The Braxtons - So Many Ways
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Artist: The BraxtonsEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1996-08-13
Music Label: Atlantic UK
Soundtracks:
- So Many Ways
- Slow Flow
- Only Love
- I'd Still Say Yes
- L.A.D.I.
- Take Home To Momma
- Where's the Good in Goodbye
- What Does It Take
- Girl On The Side
- In A Special Way
- Never Say Goodbye
- The Boss
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Free Music Review: So Many Ways
Hit: 3 Stars
I pulled this disc after catching an episode of 'Starting Over' and seeing Towanda graduate from the program. It sparked my curiosity since I haven't listened to this disc since 1997!
What's not to like about this disc? The Braxtons can definitely sing & harmonize with the best of them but unfortunately not only did they debut at a time when the r&b market was glutted with girl groups but also there is no real standout track on the disc. Although the buzz created by them being Toni Braxton's sisters may have fueled early interest, the lack of really standout material probably stalled interest in any future releases.
This is a mid-tempo and ballad heavy disc which works for The Braxtons' sophisticated smooth groovin' harmonies. It's a well-put together disc in that the songs are spaced correctly so as not to bore the listener, the songs don't really sound dated to me but after listening to it again for the first time in almost 10 years, there still isn't one song that just leapt out and grabbed my attention.
The tracks that I really enjoyed are:
L.A.D.I - loved the entire music arrangement of this track
SO MANY WAYS - interesting vocal breakdown, nice track & it's honestly the only track that could have led off this debut, it's radio friendly and has a nice groove
I'D STILL SAY YES & THE BOSS - both are enjoyable remakes of fairly classic tunes so it was hard for them to "mess up"
IN A SPECIAL WAY - really pretty mid-tempo groove
I'd recommend this disc to people interested in what r&b of the mid to late '90's sounded like. If you enjoy real singers you'll enjoy listening to The Braxtons but the songs are pretty ordinary in comparison to offerings by other groups in the same era.
So Many Ways Poster
Trina, Tamar, and Towanda may not have their older sister Toni's unusual, relaxed sultriness, but they are all fine singers and it's a treat hearing that Braxton sound multiplied by three on the Braxtons' debut album, "So Many Ways." The Braxtons do remake "I'd Still Say Yes" the 1987 Klymaxx hit written by Babyface, but no other melody on the album grabs attention as effectively. Jermaine Dupri comes close on the two songs he wrote and produced. The title track finds the three women crooning about the many ways they can love a man over a tricky, syncopated rhythm pattern, while Dupri's other contribution is an old-fashioned soul ballad about the kind of man a woman could "Take Home to Momma." The album ends with the Braxtons imitating their most obvious role model, Diana Ross, by remaking her 1979 hit, "The Boss." Otherwise, So Many Ways squanders classy singing on formulaic soul material. --Geoffrey HimesPop Music CDs
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