Brandy Full Moon CD

2002 album, featuring the single 'What About Us?'. 17 tracks.

Personnel includes: Brandy, Michael Jackson, LaShawn "Big Shiz" Daniels, Ray J (vocals); Isaac Phillips, Aaron Fishbeind, Blake English (guitar); Kimbo (violin); Larry Gold (cello); Stuart Brawley, Jason Derlatka (piano); Rodney Jerkins (Wurlitzer piano); Gerald Hayward (drums); Teddy Riley (talkbox).
Producers include: Rodney Jerkins, Keith Crouch, Kamillion, Brandy, LaShawn "Big Shiz" Daniels.
Engineers include: Paul Foley, Fabian Marascuillo, Jim Bottari.
FULL MOON was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album.
Personnel includes: Brandy, Fat Joe, Twista.
Personnel: Brandy (vocals, background vocals); Ray J (vocals); Isaac Phillips, Blake English, Jubu (guitar); Kimbo (violin); Larry Gold (cello); Robin Ross, Patrick Morgan, Mark Casillas, Charles Veal, Jr., Lila Kazakova, Zheng Wang, Thomas Tally, Edward Green, Tibor Zelig, Yi-Huan Zhao, Eugene Mechtovich, Michele Nardone, Benjamin Wright, Lori Andrews, Marston Smith (strings); Joe "Flip" Wilson (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Jason Derlatka, Stuart Brawley (piano, programming); Gerald Heyward (drums).
Audio Mixers: Kevin "KD" Davis; Manny Marroquin; Dave Pensado; Dexter Simmons; Jon Gass; Brad Gilderman.
Recording information: 2nd Floor Recording, Orlando, FL; DarkChild Studios, NJ; Hartman Way Sounds, West Hills, CA; Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Hit Factory, NY; Human Rhythm Studios, Los Angeles, CA; O-Henry Studio, North Hollywood, CA; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Studio C; Studio Philadelphia, PA.
Photographers: Marc Baptiste; Matthew Rolston; Jonathan Mannion.
Brandy built her stardom on a few well-timed singles, but she never really delivered albums that fulfilled her promise as a front-woman. Full Moon, her third album, comes the closest to being a full-fledged, well-rounded album, as well as establishing a personality as a singer. That's not to say this album is as fiercely independent or adventurous as Aaliyah's last album, or even efforts by Blu Cantrell and Toya, but it's the most assured, risky album Brandy has yet recorded, the one that suggests that she is more than an appealing young personality who is as effective on record as she is on made-for-TV movies. Full Moon still has some flaws common to contemporary urban soul records -- namely, it's too lengthy, filled with songs that are just there to ensure that the album runs close to 70 minutes, giving some listeners the impression they're getting more bang for their buck; apart from that, the record can be a little too even-keeled and samey -- but it's professionally performed and expertly pitched at the mainstream, with just enough beats to make it seem fresh, yet those very rhythms are polished but always enough to keep the entire enterprise safe and non-threatening. That, of course, means that Full Moon is perched perfectly between the interesting and the mundane and is in equal parts either. Since she's pushing slightly harder to be mature, it's a little more mature and consistent than her previous albums, but each step forward feels measured and calculated -- not necessarily a bad thing, but something that's noticeable as the album stretches on and on over its 17 tracks. There are plenty of moments here that are seductively smooth and even the filler goes down smoothly, but when it's finished, Brandy seems no more distinctive than she did when it started, so it's no wonder that even its triumphs seem muted. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The first couple of years of the 21st century proved to be a crowded field for photogenic young R&B-pop divas (Britney, Christina, Mya, the list goes on...). Many of these occupy a file in some folks' minds that's labeled "one-shot." FULL MOON serves to disprove such notions in the case of the in-it-for-the-long-haul siren Brandy. The album kicks off with a whisper, as the young songstress lets her voice gently caress tEntertainment Weekly (3/22/02, p.110) - "...Adulthood becomes her...Her deep, warm voice now has a scratchy, evocative edge that suggests maturity and the high price that often comes with it..." - Rating: A-