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| Released | April 12, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–2005 | |||
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Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection is the firstremix album by AmericanR&B singerToni Braxton, released on April 12, 2005, bySony BMG Music Entertainment in association withLa Face Records andLegacy Recordings, while oniTunes, it was released a month later, on March 31, 2005. It takes its name from Braxton's signature ballad, "Un-Break My Heart".
Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection features ten club mixes byHex Hector,David Morales,Frankie Knuckles,Peter Rauhofer andJunior Vasquez among others, with the track list consisting of songs from her albumsSecrets,The Heat, andMore Than a Woman. It is formatted as a continuous club mix. The compilation received a favorable review fromAllmusic, which praised it for being a welcome change of pace and praised Hex Hector's remixes.
"Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection" is Braxton's firstremix album, being released on April 12, 2005, in the United States bySony BMG Music Entertainment. It was released on March 31, 2005, oniTunes.[1] The album includes remixes only from "Secrets" (1996) and "The Heat" (2000).[2]
Hex Hector remixed the songs "Spanish Guitar", "Maybe" and "Hit the Freeway", whileFrankie Knuckles provided remixes for "I Don't Want To" and "Un-Break My Heart".David Morales remixed "You're Makin' Me High", whileJunior Vasquez providing a remix for "He Wasn't Man Enough".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
Andy Kellman ofAllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that, "'Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection' is a nice change of pace from the typical patched-together cash-in compilation of remixes," praisingHex Hector for "allowing enough room for the bulk of each track to play, rather than showing off quick-wristed skills that would likely knock the wind out of the selections." Kellman picked "the 'HQ2' mix of 'Hit the Freeway,'Frankie Knuckles mix of 'Un-Break My Heart,' andPeter Rauhofer's mix of 'He Wasn't Man Enough' as the highlights."[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Mixer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Diane Warren |
| 1:18 |
| 2. | "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul Hex Anthem Vocal Mix) | Warren |
| 5:51 |
| 3. | "Spanish Guitar" (HQ2 Club Mix) | Warren |
| 7:48 |
| 4. | "You're Makin' Me High" (David Morales Classic Mix) | David Morales | 8:17 | |
| 5. | "I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Franktified Club Mix) | R. Kelly | Frankie Knuckles | 7:32 |
| 6. | "Hit the Freeway" (HQ2 Club Mix) |
| 4:25 | |
| 7. | "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Peter Rauhofer NYC Club Mix) | Peter Rauhofer | 6:38 | |
| 8. | "He Wasn't Man Enough" (Junior Vasquez Marathon Mix) |
| Junior Vasquez | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Maybe" (HQ2/Dynamix NYC Club Mix) |
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| 4:20 |
| 10. | "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Franktidrama Club Mix) | Warren | Knuckles | 8:28 |
| 11. | "Spanish Guitar" (Joe Claussell Main Mix) | Warren | Joaquin Claussell | 6:21 |
The album charted on the USTop Electronic Albums chart, peaking at number 20.[4]
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USTop Dance Albums (Billboard)[5] | 20 |
| Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | April 12, 2005 | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | [2] |
| March 31, 2005(iTunes) | [1] |