguise", which even though it was never officially a single, it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and is a fan favorite. So, it rightfully takes its place on the disc. Brandy's biggest hit ever was no doubt "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with Monica. You've probably heard this song before. Like the title says, it's just the two young women fighting over a man. "Almost Doesn't Count" is another favorite of mine, and it did fairly well as a single. It's followed by "Top of the World", which features Ma$e rapping. This track has a nice beat, but it's not as good as some of the others. Next comes a new favorite of mine! I'd never heard this remix of "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)", but I'm glad I finally did. The original was GREAT, but this one is just plain SICK! The beat is better, the rapping is great, and the re-sung verses are better than ever! After that, Brandy's second biggest hit, "Have You Ever?" plays.
Four years, a marriage, a baby, AND a divorce latter, we get only two songs from 2002's "FULL MOON". This was my favorite album, so I was a little disappointed that there were only two songs, but they are two of the best. This part starts with the title track. This track is a hot track that will have you dancing. I could also say this about the next track, "What About Us?".
Two more years later, we get "Afrodisiac". This album was a little more personal than the three before it. It was loved by fans and praised by critics, but somehow it flopped. My theory? The single choices. "I Tried" and "Afrodisiac" were both rumored to become singles, but unfortunately neither was ever released (although the latter was released as a single overseas.) Also "Turn It Up" was released as a promo, but it never became an official single. Instead we got "Who Is She 2 U" and "Talk About Our Love" (both of which are on this collection). While "Who Is She 2 U" is a good, catchy song, it's nothing in comparison to the other songs from "Afro". "Talk About Our Love" features Kanye West, and is alright, but not that good.
The last few tracks include "Sittin' Up In My Room" from the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack, "Rock wit U" by Quincy Jones feat. Brandy & Heavy D, "Another Day in Paradise" with her brother Ray J, which was a single overseas, and the rap remix of "I Wanna Be Down" which features Brandy singing the intro and chorus, and MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, and Queen Latifiah rapping new verses.
Overall, this is a wonderful CD that takes you through all the years of Brandy's career. If we're lucky, Brandy will keep releasing hits like in the past and stick around for a LONG time.
The Best of Brandy Poster
Brandy rose to superstardom in the 90s while still only in her mid-teenswith a steady string of R&B and pop smashes as well as a top-rated network
sit-com, Moesha. The only Brandy compilation available, Rhino s eighteentrack
anthology spans 1994-2004, and collects the very best of her Atlantic
years on one essential disc. Highlights include a pair of #1 Billboard® pop
hits Have You Ever and the GRAMMY®-
winning The Boy Is Mine the #1 R&B hits
I Wanna Be Down and Baby, the MTV
Movie Award-winning song Sittin Up In My
Room, the 2004 Kanye West-produced
Top 40 hit Talk About Our Love, and
much more.
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