The Essential Toni Braxton

Infobox Album |
Name = The Essential: Toni Braxton / The Best So Far
Type = compilation
Artist = Toni Braxton


Released = flagicon|U.S. February 20, 2007
flagicon|Brazil April, 2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre = R&B
Length =
Label = LaFace Records
Som Livre (Brazil)
Producer = Babyface, L.A Reid, David Foster, R.Kelly, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Tony Rich, Dr Dre, Daryl Simmons
Last album = "Libra"
(2005)
This album = "The Essential: Toni Braxton/The Best So Far"
(2007)

"The Essential Toni Braxton" is a Toni Braxton compilation album in Sony BMG's "The Essential" series. Released in February 2007, it follows the earlier compilations "Ultimate Toni Braxton", released in 2003, and Braxton's "Platinum & Gold Collection", released in 2004. "The Essential" is a 2 disc album with thirty-six of Braxton's best songs. It also includes a previously unreleased song, "The Little Things", and a song done with her sister group The Braxtons, "The Good Life". In Brazil, the album was released under the name "The Best So Far," and with other cover, but the track listing remained the same. "The Best So Far" has been certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copiesIt so far has released 5 million copies in the uk alone . Recently on Now magazine it was stated that Braxton did a commercial to advertise for the album so she could get money to pay for her sons college funds.

Track listing

The Essential Toni Braxton
*Disc 1
# "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
# "I Love Me Some Him"
# "Tell Me"
# "You're Makin' Me High"
# "He Wasn't Man Enough"
# "Just Be a Man About It"
# "How Many Ways" (R.Kelly Remix)
# "Breathe Again"
# "You Mean the World to Me"
# "I Belong to You"
# "How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
# "Un-Break My Heart"
# "Another Sad Love Song"
# "Seven Whole Days"
# "I Don't Want To"
# "Give U My Heart"
*Disc 2
# "The Heat"
# "Gimme Some" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of TLC)
# "There's No Me Without You"
# "Why Should I Care"
# "Spanish Guitar" (Royal Garden Flamenco Remix)
# "I'm Still Breathing"
# "Me & My Boyfriend"
# "Give It Back" (featuring The Big Tymers)
# "The Time of Our Lives" (featuring Il Divo)
# "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Junior Vasquez Marathon Remix)
# "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles' Franktidrama club remix)
# "Hit the Freeway" (featuring Loon)
# "Come On Over Here"
# "Let It Flow" (from "Secrets" and "Waiting To Exhale")
# "The Little Things" (previously unreleased)
# "The Good Life" (acapella song featuring The Braxtons)The Best So Far(edition of Brazil released April, 2007)
#Un-Break My Heart (II Divo With Toni Braxton)
#How Could an Angel Break My Heart
#I Don't Want To
#Breathe Again
#You're Makin´ Me High
#Another Sad Love Song
#He Wasn't Man Enough
#Spanish Guitar
#Let It Flow
#You Mean the World To Me
#Why Should I Care
#Love Shoulda Brought You Home
#I Belong To You
#I though love was there

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