R&B diva Toni Braxton, who is one of my all-time favorite singers, plans to release the long-awaited album Pulse in February 2010. Pulse's first single "Yesterday," featuring labelmate Trey Songz on the remix, has ascended to #12 from #51 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts this week. Since the song's September release, so much material has been leaked from the upcoming album's recording sessions. Thus, I wonder what will actually make the final cut.
Like most fans and critics, "Yesterday," especially the remixed version, was a poor choice for the first single. Comparing that to prior albums' first single such as "You're Makin' Me High," "He Wasn't Man Enough" and "Please," the song does not proclaim that Ms. Braxton is here and has became a threat to her competition. From all the tracks that have leaked so far, "My Ring" would have been the best choice to cement the announcement of Toni Braxton's comeback after two under-performing albums. "I Hate Love" and "Stay" would be great follow-up singles, especially as crossover hits, but "Ring" has that anthem vibe for all the women (and men) in good relationships despite the irony of her own marriage in demise.
Overall, the collection that leaked so far has some gems in there. Hopefully, we will get an album similar to The Heat or the underrated Libra. Of course, Secrets is Toni's best and of the 90's, but that was a different Toni, and I'm not sure if she is in that state of mind.
Check out all the tunes below and suggest what would make great singles.
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