Love Shoulda Brought You Home
"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" | ||||
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![]() U.S. CD single cover
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Single by Toni Braxton | ||||
from the album Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album and Toni Braxton | ||||
Released | December 1, 1992 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | May 1992 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:56 | |||
Label | LaFace | |||
Writer(s) | Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Bo Watson | |||
Producer(s) | L. A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons | |||
Toni Braxton singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" is the first solo single by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. The song was written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons, and Bo Watson, and was featured on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy film Boomerang (1992). It served as the follow-up to Braxton's duet with Babyface, titled "Give U My Heart". Those pair of songs was submitted to Anita Baker, but due to Baker's impending pregnancy, she had to decline.[1] The single became a top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and her second consecutive top five hit on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Seven months later, the song was included on Braxton's debut album, Toni Braxton.
The title is a direct line from Boomerang. In the film, Halle Berry's character, Angela Lewis, angrily tells her man, Marcus Graham (Eddie Murphy), after he spent the night with another woman, "Love should've brought your ass home last night."[citation needed]
The music video, directed by Ralph Ziman, showed an angry Braxton—alternating between a long sweater (worn as a dress) and a suit complete with tie. She is fed up with her boyfriend and testifies that if he really cared, then love should have brought him home last night.
The song was also used in the background of an early 1993 episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Track listings and formats
- U.S. CD single
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Album Version) – 4:56
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Slow Sensual Mix) – 3:33
- UK CD single
- "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
- "How Many Ways" (R. Kelly Radio Edit) – 4:02
- "How Many Ways" (Radio Edit Album Version) – 4:20
- "The Christmas Song" – 3:25
Charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2] | 2 |
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 33 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
UK Singles Chart[3] | 33 |
References
External links
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2014
- 1990s ballads
- 1992 singles
- Rhythm and blues ballads
- Songs from films
- Songs written by Daryl Simmons
- Songs written by Babyface (musician)
- Toni Braxton songs
- Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
- 1992 songs
- LaFace Records singles
- Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid
- Song recordings produced by Daryl Simmons