Brandy - Afrodisiac

Review by Jason Klamm

Afrodisiac is the fourth studio album by American singer Brandy Norwood, released on June 28, 2004. The album features a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soulful ballads, showcasing Brandy's vocal range and versatility.

The album's lead single, "Talk About Our Love," featuring rapper Kanye West, became a moderate hit on the charts. The second single, "Afrodisiac," also received critical acclaim, with its smooth, sultry sound and catchy chorus.

The album received generally positive reviews, with critics praising Brandy's growth as an artist and the album's cohesive sound. The production, helmed by Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins, among others, was also praised for its innovative and fresh approach to R&B.

Artist: Brandy
Album: Afrodisiac

2004

Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
When You Touch Me	5:43
Like It Was Yesterday
Brandy Photo Gallery
Afrodisiac	3:48
Sadiddy	4:0
Nothing	4:48
Love Wouldn't Count Me Out	4:19
Come As You Are	3:44
Another Day In Paradise	4:25
Turn It Up (Main SED Version)	4:12
Full Moon	4:08
Focus	4:7
I Tried	4:45
Wow	4:12
Top Of World	4:41
Who Is She 2 U
B Rocka Intro	1:19
Siren
Where You Wanna Be	3:32
Should I Go	4:57
Talk About Our Love (E-Smoove Classic Edit)	3:02
Who I Am	3:35
Afrodisiac (Album Version)
Like This	4:32
Talk About Out Love	3:34
Say You Will	3:50
Sirens
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You	4:12
Apart	4:27
Nodding Off
It's Not Worth It	4:23
Finally	3:53
Can We	4:43
Never Say Never	5:13
Talk About Our Love (TKC Club Mix With Rap)
Afrodisiac (Instrumental)
Sirens (Non-Album Track)
Sadiddy (Album Version)
Turn It Up
Talk About Our Love	3:34
Anybody	4:55
Come as You Are	03:44
How I Feel	4:41
He Is	4:21
Afrodisiac (Dre's Dub Mix)
Afrodisiac (A Cappella)
Afrodisiac (Album Version - Audio)
Necessary	3:59
Afrodisiac (Video)
All In Me	4:00
Talk About Our Love (One Rascal Remix)
Making Of Video (Afrodisiac)
Come A Little Closer	4:32
Afrodisiac (Johnny J's Full Vox Mix)
Who Is She 2 U (Recall Version)	4:43
What About Us	4:10
Sirens (Non Album Track)
Who Is She to U (Recall Version)	4:43
Talk About Our Love (Video)
I Thought	4:29

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Brandy - Afrodisiac (Official Video)

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Atlantic
Wea Music
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Role	Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Atlantic Recording Corporation
Manufactured By	WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Record Company	Warner Music Group
Copyright (c)	Atlantic Recording Corporation
Pressed By	Cinram GmbH
Published By	Wet Ink Red Music
Produced For	My Block Records
Recorded At	Corner Store Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed At	Conway Studios
Mastered At	Bernie Grundman Mastering
Licensed From	Atlantic Recording Corporation
Distributed By	Warner Music Japan Inc.
Marketed By	Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited

Credits

Role	Credit
A&R	G. Robertson, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua
Engineer	Blake English, Senator Jimmy D
Executive-Producer	Brandy Norwood, Craig Kallman, G. Roberson, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua
Management	Sonja Bates-Norwood
Mixed By	Jimmy Douglass, Timbaland
Producer	Timbaland
Vocals	Brandy
Art Direction	Liz Barrett
Design	Julian Peploe
Legal	Demonica Plummer, Music Administrative Services
Mastered By	Chris Gehringer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 15)
Photography By	Roger Ericson
Product Manager	Joi Brown
Engineer [Assistant	Jermeal Hicks
Add'l Recording]	Jermeal Hicks
Mixing]	Halsey Quemere

Notes

Afrodisiac > Produced for Timbaland Productions, Inc.
Sirens > Produced for Timbaland Productions, Inc.
All tracks recorded at: Criteria Hit Factory, Miami, Florida
Add'l Recording at: Amerycan Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at: Manhattan Center Studios, New York, New York
Disque promotionnel interdit à la vente
New advance promotional version of the (later commercial) album - includes 3 bonus tracks, previously unreleased. Printed b&w paper insert filed under PVC sleeve
Manufactured in the EU.
For promotional use only - Not for sale.
Manufactured And Printed In Indonesia.
Track 1
Written by: W. Campbell/Wet Ink-Red Ink Music (ASCAP) > J. Campbell/Babooshka Tunes/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced for My Block Records!
Recorded at Corner Store Studio, LA, CA (Bruce Beuchner) and at Paramount Recording Studios, LA, CA (Blake English)
Sound design for My Block Records!
Mixed at Conway Recording Studios, LA, CA
Track 2
Written by: K. Pratt/Ttarp Music Publishing (BMI) / Windswept Pacific (BMI) > K. Pratt/Magic Ink Publishing (BMI) / Mosaic Media Group (BMI) > I. Phillip/Sipho Song/Windswept Pacific (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Produced for Timbaland Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Criteria Hit Factory, Miami, Florida
Add'l recording at Amerycan Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, New York
Track 3
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) > J. Hilliard/Better Half Music (ASCAP) > L. Ware/Leon Ware Music (ASCAP)
Strings arranged and conducted at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Contains replayed elements from "Instant Love" written by Jacqueline Hilliard and Leon Ware. Published by Better Half Music (ASCAP) and Leon Ware Music (ASCAP)
Track 4
Written by: Kanye West/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) > Harold Lilly/Uncle Bobby's Music/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) > Carlos Wilson/Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) > Louis Wilson/Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) > Ricardo A. Wilson, MD/Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) > Claude Cave II/Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced for Konman Entertainment/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Violins arranged and performed for Mirimode
Violins recorded at Sony Music, New York
Mixed at Larrabee North Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Kanye West appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
Miri Ben-Ari appears courtesy of Universal Motown Records
Contains elements of "Gilly Hines" (Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo A. Wilson, MD, Claude Cave II) Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) & Intersong-USA (ASCAP). All rights administered by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP). Performed by Mandrill from the album entitled "New Worlds". Used courtesy of Arista Records.
Track 5
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) > S. Harris/Iron Maiden Holdings, Ltd (PRS)/Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (ASCAP) > G. Berryman/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > J. Buckland/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > W. Champion/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > C. Martin/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP)
Contains a portion of "The Clansman" written by Steven Harris and published by Iron Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (PRS) and administered by Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (ASCAP). Performed by Iron Maiden, used courtesy of Iron Maiden Ltd., Sanctuary Records Group and EMI Records Ltd.
Contains resung lyrics from the composition "Sparks" written by G. Berryman, J. Buckland, W. Champion and C. Martin and published by BMG Songs Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 6
Written by: Kanye West/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) > Harold Lilly/Uncle Bobby's Music/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI)
T.I. appears courtesy of Grand Hustle/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Contains sampled musical elements from "Jesse" written by Janis Ian. Published by Taosongs Two (BMI) administered by Bug Music (BMI). Performed by Roberta Flack. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Tracks 7, 9
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Track 8
Written by: K. Pratt/Ttarp Music Publishing / Windswept Pacific (BMI) > K. Pratt/Magic Ink Publishing / Mosaic Media Group (BMI) > I. Phillip/Sipho Song/Windswept Pacific (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Track 10
Written by: R. Wade/Organized Noize Music (BMI) > P. Brown/Organized Noize Music (BMI) > R. Murray/Organized Noize Music (BMI) > Cee-lo Geen/God Given Music (BMI)
Recorded at The Dungeon, Atlanta, GA
Add'l recording at Larrabee North Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Larrabee North, Los Angeles, CA
Track 11
Written by: Theron Feemster/Feemstro/Zomba Music Enterprises (ASCAP)
Produced and co-produced for Drama Family Entertainment
Recorded at Amerycan Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Track 12
Written by: S. Garrett/Herbalicious Music/Blackground Music/EMI Music (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Mixed at Metropolis Studios, London, UK
Track 13
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > B. Norwood/Bran Bran Music, Inc (BMI) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) > H. Zimmer/Holpic Music, Inc (BMI) > N. Glennie-Smith/Hollywood Pictures Music (ASCAP) > S. Stern/Hollywood Pictures Music (ASCAP) > D. Harper/Hollywood Pictures Music (ASCAP)
Vocal producer for Les Artistes Entertainment, Inc. (Kenny Hicks)
Contains sample from "Rock House Jail" written by Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith, Steven Stern and Don Harper and conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith, Bruce Fowler and Don Harper. ©1996 Holpic Music, Inc. and Hollywood Pictures Music. ℗ 1996 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Track 14
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > E. Walls (Copyright Control)
Produced for Conjunction Productions
Recorded at Conjunction Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Paramount Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Track 15
Written by: W. Millsap III/Conjunction Productions/EMI April (ASCAP) > C. Nelson/Bread Winner (ASCAP) > T. Mosley/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) > G. Berryman/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > J. Buckland/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > W. Champion/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP) > C. Martin/BMG Songs Inc (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "Clocks" (G. Berryman, J. Buckland, W. Champion, C. Martin) BMG Songs. Performed by Coldplay. Used courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
Back cover:
Atlantic Recording Corporation
A Warner Music Group company. ℗ © 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Manufactured in the E.U.
CD face:
℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
A Warner Music Group company.
Booklet:
© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
℗© 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA
Track 2 is a non album track.
Produced for Timbaland Productions Inc. Recorded at Criteria Hit Factory, Miami, Florida. Add'l recording at Amerycan Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, New York.
Track 1 published by Ttarp Music Publishing (BMI) / Windswept Pacific (BMI), Magic Ink Publishing (BMI) / Mosaic Media Group (BMI), Sipho Song/Windswept Pacific (ASCAP), Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP).
Track 2 published by Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Herbalicious/Blackground Music/EMI Music (ASCAP).
Atlantic Recording Corporation. A Warner Music Group company.
℗ © 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International, Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
“For promotional use only” is printed directly on the CD.
Alliance Mixes
2004 Atlantic
Made in EU.
Srickered generic sleeve.
Track 1 [published by] TTarp Music Publishing (BMI) / Windswept Pacific (BMI) / Magic Ink Publishing (BMI) / Mosaic Media Group (BMI) / Sipho Song / Windswept Pacific (ASCAP) / Virginia Beach Music / WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Produced for Timbaland Productions, Inc. Recorded at Criteria Hit Factory, Miami, Florida. Add'l recording at Ameraycan Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
Track 2 [published by] Please Gimme My Publishing / EMI Music Publishing (BMI) / Uncle Bobby's Music / EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) / Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) / Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) / Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) / Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP). Contains elements of "Gilly Hines", [published by] Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) / Intersong-USA (ASCAP), performed by Mandrill, from the album entitled "New Worlds", used courtesy of Arista Records. Produced for Konman Ent. / Hip Hop Since 1978. Kanye West appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records.
"Afrodisiac" is available on the "Afrodisiac" album, in stores now.
Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States © 2004 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States. Made in the EU.
Kanye West has a featuring credit listed for track 2 although his vocals appear nowhere on this remix.

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About Brandy

African-American singer, actress, model, songwriter and music producer. Brandy (Norwood) was born on February 11, 1979, in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in California. At the age of 15, Brandy burst onto the music scene with her R&B and pop crossover hit, "I Wanna Be Down." She began singing in public at local youth groups and eventually to high profile gigs. She is the daughter of and , the cousin of rapper , and the sister of . Her inspirations include , and .

Real Name

Brandy Rayana Norwood

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Aliases

Brandy Norwood

Summary by Jason Klamm

Afrodisiac is a strong addition to Brandy's discography, showcasing her growth as an artist and her ability to deliver soulful, captivating music. Fans of R&B and soul music will definitely appreciate this album.