Danity Kane (album)

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Danity Kane
Danity Kane cover
Studio album by Danity Kane
Released Flag of the United States August 22, 2006
Flag of the United Kingdom August 29, 2006
Flag of Germany November 10, 2006
Flag of the Philippines January 5, 2007
Recorded 2006; The Hit Factory, Miami
Genre R&B, pop, hip-hop
Length 49:28
Label Bad Boy, Atlantic
83989
Producer Bryan Michael Cox, Danja,
D-Dot, Rodney Jerkins, Jim Jonsin, Ryan Leslie, Rami, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Mario Winans, Wyldcard
Professional reviews
Danity Kane chronology
Danity Kane
(2006)
Welcome to the Dollhouse
(2008)
Singles from Danity Kane
  1. "Show Stopper"
    Released: August 2006
  2. "Ride for You"
    Released: December 2006

Danity Kane is the self-titled debut album by American R&B group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy Records on August 22, 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the United States and by Atlantic Records on November 11, 2006 in Germany and Switzerland.

Executive-produced by Sean Combs and Bad Boy vice president Harve Pierre, the album features production by Timbaland, Danja, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Mario Winans, Bryan Michael Cox, Rami, Ryan Leslie, Scott Storch and Jim Jonsin. Selling over 90,000 copies in its first day of release, Danity Kane officially sold 234,662 copies its first week, placing it at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. In November 2006, it was certified platinum for over a million copies sold domestically.[1]

With the album's number-one debut in the September 9, 2006 issue of Billboard magazine, it became Bad Boy Records' seventh number-one album and the label's first chart-topper since 2003's Bad Boys II soundtrack.The album has sold some 1.2 million copies in the United States alone.

Contents

[edit] Tracklisiting

# Title Featured performer(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "One Shot" B. M. Cox, K. Dean, A. Shropshire Bryan-Michael Cox 3:41
2. "Heartbreaker" J. Sheffer, A. Hunte, F. Romano, C. Puckett, K. Oliver Jim Jonsin 3:03
3. "Want It" T. Mosley, K. Hilson, J. Washington, N. Hills Timbaland & Danja 3:22
4. "Right Now" T. Mosley, K. Hilson, J. Washington, N. Hills Timbaland & Danja 3:32
5. "Show Stopper" Yung Joc J. Scheffer, A. Hunte, K. Oliver, F. Romano, C. Puckett Jim Jonsin 3:49
6. "Hold Me Down" R. Jerkins, D. Thomas, K. N. Price Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins 3:57
7. "Come Over (Interlude)" M. Winans Mario Winans for The Hitmen 1:44
8. "Ooh Ahh" R. Leslie Ryan Leslie 2:51
9. "Press Pause'" M. Winans, D. Angelettie, M. Winans, M. Jones Mario Winans & Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for The Hitmen 3:12
10. "Ain't True (Interlude)" M. Winans, M. Winans Mario Winans for The Hitmen 1:34
11. "Ride for You" B. M. Cox, K. Dean, A. Shropshire Bryan Michael-Cox 4:11
12. "Touching My Body" R. Leslie, A. Shropshire, M. Riddick Ryan Leslie 3:42
13. "Back Up" B. M. Cox, K. Dean, C. Dennis Bryan-Michael Cox 3:25
14. "Stay with Me" Rami, A. Birgisson, M. Riddick Rami, Arnthor 3:54
15. "Sleep on It" S. Storch, J. Boyd Scott Storch 3:23

[edit] Credits

  • Executive producers: Sean Combs, Harve Pierre
  • Vocal producer: Jim Beans, Conrad Dimanche, Makeba Riddick, Adonis Stropshire, Supa Tight Writer
  • Vocal assistance: LaShay Winans
  • Engineers: Noel Burdick, Andy Haller, Robert Marks, Sean Tallman, Sam Thomas
  • Assistant engineers: Jan Fairchild, Andy Geel, Joe Gonzalez, Ryan Kennedy, Kev O, Kevin Wilson
  • Mixing: Rich Keller, Kevin Krouse, Robert Marks, Sam Thomas
  • Mastering: Chris Athens
  • A&R: Gwendolyn Niles
  • Design: Mark Obriski
  • Art Direction: Mark Obriski
  • Photography: Chapman Baehler

[edit] Leftover tracks

  • "I Wish"
  • "Love At First Sight" (written by Tijuan Frampton, Jeremy Graham, Shannon Douglas)[2]
  • "Take It Further"
  • "Tell Me" (re-recorded version appeared on Diddy's 2006 album Press Play)

[edit] Charts and certification

  • These are the peak positions from chart providers.
Chart (2006) Provider Peak
position
German Albums Chart[3] Media Control 50
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 83
U.S. Billboard 200[5] Billboard 1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[5] 2
United World Chart[6] Media Traffic 5

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ RIAA Certifications. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  2. ^ "Love @ First Sight". ASCAP. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  3. ^ Longplayer Archive. Chartsurfer.de. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  4. ^ Charts Arhcive. Swisscharts. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  5. ^ a b Charts & Awards. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
  6. ^ Charts Arhcive. Worldcharts.
Preceded by
Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera
Billboard 200 number-one album
September 9 - September 15, 2006
Succeeded by
Modern Times by Bob Dylan
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