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, released on September 29, 2017, by LoganLand Records and

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Background and release

On January 17, 2017, Braxton said during an interview with ''Hollywood Today'' regarding her upcoming fifth studio album "this album for me is so personal and so amazing and I get to work with Rodney Jerkins". On April 27, 2017, " My Man" was released as the lead single from the album. The song was also introduced on an episode of ''

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'' in which Braxton stars. On September 6, 2017, Braxton announced on her social media the title of her upcoming fifth studio album, ''Bluebird of Happiness'', along with the cover art. She said,d "Pre-order and official release date will be revealed before you know it." On September 8, 2017, the track listing and release date for the album were revealed. On September 14, 2017, Braxton announced that "Bluebird of Happiness" would be her final studio album. However, as of 2020, Braxton has since stated that she will record a sixth studio album, as she found her love for music again.

Promotion

" My Man" was released as the album's lead single on April 27, 2017. The song peaked at number 3 on the

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chart, number 21 on the

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chart and number 19 on the

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chart. The music video was released on June 25, 2017. "Pick Me Up" was released as a promotional single. "Blind" was released as the album's second single on September 22, 2017. It peaked at number 29 on the

chart. On November 23, 2018, one year after the release, she released the music video of "The Makings of You" and on November 26, 2018, she released the music video of "Wanna Love You Boy". However, neither song are available as an official single on iTunes or Amazon.

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album reached #1 at the ''

'' independent chart and #5 on the US Top Albums Sales chart. The album debuted and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200, selling over 23,000 copies in its first. Of those 23,000 copies, over 19,000 of them were pure sales.

Track listing

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Background and release

Promotion

Commercial performance

Track listing

Charts

Release history

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