Braxton was born in Severn, Maryland to Michael and Evelyn Braxton. The youngest of the Braxton's six children, Tamar started singing as a toddler. Evelyn, herself an opera singer, recognized her children's talents when one day, Tamar, sang "Can you please get me some toilet paper!" Evelyn quickly started training her girls, and eventually enrolled them in singing lessons. The Braxton children also would eventually enter in their church choir, where Michael Braxton was pastor.
Brought up in a strict Christian household, secular music was initially frowned upon, causing the children to sneak and sing along to Soul Train when the parents were out of the house. They would soon start harmonizing, forming a girl group. Tamar says of this period "I was always the highest note." Her voice was in sharp contrast to her older sister's husky contralto. One day, A Toni was pumping gas at a local gas station while singing along, when she caught the attention of a producer. He heard her sing and was amazed, and decided to pull the five sisters into a group; he envisioned a female version of the Jackson 5. They released a single on Atlantic Records in 1990 as "The Braxtons," and caught the attention of producers Antonio "L.A" Reid and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds. The two had just started a then fledgling record label, LaFace, with Arista Records. The guys passed on the group, as they had just signed a new trio named TLC, but they were looking for a solo female artist and loved Toni's voice. So the girls talked it over, and Toni decided to embark on her now famous solo career.
The sisters worked as backup singers for Toni (you can see them in Toni's video Seven Whole Days). Eventually, the girls (minus Toni) would release an album for Atlantic, to which the group was still signed, in 1996 entitled So Many Ways.
In 1999, Tamar first explored her gospel side on T.D Jakes Love Songs album. Later, Tamar would meet up with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, a rapper/producer (also famous for bringing Blu Cantrell to national attention) based in Atlanta, Georgia. She recorded her solo debut album, Ridiculous, so named because of the many different musical styles on the album. The album would be retooled and released by Dreamworks as Tamar on January 18, 2000. It was lead in by the first single for the album, "Get None" with guest appearances by Jermaine Dupri and rapper Amil and featured the second single, If You Don't Wanna Love Me. The singles failed to gain significant radio & video airplay and ultimately the album didn't sell well, and Tamar was dropped from her contract,it is also worth noting that tamar proved that she could do the whistle register on money can't buy you love on tamar's deut album.
Tamar sang for the Kingdom Come soundtrack, with Toni Braxton appearing in the movie as Juanita Slocumb. Currently she sang background for Toni's album More Than A Woman (released 2002),and 2005 album Libra and resides in Atlanta. She also negotiated a new contract with Tommy Mottola's Casablanca Records, and is working to record a new album. She also sang backup in her sister Toni's famous headlining show in Las Vegas entitled, "Toni Braxton: Revealed" but has been replaced by singer Sparkle. She is currently working on a new album and her own record company with fiance, producer Vincent Herbert.
Angels & Demons
Tamar Braxton Lyrics
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It's getting way too dark
I'm still leaping
Catch me boy I'm falling in love, oh
Now that my heart is viving
I wanna give my all away
But I'm always reminded
Of all the villains in the way
'Cause love ain't loving
You don't let it shoot you down
Baby tell what are we
Is it up
Is it down
'Cause I'm standing in the middle
(Angels and Demons)
Is it war
'Cause our love has angels and demons (baby trying to still my love)
Please don't run away with my love
(Angels and Demons)
My love
Please don't run away with my love
My love, oh
Can't think straight
Your love is bringing me down
I'm still singing
Not about to let this drown
Now that my heart is vibing
I wanna give it all away
But I'm always reminded
Of all the villains in the way
'Cause love ain't loving
You don't let it shoot you down
Baby tell what are we
Yeah
Is it up
Is it down
'Cause I'm standing in the middle
(Angels and Demons)
Is it war
'Cause our love has angels and demons, oh
Please don't run away with my love
(Angels and Demons)
My love
Oh
Please don't run away with my love
My love
Oh
We're saints and we're sinners
We're losers, we're winners
For love
We end then begin then we end
Just to end back in love (I said)
We're saints and we're sinners
We're losers, we're winners
For love
We end then begin then we end
Just to end back in love
(Woah-oh)
'Cause love ain't loving
You don't let it shoot you down
Baby tell what are we
Is it up
Is it down
'Cause I'm standing in the middle
(Angels and Demons)
Is it war
'Cause love ended angels and demons, oh
Please don't run away with my love
(Angels and Demons)
Please don't run away with my love
In Tamar Braxton's song, "Angels & Demons," the singer is grappling with the push and pull of a relationship filled with both love and danger. The track opens up with the lines, "Can't see she / It's getting way too dark / I'm still leaping / Catch me boy I'm falling in love"--an image of being lost and confused yet willing to take a leap of faith towards love. As the song progresses, Braxton expresses the desire to give her all to the person she loves but is reminded of the "villains" standing in the way of their relationship's success.
Line by Line Meaning
Can't see she
I am unable to clearly see the path that I should follow
It's getting way too dark
The situation is becoming increasingly confusing and difficult to navigate
I'm still leaping
Despite the darkness and confusion, I am still taking risks and continuing to move forward
Catch me boy I'm falling in love, oh
I am opening myself up to the possibility of love and hoping someone will catch me
Now that my heart is vibing
I am feeling a strong connection to someone and want to give them my all
I wanna give my all away
I am willing to give everything I have to this person
But I'm always reminded
I am constantly being brought back to reality and reminded of the obstacles in our way
Of all the villains in the way
There are people or things standing between us and our love
'Cause love ain't loving
Love is not always easy and can bring heartache and pain
You don't let it shoot you down
We should not let the difficulties of love discourage us or make us give up
Baby tell what are we
We need to have a clear understanding of the status and direction of our relationship
Is it up
Are we moving forward and growing stronger?
Is it down
Are we experiencing problems or setbacks?
'Cause I'm standing in the middle
I am in a state of confusion and uncertainty about where we stand
(Angels and Demons)
Our relationship is like a constant battle between good and evil forces
Is it war
Are we fighting against each other or against outside forces?
'Cause our love has angels and demons (baby trying to still my love)
Our love is complicated because it has both positive and negative aspects and external forces are working to tear us apart
Please don't run away with my love
I am begging my partner not to give up on me and our relationship
My love
The love that we share
Can't think straight
My thoughts are jumbled and confused
Your love is bringing me down
The intensity of your love is overwhelming me and making it hard to function
I'm still singing
Despite the difficulties, I am still holding on and expressing my love through music
Not about to let this drown
I am determined not to let the obstacles and negative forces defeat our love
We're saints and we're sinners
We are not perfect and have both good and bad qualities
We're losers, we're winners
We have both experienced failure and success in our relationship
For love
For the sake of our love
We end then begin then we end
Our relationship goes through cycles of ups and downs
Just to end back in love (I said)
Despite the difficulties and obstacles, we always find our way back to each other because our love is strong
Love ain't loving
Love is not always easy and can bring heartache and pain
Please don't run away with my love
I am begging my partner not to give up on me and our relationship
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MELVIN II HOUGH, RIVELINO RAOUL WOUTER, KAM PARKER, ATOZZIO DISHAWN TOWNS, EDSEL BENJAMIN ALEXANDER III, TAMAR BRAXTON, LORENZO LENNON
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Marcus Clyburn
(Deleted the original by accident)
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Calling all lovers
Calling all lovers and women, and men all around the world
Can’t see straight
It’s getting way too dark
I’m still leapin'
Catch me boy I’m fallin' in love
Now that my heart is vibin'
I wanna give my all away
But I’m always reminded of old feelings in the way
Cause love ain’t love if you don’t let it shoot you down
Baby tell me what are we
Is it up
Is it down cause I’m standin’ in the middle (Angels please protect my love)
Is it war
Cause love has angels and demons (They be tryin' to disturb my love)
Oh please don’t run away with my love, my love (Angels please protect my love)
Oh oh oh please don’t run away with my love, my love
Can’t think straight
Ya love is bringin' me down
I’m still sinkin’
Not about to let us drown
Now that my heart is vibin’
I wanna give it all away
But da I’m always reminded of old feelings in the way
Cause love ain’t love if you don’t let it shoot you down
Baby tell me what are we, Hey
Is it up
Is it down cause I’m standin’ in the middle (Angels please protect my love)
Is it war
Cause love has angels and demons (They be tryin' to disturb my love)
Oh please don’t run away with my love, my love (Angels please protect my love)
Oh oh oh please don’t run away with my love, my love oh
We saint and we sinners
We losers we winners for love
We end and begin at the end just to end back in love
HOT TEA & CHIT CHAT
I listened to “CALLING ALL LOVERS.” For all The Real R&B Lovers Tamar has done it again this album has topped Love and war and she has bettered her sound which is really hard because Tamar is amazing in the genre of RnB. I’m throughly pleased and I can now fully accept all the delays it was truly worth the wait. She deserves to be heard. Stand Out Tracks to me are
Angels and Demons
Broken records
King
Making Love
Must be good to you
Coming Home
Circles
S.O.N
p.s I love them all
Congrats Tamar I’m so proud you are truly a fighter. Your music inspires me so much.
Janet Waters
Who else is on a Tamar Braxton binge?
Jfee Jfee
Me
Pikachu Pussie
her and Toni always hAve me on one
tilini
present
She's So Jerzee
I'm glad I'm not alone !
SERENADAL
Same.
My Ross
Tamar really should’ve gotten a Grammy for this album.
Julius Cole
Big facts this album was fire
LaMont B.
I wish she could get a #1 Billboeard with this song. It's so different than everything else. I'm so here for this!
LaMont B.
*Billboard