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The Heat

~ Toni Braxton
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (24 April 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Arista
  • ASIN: B00004R7SN
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,427 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. He Wasn't Man Enough 4:23£0.69
Listen  2. The Heat 3:30£0.69
Listen  3. Spanish Guitar 4:49£0.69
Listen  4. Just Be A Man About It 4:48£0.69
Listen  5. Gimme Some 4:03£0.69
Listen  6. I'm Still Breathing 4:15£0.69
Listen  7. Fairy Tale 4:22£0.69
Listen  8. The Art Of Love 3:47£0.69
Listen  9. Speaking In Tongues 3:46£0.69
Listen10. Maybe 3:08£0.59
Listen11. You've Been Wrong 3:45£0.69
Listen12. Never Just For A Ring 4:01£0.69

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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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While THE HEAT has no shortage of attention-grabbing hooks,R&B songbird Toni Braxton doesn't go for any of the grand gestures that her stardom would allow. Instead, she plays it agreeably cool, downplaying the vocal pyrotechnics that are the downfall of so many lesser R&B singers. Even Dr. Dre's guest appearance on "Just Be a Man About It" nods to the sensual recitatives and bedside manners of '70s love men like Barry White.
The rapid-fire lyrics on "Maybe" are definitely informed by hip-hop vocal rhythms, but the track nevertheless retains a distinctly low-key feel. Meanwhile, the appropriately titled "Spanish Guitar" marks an interruption of theother songs' predominantly electronic textures while remaining consistent with the sensuous, romantic mood. Ultimately,THE HEAT is an album intended for the fireside rather than the dance floor, and as such, it finds Braxton acquitting herself admirably.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Heat, 8 Aug 2008
Okay it's not as good as Secrets but it's not awful it's still a five star album well that's waht i think anyway the singles are fantastic best tracks from the album Spanish Guitar and He Wasn't Man Enough this album has fantastic tracks that are not singles too you know like gimme some i'm still breathing never just for a ring and the heat overall i give this album a 10/10 must buy! if you liked this album buy Libra More Than a Woman Daydream / Butterfly The Emancipation of Mimi: Ultra Platinum Edition.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great voice and a great album, 3 Jan 2004
By Cynthia Selene (Miskolc, Hungary) - See all my reviews
Toni Braxton's unique voice and the talent of Toni and her songwriters gave us an unique album again. The highlights are definitely the hip-hop hit "He Wasn't Man Enough" and the two Diane Warren ballads, "Spanish Guitar" and "I'm Still Breathing" (my favorite track on the album). Other good songs are "The Heat" with a hot summer athmosphere, "The Art of Love", a sensual song with almost no lyrics (written by Toni and her husband), "Maybe" with a little resemblance to Mariah Carey's "Breakdown" and the sad songs "Fairy Tale", "Speaking In Tongues" and "Never Just For A Ring" with pleasant melodies and heartbreaking lyrics. Has some fillers, still "The Heat" is a classic Toni Braxton album and a must have for not only fans but for anyone who loves beautiful ballads.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Read this before you buy!, 16 Sep 2000
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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'. But man, was i dissapointed. After listen after listen, after listen, i still found this album could you say, sorely poor and weak? Most of the songs lack tune and at times sound compeletely identical. The only songs i liked were 'He wasn't man enough', 'Spanish guitar' and maybe the last one. Absolutely nowhere near as good as her previous efforts. I should've waited for 'Spanish guitar' to be released. I strongly recommend listening before you buy. There are plenty more chart albums out there worthy of your hard-earned cash. Trust me.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars contrary to popular belief, a great album
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. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars 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

3.0 out of 5 stars Her usual self...
A good album overall but nothing drastically new. Some songs are very similar to many tracks in Secrets. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but could be better!
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. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2000 by ebbehamzan@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2000 by sara_n

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