Full Moon\nBrandy\nAtlantic Records\nBrandy took her time on this one. She's spent the last three years coming up with her new album, Full Moon. Her first two albums, Brandy and Never Say Never, earned multiple awards during the years and in all likelihood the new album won't be any different.\nRodney Jerkins produced the album and was Billboard Magazine's 1999 top producer of pop singles. Jerkins has produced for pop greats such as Michael Jackson, Aaliyah and Whitney Houston and is known for bringing back artists we haven't heard from in a while. The magic Jerkins has brought to comeback albums in the past is apparent on Full Moon as well.\nBrandy makes it obvious on her newest album that she's been treated badly and isn't going to take it anymore. The songs on the album also explore the adventure of not being able to leave someone who treats you poorly. There are mixed emotions throughout the entire album that make you wonder exactly what Brandy's love life went through during her three years without an album release.\n"When You Touch Me" and "Like This" are songs that explore a sexual side of Brandy that we haven't really seen in the past. Maybe her marriage last summer to producer and songwriter Robert Smith sparked some new feelings and emotions in her songs. \nBrandy is one of those artists that succeeds in her slow songs as well as her upbeat pop-sounding songs. The first single "What About Us?" is one of the upbeat tunes on the album and has landed on MTV's TRL countdown numerous times.\nIn one of the slower songs on the album, "Die Without You," Brandy sings with her brother, Ray J. It's a pretty good remix of the 1992 P.M. Dawn hit from the "Boomerang" soundtrack.\nWith a baby coming in the next few months, Brandy might not have time for many awards shows in the coming year. But she'll surely be a part of them. The quality lyrics and R&B sound of Brandy are back and better than they've ever been.\n
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