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For the film, see The Duchess (film).
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The Dutchess is the solo debut album of American pop/R&B singer Fergie, who is a member of The Black Eyed Peas. The album was first released in the U.S. on September 19, 2006. The Dutchess was available both as an edited, clean version and a parental advisory version and was released internationally quickly following the U.S. release. As of 2008, the album has sold more than six million copies worldwide. Due to the success of the album, it was re-released with bonus tracks and new covers in Japan, Australia, and the United States.

History

The title is an amalgamation[citation needed] of the title "The Duchess of York", as Fergie (a derivative of her last name "Ferguson") and Sarah Ferguson, the real Duchess of York, share a surname and nickname. will.i.am was an executive producer for the album. Ludacris, B-Real from Cypress Hill and Rita Marley all make guest appearances.[1] Fergie has made it clear in interviews that she will still be an active member of the Black Eyed Peas.

The Dutchess debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in the United States with sales of more than 150,000 in its first week.[2] 51 weeks after its release (one week shy of a year), The Dutchess climbed to a new peak of number two in the U.S.[3] In the UK, it debuted at number twenty-seven with 9,110 copies sold.[citation needed]. The song "Losing My Ground" was the upcoming single, though it was replaced for "Glamorous", because of unknown reasons. In a matter of weeks it dropped out of the chart altogether until the success of "Glamorous" when the album shot up from seventy-seven to twenty-eight. Again, after the success of "Big Girls Don't Cry", the album climbed to nineteen and after dropping a few places, went back up to its number eighteen peak. To date, the album has produced three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, including "London Bridge", "Glamorous", and "Big Girls Don't Cry", with "Fergalicious" peaking at number two. Fifth single "Clumsy" peaked at the number five on the chart. A remix of "Big Girls Don't Cry", which features Sean Kingston, became an iTunes-only single and the new song "Pick It Up" (which appears on the Japanese re-released edition of the album) will become a single in Japan.[citation needed].

In Australia, with the success of her first number-one single "Big Girls Don't Cry", the album peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart on July 23, 45 weeks after it was released. The album has shifted over 210,000 copies and is certified triple platinum by ARIA. It has spent 29 out of its 49 weeks in the top 50. It spent four consecutive weeks at number one.[4] Fergie has also had five consecutive top 5 hits from a debut album, making her the first artist to do so since Delta Goodrem in 2003 with Innocent Eyes, who had five consecutive number ones. The Dutchess is currently sitting at number #22 on the ARIA charts. Due to the re-release of The Dutchess in the U.S, the original album bounced back from #104 to #28, because of the 11,000 copies of the deluxe edition sold in its first week.

On December 21, 2007, Fergie performed "Finally" on the 9th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS and on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008 on ABC, where Ryan Seacrest announced that it would be a single in 2008. It was released to radio on February 26, 2008.[5] Fergie's current single is "Finally". The music video for "Finally" was filmed by Marc Webb, but has yet to be released.[6] Some songs were written with Fergie's old band, Wild Orchid members Renee Sands, and Stefanie Ridel.

Release history

Region Date
Japan September 13, 2006
Republic of Ireland September 15, 2006
Australia September 16, 2006
United Kingdom September 18, 2006
United States September 19, 2006

Track listing

Standard Edition

# Title Writers Producer Time
1. "Fergalicious" (featuring will.i.am) Will Adams, Ferguson, Dania Maria Birks, Juana Michelle Burns, Juanita A. Lee, Kim Nazel, Fatima Shaheed, Derrick Rahming will.i.am 4:52
2. "Clumsy" Adams, Ferguson, Bobby Troup will.i.am 4:01
3. "All That I Got (The Make Up Song)" (featuring will.i.am) Adams, Ferguson, Keith Harris, Lionel Richie, Ronald Lapread, Sr. Keith Harris & will.i.am 4:05
4. "London Bridge" Ferguson, Jamal Jones, S. Garrett, M. Harinett Polow da Don 4:01
5. "Pedestal" Ferguson, Printz Board Printz Board 3:22
6. "Voodoo Doll" Ferguson, Adams will.i.am 4:23
7. "Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris) Ferguson, Jones, Adams, Elvis Williams, Christopher Bridges Polow da Don 4:06
8. "Here I Come" (featuring will.i.am) Adams, Ferguson, and William Robinson, Jr. will.i.am 3:21
9. "Velvet" Ferguson, Michael Fratantuno, and George Pajon, Jr. will.i.am & George Pajon Jr. 4:53
10. "Big Girls Don't Cry" Ferguson, Toby Gad will.i.am 4:28
11. "Mary Jane Shoes" (featuring Rita Marley & the I-Threes) Ferguson, Ford, and Adams will.i.am 3:55
12. "Losing My Ground" Ferguson, Stefanie Ridel, Renée Sandstorm, Rob Boldt Rob Boldt & Ron Fair 4:08
13. "Finally" (featuring John Legend) John Stephens, Ferguson, Ridel John Legend & Ron Fair 4:54
14. "Maybe We Can Take a Ride" (Hidden Track) Ferguson will.i.am 2:34

Re-releases

The album has been re-released in Japan on November 7, 2007 with six new songs, including "Pick It Up" featuring will.i.am.[7] The re-release also has a new, exclusive cover of Fergie popping out of the cake seen in Fergalicious. In Australia there was an "Australian Tour Edition" release, which contains six bonus tracks, including the Pajon Rock Mix included in the Japan re-release and a new Collipark remix of "Clumsy". The album does not feature "Pick It Up". The album had different release dates nationally, and ranged from January 10 2008 and January 14 2008. According to Access Hollywood, "The Dutchess" was re-released as a "Deluxe Edition", worldwide on May 27, 2008. It contains four new tracks, but not including "Pick It Up".[8] On the Interscope website it will have the four bonus track names and a picture of the cover.[9]

The Dutchess: Deluxe Edition

Fergie re-released a Deluxe Edition of The Dutchess on May 27, 2008 and on May 31, 2008 in Australia.[10]. It has four bonus tracks which are "Labels or Love" (from the Sex and the City Movie), "Clumsy (Soulja Boy Remix)", "Barracuda" and "Party People". It comes with an illustration poster of Fergie, a coupon for any Fergie merchandise and a ConnecteD access to videos.

  2. "Barracuda" - 4:39
  3. "Party People" (feat. Nelly) - 4:02
  4. "Clumsy (Soulja Boy Remix)" (feat. Soulja Boy Tell'em) - 3:53
  5. "Labels Or Love" - 3:51

Connected CD Function
The CD comes with additional bonus content that the user can access via secure website. The user can only access the content if they have the CD. This includes 6 videos and an exclusive "Making of the Clumsy Video" & "Big Girls Don't Cry remix Ft. Sean Kingston music video" piece.

The Dutchess Deluxe EP
Digital stores and iTunes released The Dutchess Deluxe as an EP, with no original tracks but 4 bonus tracks, 5 bonus tracks for iTunes. The iTunes version is only available in the US and Canada stores.

  1. "Labels or Love" - 3:51
  2. "Party People" (feat. Nelly) - 4:02
  3. "Barracuda" - 4:39
  4. "Clumsy [ColliPark Remix] (feat. Soulja Boy Tell'em) - 3:53
  6. "Pick It Up (Original Version)" (iTunes EP)- 4:33

Other Bonus Tracks

  1. Get Your Hands Up (feat. The Black Eyed Peas) - 3:34
  2. Wake Up - 3:02
  3. Close to You - 4:25
  4. Paradise - 4:08
  5. True (feat. will.i.am) - 3:45

Charts

Chart (2006/2007) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[11] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 17
Belgian Albums Chart[11] 45
Canadian Top 50 Albums Chart[13] 4
Dutch Top 100 Albums Chart[14] 6
French Albums Chart[15] 44
German Albums Chart[11] 11
Irish Albums Chart[11] 9
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[16] 3
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[17] 2
Norway Top 40 Albums Chart[18] 17
Polish Albums Chart[19] 14
Portugal Top 30 Albums Chart[20] 25
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 35
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 11
UK Albums Chart[11] 18
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 2
United World Chart[11] 3

The Dutchess EP

Chart (2008) Peak
position 		Sales/Shipments
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 46 14,466

Sales and certifications

Country Provider(s) Certification Sales/Shipments
Argentina CAPIF Platinum[23] 40,000
Australia ARIA 3× Platinum[24] 210,000
Brazil ABPD Platinum[25] 125,000
Canada CRIA 3× Platinum[26] 300,000+
Germany Media Control Gold[27] 100,000
France SNEP Gold 35,500[28]
Hungary Mahasz Gold[29] 7,500
Japan Oricon Platinum 462,513
Mexico AMPROFON Gold[30] 50,000
New Zealand RIANZ Platinum[31] 15,000
Poland OLiS Platinum[32] 25,000
Russia NFPF 3× Platinum[33] 60,000
Switzerland IFPI Gold[34] 15,000
UK BPI Gold[35] 226,956
U.S. RIAA 3× Platinum[36] 3,663,240[37]
Worldwide Media Traffic 3× Platinum 6,328,000+
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
July 30, 2007 - August 20, 2007 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ mtv.com MTV.com. Retrieved August 16 2006.
  2. ^ Billboard Album Charts - Top 200 Albums - Music Retail Sales
  3. ^ 'High School Musical 2' Still Tops On Billboard 200
  4. ^ Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. ARIA. Retrieved on August 26 2007.
  5. ^ ®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: CHR/Top 40
  6. ^ Video Static: Music Video News: March 9, 2008 - March 15, 2008
  7. ^ Japanese Re-Release. Retrieved on October 28 2007.
  8. ^ Fergie.com Retrieved: April 13, 2008
  9. ^ [1] Retrieved: April 15, 2008
  10. ^ Sanity
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "Fergie - The Dutchess worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved May 7 2007.
  12. ^ "Austrian Top 40 Albums"
  13. ^ "Black Eyed Peas Chart Database"
  14. ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
  15. ^ "France Top 200 Albums"
  16. ^ "Fergie at Mariah-charts.com". mariah-charts. Retrieved June 17 2007.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Top 40 Albums"
  18. ^ "Norway Top 40 Albums"
  19. ^ "Zpav/Olis Chart". Retrieved April 10 2007.
  20. ^ "Portugal Top 30 Albums"
  21. ^ "Swedish Top 60 Albums"
  22. ^ "Switzerland Top 100 Albums"
  23. ^ CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts - Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved July 1 2007.
  25. ^ "Fergiebr.com".
  26. ^ [2].
  27. ^ [3].
  28. ^ French sales.
  29. ^ mahasz.hu - Arany- és platinalemezek
  30. ^ [4].
  31. ^ "RIANZ July 2 2007, Top Albums Chart". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved July 8 2007.
  32. ^ Polish sales.
  33. ^ Russia sales.
  34. ^ The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community
  35. ^ [5].
  36. ^ "Shipments"
  37. ^ Billboard Top 200 Soundscan (06/15/2008)
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