Tamar (album)

Tamar is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Tamar Braxton. It was released on March 21, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and RedZone Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Missy Elliott, Jermaine Dupri and Amil, while the production handled by Tim & Bob, Tricky Stewart, among others. The album was originally entitled Ridiculous.

Before the official release, Braxton has become a lead singer of The Braxtons, after her sisters Traci and Toni had to leave the group, which left them as a trio of Tamar, Trina and Towanda. After the release of their debut album, So Many Ways (1996), Braxton was offered a solo recording contract with DreamWorks, which she happened to leave the group and begin her solo career. In 2004, Tamar's sister Towanda Braxton appeared on the reality TV series Starting Over during its second season. Towanda revealed that Tamar signed a solo contract without telling her or Trina that she left The Braxtons group.

In 1999, she released the EP, Tamar: Just Cuz to generate buzz about her the solo album.^[4] The Tamar: Just Cuz EP contained 4 songs, "Get Mine", "Just Cuz", "Let Him Go", and "Get Mine". Promotional use copies of the album under the title Ridiculous were released. The Ridiculous promotional CD contained a different track order and a song entitled "Respect me". The final US track "Get Mine", along with the other tracks from the Tamar : Just Cuz EP were not included on the Ridiculous promotional cd.

The album debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200 and number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Tamar has admitted in interviews for her second album Love and War that she is not fond of this album due to not having any creative control.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get None" (featuring Jermaine Dupri & Amil)	Jermaine Dupri Bryan-Michael Cox Tamara Savage Mýa Harrison Amil Whitehead	Dupri Cox	3:50
2.	"Your Room"	Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:14
3.	"No Disrespect" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Missy Elliott	Missy Elliott	3:35
4.	"Money Can't Buy You Love"	Darrell "Delite" Allamby Lincoln "Link" Browder	Allamby	4:32
5.	"Tonight"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:19
6.	"If You Don't Wanna Love Me"	Christopher "Tricky" Stewart LaTocha Scott	Stewart	3:58
7.	"Once Again"	Allamby	Allamby	4:15
8.	"You Don't Know"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:06
9.	"Can't Nobody"	Stewart	Stewart	4:34
10.	"I'm Over You"	Stewart Tamar Braxton	Stewart	4:04
11.	"Words"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	3:56
12.	"The Way It Should Be"	Stewart Braxton	Stewart	4:39
13.	"Miss Your Kiss"	Kelley Robinson	Tim & Bob	4:22
14.	"Get Mine"	Stewart Braxton	Stewart	3:45

Japanese Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Count the Ways"	Richard Rudolph Shane August	4:39

Personnel

Keyboards and drum programming: Tim & Bob, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Tricky Stewart, The Co-Stars
Piano: Les Butler, Bob Robinson
Acoustic guitar: Bob Robinson
Spanish guitar: Bob Robinson
Guitar: Paul Pesco, Marlon McClain
Percussion: Luis C. Conte
Background vocals: Tamar Braxton, Darcy Aldridge, Mýa (uncredited),^[5] Lil' Mo, Missy Elliott, LaTocha Scott, Darrell "Delite" Allamby
Recording engineers: Jermaine Dupri, Brian K. Smith, Tim Kelley, Carlisle Young, Ben Arrindell, Rob Hunter, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Kevin "KD" Davis
Mixing engineers: Phil Tan, Brian K. Smith, Tim Kelley, Carlisle Young, Ben Arrindell, Kevin "KD" Davis
Photography: Randee St. Nicholas
Design: Orabor

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[7]	42

References

↑ "Tamar (Artist) - Get None [CD-Single] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
↑ "Amazon.com: Tamar (Artist): If You Don't Wanna Love Me: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
↑ Tamar at AllMusic
↑ http://www.amazon.com/TAMAR-JUST-CUZ/dp/B003YITZBU
↑ "Revisiting the Overlooked Debut Album from Tamar Braxton, "Tamar" from 2000". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
↑ Caulfield, Keith (September 6, 2013). "Ariana Grande vs. Tamar Braxton: Battle for No. 1 on the Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
↑ Ramirez, Rauly (September 12, 2013). "Tamar Braxton Sets New Record on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart with 'Love and War'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.

Tamar Braxton

Studio albums	Tamar (2000) Love and War (2013) Winter Loversland (2013) Calling All Lovers (2015)

The Braxtons	So Many Ways (1997) Braxton Family Christmas (2015)

Singles	"Get None" "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" "Love and War" "The One" "All the Way Home" "Hot Sugar" "She Can Have You" "For the Rest of My Life, Pt. 2" "Let Me Know" " If I Don't Have You"

Related articles	Discography The Braxtons Tamar & Vince The Real Braxton Family Values Awards and nominations

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