A Family Business
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||
| Released | June 19, 2011 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2009–2011 | |
| Genre | R&B, pop, dance-pop | |
| Length | 40:46 | |
| Label | Saguaro Road, Time–Life, Knockout | |
| Singles from A Family Business | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Blues & Soul |  |
| Channel 24 | |
| MOBO | |
| Soultracks.com | favorable |
| The Telegraph Encore | |
| The Washington Post | mixed |
A Family Business a 2011 compilation album released on Saguaro Road Records and Time–Life Music. Based on the American reality series Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business which aired on the VH1 network between the years of 2010 and 2011, it was released as a soundtrack accompanying the series' second and final season. Executive produced by the Norwood family, the show chronicled the backstage lives of singers Ray J and Brandy Norwood, while taking on larger roles in their family's management and production company, R&B Productions.
The album features previously unreleased content from both siblings and their parents Sonja and Willie Norwood as well as contribution from Norwood's daughter Sy'rai, her half-sister Rain Smith, and fellow singers such as Tasha Scott. Production on the compilation was handled by several producers, including Big Bert, Clinton Sparks, and The Jam. Upon release, critics such as The Washington Post declared it an "awkward and adorable and really, really wholesome collection."
Collaborative efforts between Brandy Norwood and her brother, fellow R&B singer Ray J, had been in talks since 2005, when Brandy was firstly signed to Ray J's record company Knockout Entertainment. It was announced that the siblings along with rapper Shorty Mack and other performers, would form a supergroup called TKO (Tha Knock Out) and release a debut album of the same name in 2006. Plans eventually fell through though, also because Brandy was involved in a fatal car crash. It wasn't until late 2008 when further news surfaced about a collaboration project between Brandy and Ray J. Billboard reported that the singers considered releasing an album called R&B, "a nod to the siblings' respective first initials as well as their chosen style of music." Yet again after the commercial failure of Brandy's Human (2008) album, this project was postponed.
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