The Best of Brandy
Occupation
- Various / Compilation
Production
- Brandy Norwood ( executive ), Dallas Austin, Babyface, Mike City, Keith Crouch, Johnny De Mairo, David Foster, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Quincy Jones, Walter Millsap III, QDIII, Guy Roche, Soulshock & Karlin, Timbaland, Kanye west
Studios
- Various / Compilation
The Best of Brandy is the first best-of compilation of R & B singer Brandy. It was published in 2005. It their last and fifth album under the label Atlantic.
Background
After the album Afrodisiac contrary to expectations, the record company Atlantic proved despite a gold record for selling over 500,000 units for the label to be a flop, did not renew the singer and the company as a consequence of the contract. Yet even stayed open a publication in the conditions of the contract. The album thus served only to fulfill their contract. Thus, the label released the album without any promotion by the singer herself, and it had old images are used for cover and booklet. In addition, the CD contained no new recorded material for the album.
Content
The first compilation of the singer includes material from over ten years of music career Brandys, whose first single "I Wanna Be Down " was released in 1994. Thus, virtually all of the singles to date include four studio albums Brandy, Never Say Never, Full Moon and Afrodisiac and soundtracks from the films Waiting to Exhale and Set It Off. While there was no new song per se, the album included a previously unreleased remix of her number-one hit "The Boy Is Mine " and remixes of the singles " U Do not Know Me ( Like U Used To ) " with the rappers da Brat and Shaunta, " Brokenhearted " with the singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men and "I Wanna be Down " with the rappers Queen Latifah, Yo- Yo and MC Lyte and a cover version of Michael Jackson 's classic rock with You, first launched in 1995 Quincy Jones album Q's Jook joint appeared with rapper Heavy D. Singles are not included minor hits such as " He Is ," " Everything I Do (I Do It for You) " and " Never Say Never".
Criticism
The album generated generally favorable reviews, but was always denounced the lack of new material. Also bother you stick to the imbalance between the singles from the 1990s albums and Brandy Never Say Never, ten titles in number, and from the 2000s - albums Full Moon and Afrodisiac, only four titles. Wrote Andy Kellman from All Music Guide that "the compilation, unlike so many of her colleagues, hardly evidence of waning creativity and popularity ." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine called the album as " a must-have for hardcore fans Moesha " Thomas Inskeep from Stylus Magazine gave the album its nostalgic effect benefit. Each song 'll remind you of an event at this time.