She has won 7 Grammy Awards. The RIAA named Braxton as one of the top selling R&B artists of all time.
She first burst onto the scene in 1992 on the Boomerang soundtrack, after Anita Baker turned down the opportunity. In 1993 Toni released her self-titled debut album, which stayed at the top of the charts for a year and was a critically acclaimed album.
Toni released her sophomore effort, Secrets in 1996 which also did very well on both R&B and Pop charts. From that album Toni got two #1 hits; "You're Making Me High "and "Unbreak My Heart", which spent 14 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard top 100, and was a worldwide hit. After 5 Grammy awards and a little break, Toni Braxton came back strong with her 2000 album The Heat. Though not as successful as her first two albums, The Heat went on to sell 4 million copies and spawned the huge hits "He Wasn't Man Enough"and "Just Be A Man About It".
Toni has released two further albums, 2002's More Than a Woman and 2005's Libra. Toni's sixth studio album Pulse was released in May 2010 via Atlantic Records. The singles "Yesterday" and "Hands Tied" were the biggest hits. Subsequent singles to be released from "Pulse" include "Make My Heart" and "Woman."
In January 2011, the WE Television Network confirmed that it had signed Toni and the rest of the Braxton family for a reality series, Braxton Family Values, which will be marketed as one of the network's flagship shows. The series debuted April 12, 2011, and looks at the relationship between Toni, her mother, and her four sisters; Trina, Tamar, Traci and Towanda — all aspiring singers themselves — along with the interpersonal relationships of each family member. The show also looked at Braxton's heavily publicized separation from estranged husband, singer Keri Lewis. Toni parted ways with her long time manager Vincent Herbert (who was also the husband of sister Tamar Braxton at the time), and signed a new management deal with Los Angeles-based entertainment/production company 'The Collective'.
In 2014, Toni released a collaborative album with Babyface entitled Love, Marriage & Divorce; primarily inspired by their individual divorces (Toni with Keri, and Babyface with Tracey Edmonds). The album was supported by the singles "Hurt You", "Where Did We Go Wrong" and "Roller Coaster"; and won Best R&B Album in the 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015).
Toni's long-awaited eighth album Sex & Cigarettes was released on Def Jam in March 2018, which was supported by the singles "Deadwood", "Long as I Live" and "FOH". The album also featured a sole guest appearance from singer Colbie Caillat, and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album in the 61st awards ceremony (2019).
Signing to Island Records in 2020, Toni released her ninth album Spell My Name in August 2020, featuring collaborations with H.E.R. & Missy Elliott. The album was released to positive reception, but was her lowest-charting album yet, peaking at #163 on the Billboard 200.
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton Lyrics
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Don't leave me out in the rain
Come back and bring back my smile
Come and take these tears away
I need your arms to hold me now
The nights are so unkind
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me
Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart
Take back that sad word goodbye
Bring back the joy to my life
Don't leave me here with these tears
Come and kiss this pain away
I can't forget the day you left
Time is so unkind
And life is so cruel without you here beside me
Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart, oh, ooh
Ooh
Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Bring back the nights when I held you beside me
Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many, many nights
Oh, un-break my
Un-break my heart, oh baby
Come back and say you love me
Un-break my heart, sweet darlin'
Without you I just can't go on
(Say that you love me, say that you love me)
(Tell me you love me, un-break my)
Can't go on
(Say that you love me, say that you love me)
(Tell me you love me, un-break my)
(Say that you love me, say that you love me)
(Tell me you love me, un-break my)
In Toni Braxton's song Un-Break My Heart, the lyrics express the pain and heartbreak caused by a significant other leaving. The singer pleads for their lover to come back into their life and make everything right again. The chorus repeats the title phrase "un-break my heart" as a plea for the person to undo the hurt they caused and expressing the need for their love once more.
The verses elaborate on the pain and loneliness that the singer feels after the breakup, and her inability to move on without her lover. She recalls the nights when they were together and how the loneliness she feels now is so unkind. She begs for her lover to take away her tears and pain, to bring back joy to her life, and to kiss her pain away. She is so desperate to have her lover back that she can't forget the day they left and is unable to continue with life without them being there beside her.
Overall, the song is a powerful representation of the pain of a broken heart and the intense longing for a lost love. The lyrics accurately convey the feeling of heartbreak and the desperate need for reconciliation.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't leave me in all this pain
Please don't abandon me in the midst of this unbearable agony
Don't leave me out in the rain
Please don't leave me stranded out in the cold and damp
Come back and bring back my smile
Please return to me and restore the happiness to my face
Come and take these tears away
Please come and relieve me of these tears that I cry
I need your arms to hold me now
I require the embrace of your tender arms in this moment
The nights are so unkind
The darkness that envelops me is so harsh and unforgiving
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me
Please bring back the nights when I could hold you close to me
Un-break my heart
Mend my heart that you have shattered
Say you'll love me again
Assure me that you will love me once more
Undo this hurt you caused
Take away the pain that you've inflicted upon me
When you walked out the door
When you left me alone and walked out that door
And walked out of my life
And abandoned me completely
Un-cry these tears
Stop me from crying these ceaseless tears
I cried so many nights
I have wept for so many, many long nights
My heart
My precious, vulnerable heart
Take back that sad word goodbye
Reclaim that tragic word 'goodbye'
Bring back the joy to my life
Restore the happiness into my existence
Don't leave me here with these tears
Please don't abandon me with these endless tears
Come and kiss this pain away
Come and alleviate this painful sorrow with your kiss
I can't forget the day you left
I cannot erase the memory of the day that you departed from me
Time is so unkind
As time passes, I feel increasingly mistreated and cursed
And life is so cruel without you here beside me
Living life without you at my side is unbearably ruthless
Un-break my heart, oh, ooh
Mend my heart, oh, ooh
Oh
Un-break my heart
Mend my heart that you have shattered
Say you'll love me again
Assure me that you will love me once more
Undo this hurt you caused
Take away the pain that you've inflicted upon me
When you walked out the door
When you left me alone and walked out that door
And walked out of my life
And abandoned me completely
Un-cry these tears
Stop me from crying these ceaseless tears
I cried so many, many nights
I have wept for so many, many long nights
Un-break my heart, oh, baby
Mend my heart, oh, baby
Come back and say you love me
Return to me and express your love for me
Un-break my heart, sweet darlin'
Mend my heart, sweet darlin'
Without you I just can't go on
I am unable to move forward in life without you by my side
Can't go on
I simply cannot continue on like this without you
Can't go on
I simply cannot continue on like this without you
Lyrics © Realsongs
Written by: Diane Warren
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