Snowflakes (album)

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Snowflakes
File:Tonibraxtonsnowflakes.jpg
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)
Recorded 2000–01
Studio
Various
Genre
Length 43:33
Label Arista
Producer
Toni Braxton chronology
The Heat
(2000)The Heat2000		 Snowflakes
(2001)		 More Than a Woman
(2002)More Than a Woman2002
Singles from Snowflakes
  1. "Snowflakes of Love"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Christmas in Jamaica"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly C+[2]
Rolling Stone Favorable[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2/5 stars[4]
Slant Magazine 1.5/5 stars[5]

Snowflakes is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by American singer Toni Braxton, released on October 23, 2001 by Arista Records. Along with the traditional Christmas songs "The Christmas Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and a cover of Vince Guaraldi's 1962 song "Christmas Time Is Here", the album contains original songs which focus not only on Christmas, but also on love. Braxton was newly married and expecting her first child while making the album. In the United States, the album had sold 538,000 copies as of February 2012.[6]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Holiday Celebrate"   Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Tamar Braxton Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton 3:59
2. "Christmas in Jamaica" (featuring Shaggy) Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Craig Love, Donnie Scantz Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton, Donnie Scantz, Shaggy, Craig Love 4:23
3. "Snowflakes of Love"   Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac Hayes Keri Lewis, Toni Braxon 4:25
4. "Christmas Time Is Here"   Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson Daryl Simmons, Toni Braxton 4:11
5. "Santa Please…"   Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton 4:33
6. "Pretty Please" (Interlude)     1:01
7. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"   Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton 4:35
8. "This Time Next Year"   Babyface, David Foster, Toni Braxton Daryl Simmons, Babyface, Toni Braxton 4:23
9. "The Christmas Song"   Mel Torme, Robert Wells LA Reid, McArthur 3:23
10. "Snowflakes Of Love" (Brent Fischer Instrumental) Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac Hayes Keri Lewis, Toni Braxton 4:37
11. "Christmas In Jamaica" (Remix) (featuring Shaggy) Toni Braxton, Donnie Scantz, Keri Lewis, Orville Burrell, Craig Love, Dave Kelly   3:39
Sample credits
  • "Snowflakes of Love" contains elements and samples of "Now We're One" by Earl Klugh.

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[7] 92
US Billboard 200[8] 119
US Top Holiday Albums[9] 9
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 57

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Snowflakes - Toni Braxton at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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