Human (Brandy album)

Human
Studio album by Brandy
Released	December 5, 2008
Recorded	April 2005 – September 2008
Studio	Bernie Grundman Mastering Henson Larrabee The Ravenite Social Club (Los Angeles) The Boom Boom Room (Burbank) Strawberrybee (New York City) 2nd Floor (Orlando)
Genre	Pop[1] R&B[2]
Length	50:01
Label	Epic Knockout Koch
Producer	Chase N. Cashe Dirty Swift Dernst "D'Mile" Emile Toby Gad Hit-Boy Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Brian Kennedy Bruno Mars RedOne Soundz Dapo Torimiro Bruce Wayne
Brandy chronology
The Best of Brandy (2005) Human (2008) Two Eleven (2012)
Singles from Human
"Right Here (Departed)" Released: September 9, 2008 "Long Distance" Released: November 11, 2008

Human is the fifth studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released on December 5, 2008 by Epic Records, Knockout Entertainment and Koch Records. The album was Norwood's debut Epic Records release, following her split with Atlantic Records in 2005, and her reunion with longtime collaborator and mentor Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who executively produced and wrote most of the album with his songwriting collective.

Despite being generally well-received by critics, Human debuted at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 73,000 copies, becoming Brandy's lowest-charting album since her eponymous debut (1994). As of 2012, Human has sold 214,000 copies in the United States, failing to match the commercial success of predecessors. While leading single "Right Here (Departed)" scored Norwood her biggest chart success since "Full Moon" (2002), the second and final "Long Distance" was not as commercially successful.

Human would become the only album Norwood recorded with Epic Records, after departing both the label and Roc Nation in 2009. Initially, Norwood would reflect on disliking the album, blaming its lackluster performance on a lack of vision from all involved parties. However, in later years, Norwood has said she’s become fond of the album.