"Snowflakes of Love" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. It was written by and produced by Braxton and her former husband Keri Lewis for her first Christmas album, Snowflakes (2001). The song samples the instrumental of Earl Klugh's "Now We're One", written by Isaac Hayes for the soundtrack to the 1974 film Truck Turner. Due to the inclusion of the sample, he is also credited as songwriters. The song was released as the album's lead single on November 10, 2001, by Arista Records. It failed to make impact on the Billboard Hot 100, however the single charted at number twenty-five on the component Adult Contemporary chart.[1] There is no music video made for the song.
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Single by Toni Braxton | ||||
from the album Snowflakes | ||||
Released | November 10, 2001 | |||
Recorded | Studio A Recording (Dearborn Heights, Michigan) Abbey Road Studios (London, England) KL Productions (Atlanta, Georgia) | |||
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Length | 4:24 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
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Commercial performance
editOn January 5, 2002, the song peaked at number twenty-five on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] The song spent a total of one week on the chart.[2]
Formats and track listings
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Snowflakes of Love" | 4:06 |
2. | "Snowflakes of Love" (Instrumental) | 4:06 |
Credits and personnel
editAlbum credits taken from Discogs.[3]
- Performers and musicians
- Toni Braxton – vocals, background vocals
- Technical personnel
- Ashley Alexander - engineering assistant
- Antonio "LA" Reid - executive producer
- Craig Taylor - engineering mixing assistant
- Darren Goodwin - engineering assistant
- Dave Palmer - recording, mixing
- Don Sebesky - arrangement, conductor
- Keri Lewis - executive producer, mixing, producer
- Randy Poole – engineering assistant
- Toni Braxton - executive producer, producer
Charts
editChart (2002) | Peak position |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[1] | 25 |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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United States | 2001 | CD | Arista Records | [3] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Billboard Adult Contemporary Music Chart January 5, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2002.
- ^ "Billboard Chart Search Snowflakes Of Love Toni Braxton January 5, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Toni Braxton – Snowflakes of Love (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved January 26, 2017.