Lastly, I'd also add that I love Brandy and will always love her. However, I don't really have any expectations of her at this point because its as if she and her team don't learn from previous mishaps. There's no reason why she didn't capitalize off the attention she was garnering from Chicago and release new music shortly after. Not only is bad/unsmart business - it's genuinely frustrating for fans.
Unfortunately with the current state of the music industry, if you are gone 5+ years and haven't had a current hit, you have missed an entire generation. So each time you release something you are literally rebuilding your fanbase and reintroducing yourself to people who otherwise should already be familiar with you.