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.
Your're makin me high
Toni Braxton Lyrics
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Inside of my private thoughts
I can imagine you
Touching my private parts
With just the thought of you
I can't help but touch myself
That's why I want you so bad
Just one night of
All night doin' it again and again
You know I want you so bad
Baby baby baby baby (baby baby baby baby)
Oh I get so high
When I'm around you baby
I can touch the sky
You make my temperature rise
You're makin' me high
Oh baby baby baby baby
Can't get my mind off you
I think I might be obsessed
The very thought of you
Makes me want to get undressed
I want to be with you
In spite of what my heart says
I guess I want you too bad
All I want is
Moonlight with you there beside me
All night doin' it again and again
You know I want you so bad
Baby baby baby (baby baby baby baby)
Oh I get so high
When I'm around you baby
I can touch the sky
You make my temperature rise
You're makin' me high
Oh (baby baby baby baby)
I want to feel your heart and soul inside of me
Let's make a deal you roll, I lick
And we can go flying into ecstasy
Oh darlin' you and me
Light my fire
Blow my flame
Take me, take me, take me away
Moonlight with you there beside me
All night doin' it again and again
You know I want you so bad
Baby baby baby (baby baby baby baby)
Oh I get so high
When I'm around you baby
I can touch the sky
You make my temperature rise
You're makin' me high
Oh (baby baby baby baby)
Oh I get so high
When I'm around you baby
I can touch the sky
You make my temperature rise
You're makin' me high
Oh (baby baby baby baby)
The lyrics of “You’re Making Me High” by Toni Braxton are about the singer’s uncontrollable sexual desire for someone, who they can’t get out of their mind. The opening lines reveal the singer’s obsession, as they declare that they will always think of the person in their private thoughts. They imagine this person touching their private parts, and even the mere thought of them causes them to touch themselves. Despite knowing that they shouldn’t want this person, they desire them so much that they’re willing to ignore their heart’s warning. The singer’s longing is palpable as she cries out for “just one night of moonlight” with the person beside her, all night “doin’ it again and again.”
The chorus sees the singer admitting that being around the person makes them “high” and that they can “touch the sky.” The person is making them feel things they’ve never felt before, their temperature rises, and they can’t get enough.
The singer goes on to suggest that they want a physical relationship with the person they desire. They describe how they want to feel the person's “heart and soul” inside of them and that they want to “go flying into ecstasy” with them.
In summary, the lyrics to "You're Making Me High" are an expression of the singer's burning desire and sexual longing for someone who she can't get out of her mind. The song portrays the idea of sexual attraction and lust in a way that's honest and all-consuming.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll always think of you
You will always be on my mind
Inside of my private thoughts
In my personal, innermost thoughts
I can imagine you
I can envision you in my mind
Touching my private parts
Physically interacting with my intimate areas
With just the thought of you
Even just the idea of you
I can't help but touch myself
I cannot resist the urge to pleasure myself
That's why I want you so bad
That is why I crave you deeply
Just one night of
If only for a single evening
Moonlight with you there beside me
Being under the night sky with you by my side
All night doin' it again and again
Engaging in physical intimacy repeatedly for the entire night
You know I want you so bad
You are aware of my intense desire for you
Baby baby baby baby (baby baby baby baby)
A term of endearment for you
Oh I get so high
I experience intense euphoria
When I'm around you baby
In your presence
I can touch the sky
I feel as if I can reach great heights
You make my temperature rise
You cause my body temperature to increase
You're makin' me high
You are causing me to feel ecstatic
Can't get my mind off you
I cannot stop thinking about you
I think I might be obsessed
I may have an unhealthy fixation on you
The very thought of you
The mere idea of you
Makes me want to get undressed
Compels me to remove my clothing
I want to be with you
I desire to be in your company
In spite of what my heart says
Despite my reservations
I guess I want you too bad
Perhaps I desire you excessively
All I want is
All that I desire
I want to feel your heart and soul inside of me
I long to experience your emotional and spiritual connection within myself
Let's make a deal you roll, I lick
Let us engage in a specific type of physical contact
And we can go flying into ecstasy
And in that state of pleasure, we can feel as if we are soaring
Oh darlin' you and me
Oh my beloved, just you and I
Light my fire
Ignite my passion
Blow my flame
Fan the flames of my desire
Take me, take me, take me away
Acquire me completely and remove me from my current situation
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: TONI BRAXTON, KENNETH EDMONDS, BRYCE WILSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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I agree. All they listen to is complete garbage songs they play these days. I grew up to toni braxton, and this is my generation. Still one of the best songs until this day. 2024 anyone?