![]() Inspirational Verse: "I hope she gives you a disease/So that you will see/But not enough to make you die/But only make you cry/Like you did me. Yet amid these consistent songs, the single sole-composer credit stands out, and it's Braxton's: "I Wish," about just how bad she hopes the other woman treats him. On Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton and Babyface, creative partners going back to the early 90s, rekindle their musical relationship. Weathered now, their mellow voices retain some lustre, and there's narrative arc and emotional texture to the well-doctored material-hurting the one you don't want to hurt, worrying about how she's doing, makeup sex, post-split attraction. That's their line, and since each is but once-divorced, it has a patina. Pretend they're writing/singing from experience. ![]() ![]() Magic himself for a while, and assume Braxton would try anything. No wonder Kenny Edmunds grabbed her early on-she was platinum putty in his hands. Through one number-one album, two number-two albums, one Vegas run, two Disney-on-Broadway runs, one season of Dancing With the Stars, two bankruptcies, and, absolutely, one divorce, Braxton has been as content-free as a soul diva can be. Toni Braxton & Babyface: Love, Marriage & Divorce Robert Christgau: Album: Toni Braxton & Babyface: Love, Marriage & Divorce
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