Tamar (album)

Tamar
Studio album by Tamar Braxton
Released	March 21, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	R&B
Length	60:37
Label	DreamWorks RedZone Entertainment
Producer	Timmy Regisford (exec.) Christopher "Tricky" Stewart (exec.) Jermaine Dupri Tim & Bob Missy Elliott Darrell "Delite" Allamby
Tamar Braxton chronology
Tamar (2000) Love and War (2013)
Singles from Tamar
"Get None" Released: October 5, 1999[1] "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" Released: March 7, 2000[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Tamar is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton. It was released on March 21, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and RedZone Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri and Amil, while the production handled by Tim & Bob, Tricky Stewart, among others.

Before the official release, Braxton has become a lead singer of The Braxtons, after her sisters Traci and Toni had to leave the group, which left them as a trio of Tamar, Trina and Towanda. After the release of their debut album, So Many Ways (1996), Braxton was offered a solo recording contract with DreamWorks, which she happened to leave the group and begin her solo career. In 1999, she released the EP, Tamar: Just Cuz to generate buzz about her then-upcoming solo album.^[4]

The album debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200 and number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get None" (featuring Jermaine Dupri & Amil)	Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Tamara Savage Mýa Harrison Amil Whitehead	Dupri Cox	3:50
2.	"Your Room"	Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:14
3.	"No Disrespect" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Missy Elliott	Missy Elliott	3:35
4.	"Money Can't Buy You Love"	Darrell "Delite" Allamby Lincoln "Link" Browder	Allamby	4:32
5.	"Tonight"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:19
6.	"If You Don't Wanna Love Me"	Christopher "Tricky" Stewart LaTocha Scott	Stewart	3:58
7.	"Once Again"	Allamby	Allamby	4:15
8.	"You Don't Know"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:06
9.	"Can't Nobody"	Stewart	Stewart	4:34
10.	"I'm Over You"	Stewart Tamar Braxton	Stewart	4:04
11.	"Words"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	3:56
12.	"The Way It Should Be"	Stewart Braxton	Stewart	4:39
13.	"Miss Your Kiss"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:22
14.	"Get Mine"	Stewart Braxton	Stewart	3:45

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Count the Ways"	Richard Rudolph Shane August	4:39

Personnel

• Keyboards and drum programming: Tim & Bob, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Tricky Stewart, The Co-Stars
• Piano: Les Butler, Bob Robinson
• Acoustic guitar: Bob Robinson
• Spanish guitar: Bob Robinson
• Guitar: Paul Pesco, Marlon McClain
• Percussion: Luis C. Conte
• Background vocals: Tamar Braxton, Darcy Aldridge, Mýa (uncredited),^[5] Lil' Mo, Missy Elliott, LaTocha Scott, Darrell "Delite" Allamby
• Recording engineers: Jermaine Dupri, Brian K. Smith, Tim Kelley, Carlisle Young, Ben Arrindell, Rob Hunter, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Kevin "KD" Davis
• Mixing engineers: Phil Tan, Brian K. Smith, Tim Kelley, Carlisle Young, Ben Arrindell, Kevin "KD" Davis
• Photography: Randee St. Nicholas
• Design: Orabor

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7]	42

References

1. "Tamar (Artist) - Get None [CD-Single] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
2. "Amazon.com: Tamar (Artist): If You Don't Wanna Love Me: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
3. Tamar (album) at AllMusic
4. http://www.amazon.com/TAMAR-JUST-CUZ/dp/B003YITZBU
5. "Revisiting the Overlooked Debut Album from Tamar Braxton, “Tamar” from 2000". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
6. Caulfield, Keith (September 6, 2013). "Ariana Grande vs. Tamar Braxton: Battle for No. 1 on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
7. Ramirez, Rauly (September 12, 2013). "Tamar Braxton Sets New Record on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart with 'Love and War'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.