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Phases : a memoir / Brandy with Gerrick Kennedy.

Brandy, 1979- (author). Kennedy, Gerrick, (author.).

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The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award®-winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her journey from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlights. From the moment she first sang at church in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy knew her voice was special. At fourteen she landed her first record deal. At fifteen her first album went platinum. At sixteen she was starring in the hit sitcom Moesha and became the first Black actress to play Cinderella on screen alongside fairy godmother, Whitney Houston. Yet as the accolades piled up, so too did the pressure to maintain a flawless image. To onlookers, she had crafted the blueprint for the teenage 'it' girl. But behind closed doors 'The Vocal Bible' as she was known, was struggling. In this piercing, revelatory memoir, Brandy shares: the inside stories behind her most iconic songs and albums, her star-studded connections with Whitney Houston and Diana Ross, the affirmation of friends and family, including her brother Ray J, that helped her through challenging times; and so much more. Delving into the humble roots of her decades-spanning career, her early struggles with bullies and insecurities as a high schooler, and finally her inspirational journey to reclaim her sense of self and her autonomy as a woman in Hollywood and in music, this memoir is an insightful meditation on Brandy's life and how she rose to become the woman she is today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781335013279
  • ISBN: 133501327X
  • ISBN: 9781335001283
  • ISBN: 133500128X
  • Physical Description: xvii, 362 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2026]

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Preface -- Phases -- Pink camellias -- Outsider -- Showcase -- Drop-dead gorgeous -- Mother, may I? -- The kind of girl you could be down for -- Brokenhearted -- A new day is dawning -- R&B -- The fairest of them all -- Truthfully -- Vs. -- The girl in the plastic bubble -- Ghost in the machine -- Cover girl -- Camouflage -- Borderline -- New moon -- Starlight -- Talk about our love -- Eclipse -- Lucid dreams -- Saturn return -- Sunny day -- Twilight -- God can't fail -- Unconditional oceans -- Acknowledgments -- Song credits.

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African American motion picture actors and actresses > Biography.
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