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Performer: Brandy
Engineer: Mike Donaldson; Greg Ogan; Paul Foley; Andy Gwynn; John D. Norten
Producer: Dapo Torimiro; Bruno Mars; Brian Kennedy; Chase N. Cashe; Hit Boy; Red One; Rodney Jerkins; Soundz; Bruce Waynne; Toby Gad; Rodney Jerkins; Brandy Norwood
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Brandy Norwood (vocals, background vocals); Toby Gad (guitar, programming); Daniel Groover (guitar); Jim Sitterly (violin); Red One (piano, programming, background vocals); Adam Messinger (piano); Jens Gad (drums); Kee (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Manny Marroquin; Rodney Jerkins; Toby Gad. Audio Remasterer: Brian Gardner . Recording information: 2nd Floor Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; New York, NY; Strawberrybee Production, New York, NY; The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA; The Ravenite Social Club, Los Angeles, CA; Venice, CA. Photographer: Michael Brandt. Arranger: Toby Gad. Though she initially gained fame as an actress, this multi-talented Mississippian launched a lucrative second career as a pop-savvy R&B songstress that brought her fame and success at a pace that easily outstripped her success on screen. Her early records, NEVER SAY NEVER and FULL MOON, cast her as a middle-of-the-road teen icon, but her 2008 release, HUMAN, trades in the more aggressive hip-hop-inflected R&B sounds of her 2004 outing, AFRODISIAC, which featured contributions from such luminaries as Kanye West and Timbaland. Though HUMAN sports a higher percentage of slow-burning retro-soul ballads than its immediate predecessor, former collaborator Timbaland and longtime producer Rodney Jerkins give HUMAN a carefully considered modern R&B sound that should please Brandy's fan base and relative newcomers alike.

Billboard (p.39) - "[With] the hand-clap-laden '1st and Love'; and 'True,' about an unfaithful boyfriend, on which Brandy takes her vocal range to untapped heights." Blender (Magazine) (p.62) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Fluttery jams about long distance longing and time-suspending slow dances are balanced by grown-up moments..."

Among the best of a talented crop of female urban singers that emerged in the mid-1990s, Brandy Norwood soon established herself as a multi-media star. After reaching the top ten with her 1994 self-titled debut album, the singer signed on to star in the hugely popular television show MOESHA, and her second album was recorded during breaks from filming. A soulful vocalist whose mature-sounding early performances belied her young age, Brandy's music made liberal use of modern hip-hop influences while her signing style often recalled vintage R&B. Occasionally dismissed as a lightweight teen idol, Brandy later began working with such superstar producers such as Kanye West and Timbaland, which boosted her credibility. In 2006, Brandy's career suffered a setback when she was involved in a tragic multi-car accident that left one driver dead and several others injured.

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