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, leaving after her first album was stalled. In 2002, Broussard released her first album ''Inside My Love'' on

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, with the singles "Sailing" and "Love You So Much". In 2004, Broussard released her single "Dreaming of One" as the lead single from her second album, ''Same Girl''. The album's release was later followed by the release of two additional singles "Losing My Mind" and "Joy". In 2009, Broussard returned to the music industry and embark on a short promo tour. She released two more singles "Adieu" (2016) and "Where I'm Supposed to Be" (2018).

Early life

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Musical career

Her first popular single was the Minnie Riperton song "Inside My Love," featured on the 1997 platinum-selling film soundtrack Love Jones. In 1998, Broussard co-wrote Aretha Franklin's hit record "Here We Go Again". Broussard was signed for a time to

's So So Def Label, writing for and working with such artists as

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. Her own project was stalled, and Trina then moved to

/Universal. In 2002, Trina Broussard released her first studio album entitled, ''Inside My Love'', with the song ''Sailing'' as the first single. With the album receiving moderate success, Broussard continued with the album's promotion with the single ''Love You So Much''. In 2004, Broussard released the first single ''Dreamin of One'' from her second album, ''Same Girl''. ''Same Girl'' was released in June 2004 along with the album's second single ''Losing My Mind''. In April 2008 in the UK Broussard's album 'Inside My Love' (which she had originally recorded in the late Nineties for Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label) finally got its first-ever official release, through seasoned London soul music independent label Expansion Records. Announced by Broussard's management and Myspace, Broussard began recording her third studio album, ''Life of a Libra'', with a planned release in 2010, though the album never materialized. During her 2009 promo tour, Broussard covered

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. Broussard later went on to become a backup vocalist for

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. In February 2016, Broussard released a single entitled "Adieu".Adieu - Single by Trina Broussard on iTunes
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Discography

Albums

*1999: ''Inside My Love'' *2004: ''Same Girl''

Singles

*1997: "Inside My Love" *2002: "Sailing" *2002: "Love You So Much" *2004: "Dreaming of One" *2004: "Losing My Mind" *2005: "Joy" *2009: "No Pressure" *2009: "Off My Mind" *2016: "Adieu"

References

External links

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