The Heat (Toni Braxton album)

The Heat
Studio album by Toni Braxton
Released	April 25, 2000 (2000-04-25)
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	Larrabee North (Universal City, California)[a] The Village Recorder (Los Angeles)[b] The Point (Saint Paul, Minnesota)[c] Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)[d] Chartmaker (Malibu, California)[e] Noontime (Atlanta)[f] Brandon's Way (Los Angeles)[g] Human Rhythm (Los Angeles)[h] Music Grinder (Hollywood)[i] Silent Sound (Atlanta)[j]
Genre	R&B pop
Length	48:35
Label	LaFace
Producer	Teddy Bishop Keith Crouch David Foster Jazze Pha Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Keri Daryl Simmons
Toni Braxton chronology
Secrets (1996) The Heat (2000) Snowflakes (2001)
Singles from The Heat
"He Wasn't Man Enough" Released: February 29, 2000 "Just Be a Man About It" Released: June 20, 2000 "Spanish Guitar" Released: September 11, 2000 "Maybe" Released: February 6, 2001

The Heat is the third studio album by American singer Toni Braxton, released on April 25, 2000, by LaFace Records. The album marked Braxton's departure from her ballads in favor of a more urban sound. Most of the songs (including the nearly instrumental "The Art of Love") were written and produced by Braxton and her husband Keri Lewis (a former member of Mint Condition); two ballads were penned by Diane Warren, and collaborations featured rappers Dr. Dre and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.

The Heat opened at number two on the Billboard 200 with 199,000 copies sold in its first week. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 13, 2000, with sales of over two million copies in the United States. Additionally, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while lead single "He Wasn't Man Enough" won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song.
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