Albumism’s 100 Best Albums of 2020 | #12: Brandy’s ‘B7’

December 6, 2020 Albumism Staff

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#12 | BRANDY | B7
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According to Quentin Harrison: “B7 is a watershed moment for the singer-songwriter. The album beams with the certitude of a woman very much aware of who she is and how she wants to communicate this ethos. In the R&B genre where some of its purveyors are occasionally susceptible to the siren call of artifice and theatrics, Brandy sidesteps manufactured drama and goes for music imbued with heart and technical prowess.”

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