Toni Braxton
Pulse
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Genre(s): R&B, Soul
Record label: Atlantic
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Album Review: Pulse by Toni Braxton
Excellent, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
After the release of 2005’s barely promoted Libra, Toni Braxton followed Wayne Newton as the headline act at Las Vegas’ Flamingo Hotel and Casino, competed on Dancing with the Stars, and endured a variety of professional and personal setbacks. Braxton’s first album for Atlantic, Pulse was delayed over a year due to leaked material, which prompted the singer to record several new songs. None of the remaining collaborations with big-name artists made the cut, either.
Opinion: Average
Braxton’s anticipated sixth album doesn’t cement her pop-soul superstar status. Natalie Shaw 2010 Toni Braxton's career looked set for superdiva stature at the point of her biggest hit Un-Break My Heart, but since that flagship moment back in 1996 her career and personal life have experienced extreme highs and lows. The singer-songwriter re-peaked on Grammy Award-winning single He Wasn't Man Enough, but plummeted with a well-publicised bankruptcy and the cancellation of her residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas owing to continuing ill health.
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