Pulse

Toni Braxton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B002VZC9I8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,631 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Next up for Toni Braxton is the release of her new album, Pulse, on May 4th, 2010. The album will mark Braxton's first studio album in five years and her Atlantic Records label debut. The album is shaping up to be Toni's most powerful and personal musical statement to date. Braxton personally chose to collaborate with a veritable who's-who of red-hot producers and songwriters, including Frank E (Madonna, T.I., Plies, Flo Rida), Steve Mac (Leona Lewis, Il Divo), Lucas Secon (Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls), Harvey Mason & Oak (Chris Brown, Joe, Mario), Troy Taylor (Trey Songz, Kevin Lyttle), Dapo Torimiro (John Legend, David Archuletta, Brandy), and David Foster (Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion). What's more, the album features a guest appearance from Toni's new Atlantic labelmate, R&B/hip-hop sensation Trey Songz, who lends his distinctive vocal stylings to the aforementioned single, "Yesterday."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, all songs winners!, May 4, 2010

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This review is from: Pulse (Deluxe) [+Video] [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Toni Braxton has delivered a wonderful album. She is awesome! I flipped through all the songs to see which ones I would want to listen to, and all of them were great, so I bought the album. Not a loser in the bunch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Braxton Makes a First-Rate Album, May 16, 2010

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Michael James Leslie "Little Shop Person" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulse (Audio CD)

To be perfectly honest, I had not paid much attention to announcements of Toni Braxton's new album "Pulse." She has experienced so many problems industry and self brought on that it seemed she was in danger of being relegated to the classification of "those how once were." By accident one night I came across the video for "Hands Tied," and was stunned. There before my eyes was the gorgeous Braxton in a hot, sexy video by Billie Woodruff making a successful plea not be forgotten. At 42 she was giving those half her age a run for their money and with a good song. I found myself playing the video continually (there were already 110,000 views). I then downloaded the album and was pleasantly surprised. The entire album, wrapped around one of the most expressive voices in the business, is a success. Such song as the solo version of Yesterday (I did not miss the duet with Trey), Woman, Hands Tied, and the uptempo Make My Heart more than bring Braxton into 2010. Another personal favorite is the sexy "Why Won't You Love Me" (this should be the next single) which demonstrates what made Toni Braxton a star in the first place...is simply sublime. Ye, some will quibble with the attempts to rival such singers as Rihanna, she doesn't need, she is so much better. I am sure this was most likely influenced by record executives. The important thing is her incredible sound which swallows even the marginal songs. If you like her before, this is a must buy.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back To Basics, May 4, 2010

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulse (Audio CD)

It has been a lackluster couple of years with artists not coming out with strong albums. But in R&B, there have been a lot of artists that've charted big back into the mainstream still knowing how to thrive in their music. Sade and Monica have shown that well with their albums that definitely topped the R&B charts. Hopefully, Toni Braxton can be able to duplicate that feat. It has been 5 years since her last album, Libra and a lot of things in her life were very hard for her to go through from a surprising breakup with her husband Keri Lewis to seeing her son Denim embattle autism, all while she had a strong appearance in 2008 on Dancing With The Stars. But with all the things Toni had gone through, she definitely has not stopped with the ambition of good music, and her latest is on the "pulse" of the music scene.

Toni Braxton's latest album Pulse, her first in 5 years and her debut on Atlantic Records, shows that Toni is definitely going back to basics, and delivers a better record than her last 2 records, More Than A Woman and Libra which didn't deliver strongly in the music scene. The songs here are well-written and deliver a strong appeal for die hard Toni fans, as well as newcomers alike. The collection of songs here are strong including Yesterday which she scored well with Trey Songz as a single (but not actually on Pulse,) but Toni has her solo version which is just as striking, as well as her recent singles Make My Heart and Hands Tied, and the intimate songs Woman and the soulful Why Won't You Love Me. Each track feels refreshing from start to finish, and in each not is mostly well worth the wait. Even with time, Toni has not even lost her voice and gains back the appeal she missed out from before onto a new generation of R&B that seems to be so fixated on wannabes like Rihanna and Beyonce', whom been more overexposed in their videos than strong in their songs.

All in all, if you're a hard core Toni Braxton fan, I definitely recommend Pulse. It honestly is one of the better albums that is well worth the wait. Toni's latest definitely is up there with her beginnings from her LaFace days with Secrets and The Heat as well as her self-titled debut. This pulse doesn't feel like it has lost its edge, and strong as the feeling of a young heart feeling alive and new. Welcome back, Toni.

Album Cover: B

Songs: B+

Price: A-

Mastering: B 1/2+

Overall: B+