Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song

What this video is

Released in 1992/1993, 'Another Sad Love Song' arrived as the lead single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut on LaFace/Arista Records, the Atlanta imprint co-founded by L.A. Reid and Babyface that would define mainstream R&B for the decade. The song was written and produced by Daryl Simmons and Babyface with additional production from L.A. Reid. The black-and-white video aesthetic signaled artistic seriousness…

Why it matters

A landmark debut single in 1990s R&B, the track established Toni Braxton as a major vocal talent and helped define the 'neo-soul diva' template that would dominate adult contemporary R&B through the mid-1990s. The B&W video's cinematic restraint set a visual standard for emotionally driven ballad…

The director

Born January 19, 1966, in Pittsburgh, PA. Fuqua studied electrical engineering at West Virginia University before relocating to New York in 1987 to pursue filmmaking, working first as a production assistant before forming his own company, Reel Power, and…