13. Talk About Our Love Ft. Kanye West
From Afrodisiac
Average: 8.15
Truly an amazing song. I love everything about the song. I know the verses aren't as good as the chorus, but the chorus is just THAT good. It was love on first listen for me. Kanye's verse also really helped the song and added a much needed perspective. It's one of my most played Brandy songs too. The song was also a top 40 HIT. One of the first for Kanye who was still relatively new to the GP. This wasn't their first collab though; Brandy was also featured on his Late Registration album on a song called "Bring Me Down".
Kanye actually loves Brandy so it's weird to see him feud with Ray J Even when he performed Bound 2 live instead of the "All you ****** lame and you know it now" he said "Brandy's little sister lame and he knows it now"
Fun Fact about this song: It wasn't supposed to be the lead single. It was only picked because of the Kanye West feature and the fact that he was popping at the time, I'm pretty sure.
The video is also REALLY cool so you should check it out. It starts with a weird instrument and sounds kinda different to the album version of the song. There's more of a symphony feel to it than the original. I like both versions actually! The video version sounds a lot more Kanye though, if you pay attention.
supa says "I’ve always felt this was one of the lesser tracks on “Afrodisiac,” but Brandy’s team got caught up in that explosive Kanye fever of 2004. It’s too bad the era never went anywhere, because it had one of the strongest R&B albums of the decade to work with."
Whoa, that song only went to #36 in the U.S.? Wow. It was played everywhere in NYC and Kanye was really hot at the time. I would've expected at least a top 20 placement
Truly an inspiring masterpiece. I love this song to no end. The vocals, the runs, the FRESH timbaland production. The smash that got away I love how the lyrics flow so well with the production. It's like they were made to correspond to each other.
The remix with Usher could never. Fun fact about this song: She tried to make it happen and even promoted it on Ellen with a lipsynced performance with TIGHT choreo.
I don't know why it flopped
supa, however was not a fan and said "Another lackluster single choice for “Afrodisiac.” It glowers with anger when I keep waiting for it to erupt."
Brandy's second single. Surprisingly, it peaked higher than IWBD and hit #4 on the Hot 100. I really like how innocent the song is and how fun it is. The video is cute when they're all up in Times square with jackets. It really sounded like it defined the era.
Unfortunately, Justin Bieber copied this song and made his vomit-induced hit Baby. So sad. I hate how thieves work.
Fun fact about this song! It was actually debuted on BET at this teens show. At the time, Brandy was 15 so she fit right in. The kids asked her how to do the dance from I Wanna Be Down and it was just a really cute moment. I can't find the video, but if you watch The Life of Brandy on BET, you can see for yourself!
Supa says "I love how the harmonies on the chorus and the middle eight serve girl group realness. Can’t you just picture En Vogue slaying this one?"
Look at the scores, Baby is the first song without a score of 5 or below That acclaim.