Snowflakes (album)

Snowflakes
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23)
Recorded 2000–2001
Studio
Genre
Length 43:33
Label Arista
Producer
Toni Braxton chronology
The Heat
(2000)		 Snowflakes
(2001)		 More Than a Woman
(2002)
Singles from Snowflakes
  1. "Snowflakes of Love"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Christmas in Jamaica"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Rolling StoneFavorable[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Slant Magazine[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. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Holiday Celebrate"  Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Tamar BraxtonKeri Lewis, Toni Braxton 3:59
2. "Christmas in Jamaica" (featuring Shaggy)Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Craig Love, Donnie ScantzKeri Lewis, Toni Braxton, Donnie Scantz, Shaggy, Craig Love 4:23
3. "Snowflakes of Love"  Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac HayesKeri Lewis, Toni Braxon 4:25
4. "Christmas Time Is Here"  Vince Guaraldi, Lee MendelsonDaryl Simmons, Toni Braxton 4:11
5. "Santa Please…"  Toni Braxton, Keri LewisKeri Lewis, Toni Braxton 4:33
6. "Pretty Please" (Interlude)   1:01
7. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"  Ralph Blane, Hugh MartinKeri Lewis, Toni Braxton 4:35
8. "This Time Next Year"  Babyface, David Foster, Toni BraxtonDaryl Simmons, Babyface, Toni Braxton 4:23
9. "The Christmas Song"  Mel Torme, Robert WellsLA Reid, McArthur 3:23
10. "Snowflakes Of Love" (Brent Fischer Instrumental)Toni Braxton, Keri Lewis, Isaac HayesKeri 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

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.
  2. ↑ Willman, Chris (2001-11-30). "Reviews of MTV TRL Christmas, 8 Days of Christmas, Christmas Memories, That's What I Call Christmas!, Snowflakes, Holidayland, A Very Special Christmas 5, Swingin' Christmas, and Christmas Extraordinaire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  3. ↑ Roth, K.G. (2001-12-11). "Toni Braxton: Snowflakes : Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 103. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2001-10-21). "Toni Braxton: Snowflakes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  6. ↑ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht397
  7. ↑ "Toni Braxton – Secrets" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Toni Braxton – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Toni Braxton – Chart history: Holiday Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Toni Braxton – Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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