- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Graylan
- ASIN: B000091WLU
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,154,564 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
After a nearly four-year absence from recording, Toni Braxton returns with The Heat, her third album. Full of drama--sometimes melodrama--it unsurprisingly puts Braxton's rich voice and command of nuance front and centre of one state-of-the-art track after another. Unfortunately, The Heat plays up her taste for ballads to such a point that the disc bores itself into a quiet-storm rut. The big exception is the Rodney-Jerkins-produced first single "He Wasn't Man Enough". The song's smouldering rebuff and Jerkins's measured funk make a perfect match for Braxton's matter-of-fact hauteur. She also delivers a tough take on reality with "Just Be a Man About It", which pits her against Dr. Dre in a breakup scenario that carries much more force than weightless trifles such as the filler sex-me-up "The Art of Love" and Diane Warren's "Spanish Guitar". --Bob Roget
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Format:Audio CD
i have just read all the reviews of this album and i had to write to give a good argument. this album is excellent and contains a mixture of styles. my personal favourites are fairytale, spanish guitar, and i'm still breathing. i don't think she could've made her comeback any better and her voice is as usual on top form. i suggest to other reviewers to actually listen to what is there, rather than listen to what they thought would be there but isn't. well done toni!!!
Format:Audio CD
A good album overall but nothing drastically new. Some songs are very similar to many tracks in Secrets. "Spanish Guitar" sounds very much like "Un-break My heart".. but it's still quite beautiful. I'm sure all fans of Toni Braxton will like this album even though it won't bring any surprises.
Format:Audio CD
I have mixed comments about this album..The songs are great and I listen to them over and over..definitely a good come back in that sense. Spanish Guitar is especially soothing in my opinion..My mum has not returned this album to me..However, I think the quality of her voice is not of satisfactory level. She sounds huskier and often I cannot understand what she is singing.. Still, this, to me is offset by the nice songs.
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fab CD
I had this particular CD years ago, but after my brother who was over from New Zealand heard it, he took it home with him. This is a replacement. Read more
Published 21 months ago by PD
Spanish Guitar - written by Diane Warren makes the album
I bought this album just for one reason - Spanish Guitar, written by the excellent songwriter Diane Warren (who pretty much should be one of the greatest of today). Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by Hynynen Johan
Hot indeed!
Excellent album from Braxton. Only drawback is that there isn't more uptempo tracks like 'He wasn't man enough'. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2003 by Muyak
my only toni album, and i love it!
i don't have any toni albums but this, so i have nothing to compare with, but what i can say is that i have this c. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2001
Weak in comparison...
I LOVE secrets and her first album 'toni braxton' but this just isnt a patch. I TRIED to like it, really i did!! Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2001
Read this before you buy!
Ok, there are alot of reviewers who say that this a wonderful album etc. So of course i bought it thinking it may even outshine the fantastic 'secrets'. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2000
The best album of the year!
What a return! This album is amazing! I love all the tracks! My favourites include "The Heat", "Maybe" and "Speaking in tounges" This CD did not come... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000
A bit flat - all the songs merge into one!
Like most I was motivated to buy this album after hearing Toni Braxton's hit single 'he wasn't man enough',I had never taken notice of Toni Braxton b4 this, howver this album... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2000
Yawn.
I was very disappointed with this album, as I loved "He Wasn't Man Enough". The first 5 tracks are quite good, even though "Spanish Guitar" is an almost... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2000
Don't believe the hype!
I bought this CD on the strength of all the glowing reports I'd heard. Big mistake. Although I loved "He wasn't man enough" I was sorely disappointed by every other song. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2000 by "sara_n"
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