After a four-year hiatus, Brandy finally delivered her sixth studio album, Two Eleven, on October 16.
The album includes production by Bangladesh, Hit-Boy, The Bizness, Jim Beans, Rico Love, Mario Winans, Kevin McCall, Warren Campbell, and Breyon Prescott.
Additionally, Two Eleven boasts tracks penned by Rico Love, Sean Garrett, Frank Ocean, Chris Brown, Sevyn Streeter, Eric Bellinger, Mario Winans, and more.
The standard version of Two Eleven contains 14 tracks, including an intro and outro. After the intro, the first song is “Wildest Dreams,” which evokes the idea that great things come to those who keep moving forward.
“So Sick” is about when you are invested in someone who you become love-sick. “Slower,” co-written by Brown, is a very sensual track that explains how slow and steady will always win the race.
Then there is “No Such Thing As Too Late,” which explains how patience is essential to experience true love.
“Let Me Go” is all about how you have become spoiled by love and don’t want to be apart from someone you love because they know you get in certain moods. “Without You” exclaims how you can’t even simply function without the one you care for there in your presence.
“Put It Down,” the album’s lead single featuring Brown, is a playful yet sensual track that describes the qualities of men who are appreciated.
“Hardly Breathing” is about past hurt and heartbreak. “Do You Know What You Have” explores not knowing when one has someone or something that is one in a million.
“Scared of Beautiful,” written by Ocean, explains the struggle of self-acceptance with being either good or bad in various aspects of life.
“Wish Your Love Away,” written by Winans, brings back the feeling of a ’90s ballad with brief instrumental parts originally featured in “The Boy Is Mine.” The track is all about letting an ex-lover know it is over.
On “Paint This House,” Brandy and her love interest have their own housewarming party in the most intimate way.
With the perfect collection of tracks on Two Eleven, Brandy has made it crystal clear that she is back within her core of making good music, which is rhythm and blues.
Two Eleven is certainly worth the money, as it has a collection of songs that may make you dance, reflect, or even cry. It’s clear that Brandy really put her all into this album.
Standout tracks: “Slower,” “Scared of Beautiful,” and “Wish Your Love Away”
