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Baby by Brandy

Biografie van de kunstenaar Brandy

Brandy Rayana Norwood Better Known By Her Mononym Brandy Is An American Singer Songwriter Record Producer Actress And Model. She Is Known For Her Distinctive Sound Characterized By Her Peculiar Timbre Voice-Layering And Intricate Riffs Which Has Earned Her The Title Of "the Vocal Bible". As Of August 2020 She Has Sold Over 40 Million Records Worldwide With Approximately 8.62 Million Albums Sold In The United States Alone. Her Work Has Earned Her Numerous Awards And Accolades Including A Grammy Award And An American Music Award. Born In McComb Mississippi Norwood Was Raised In Carson California Beginning Her Career As A Backing Vocalist For Teen Groups. After Signing With Atlantic Records In 1993 She Released Her Self-Titled Debut Album Brandy The Following Year Which Sold Six Million Copies Worldwide. Norwood Ventured Into Acting With The UPN Sitcom Moesha 1996–2001 Which Won Her An NAACP Image Award And Resulted In Numerous Other Roles Such As The Titular Character In The Television Film Cinderella 1997 And Karla Wilson In The Slasher Film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 1998 . Her Musical Breakthrough Came With The Wildly Successful Single "The Boy Is Mine" 1998 A Duet With Fellow R&B Contemporary Monica Which Went On To Become One Of The Best Selling Female Duets Of All Time. Her Second Album Never Say Never Won Norwood Her First Grammy Award. In 2002 Norwood Starred In The Reality Series Brandy Special Delivery Documenting The Birth Of Her Daughter. Her Third And Fourth Albums Full Moon 2002 And Afrodisiac 2004 Were Released To Critical Success. Norwood Served As A Judge On The First Season Of America's Got Talent Before Being Involved In A Heavily Publicized Car Accident In 2006. Norwood's Fifth Album Human 2008 Was Released To Positive Reviews Although It Was A Commercial Failure. In 2010 She Returned To Television As A Contestant On The Eleventh Season Of Dancing With The Stars And Starred In The Reality Series Brandy & Ray J A Family Business. She Was A Series Regular In The BET Series The Game 2012–2015 And Released Her Sixth Album Two Eleven 2012 Thereafter Both Earning Her Critical Praise. In April 2015 Norwood Made Her Broadway Debut As Roxie Hart In The Musical Chicago. She Starred In And Executive Produced A Sitcom Titled Zoe Ever After On BET Which Premiered In January 2016. In July 2020 Norwood Released Her Seventh Studio Album B7 Also Her First Project As An Independent Artist To Critical Acclaim. In 2021 Norwood Starred Alongside Naturi Naughton Eve And Nadine Velazquez In American Broadcasting Company's Music Drama Series Queens To Critical Acclaim. In June 2022 Norwood Announced Her Major Label Return After Signing With Motown Records Under Which She Is Expected To Preprare Her Eighth Studio Album.

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Baby

"Baby" Is A Song By American Singer Brandy Norwood Taken From Her Self-Titled Debut Studio Album Brandy 1994 . It Was Penned By Keith Crouch Kipper Jones And Rahsaan Patterson And Produced By The Former. Released As The Album's Second Single On December 24 1994 In The United States The Song Spent Four Weeks On Top Of The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. It Also Reached Number 4 On The Billboard Hot 100 And The New Zealand Singles Chart And Number 16 In Australia. A Music Video Was Accompanied And Directed By Hype Williams. It Was Photographed In The Middle Of Times Square In New York City In December 1994 And Portrays Norwood And Her Company Dancing In Skiing Outfits. Met With Generally Positive Reviews From Contemporary Critics "Baby" Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Female R&B Vocal Performance At The 1996 Ceremony. "Baby" Was Written By Keith Crouch Kipper Jones And Rahsaan Patterson While Production Was Handled By The Former. Conceived Within A Few Days Only The Song Was Created During Additional Songwriting Sessions With Patterson With Whom Crouch Had Worked On Several Songs For The Brandy Album. On The Production Process Patterson Commented In 2011 "I Remember Going Over To His Crouch's House For Two Nights In A Row And From The First Night That He Wanted To Play The Track For Me I Heard What I Heard But I Kept It To Myself Because I Was Pretty Much Intimidated Thinking He Would Think It Was Horrible. Then By The Third Day He Was Like “We’ve Got To Turn This Song In By Friday So Whatever You Think Of Just Sing It!” So I Sang To Him What I Had Heard Instantly When He Played It And He Was Like “Man You’ve Been Sitting There Holding That!”. Most Of The Background Vocals And Instruments Were Recorded In One Of Crouch's Bedrooms. Upon Hearing The Demo Track Norwood Applauded The Song For Its "flavor And Soul". During Recording She Was Reportedly Inspired By Idol Whitney Houston Vocally "I Wanted To Be Exactly Like Her Musically!". The Accompanying Music Video Was Directed By Hype Williams And Filmed In The Middle Of Times Square In New York City In December 1994. Choreography Was Handled By Fatima Robinson. The Video Portrays Norwood And Her Company Dancing At The "The Great White Way" Wearing Skiing Outfits. Norwood Wears A Big White Jacket And Thin White Leggings Complete With A White Hat And Black Shades. The Back Up Dancers Are Dressed In White Too. The Next Cuts Show Brandy Wearing Pink In A Pink Room & Brandy Singing Into A Microphone In A Dull Coloured Room. Norwood Is Later Seen Dancing With People In The Same Room With The Rest Of The Video Containing Similar Cuts. Norwood Commented On Filming "all These People Were Passing By And Were Like ‘Who’s This Girl On Stage In The Middle Of Times Square?’ I Had A Great Time Shooting The Video. I Could Just Feel Myself Really Starting To Open Up Really Come Out Of My Shell And Find Myself As A Young Artist."

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