Secrets is the second studio album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States of America on 14 June 1996 by LaFace Records. In this album, she brings the kind of dance-pop and electropop song. In all album sales in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Australia, she was awarded 13 × platinum with the officially labeled Sony Music Entertainment. After selling eight million albums domestically of her debut album, earning several awards—including Best New Artist at the 1994 Grammy Awards—, and having consecutive top ten singles on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, a lot was riding on this project. Nearly three years after her eponymous debut, Secrets was released on 14 June 1996. In the fall of 1996, Braxton kicked-off the Secrets Tour playing dates in America and Europe. The album was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 1997 Grammy Awards. Secret has been certified 8× platinum for shipping 8 million copies in the U.S. and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.Secrets is the second studio album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States of America on 14 June 1996 by LaFace Records. In this album, she brings the kind of dance-pop and electropop song. In all album sales in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Australia, she was awarded 13 × platinum with the officially labeled Sony Music Entertainment. After selling eight million albums domestically of her debut album, earning several awards—including Best New Artist at the 1994 Grammy Awards—, and having consecutive top ten singles on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, a lot was riding on this project. Nearly three years after her eponymous debut, Secrets was released on 14 June 1996. In the fall of 1996, Braxton kicked-off the Secrets Tour playing dates in America and Europe. The album was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 1997 Grammy Awards. Secret has been certified 8× platinum for shipping 8 million copies in the U.S. and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.false2025-11-07 18:40:31Secrets19971997-01-011997-01-01160ElectronicEuro HouseHip HopHousePop11424721297735ecbca16-8693-423b-8416-4bdb4855a9053c8a8696-e176-4c46-a2d3-48b6b1525c7f5d80a276-4ec6-3d54-8cff-32a05e7412f6/media/data/media3/Music/Toni Braxton/Secrets/folder.jpgToni BraxtonToni Braxton feat. BabyfaceToni BraxtonVarious ArtistsToni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female 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.
Braxton is also a television executive producer and personality. She competed in the seventh season of the reality competition series Dancing with the Stars. She has executive produced and starred in Braxton Family Values, a reality television series that aired on We TV from 2011 to 2020. Braxton was also an executive producer of Tamar & Vince, a spinoff reality TV series starring her younger sister, Tamar.