Music Review

Brokenhearted (1995)

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Lead Performance: Brandy; Genre: Pop

Featuring saccharine sentiments set to turgid arrangements, the seamlessly produced, soulless ballad Brokenhearted is something like Lawrence Welk meets Mary J. Blige. If you ''wanna be down,'' as Brandy's first hit proclaimed, a teaming with Milquetoast crooner Wanya Morris from Boyz II Men is the wrong way to go. C-

Originally posted Sep 29, 1995 Published in issue #294 Sep 29, 1995 Order article reprints

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