![]() She also had to deal with personal issues that could have sidelined any other artist. She had to compete with other female artists to keep her fan base. It features the singles “Baby Mama” and “Borderline.”īrandy has been able to maintain her career despite uphill battles. It features the singles “Put It Down” and “Wildest Dreams.” She released her seventh album B7 in 2020. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard Top 200 and number one on the r&b charts. She worked with Frank Ocean, Chris Brown and Sean Garrett. She worked with different songwriters on this project. It is also the day in which her idol Whitney Houston passed away. This album is in reference to her birthday. In 2012, she released her sixth album Two Eleven. It features the singles “Right Here (Departed)” and “Long Distance.” This was her lowest charting debut album. In 2008, she released her fifth album Human. It features the singles “Talk About Our Love,” “Who Is She 2 U” and “Afrodisiac.” The album sold over 500,000 copies. The album debuted at number three on the pop charts. It features the singles “What About Us?,” “Full Moon” and “He Is.” It sold over one million copies.īrandy released her fourth album Afrodisiac in 2004. It sold 156,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number one on the r&b charts and number two on the pop charts. She worked with Rodney Jerkins, Mike City, Warryn Campbell, Keith Crouch as well as other songwriters and producers. Brandy took a three-year hiatus before she released her third album Full Moon in 2002. ![]() ![]() She appeared in the movie I Still Know What You Did Last Summer in 1998. She sang the song “Missing You” with Gladys Knight, Tamia and Chaka Khan. She lent her vocals on the soundtrack to Set It Off. The album features the singles “The Boy Is Mine,” “Top of the World,” “Have You Ever?,” “Angel in Disguise,” “Almost Doesn’t Count,” “U Don’t Know Me (Like U Used To),” “(Everything I Do) I Do it for You” and “Never Say Never.” The album sold over 15 million copies.īrandy contributed to another soundtrack. The album debuted at number three on the charts. It proved to be more successful than her debut album. She didn’t suffer from the sophomore jinx with this album. She worked with heavy hitters like David Foster, Diane Warren, Rodney Jerkins, Dallas Austin, Harvey Mason Jr. She released her sophomore album Never Say Never in 1998. She couldn’t let music go so she decided to get back in the studio. She co-starred with her idol Whitney Houston. She made history as the first African American actress to portray Cinderella in 1997. The show came out in 1996 and lasted for six seasons. ![]() The acting bug bit her again when she starred on her own TV show Moesha. It was a massive hit single for the r&b princess. She sang the song “Sittin’ Up in My Room”. Whitney Houston personally picked her to perform on the soundtrack. She contributed a song on the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. This album helped establish Brandy as a successful r&b artist. “Best Friend” and “Brokenhearted” also appeared in the top 10 on the r&b charts. “I Wanna Be Down” and “Baby” reached number one on the r&b charts. Two of the songs on this album were number one r&b singles. The sales for this album were initially slow, but it proved to be a little-engine-that-could. It received positive reviews from the critics. The songs on this album were a mix of soft hip-hop soul, pop and r&b. She released her self-titled album in 1994. She was signed to Atlantic Records in 1993. She didn’t let the failure of that show stop her. She appeared on the TV show Thea in 1993. Many people may assume that she started her career as a singer, but she didn’t. Brandy was born Brandy Rayana Norwood on February 11, 1979.
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