Secrets by Toni Braxton

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So this is a new one on me from a new listening group that I've joined called Soul Train, as you will probably have guess, specialising in Soul / Funk music

The first album is


Secrets (1996) by Toni Braxton

I don't know much about Toni Braxton and nothing about this album so interested to explore

As usual, any thoughts or comments gratefully received
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Come On Over Here

Yes, itโ€™s soul but not particularly convinced that itโ€™s my type of soul. I'm a huge Norman Whitfield fan, The Temptations / The Undisputed Truth and this isn't that

Very well done and performed but feels a little lacking for me. I think bland is too harsh but quite forgettable but itโ€™s not a bad listen.

On hearing it you think, thatโ€™s not bad but five minutes later your struggling to remember what it sounded like


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You're Makin' Me High

Again, a decent track but nothing that makes you go wow! Got to say though, Toni has a very good voice.

Like, I suspect most track on this album will be, it feels over produced. Itโ€™s very slick and upbeat. Itโ€™s OK but pretty forgettable.

This is marginally better than the opening track so hopeful that I might get a few decent tracks later


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There's No Me Without You

Iโ€™m feeling a pattern forming here. Another OK track but nothing that really grabs you. Probably more memorable than the first two tracks TBH.

A nice ballad performed well.


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Un-Break My Heart

Another OK but not particularly memorable track. I find all of the ballads on Secrets all rather underwhelming and very Samey.

No doubting that she has a great voice but she could go for more โ€œadventurousโ€ tracks.

Iโ€™m sure that this has been played at quite a few funerals over the years! Itโ€™s that sort of track
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Talking in His Sleep

Another so so ballad. Again, not unpleasant but instantly forgettable


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How Could an Angel Break My Heart

Iโ€™m feeling a sense of dรฉjร  vu when writing about tracks on Secrets.

Nothing offensive or awful here but also nothing to get you excited.


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Find Me a Man

A contender for my least favourite track on Secrets. When the music is this blah, itโ€™s hard to quantify why I find this more vanilla than the rest of the album. Maybe itโ€™s the lyrics. Just so bland.


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Let It Flow

Iโ€™m sourly tempted to stop reviewing these tracks a. because they all sound the same, b. because Iโ€™m finding nothing of interest, but I intend to carry on just in case thereโ€™s a diamond in the rough somewhere.

This is not that diamond.

Another so so track from Secrets. With such a great voice, who thought that doing such bland tracks was a good idea. Itโ€™s not awful, itโ€™s actually OK but Iโ€™ve forgot what it sounds like already


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Why Should I Care

This pretty much sums up my feeling about Secrets. This track epitomises the album. Itโ€™s OK, and pretty much instantly forgettable.


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