List Of Songs Recorded By Brandy Norwood
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Brandy Norwood Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), better known by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. She is known for her distinctive sound, characterized by her peculiar timbre, voice-layer ...
has recorded songs for her seven
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s and has collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on their respective albums and charity singles. After signing a record contract with
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in 1993, Norwood began to work with producers
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and R&B group
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, who co-wrote and co-produced most of the songs on her 1994 debut album, ''
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''. Musician
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co-wrote the ballad "Love Is on My Side", while actor and singer
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co-wrote the album's second singles "
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".
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists. Jerkins has won multiple Grammy Awards. Among hi ...
and his team co-wrote and co-produced 10 songs out of 16 on Norwood's second album '' Never Say Never'' (1998). The album's lead single " The Boy Is Mine" was written by Norwood, Jerkins,
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,
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, and Joana Tejeda, while second single "
Have You Ever? "Have You Ever?" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood for her second studio album, '' Never Say Never'' (1998). The song was written by Diane Warren, while production was handled by David Foster. It was released as the album's t ...
" was co-penned by Award-winning songwriter
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. Norwood reteamed with Jerkins to work on her third studio album ''
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'' (2002), for which he again co-wrote and co-produced 10 songs for the standard version, including lead single " What About Us?". Different writers and producers, including
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, Uncle Freddie,
Big Bert Robert Anthony Smith, known as Big Bert, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician. He made a break in the industry when Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins consulted him to join his Darkchild collective in the late 1990s. He went on to co ...
, and
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significantly contributed to the album, the latter of which wrote and produced the album's title track. Norwood's fourth album '' Afrodisiac'' (2004) marked a departure from her previous work with Jerkins, who gained no credit on the album due to a disagreement on Norwood's decision to work with
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and his protégé, Walter Millsap III, on the majority of the production of the album. Timbaland composed eleven tracks for the album, including singles " Afrodisiac", "
Who Is She 2 U "Who Is She 2 U" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood from her fourth studio album, '' Afrodisiac'' (2004). It was written by Candice Nelson, Walter Millsap III and Timbaland, and produced by the latter. The song is built aroun ...
", and buzz single Turn It Up", while rapper
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and Harold Lilly co-wrote the album's lead single "
Talk About Our Love "Talk About Our Love" is a song recorded by American singer Brandy for her fourth studio album '' Afrodisiac'' (2004). It was written by Kanye West, who also appears as a featured artist on it, and Harold Lilly, while production was handled by ...
". It contains a
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of
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's 1978 song "Gilly Hines", written by band members Claude Cave II, and Carlos, Louis and Ricardo Wilson, who were credited as a co-writer on the track. Norwood's fifth studio album ''
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'', her first album on
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, saw the singer returning to Jerkins, who co-wrote and produced eight songs on it, including both singles "
Right Here (Departed) "Right Here (Departed)" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood. It was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and The Writing Camp members Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Victoria Horn, Erika Nuri, and David "DQ" Quiñones and produced by Jerki ...
" and " Long Distance", the latter of which was co-written by fellow singer-songwriter
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. Other contributors included Canadian musician
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, British singer
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, and American singer-songwriter
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. ''
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'', Norwood's sixth studio album and first release on
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, presented a new creative direction for the singer as she decided to include a diverse roster of collaborators.
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,
Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to '' Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempo ...
,
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, and Bangladesh produced tracks for the album, as well as Mike WiLL Made It, and
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.


Released songs


As a main artist


As a guest artist


Unreleased songs

Many of the singer's unreleased songs have been registered – the majority by her publishing company Bran Bran Music – with professional bodies such as the
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, the
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,
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(BMI),
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(ASCAP), the
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(CMRRA) and
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. Many officially unreleased Brandy songs have been scheduled, at one point, for release on records by the singer, including her six studio albums with her former music labels
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,
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and
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: ''
Brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured with ...
'' (1994), '' Never Say Never'' (1998), ''
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'' (2002), '' Afrodisiac'' (2004), ''
Human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
'' (2008), ''
Two Eleven ''Two Eleven'' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Brandy. Released on October 12, 2012, it served as the singer's debut release with Chameleon Entertainment and RCA Records after departing from Epic Records soon after releasin ...
'' (2012), and '' B7'' (2020). For varying reasons, the tracks were ultimately rejected and, as of 2016, remain either completely unreleased or have been leaked onto the internet and
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s without gaining an official release. The singer's unreleased material includes songs recorded by Norwood as a solo artist and demo versions of tracks which were eventually re-recorded by other artists, some featuring established artists such as
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,
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,
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,
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and
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References


External links


ForeverBrandy.com
— official website {{Brandy Norwood singles
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