In tandem with her work as an actress and television personality, Tamar Braxton is an accomplished singer and songwriter who specializes in deeply passionate contemporary R&B. She debuted in 1990 as one-fifth of the sibling group the Braxtons, and a decade later launched her solo career with Tamar (2000). While that album was heavy on pop-flavored material, it also displayed Braxton's knack for the kind of cathartic ballads that would typify her subsequent commercial successes. She turned a corner with Love and War (2013), a number two album that led to three Grammy nomination...