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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
|Name = Ms. Kelly
|Type = Studio
|Artist = [[Kelly Rowland]]
|Cover = Ms Kelly.jpg
|Released = {{Start date|2007|6|20}}<br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
|Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[pop music|pop]]
|Recorded = 2004–2007
|Length = 42:58
|Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]/[[Music World Entertainment|Music World]]
|Producer = [[Kelly Rowland]] <small>([[executive producer|exec.]])</small>, [[CKB]], [[Jeff Dawson]], Loren Dawson, [[Mark Feist]], [[Sean Garrett]], [[Billy Mann]], Mysto & Pizzi, [[Polow da Don]], [[Rockwilder]], [[Scott Storch]], [[Soulshock & Karlin]], [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]], [[Tank (singer)|Tank]]
|Reviews = * [[About.com]] {{rating|3|5}} [http://randb.about.com/od/artistsgthroughm/fr/MsKelly.htm link]
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvfixzu5ldhe link]
* ''[[Digital Spy]]'' {{rating|2|5}} [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a95548/kelly-rowland-ms-kelly-deluxe.html link]
* ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043354,00.html link]
* ''[[Giant (magazine)|Giant]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.giantmag.com link]
* ''[[The Guardian]]'' {{rating|4|5}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2227082,00.html link]
* ''[[New York Post]]'' {{rating|3|4}} [http://www.nypost.com/seven/07012007/entertainment/music/kelly_rowland_ms__kelly_music_dan_aquilante.htm link]
* ''[[Newsday]]'' (B) [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-etdrops5278686jul03,0,1727041.column?coll=ny-entertainment-columnists link]
* ''[[The News & Observer]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/630342.html link]
* ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1155 link]
|Last album = ''[[Simply Deep]]'' <br />(2002)
|This album = '''''Ms. Kelly''''' <br />(2007)
|Next album = ''[[Kelly Rowland|Untitled Third Album]]'' <br />(2009)
|Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
|Upper caption = ''Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe''
|Type = album
|Cover = Ms_Kelly- Diva Deluxe.jpg
|Lower caption = Digital cover
}}{{Extra album cover 2
|Cover = Ms_Kelly-Deluxe.jpg
|Lower caption = Physical CD cover
}}{{Singles
|Name = Ms. Kelly
|Type = Studio album
|single 1 = [[Like This (Kelly Rowland song)|Like This]]
|single 1 date = [[March 13]], 2007
|single 2 = [[Ghetto (song)|Ghetto]]
|single 2 date = [[August 7]], 2007
|single 3 = [[Work (Kelly Rowland song)|Work]]
|single 3 date = [[January 21]], 2008
|single 4 = [[Daylight (Kelly Rowland song)|Daylight]]
|single 4 date = [[March 4]], [[2008]]
}}}}
'''''Ms. Kelly''''' is the second solo [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Kelly Rowland]], released by [[Columbia Records]] in collaboration with [[Music World Entertainment]] and [[Sony Urban Music]] on [[June 22]], [[2007]] (see [[2007 in music]]) in most of [[Continental Europe]], [[June 25]] in the [[United Kingdom]], [[July 3]] in [[New Zealand]] and the [[United States]] and [[July 7]] in [[Australia]].
Rowland's first regular solo release in four years, the album was delayed numerous times. Originally branded ''My Story'' with a planned release for mid-2006, the project was eventually moved to 2007 in favor of a "multi-tiered marketing strategy" and additional recording sessions.<ref name="bb3">{{cite web|author=Gail Mitchell|date=2006-05-12|title=Kelly Rowland Album Bumped To 2007|work=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002501829|accessdate=2008-09-06}}</ref> Willed to produce a more personal effort, Rowland contributed nine tracks to the re-worked version ''Ms. Kelly'', which took her solo work further into [[urban music]] markets, involving production by [[Polow da Don]], [[Scott Storch]] and [[Tank (singer)|Tank]] among others.<ref name="bb3"/>
Following the album's minor commercial success, two ''Deluxe'' re-release of the album were released on [[March 25]], and [[May 12]], [[2008]] respectively, containing previously unreleased songs and remixes.<ref name="teenmusic">{{cite web|title=Interview: Kelly Rowland's All About Action|work=TeenMusic|url=http://www.teenmusic.com/d.asp?r=165757&c=1004&p=4|accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref> To date, ''Ms. Kelly'' has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.<ref name="benz">{{cite web|title=Destiny’s Child Diva - Kelly Rowland to perform at Posi+Ive Festival|work=Mercedes-Benzsa.co.za|url=http://www.mercedes-benzsa.co.za/mercedes-benz/emb/news/newslong.asp?newsID=851&pageid=|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref></small>
==Production==
===Writing and recording process===
Rowland had been working on her second solo album on and off since 2004.<ref name="vh12">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland Hooks Up With Beyonce's Sister Again For Solo LP"|work=Limmatta Online|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1524914/20060224/rowland_kelly.jhtml | accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> Originally entitled ''My Story'',<ref name="vh12"/> the album's first version was actually scheduled for a release on [[June 13]], [[2006]] and involving main production by Big Tank, Soulshock & Karlin, [[Patrick J. Que Smith|Patrick "J. Que" Smith]], [[Rich Harrison]], [[Rodney Jerkins]]; [[songwriting]] credits by [[Robin Thicke]] and [[Solange Knowles]],<ref name="vh12"/> and guest appearances by female rappers [[Remy Ma]] and [[Shawnna]].<ref name="vh12"/> Although she world premiered a CKB-produced lead single, "[[Gotsta Go]]," on the [[MTV Asia Awards| 2006 MTV Asia Awards]] in [[Bangkok]] on [[May 6]], [[2006]], Rowland, her management and [[Columbia Records]] eventually decided to shelve the album in favor of a re-worked version with a different vibe since the singer considered the final tracklist "too full of midtempos and ballads:"<ref name="vh11">{{cite web | title="Kelly Rowland Scraps Sappy Story, Picks Up Snoop"| work=VH1| url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1541798/20060926/rowland_kelly.jhtml| accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> "It was basically a list of songs that I put together about the past three years of my life, with love and relationships," Rowland said of the original album in an interview with ''[[MTV News]]''. "And I remember listening to the record, and I was just like, 'I don't want this to be too deep to where, you know, [I] lose people.' I still wanna have my party records, and I still wanna make people get up and bob their heads and vibe a little bit ..."<ref name="vh11"/>
Rowland, who cited former bandmate [[Beyoncé]], [[Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy]] and [[Whitney Houston]] as major inspirations while recording her album,<ref name="vh11"/> eventually consulted a few other songwriters and producers to collaborate on the album, renamed ''Ms. Kelly'', including Mysto & Pizzi, [[Sean Garrett]], [[Scott Storch]],<ref name="mtv news 2">{{cite web | title="Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland's Jabs"| work=MTV News| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/id_0.jhtml| accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref> and [[Atlanta]]-based [[Polow da Don]], who contributed the single "[[Like This (Kelly Rowland song)|Like This]]," a duet with rapper [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], to the album. "I really put my heart and soul into this record," she said in another interview, "and not only am I excited that everyone's going to hear the music, I'm looking forward to people getting to hear the real me. That's the reason I called the album ''Ms. Kelly''. Because the title is all about respect, being an adult and that's how I feel about my life, and my music."<ref name="vh11"/>
==Reception==
===Critical response===
''Ms. Kelly'' received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, averaging a 71 out of a 100 among averaged reviews on metacritic.com.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title="''Ms. Kelly''"|work=[[Metacritic]]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/rowlandkelly/mskelly?q=Kelly%20Rowland|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> Alex Macpherson of ''[[The Guardian]]'' complimented the album as "poised, dignified and completely lacking in the hysteria normally associated with R&B divas giving vent to their feelings. But the emotions simmering beneath her glassy, controlled tones are as raw as any [[Mary J Blige]] classic," giving it four and a half stars out of five.<ref name="guradian">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland, ''Ms. Kelly''"||author=Alex Macpherson|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2227082,00.html|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> Ben Williams of the ''[[New York Post]]'' referred the album as a "mostly upbeat record that soulfully delves into contemporary funk,"<ref name="nyp">{{cite web|title=''Ms. Kelly'' review|author=Dan Aquilante|work=[[New York Post]]|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/07012007/entertainment/music/kelly_rowland_ms__kelly_music_dan_aquilante.htm|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> while [[Allmusic|Andy Kellman]] wrote for [[Allmusic]]: "All-around, the album does provide a stronger set of songs than 2002's ''[[Simply Deep]]''. The material tends to be kind of insidious, rather than hitting you immediately or going through one ear and out the other."<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|title=''Ms. Kelly'' review|author=Andy Kellman|work=[[Allmusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvfixzu5ldhe|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> He also noted that "the lyrics [...] are direct and specific, going beyond basic breakup material."<ref name="AMG"/>
In his review for ''[[About.com]]'', Mark Edward Nero characterized the album as "basically one by someone with the persona of a backup player who's been thrust in a lead role. And although she may feel comfortable in the role, Kelly can't carry the full weight — just like [[Scottie Pippen]] never could with the [Chicago] [[Chicago Bulls|Bulls]]."<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=''Ms. Kelly''|author=Mark Edward Nero|work=[[About.com]]|url=http://randb.about.com/od/artistsgthroughm/fr/MsKelly.htm|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> ''[[Dotmusic]]''`s Jaime Gill called ''Ms. Kelly'' "old-fashioned", adding that "Rowland's big problem is that she has the lungs but not the voice [...] She can holler like [[Beyoncé]], growl like [[Kelis]] or swoon like [[Aaliyah]], but has little to no natural style of her own."<ref name="dot">{{cite web|title=Kelly Rowland, ''Ms. Kelly''|author=Jaime Gill|work=Dot Music|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070713/33/21e5f.html|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> Ken Capobianco's review for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' was more emphatic dubbing it "a solid if somewhat safe set of grooves, but the album never takes full flight to become something special."<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite web|title="Still standing in the shadows"|author=Ken Capobianco|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2007/07/10/still_standing_in_the_shadows/|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref>
===Commercial performance===
''Ms. Kelly'' debuted at number two on the U.S. ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, and at number 6 on the official [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with moderately successful first week sales of 82,500 copies (5,000 more than her previous album ''[[Simply Deep]]'');<ref name="us1">{{cite web|title=""Ms. Kelly''|work=SOHH|url=http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/2007/07/aiight_yall_let.html|accessdate=2007-07-13}}</ref> making it Rowland's first domestic top 10 album. It remained five weeks within the upper half of the ''Billboard 200'',<ref name="us2"/> selling about 190,000 copies until its last week on the chart in September 2007.<ref name="us2">{{cite web|title=|work=Billboard.bz|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=a&f=The%20Billboard%20200&model.chartId=3086562 |title=? |accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> As of August 2008, it has sold 213,000 copies domestically, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="bb3">{{cite web|author=Gail Mitchell|title="Ask Billboard: Ms. Kelly Sales"|work=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/ask_bb/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003785895|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref>
Outside the United States, the album failed to enter the top forty of the majority of the charts it appeared on, except for [[Brazil]] and the [[United Kingdom]] where it opened at number 11 and 37 respectively.<ref name="acharts"/> The album also peaked at number 10 on the Japanese Foreign Charts.<ref name="uk">{{cite web|title=UK Albums Chart|work=Yahoo Charts|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html|accessdate=2007-07-01}}</ref> Collectively, including the sales records of the world's music markets, ''Ms. Kelly'' has sold 1.2 million albums worldwide,<ref name="benz">{{cite web|title="Destiny’s Child Diva - Kelly Rowland to perform at Posi+Ive Festival"|work=Mercedes-Benzsa.co.za|url=http://www.mercedes-benzsa.co.za/mercedes-benz/emb/news/newslong.asp?newsID=851&pageid=|accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> making the album, in retrospect, moderately successful.
==Re-release==
Following the album's "poor acceptance,"<ref name="teenmusic"/> the singer decided to re-enter recording studios to record new songs for a re-release edition of ''Ms. Kelly'', including production by [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]], Jeff Dawson, CKB and [[Mark Feist]].<ref name="re-release">{{cite web|title=Ms. Kelly re-release VIBE |work=VIBE Magazine|url=http://www.vibe.com/blog/vc/2007/08/kelly_rowland_to_rerelease_cd_1.html|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref><ref name="grapejuice">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland Shouts-Out ''That Grape Juice''"|work=Young Voices|url=http://www.young-voices.co.uk/article.php?aid=64|accessdate=2008-03-22}}</ref> Rowland was also expected to record with producer [[Danja]], but deadline pressure prevented from happening;<ref name="yv">{{cite web|title=Interview|work=That Grape Juice|url=http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/search/label/Kelly%20Rowland|accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref> a new track by [[J. R. Rotem]] did not make the final cut.<ref name="hhn">{{cite web|author=Aaron Frank|title="The HHNLive.com Interview: J.R. Rotem Part 1"|work=HHNLive.com|url=http://www.hhnlive.com/features/more/334|accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref>
"The sales weren’t as good as I wanted them to be and to be honest, I did feel sad about that for a little while," Rowland stated in a 2008 interview with ''TeenMusic.com'', still blaming the final tracklist for too many midtempos and ballads. "I didn't realize it while I was recording it. After it was released [back in June] many fans said the songs would rock if they were more upbeat."<ref name="teenmusic"/> Branded with the name ''Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe'', the U.S. re-release received a [[digital]] release only on [[March 25]], [[2008]],<ref name="singersroom">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland Revamps With New Songs, Digital Album Drops March 25"|work=Singersroom.com|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/entertainment-story-1461.asp|accessdate=2008-03-02}}</ref> its lead single being the previously unreleased [[Bobby Womack]] [[cover version|cover]] "[[Daylight (Kelly Rowland song)|Daylight]]," a collaboration with [[Travis McCoy]] of [[Gym Class Heroes]].<ref name="teenmusic"/> "The tracks on ''Diva Deluxe'' are too hot to hold onto," Rowland stated, "so I decided to release them digitally so my fans could get into them as soon as possible. I hope everyone enjoys the new songs as much as I did recording them."<ref name="earth">{{cite web|title="Grammy Winning R&B/Pop Superstar Kelly Rowland Kicks It New School with the Release of ''Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe''"|work=EarthTimes.org|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/grammy-winning-rbpop-superstar-kelly-rowland-kicks-it-new-school,298613.shtml|accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref>
The international version of the ''Ms. Kelly'' re-release physically and digitally was released on [[May 12]], [[2008]], re-titled as ''Ms. Kelly Deluxe''.<ref name="Bebo">{{cite web|title="New Single Daylight feat. Travis from Gym Class Heroes- out 5th May"|work=KellyRowland.Bebo.com|url=http://kellyrowland.bebo.com|accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> It removed eight tracks from the original release and replaced them with six of the seven ''Diva Deluxe'' tracks, as Rowland "wanted to have another view on the record and close the ''Ms. Kelly'' chapter" with the re-release.<ref name="tgj2">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland Speaks To Top DC Fansite"|work=That Grape Juice|url=http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/search/label/Kelly%20Rowland|accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref><ref name="Play.com">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland — Ms. Kelly Deluxe"|work=Play.com|url=http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/5333407/Ms-Kelly-Deluxe/Product.html|accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> This version of the album opened at number 23 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in the week of [[May 18]], [[2008]].
==Track listing==
# "[[Like This (Kelly Rowland song)|Like This]]" (featuring [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]) - <small>(Kelly Rowland, [[Sean Garrett]], [[Polow da Don|Jamal Jones]], Elvis Williams, Jason Perry, Eve Jeffers)</small> - 3:35
# "Comeback" - <small>(Rowland, [[Scott Storch]], Jason Boyd, Lyndrea Price)</small> - 3:26
# "[[Ghetto (song)|Ghetto]]" (featuring [[Snoop Dogg]]) - <small>(Rowland, [[Tank (singer)|Durrell Babbs]], J. "Lonny" Bereal, [[Calvin Broadus]])</small> - 2:55
# "[[Work (Kelly Rowland song)|Work]]" - <small>(Rowland, Storch, Boyd)</small> - 3:28
# "Flashback" - <small>(Rowland, Charles Bereal, Kenneth Bereal, J. Bereal, Huy Nguyen, Britney Jackson)</small> - 4:21
# "Every Thought Is You" - <small>(Rowland, [[Rockwilder|Dana Stinson]], Loren Dawson, J. Bereal, Billy Mann, Huy Nguyen, Shalondra Buckines)</small> - 3:56
# "The Show" (featuring [[Tank (singer)|Tank]]) <small>(Rowland, Babbs, J. Bereal)</small> - 3:36
# "Interlude" - <small>(Rowland, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, J. Bereal, [[Billy Mann]], Price)</small> - 1:00
# "Still in Love with My Ex" - <small>(Rowland, Schack, Karlin, J. Bereal, Mann, Price)</small> - 3:38
# "Love" - <small>(Slav Vynnytsky, Marc Joseph, [[Solange Knowles]])</small> - 3:51
# "Better Without You" - <small>(C. Bereal, K. Bereal, J. Bereal, Charmelle Colfied)</small> - 3:57
# "This Is Love" - <small>(Mann)</small> - 4:46
;Bonus tracks
# <li value=13> "Gotsta Go (Part I)" (featuring [[Da Brat]]) [European bonus track] - <small>(Rowland, C. Bereal, K. Bereal, J. Bereal, [[Angela Beyince]], S. Harris)</small> - 3:48
# <li value=14> "Like This" (Azza's Nu Soul Remix) [iTunes bonus track] - 3:54
# <li value=15> "H'Bibi I Love You" (with [[Amine (singer)|Amine]]) [French bonus track] - 4:08
# <li value=16> "[[Dilemma (song)|Dilemma]]" (with [[Nelly]]) [Japanese bonus track]] - <small>([[Nelly|Cornell Haynes Jr.]], [[Bunny Sigler]], [[Kenny Gamble]])</small> - 4:49
# <li value=17> "Like This" (DJ Speedy Remix; featuring [[Sean P]] & [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]) [Special Premium Edition bonus digital download] - 4:13
===Bonus DVD===
::Exclusively at [[Walmart]], original ''Ms. Kelly'' was packaged with a bonus DVD titled, ''BET Presents Kelly Rowland''. The DVD features BET highlights, performance highlights, and music videos from throughout Rowland's career.<ref name="BET DVD">{{cite web | title="BET Presents Kelly Rowland Bonus DVD"| work=Walmart| url=http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5924798| accessdate=2007-11-03}}</ref>
===''Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe''===
# "[[Daylight (Kelly Rowland song)|Daylight]]" (featuring [[Travis McCoy]] of [[Gym Class Heroes]]) - <small>([[Bobby Womack]], Harold Payne)</small> - 3:30
# "[[Broken (Kelly Rowland song)|Broken]]" - <small>(K. Rowland, [[Tor Erik Hermansen]], [[Mikkel S. Eriksen]], Tariano Jackson, J. Bereal, Hugh Atkins)</small> - 3:24
# "Comeback" (Karmatronics Club Mix) - 6:20
# "Like This" (Redline Remix) - 2:50
# "Love Again" - <small>(J. Bereal, R. Battle, C. Cofield, C. Bereal, C. Jones)</small> - 3:50
# "Unity (Stay with Me)" - <small>(Jordan Thorsteinson, Troy Samson, Mike James)</small> - 3:51
# "No Man No Cry" - <small>([[Mark Feist]], Damon Sharpe, Lauren Evans)</small> - 3:28
===''Ms. Kelly Deluxe''===
# "Work" ([[Freemasons (band)|Freemasons]] Radio Edit) - 3:13
# "[[Daylight (Kelly Rowland song)|Daylight]] (featuring Travis McCoy of [[Gym Class Heroes]]) - 3:30
# "Like This" (featuring [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]) - 3:35
# "Love" - 3:51
# "This Is Love" - 4:50
# "[[Broken (Kelly Rowland song)|Broken]]" - 3:24
# "Better Without You" - 3:58
# "Every Thought Is You" - 3:56
# "Love Again" - 3:51
# "Unity (Stay with Me)" - 3:50
# "No Man No Cry" - 3:28
# "Daylight" ([[Joey Negro]] Club Mix) - 7:06
# "Comeback" (Kamatronics Remix) - 6:20 <ref name="Play.com"/>
==Leftover tracks==
* "All on You" (featuring [[Lil Wayne]]) <ref name="windswept/03/2007">{{cite web | title="Windswept Monthly"| work=Windswept Pacific| url=http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thecharts/windsweptmonthly_032007.pdf| accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref> <small>(Demo features Lauren Evans instead of Kelly Rowland)</small>
* "Bad Habit" (Part 2) <ref name="billboard 2">{{cite web | title="Oft-Delayed Kelly Rowland Album Due in June"| work=Billboard| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557132| accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref>
* "Back on" <ref name="billboard 2" />
* "Can't Do It Again" <ref name="billboard 2" />
* "Just Me" <ref name="billboard 2" />
* "Last Time" <small>(written by J. Que, Ezekiel Lewis)</small> <ref name="windswept/03/2007">{{cite web | title="Windswept Monthly"| work=Windswept Pacific| url=http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thecharts/windsweptmonthly_032007.pdf| accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref>
* "Mr. Postman" <small>(produced by Big Tank)</small> <ref name="urbanbridgez">{{cite web | title="Kelly Rowland Album Review"| work=Urban Bridgez| url=http://www.urbanbridgez.com/reviews.htm| accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2008}}
* "Tell Me" <small>(produced by Flintstone)</small> <ref name="billboard 2" />
* "Time by Myself" <small>(written by K. Rowland, [[Sean Garrett]], Warren Felder)</small> <ref name="ascap 1">{{cite web | title=ASCAP ACE| work=Ascap| url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=502942178&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1| accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref>
* "Watcha Do" <small>(written by J. Que, E. Lewis)</small> <ref name="windswept/03/2007">{{cite web | title="Windswept Monthly"| work=Windswept Pacific| url=http://www.windsweptpacific.com/thecharts/windsweptmonthly_032007.pdf| accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref>
* "What It Do" <small>(written by J. Que)</small> <ref name="billboard 2" />
* "Work Her Man" <small>(written by Big Tank, Les)</small> <ref name="urbanbridgez" />{{Failed verification|date=April 2008}}
==Singles==
* "[[Like This (Kelly Rowland song)|Like This]]", the album's lead single, was produced by [[Polow da Don]] and features guest vocals by rapper [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]]. Released on [[March 13]], [[2007]] in the [[United States]] and by [[June 11]], [[2007]] worldwide, the song reached the top 10 in [[Canada]], [[Croatia]], [[Ireland]], [[Slovenia]] and the [[UK]].<ref name="msquare">{{cite web|title="like This" History|work=a-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/12372|accessdate=2007-06-15}}</ref> Domestically, it was less successful, although it reached number-one on the U.S. ''[[Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart<ref name="amg">{{cite web|title=AMG: ''Billboard'' Singles|work=All Music
Guide|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do}}</ref> and the top 10 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref name="amg"/>
* "[[Ghetto (song)|Ghetto]]," a [[crunk]]-influenced collaboration with rapper [[Snoop Dogg]], was set as the second single off the album in North America. The song went for radio adds in on [[August 7]], [[2007]] and charted at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles]],<ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=s&cd=Sep-01-2007&f=Bubbling%20Under%20R&B/Hip-Hop%20Singles&model.chartId=3085970 Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles; 2007-09-01]</ref> never making it to any other chart; thus becoming Rowland's lowest-charting single to date.
* [[Scott Storch]]-penned "[[Work (Kelly Rowland song)|Work]]," for which a music video had already been shot in July 2007,<ref name="Kelly Rowland shoots new video">{{cite web|title="Kelly Rowland shoots new video"| work=So-Urban.com| url=http://www.so-urban.com/news/6311/0/| accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref> was eventually released on [[January 21]], [[2008]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and other European territories. Pushed by a newly-produced [[Freemasons (band)|Freemasons]] remix, it reached number-one in [[Bulgaria]] and [[Poland]] and number 4 in [[France]], and the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="msquare">{{cite web|title="Work" History|work=a-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/song/31453|accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref> eventually becoming the most successful single release off of the album.<ref name="GBC">{{cite web|title=Deutsche Black Charts KW 04|work=Trendcharts|url=http://www.trendcharts.de/de/deutsche_black_charts.html|accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref> The song was not released stateside.<ref name="grapejuice"/>
* "[[Daylight (Kelly Rowland song)|Daylight]]," a [[cover version]] of [[Bobby Womack]]'s 1976 single, featuring [[Gym Class Heroes]] front man [[Travis McCoy]], was recorded for [[soundtrack]] of the French film ''[[Asterix at the Olympic Games (film)|Asterix at the Olympic Games]]'' (2008). It also served as the lead single of the album's re-release editions, with a video premiering on the French show ''Vivement Dimanche'' on [[January 6]], [[2008]]. The track has since reached the top 20 of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.
* "[[Broken (Kelly Rowland song)|Broken]]" has recently been confirmed as the album's fourth single in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.newuksinglereleases.co.uk/ New UK Single Releases, New Music Releases, UK CD Single Releases<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Although not released as a single yet, Rowland shot a music video for yet-unreleased "[[Comeback (song)|Comeback]]" back-to-back with the video for "Work" in July 2007 with director Philip Andelman.<ref name="Partizan">{{cite web|title=Partizan Music Videos by Philip Andelman|work=Partizan.com|url=http://www.partizan.com/partizan/musicvideos/?philip_andelman/videography| accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref> The video was originally intended to be released on ''Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe'',<ref name="grapejuice"/> but eventually premiered on [[YouTube]]. The track was originally planned to be released as the album's second single alongside "Still in Love with My Ex."<ref name="mcpromotions">{{cite web|title=Interview|work=MiddleChild Promotions|url=http://middlechildpromotions.com/interviews/kelly.htm|accessdate=2007-07-05}}</ref><ref name="tgj2"/>
==Charts and certifications==
* These are the peak positions and certifications from chart providers.
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart (2007)
!align="center"|Provider
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="ARIACharts">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts|work=ARIA Charts|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070820-0001/issue907.pdf}}</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="2"|[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]
|align="center"|44
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Urban Chart]]<ref name="ARIAUrban">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts|work=ARIA Charts|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|Brazil Hot 100<ref name="Hot 100 Brazil">{{cite web|title=Brazil Hot 100|work=Brazil Hot 100|url=http://hot100brasil.com/chtalbums.html}}</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="1"|ABPD
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart<ref name="can">{{cite web|title=ALBUMS : Top 100|work=CANOE — JAM! Music|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]]/[[Nielsen SoundScan]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart<ref name="acharts">{{cite web|title=Charts Performance|work=A-Charts.us|url=http://acharts.us/album/26692}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[MegaCharts]]
|align="center"|61
|-
|align="left"|French Albums Chart<ref name="France">{{cite web|title=Albums Top 200|work=Les Charts|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kelly+Rowland&titel=Ms%2E+Kelly&cat=a}}</ref>
|align="left"|SNEP/IFOP
|align="center"|88
|-
|align="left"|German Albums Chart<ref name="ger">{{cite web|title=Album Top 100|work=Musicload|url=http://www.musicload.de/special?pageid=246&chartpage=7|accessdate=2007-07-06}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Media Control]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="left"|[[IRMA]]
|align="center"|46
|-
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="acharts">{{cite web|title=Charts Performance|work=A-Charts.us|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[FIMI]]
|align="center"|41
|-
|align="left"|Japanese Foreign Charts<ref name="Japan">{{cite web|title=Japanese Foreign Chart|work=Oricon|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/w/|accessdate=2007-07-02}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[Oricon]]
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart
|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="left"|Media Control
|align="center"|38
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="left"|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]/[[The Official UK Charts Company]]
|align="center"|23
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="left" rowspan="3"|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Top Digital Albums<ref name="us">{{cite web|title=Top Digital Albums 2007-07-21 |work=Billboard.biz|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=a&f=Top%20Digital%20Albums&model.chartId=3084898|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]<ref name="us2">{{cite web|title="T.I. Is Top Dog Again On The Billboard 200"|work=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003609787|accessdate=2007-07-11}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|United World Chart<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="left"|Media Traffic
|align="center"|16
|}
==Credits and personnel==
* David Angell - [[violin]]
* [[Craig Brockman]] - [[piano]]
* Christopher Farrell - [[viola]]
* Anthony LaMarchina - [[cello]]
* Carl Marsh - [[Conductor (music)|conductor]]
* Pamela Sixfin — violin
* Mary Kathryn Vanosdale — violin
* Kristin Wilkinson — viola
===Production===
* [[Executive producer]]s: [[Mathew Knowles]], Kelly Rowland
* Vocal producers: J. "Lonny" Bereal, Jason Boyd, Montina Cooper, Huy Nguyen, K. Rowland
* Vocal assistance: J. "Lonny" Bereal, Montina Cooper
* [[Engineer]]s: Wayne Allison, Chris Jackson, Colin Miller, Brian Sumner, Rommel Nino Villanueva
* Assistant engineers: Vadim Chislov, Gelly Kusuma, Kobla Tetey
* [[Audio mixing|Mixing]]: Jason Goldstein, Jean Marie Horvat, Tony Maserati, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan, Andy Zulla
* Mixing assistince: Christian Baker
* Mastering: Tom Coyne, Chris Gehringer
* [[Art Direction]]: Fusako Chubachi, Erwin Gorostiza
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
!width="130"| Region
!width="130"| Date
!Label
|-
|[[Japan]]
|[[June 20]], [[2007]]
|rowspan="12" |[[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Music World Entertainment|Music World]]
|-
|[[Austria]]
|rowspan="5" |[[June 22]], [[2007]]
|-
|[[Denmark]]
|-
|[[France]]
|-
|[[Germany]]
|-
|[[Switzerland]]
|-
|[[Poland]]
|rowspan="2" |[[June 25]], [[2007]]
|-
|[[United Kingdom]]
|-
|[[New Zealand]]
|rowspan="2" |[[July 3]], [[2007]]
|-
|[[United States]]
|-
|[[Israel]]
|[[July 5]], [[2007]]
|-
|[[Australia]]
|[[July 7]], [[2007]]
|}
==References==
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Ms. Kelly is the second solo studio album by American R&B singer Kelly Rowland, released by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Entertainment and Sony Urban Music on June 22, 2007 (see 2007 in music) in most of Continental Europe, June 25 in the United Kingdom, July 3 in New Zealand and the United States and July 7 in Australia.
Rowland's first regular solo release in four years, the album was delayed numerous times. Originally branded My Story with a planned release for mid-2006, the project was eventually moved to 2007 in favor of a "multi-tiered marketing strategy" and additional recording sessions.[1] Willed to produce a more personal effort, Rowland contributed nine tracks to the re-worked version Ms. Kelly, which took her solo work further into urban music markets, involving production by Polow da Don, Scott Storch and Tank among others.[1]
Following the album's minor commercial success, two Deluxe re-release of the album were released on March 25, and May 12, 2008 respectively, containing previously unreleased songs and remixes.[2] To date, Ms. Kelly has sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide.[3]
Production
Writing and recording process
Rowland had been working on her second solo album on and off since 2004.[4] Originally entitled My Story,[4] the album's first version was actually scheduled for a release on June 13, 2006 and involving main production by Big Tank, Soulshock & Karlin, Patrick "J. Que" Smith, Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins; songwriting credits by Robin Thicke and Solange Knowles,[4] and guest appearances by female rappers Remy Ma and Shawnna.[4] Although she world premiered a CKB-produced lead single, "Gotsta Go," on the 2006 MTV Asia Awards in Bangkok on May 6, 2006, Rowland, her management and Columbia Records eventually decided to shelve the album in favor of a re-worked version with a different vibe since the singer considered the final tracklist "too full of midtempos and ballads:"[5] "It was basically a list of songs that I put together about the past three years of my life, with love and relationships," Rowland said of the original album in an interview with MTV News. "And I remember listening to the record, and I was just like, 'I don't want this to be too deep to where, you know, [I] lose people.' I still wanna have my party records, and I still wanna make people get up and bob their heads and vibe a little bit ..."[5]
Rowland, who cited former bandmate Beyoncé, Brandy and Whitney Houston as major inspirations while recording her album,[5] eventually consulted a few other songwriters and producers to collaborate on the album, renamed Ms. Kelly, including Mysto & Pizzi, Sean Garrett, Scott Storch,[6] and Atlanta-based Polow da Don, who contributed the single "Like This," a duet with rapper Eve, to the album. "I really put my heart and soul into this record," she said in another interview, "and not only am I excited that everyone's going to hear the music, I'm looking forward to people getting to hear the real me. That's the reason I called the album Ms. Kelly. Because the title is all about respect, being an adult and that's how I feel about my life, and my music."[5]
Reception
Critical response
Ms. Kelly received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, averaging a 71 out of a 100 among averaged reviews on metacritic.com.[7] Alex Macpherson of The Guardian complimented the album as "poised, dignified and completely lacking in the hysteria normally associated with R&B divas giving vent to their feelings. But the emotions simmering beneath her glassy, controlled tones are as raw as any Mary J Blige classic," giving it four and a half stars out of five.[8] Ben Williams of the New York Post referred the album as a "mostly upbeat record that soulfully delves into contemporary funk,"[9] while Andy Kellman wrote for Allmusic: "All-around, the album does provide a stronger set of songs than 2002's Simply Deep. The material tends to be kind of insidious, rather than hitting you immediately or going through one ear and out the other."[10] He also noted that "the lyrics [...] are direct and specific, going beyond basic breakup material."[10]
In his review for About.com, Mark Edward Nero characterized the album as "basically one by someone with the persona of a backup player who's been thrust in a lead role. And although she may feel comfortable in the role, Kelly can't carry the full weight — just like Scottie Pippen never could with the [Chicago] Bulls."[11] Dotmusic`s Jaime Gill called Ms. Kelly "old-fashioned", adding that "Rowland's big problem is that she has the lungs but not the voice [...] She can holler like Beyoncé, growl like Kelis or swoon like Aaliyah, but has little to no natural style of her own."[12] Ken Capobianco's review for The Boston Globe was more emphatic dubbing it "a solid if somewhat safe set of grooves, but the album never takes full flight to become something special."[13]
Commercial performance
Ms. Kelly debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number 6 on the official Billboard 200, with moderately successful first week sales of 82,500 copies (5,000 more than her previous album Simply Deep);[14] making it Rowland's first domestic top 10 album. It remained five weeks within the upper half of the Billboard 200,[15] selling about 190,000 copies until its last week on the chart in September 2007.[15] As of August 2008, it has sold 213,000 copies domestically, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1] Outside the United States, the album failed to enter the top forty of the majority of the charts it appeared on, except for Brazil and the United Kingdom where it opened at number 11 and 37 respectively.[16] The album also peaked at number 10 on the Japanese Foreign Charts.[17] Collectively, including the sales records of the world's music markets, Ms. Kelly has sold 1.2 million albums worldwide,[3] making the album, in retrospect, moderately successful.
Re-release
Following the album's "poor acceptance,"[2] the singer decided to re-enter recording studios to record new songs for a re-release edition of Ms. Kelly, including production by Stargate, Jeff Dawson, CKB and Mark Feist.[18][19] Rowland was also expected to record with producer Danja, but deadline pressure prevented from happening;[20] a new track by J. R. Rotem did not make the final cut.[21]
"The sales weren’t as good as I wanted them to be and to be honest, I did feel sad about that for a little while," Rowland stated in a 2008 interview with TeenMusic.com, still blaming the final tracklist for too many midtempos and ballads. "I didn't realize it while I was recording it. After it was released [back in June] many fans said the songs would rock if they were more upbeat."[2] Branded with the name Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe, the U.S. re-release received a digital release only on March 25, 2008,[22] its lead single being the previously unreleased Bobby Womack cover "Daylight," a collaboration with Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.[2] "The tracks on Diva Deluxe are too hot to hold onto," Rowland stated, "so I decided to release them digitally so my fans could get into them as soon as possible. I hope everyone enjoys the new songs as much as I did recording them."[23]
The international version of the Ms. Kelly re-release physically and digitally was released on May 12, 2008, re-titled as Ms. Kelly Deluxe.[24] It removed eight tracks from the original release and replaced them with six of the seven Diva Deluxe tracks, as Rowland "wanted to have another view on the record and close the Ms. Kelly chapter" with the re-release.[25][26] This version of the album opened at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart in the week of May 18, 2008.
Track listing
- "Like This" (featuring Eve) - (Kelly Rowland, Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Elvis Williams, Jason Perry, Eve Jeffers) - 3:35
- "Comeback" - (Rowland, Scott Storch, Jason Boyd, Lyndrea Price) - 3:26
- "Ghetto" (featuring Snoop Dogg) - (Rowland, Durrell Babbs, J. "Lonny" Bereal, Calvin Broadus) - 2:55
- "Work" - (Rowland, Storch, Boyd) - 3:28
- "Flashback" - (Rowland, Charles Bereal, Kenneth Bereal, J. Bereal, Huy Nguyen, Britney Jackson) - 4:21
- "Every Thought Is You" - (Rowland, Dana Stinson, Loren Dawson, J. Bereal, Billy Mann, Huy Nguyen, Shalondra Buckines) - 3:56
- "The Show" (featuring Tank) (Rowland, Babbs, J. Bereal) - 3:36
- "Interlude" - (Rowland, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, J. Bereal, Billy Mann, Price) - 1:00
- "Still in Love with My Ex" - (Rowland, Schack, Karlin, J. Bereal, Mann, Price) - 3:38
- "Love" - (Slav Vynnytsky, Marc Joseph, Solange Knowles) - 3:51
- "Better Without You" - (C. Bereal, K. Bereal, J. Bereal, Charmelle Colfied) - 3:57
- "This Is Love" - (Mann) - 4:46
- Bonus tracks
- "Gotsta Go (Part I)" (featuring Da Brat) [European bonus track] - (Rowland, C. Bereal, K. Bereal, J. Bereal, Angela Beyince, S. Harris) - 3:48
- "Like This" (Azza's Nu Soul Remix) [iTunes bonus track] - 3:54
- "H'Bibi I Love You" (with Amine) [French bonus track] - 4:08
- "Dilemma" (with Nelly) [Japanese bonus track]] - (Cornell Haynes Jr., Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble) - 4:49
- "Like This" (DJ Speedy Remix; featuring Sean P & Eve) [Special Premium Edition bonus digital download] - 4:13
Bonus DVD
Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe
- "Daylight" (featuring Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes) - (Bobby Womack, Harold Payne) - 3:30
- "Broken" - (K. Rowland, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tariano Jackson, J. Bereal, Hugh Atkins) - 3:24
- "Comeback" (Karmatronics Club Mix) - 6:20
- "Like This" (Redline Remix) - 2:50
- "Love Again" - (J. Bereal, R. Battle, C. Cofield, C. Bereal, C. Jones) - 3:50
- "Unity (Stay with Me)" - (Jordan Thorsteinson, Troy Samson, Mike James) - 3:51
- "No Man No Cry" - (Mark Feist, Damon Sharpe, Lauren Evans) - 3:28
Ms. Kelly Deluxe
- "Work" (Freemasons Radio Edit) - 3:13
- "Daylight (featuring Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes) - 3:30
- "Like This" (featuring Eve) - 3:35
- "Love" - 3:51
- "This Is Love" - 4:50
- "Broken" - 3:24
- "Better Without You" - 3:58
- "Every Thought Is You" - 3:56
- "Love Again" - 3:51
- "Unity (Stay with Me)" - 3:50
- "No Man No Cry" - 3:28
- "Daylight" (Joey Negro Club Mix) - 7:06
- "Comeback" (Kamatronics Remix) - 6:20 [26]
Leftover tracks
- "All on You" (featuring Lil Wayne) [28] (Demo features Lauren Evans instead of Kelly Rowland)
- "Bad Habit" (Part 2) [29]
- "Back on" [29]
- "Can't Do It Again" [29]
- "Just Me" [29]
- "Last Time" (written by J. Que, Ezekiel Lewis) [28]
- "Mr. Postman" (produced by Big Tank) [30][failed verification]
- "Tell Me" (produced by Flintstone) [29]
- "Time by Myself" (written by K. Rowland, Sean Garrett, Warren Felder) [31]
- "Watcha Do" (written by J. Que, E. Lewis) [28]
- "What It Do" (written by J. Que) [29]
- "Work Her Man" (written by Big Tank, Les) [30][failed verification]
Singles
- "Like This", the album's lead single, was produced by Polow da Don and features guest vocals by rapper Eve. Released on March 13, 2007 in the United States and by June 11, 2007 worldwide, the song reached the top 10 in Canada, Croatia, Ireland, Slovenia and the UK.[32] Domestically, it was less successful, although it reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart[33] and the top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[33]
- "Ghetto," a crunk-influenced collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, was set as the second single off the album in North America. The song went for radio adds in on August 7, 2007 and charted at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles,[34] never making it to any other chart; thus becoming Rowland's lowest-charting single to date.
- Scott Storch-penned "Work," for which a music video had already been shot in July 2007,[35] was eventually released on January 21, 2008 in the United Kingdom and other European territories. Pushed by a newly-produced Freemasons remix, it reached number-one in Bulgaria and Poland and number 4 in France, and the UK Singles Chart,[32] eventually becoming the most successful single release off of the album.[36] The song was not released stateside.[19]
- "Daylight," a cover version of Bobby Womack's 1976 single, featuring Gym Class Heroes front man Travis McCoy, was recorded for soundtrack of the French film Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008). It also served as the lead single of the album's re-release editions, with a video premiering on the French show Vivement Dimanche on January 6, 2008. The track has since reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- "Broken" has recently been confirmed as the album's fourth single in the United Kingdom.[37]
- Although not released as a single yet, Rowland shot a music video for yet-unreleased "Comeback" back-to-back with the video for "Work" in July 2007 with director Philip Andelman.[38] The video was originally intended to be released on Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe,[19] but eventually premiered on YouTube. The track was originally planned to be released as the album's second single alongside "Still in Love with My Ex."[39][25]
Charts and certifications
- These are the peak positions and certifications from chart providers.
Chart (2007) | Provider | Peak position |
---|---|---|
Australian Albums Chart[40] | ARIA | 44 |
Australian Urban Chart[41] | 8 | |
Brazil Hot 100[42] | ABPD | 11 |
Canadian Albums Chart[43] | CRIA/Nielsen SoundScan | 64 |
Dutch Albums Chart[16] | MegaCharts | 61 |
French Albums Chart[44] | SNEP/IFOP | 88 |
German Albums Chart[45] | Media Control | 80 |
Irish Albums Chart[16] | IRMA | 46 |
Italian Albums Chart[16] | FIMI | 41 |
Japanese Foreign Charts[46] | Oricon | 10 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | RIANZ | 53 |
Swiss Albums Chart[16] | Media Control | 38 |
UK Albums Chart[16] | BPI/The Official UK Charts Company | 23 |
U.S. Billboard 200[16] | Billboard | 6 |
U.S. Top Digital Albums[47] | 16 | |
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] | 2 | |
United World Chart[16] | Media Traffic | 16 |
Credits and personnel
- David Angell - violin
- Craig Brockman - piano
- Christopher Farrell - viola
- Anthony LaMarchina - cello
- Carl Marsh - conductor
- Pamela Sixfin — violin
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale — violin
- Kristin Wilkinson — viola
Production
- Executive producers: Mathew Knowles, Kelly Rowland
- Vocal producers: J. "Lonny" Bereal, Jason Boyd, Montina Cooper, Huy Nguyen, K. Rowland
- Vocal assistance: J. "Lonny" Bereal, Montina Cooper
- Engineers: Wayne Allison, Chris Jackson, Colin Miller, Brian Sumner, Rommel Nino Villanueva
- Assistant engineers: Vadim Chislov, Gelly Kusuma, Kobla Tetey
- Mixing: Jason Goldstein, Jean Marie Horvat, Tony Maserati, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan, Andy Zulla
- Mixing assistince: Christian Baker
- Mastering: Tom Coyne, Chris Gehringer
- Art Direction: Fusako Chubachi, Erwin Gorostiza
Release history
Region | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Japan | June 20, 2007 | Columbia, Music World |
Austria | June 22, 2007 | |
Denmark | ||
France | ||
Germany | ||
Switzerland | ||
Poland | June 25, 2007 | |
United Kingdom | ||
New Zealand | July 3, 2007 | |
United States | ||
Israel | July 5, 2007 | |
Australia | July 7, 2007 |
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- ^ a b c d "Interview: Kelly Rowland's All About Action". TeenMusic. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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- ^ a b c d ""Kelly Rowland Hooks Up With Beyonce's Sister Again For Solo LP"". Limmatta Online. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- ^ a b c d ""Kelly Rowland Scraps Sappy Story, Picks Up Snoop"". VH1. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- ^ ""Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland's Jabs"". MTV News. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
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