This week’s From The Vault will, yet again, concentrate on an artist who doesn’t get the kudos they deserve: the multi-talented Brandy.
Today’s pick comes in the form of the title track of B-Rocka’s third studio album, ‘Full Moon’. Released almost 10 years ago, the track served as the 2002 LP’s second single.
On the Mike City-helmed groove, Ms. Norwood tells an engaging tale of “love at first sight” that she coos is caused by the state of the moon. A narrative relayed literally, yet effectively in its accompanying video.
As always, the siren’s flawless vocal delivery is the center of affairs, with her trademark harmonies and mesmerizing ad-libs on display. And even though she is clearly demonstrates vocal restraint on the track, it’s ample enough to underscore the age-old saying that ‘sometimes, less is more’.
The singer’s then-pregnancy rendered her unable to properly promote the single, but it still managed to reach the Top 20 in the US and in the UK.
With a newly announced deal with RCA Records and fresh material on the pipeline, the Moesha-star stays among the most exciting vocalists the industry. And, although she has achieved plenty during her 17 year career, it seems Brandy still has much more give. TGJ will be there, front row-center, to witness just how much. Will you?
i bought brandy’s full moon album soo long ago when I was ten. It was one of her best. But watch that pressed monica stan troll this post! SMH.
Yesss Brandy….Always deliver good music!
yes loved this era and aphrodisiac. She kinda fell off when she did that track with Kanye….
Her new pics have been pretty fiyah over the last 6 months….as long as she keeps her wig game on track i’ll be checking for her.
she needs to work with DANJA!!! THAT would be amazin.
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Love this song. Looking forward to her new album
Kiss me 🙂
Of Course…love this women..she is such an artist and one of the best vocalist out!!!
JUST KEEP THAT DUMB ASS P*** STAR BROTHER OF HERS IN PRISON AND BRANDY MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY GOOD SHOT THIS TIME. JUST SAYIN.
Brandy should do collabo with Rihanna 🙂
WHY ARE YOU POSTING ABOUT THIS B**** TRANDY,SHE CAN’T SING OR DRIVE AT ALL.TRANDY STANS SHOULD B ASHAMED OF CALLING THISS B**** A VOCAL FLOP BIBLE.TRANDY SUCKS,MONICA SLAYS AND YOU WILL DEAL.
@IMMA
WE DONE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS.YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO OWN A COMPUTER NOW GO PLAY WIHT DAT OTHA SICKI CLOWN GARBAJ STAN @JAMIR21
The best song of Brandy is Right Here, of course..
The rest.. no thancks. *yack*
THIS B**** IS A VOCAL BIBLE ALRIGHT.A VOCAL FLOP BIBLE.TRANDY CAN’T SING,AND CAN’T DRIVE AT ALL.FULL MOON SOUNDS LIKE SHITE AND SO DOEZ HER PART ON THE BOY IZ MINE.THEY SHOULDA LET QUEEN MONICA SING DHA WHOLE SONG.NONE OF TRANDY’S DUMBAZZ STANS ARE CHECKIN FOR ME BCUZ DHEY KNO ALL THIS S*** TRUE. 😉
I need a kiss asap!!!!!!!
I’ll be there! I have to witness the greatness that this woman will bring. Brandy looked beautiful in the video and I can not wait to hear new music!
@MonicaSlays poor you. Monica and Brandy have no beef and it’s such a shame you have to bring such negativity in here. I hope they arrange a tour together for next year.
I LOVEDDDDDD “Full Moon” flawless
You wanna see some cash
I wanna see some ass
I keep them dollars comin
And thats gone make you dance 🙂
This is how music is suppose to sound. Music nowadays doesn’t even sound like it’s sang by humans. I pray this “era” dies and FAST!
Love Brandy, and can’t wait for the new album 🙂
‘Full Moon’ is one of Brandy’s greatest songs. By the way, I couldn’t help but notice the grammatical errors in this post.
Love me some B, cant wait for the new material, era, and everything brandy that comes her way!
I love this song.It’s my favorite Brandy song alongside with ‘Happy’.The video is just beautiful.The colors, the editing, everything is very well done!’Full Moon’ was a very good album, although I think that some artists had pulled the experimental urban pop kind of thing better than her.If she had released more singles off of it after the pregnancy then maybe it would be a success.Anyway…
*had pulled off
Brandy is really talented but she couldn’t survive the Hurricane Beyoncé that killed her career (and many others), and I don’t blame her for that. RIP, Brandy’s career.
@MonicaSlays I knew the rachet cow would pop up from the barn. b**** u talking about someone being young I bet ur 16 yrs old and probably a fake stan. A real monica stan would have better generosity than that and respect someone else’s talent. They both did a song together that was successful called the boy is mine and did not have beef. I think brandy sing better in that song but monica has a great voice too. U just a hatin ass h** that don’t matter. No life b****. NEXT…
Brandy Come hard this go round.
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Love the video and the song. Full Moon is my favorite Brandy album, next to Never Say Never.
Been a Brandy fan since ’95, and im still a fan! Afrodisiac and Human may have not done well, but they are still great albums. Im looking forward to her new album as well.
P.S. Really dont know why the kids on here are trashing Brandy and Monica…they are both supertalented without the gimmicks and all the extra. Just good vocals and good music. We nerd more Brandys and Monicas in the music industry!
@monicaslays Monica has flopped to so go somewhere with that b*******!
@Gilberto The only thing beyonce killed was a horse to make that lacefront and childrens minds!
@kerry johnson I would kiss you!
Nissan641 monica and brandy not trying to impress the kids these days that only wanna listen to nonsubstantial techno music and whatever. Monica and brandy all about making good r&b music. They know their roots and not tryna f*** that up. That monica stan a fake and a troll and need to go somewhere but don’t trash monica like that. Her new album was well received!
OMG! This is a Contemporary R&B Classic! I still to this day love this song! When this song came out…i was a Brandy Stan…and i bought everything Brandy! With her vocals, the production, the lyrics and the arrangement of the song…I have to say….this is one of my favorite songs of all time! B Rocka did her thing on this one! **FULL MOON >>>>>>> every song released in 2002**
@NISSAN641
GIRL BYE!MONICA DON’T FLOP SHE UNDERPERFORMS.QUEEN MONICA WOULD NEVER RELEASE SUCH TRASH MUSIC IN HER LIFE UNLIKE TRANDY.TRANDY SUCKS AND HER MUSIC IS PURE S***.
@IMA HAVE TO…
GIRL THE F*** BYE!I AM 23 YEARS OLD HONEY,YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME.I DON’T CARE IF QUEEN MONICA HELPED THAT FLOP GET TO #1,TRANDY STILL SUCKS AT SINGING WHILE QUEEN MONICA FLAWLESSLY SLAYS.BUT YOU ARE A SICKI GARBAJE STAN SO YOU WOULDN’T KNOW WHAT REAL TALLENT IS ( SEE: YOUR FAVE VOCAL FLOP BIBLE TRANDY.)
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YEah happy was one my favorites as well on NSN next to ‘ANgel in disguise’ she really shined on that album… AMPED for the next!
@I’MA HAVE TO SEND HER TO HER MAKER I’m not trashing monica at all.. I’m simply saying monica has flopped in her career to! Every artists has flopped some time in their career.. I love brandy and monica and monicas last album was the ” S***”…No s*** I actually have Still Standing in my 6 disc cd player in my car along with Mariah, Keyshia, and Fantasia! Gotta luv them!
Brandy is one of the best to ever do it. Real Talk. B-Rocka for life!!
I love Brandy! Amped for the next album.
@MONICASLAYS: Your saying your 23 years old, you are acting like a 12 year old dummy!!! Lmao!!! 1. Monica and Brandy have been friends for years idiot!!! 2. Do some music research dumbass, did you know they made a track back in 1998 called ” The Boy Is Mine”, but I guess you didn’t research that. 3. Monica lended her support to Brandy when she was at Dancing With The Stars, research that!!! Next time you talk, do some research!!! FOOL!!!!
I love this song and the video. I will be checking for Brandy because it’s real R&B music.
Wow! I can’t believe its been almost 10-years since ‘Full Moon’ released. This was such a hot ass song . ‘Full Moon’ itself was hot album, along with ‘Afrodisiac’, and if Brandy can deliver music that was heard on both of those albums, she can possibly see the word success a lot this next era. That is if given the right promotion, which I’m sure she will receive. I look forward to the new album. Roll on 2012!
i love Brandy. she always does great music. i also love Monica. these two women are amazing. i love that they don’t try to please these kids. they want their discology to look good. you can’t have bad music. LOL
Brandy’s Never Say Never Album has to be a top ten albums of all time for me.
Full man was a great album also. I remember when I first heard “Full Moon” I was at work and it came on the radio, I feel in love with the song the moment I heard it!
Haters need not apply !! Bran is the s*** and she knows it!
Monicaslays, all this talking hun but yet Brandy is on television, she makes TMZ has been on cnn, and has been recognized far more than monica will ever, Let’s be honest Monica has talent but where is her acting career? where is her growth , her praise among her peers?
Fact is even with brandy’s flopped albums she still manages to be more relevant than Monica, (Someone who has a few flops of her own) brandys music evolves while monica is stuck singing the same water down songs.
Listen clearly Monica can NEVER EVER come close to brandy vocal complexity
and raw skill, she can NEVER be the actress Brandy is, Can NEVER be the song writer she is and can NEVER go to Africa to perform cause they don’t know her.
Monica girl you can sang! but your fans need to understand there is a reason other singers , producers and writers don’t brag about MO, she is simple.
Brandy is beyond simple.
Now sit down and watch brandy gracefully come back and kill it, watch her on TV and await that album!
Alright DANISHA you betta let em know….. Brandy has touch so many lives with her music and raised a generation of listeners. When you do that as an artist you will ALWAYS be respected in the masses. She is Legend and Producers, Songwriters and Artist have said themselves how much of an honor it is to work with Brandy. She has soooo many tones, and texures in her voice as well as the ability to run using 16th notes and can sing anything she hears yet still make it her own. Honestly Brandy has MILLIONS (at least 30-50) in the bank chillin. So for her to be putting out albums, its obviously for her fans and to touch ppl. At this point with all the Haters , I don’t blame her for taking her time with this. Because ppl always want great ppl to fall! , especially Black ppl… We can’t ever be happy for nobody. @Monicaslays… definately has a horrible venomous life to be able to spew such negative energy on a website. … I kinda feel sorry for HER .