TONY BRAXTON - I DON'T WANT TO

I DON’T WANT TO

TONY BRAXTON

SONGWRITERS: Fred Jerkins Iii; Harvey Mason Jr.; Lashawn Daniels & Rodney Jerkins

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE HEAT

LABEL: LAFACE

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 2000

 

       Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female R&B artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.

        In the late 1980s, Braxton began performing with her sisters in a music group known as The Braxtons; the group was signed to Arista Records. After attracting the attention of producers Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and being signed to LaFace Records, Braxton released her self-titled debut studio album in 1993. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 10 million copies worldwide. In addition, the singles "Another Sad Love Song" and "Breathe Again" became international successes. The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Best New Artist.

         Braxton experienced continued success with the albums Secrets (1996), which included the U.S. #1 hit singles "You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow" and "Un-Break My Heart"; and The Heat (2000), which opened at #2 on the Billboard 200 and included the U.S. #2 hit single "He Wasn't Man Enough". Braxton's subsequent studio albums, More Than a Woman (2002), Libra (2005) and Pulse (2010), were released amid contractual disputes and health issues. In 2014, Braxton and longtime collaborator Babyface released a duet album entitled Love, Marriage & Divorce that earned the duo a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2015. Further label changes saw the release of Sex & Cigarettes (2018) under Def Jam/Universal and Spell My Name (2020) under Island.

       The Heat is the third studio album by American singer Toni Braxton, released on April 25, 2000, by LaFace Records. The album marked Braxton's departure from her ballads in favor of a more urban sound. Most of the songs (including the nearly instrumental "The Art of Love") were written and produced by Braxton and her husband Keri Lewis (a former member of Mint Condition); two ballads were penned by Diane Warren, and collaborations featured rappers Dr. Dre and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.

  The Heat opened at number two on the Billboard 200 with 199,000 copies sold in its first week. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 13, 2000, with sales of over two million copies in the United States. Additionally, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while lead single "He Wasn't Man Enough" won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song.

Darkchild, oh yeah

Toni Braxton, oh

Ha ha, uh huh

Yeah, uh uh

Darkchild, yeah

 

Listen, girl

Who do you think I am?

Don't you know that he was my man?

But I chose to let him go

So why do you act like I still care about him?

Looking at me like I'm hurt

When I'm the one who said I didn't want it to work

Don't you forget I had him first?

 

What you thinkin'?

Stop blamin' me

He wasn't man enough for me

If you don't know, now here's the chance

I've already had your man

Do you wonder just where he's been, yeah?

Not be worried about him

Now it's time you know the truth

I think he's just the man for you

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me

 

Listen, girl

Didn't he tell you the truth?

If not then, why don't you ask him?

Then maybe you can be more into him

Instead of worrying about me

And hopefully you won't find

All the reasons why his love didn't count

And why we couldn't work it out

 

What you thinkin'?

Stop blamin' me

He wasn't man enough for me

If you don't know, now here's the chance

I've already had your man

Do you wonder just where he's been, yeah?

Not be worried about him

Now it's time you know the truth

I think he's just the man for you

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me

 

Oh yeah

So many reasons why our love is through, yeah

What makes you think he'll be good to you, no

It makes no sense 'cause he will never change

Girl, you better recognize the game, oh yeah

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me

 

What are you thinking?

Did you know about us back then?

Do you know I dumped your husband, girlfriend?

I'm not thinking 'bout him

But you married him

Do you know I made him leave?

Do you know he begged to stay with me?

He wasn't man enough for me.