Together with her four sisters Traci, Trina, Towanda and Tamar, Toni began performing as The Braxtons. Their first single 'Good Life', released in 1990 through Arista Records, was not successful, but it attracted the attention of Antonio 'L.A.' Reid and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds. This was Toni's chance: both had written 'Love Shoulda Brought You Home' for Anita Baker for the soundtrack of Eddie Murphy's film Boomerang, but because Anita was pregnant at the time and decided not to record it. Toni's recording was later included on the soundtrack along with 'Give U My Heart', a duet by Braxton & Babyface.
On July 13, 1993, LaFace Records, Babyface's subsidiary of Arista, released Braxton's self-titled debut album. 'Another Sad Love Song' and 'Breathe Again' were chart topping releases thereof.
With help of first single 'You're Makin' Me High', which became Braxton's first #1 hit, the album became her most successful.
The album's second single, 'Un-Break My Heart', written by Diane Warren, became the biggest hit of her career, spending eleven weeks at #1 and also topping the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. The song is the second biggest selling single by a female singer in US Billboard Chart history behind Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You. Background vocals were performed by R&B singers Shanice Wilson and Chante Moore. The music video featured Braxton mourning the death of her lover, played by Ralph Lauren model Tyson Beckford (pictured right).
Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart (Frankie Knuckles Remix) 1995
US#1, AT#1, BE#1, SWE#1, CH#1, EuroHot100 #1, NOR#2, CAN#2, UK#2, IRL#2, DE#2, NL#2, FIN#5, AUS#6, FR#8, NZ#18
Certifications: 2x Platinum: NOR, Platinum: US, UK, SWE, NL, DE, AUS, Gold: CH, FR, AT
Toni Braxton - You're Making Me High (David Morales Remix)
US#1, AUS#2, NZ#5, UK#7, CAN#8, SWE#11, NL#13, IRL#21, EuroHot100 #30, DE#47
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