Love Shoulda Brought You Home

"Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Boomerang
Released December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01)
Format
Recorded May 1992
Genre R&B
Length 4:56
Label LaFace
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"Give U My Heart"
(1992)		 "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
(1992)		 "Another Sad Love Song"
(1993)

"Give U My Heart"
(1992)		 "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"
(1992)		 "Another Sad Love Song"
(1993)

"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" is the debut solo single by American singer Toni Braxton. It was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, and Bo Watson and produced by Edmonds and Simmons along with L.A. Reid. Originally featured on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy film Boomerang (1992), the song was later included on Braxton's self titled debut album Toni Braxton (1993).

The single became a top 40 hit the Billboard Hot 100 charting at number thirty-three and her second consecutive top five hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charting at number four.

Background and release

"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, and Bo Watson, and originally to be recorded by Anita Baker.[1] Production on the track was overseen by Edmonds and Simmons along with L.A. Reid, while mixing was handled by Reid and Barney Perkins.[1] Background vocals were provided by Edmonds, Debra Killings, and Trina Broussard, with Watson playing keyboards and Vance Taylor playing acoustic piano.[1] Reid and Edmonds also served as executive producers on "Love Shoulda Brought You Home".[1]

The song served as the follow-up to Braxton's duet with Babyface, titled "Give U My Heart", her debut as a solo singer, which was also included on the soundtrack of Eddie Murphy's film, Boomerang (1992). Both songs "Give U My Heart" and "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" were originally to be recorded by Baker, but due to Baker's pregnancy, she had to decline.[2][3] The title of the song is a direct line from Boomerang. In the film, Halle Berry's character, Angela Lewis, angrily tells her man, Marcus Graham, played by Murphy, after he spent the night with another woman, "Love should've brought your ass home last night."[4]

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" peaked number five on the Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart on December 5, 1992. The song spent a total of twenty nine weeks on the chart.[5] A months later, on January 16, 1993, it peaked at number nineteen on Billboard's Rhythmic Songs chart and number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[6][7] "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" also peaked at number thirty six on the Radio Songs chart.[8]

In the United Kingdom, on November 27, 1994, "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" debuted at number thirty three on the UK Singles Chart.[9] In its second and third week the song fell to numbers forty six and seventy five.[10][11] On January 14, 1995, the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart, charting at number ninety three before falling out the top 100.[12]

Music video

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.

Track listing

UK CD Single[13]

No.TitleLength
1."Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Radio Edit)4:16
2."How Many Ways" (R. Kelly Radio Edit)4:02
3."How Many Ways" (Radio Edit Album Version)4:20
4."The Christmas Song"3:25

US CD Single[14]

No.TitleLength
1."Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Radio Edit)4:16
2."Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Album Version)4:56
3."Love Shoulda Brought You Home" (Slow Sensual Mix)3:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–94) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[15] 69
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 33
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[17] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 4

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
United States January 1, 1992 12" LaFace Records [20]
September 28, 1992 Cassette [21]
December 4, 1992 CD [14]
United Kingdom November 18, 1994 12" [22]
November 21, 1994 CD [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Toni Braxton (Media notes). Toni Braxton. LaFace Records. 1993.
  2. ↑ "Braxton, Toni Biography: Contemporary Musicians". eNotes.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  3. ↑ Hunt, Dennis. "Toni Braxton Leftovers are Torch Singer's Entree to Deal". L.A. Times. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Folk, Antwane. "THROWBACK THURSDAY: Toni Braxton – 'Love Shoulda Brought You Home'". Rated RnB. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Billboard HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS December 5, 1992". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Rhythmic Songs Chart JANUARY 16, 1993". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart JANUARY 16, 1993". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Radio Songs Chart Toni Braxton". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 27 November 1994 - 03 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 04 December 1994 - 10 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 11 December 1994 - 17 December 1994". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 08 January 1995 - 14 January 1995". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company (UK). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Toni Braxton – Love Shoulda Brought You Home (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Toni Braxton - Love Shoulda Brought You Home Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Amazon (U.S.). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Toni Braxton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Toni Braxton Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton / Love Shoulda Brought You Home Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Amazon (U.S). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Love Shoulda Brought You Home - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Amazon (U.S). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Love Shoulda Brought You Home [12" VINYL] Amazon.co.uk Music". Amazon. Amazon (UK). Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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