Welcome to the Dollhouse (album)

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Welcome to the Dollhouse
Welcome to the Dollhouse cover
Studio album by Danity Kane
Released Flag of the United States March 18, 2008
Flag of France March 18, 2008[1]
Flag of Canada March 25, 2008[2]
Flag of the United Kingdom April 21, 2008[3]
Flag of Germany May 9, 2008[4]
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Urban pop, dance-pop, R&B, hip-hop, pop rap
Length 48:40
Label Bad Boy, Atlantic
Producer The Clutch, Bryan Michael Cox, Fridolin Nordsoe, Danja, Diddy, Drop Zone, Bernard Malik, Rockwilder, Romeo XI, Flex&Hated, The Runners, Scyience, Stereotypes,
Mario Winans, WyldCard
Professional reviews
Danity Kane chronology
Danity Kane
(2006)		 Welcome to the Dollhouse
(2008)
Singles from Welcome to the Dollhouse
  1. "Damaged"
    Released: January 29, 2008
  2. "Bad Girl"
    Released: July 1, 2008

Welcome to the Dollhouse is the second studio album by American R&B group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy and Atlantic Records on March 18, 2008 (see 2008 in music) in the United States and March 25 in Canada.[5] Danity Kane recorded the album in under five weeks, while filming the second season of Making the Band 4 with fellow label mates Day26 and Donnie J in Miami, Florida. It became the group's second consecutive album to debut at number-one on the Billboard 200 chart, has been certified gold stateside.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Production

For this album, all of the girls had written and/or produced some kind of song, that they thought was suitable for their second effort. As mentioned in interviews, Danity Kane has stated that they came up with the name of the album, when they all had brought in their own material into the studio, to see which tracks would make the cut. They also expressed, that it felt as if they were in a music box, hence getting the name, Welcome to the Dollhouse. Each of the girls, also, were given chances to write, co-write, and co-produce a handful of the tracks that are on the record.

In February 2008, Bad Boy and Atlantic Records released a "sampler" which contained snippets of both Danity Kane's and Day26's upcoming albums. It featured an intro, interlude, and outro from CEO of Bad Boy, Sean Combs.

[edit] Chart performance

Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted on top of the U.S. Billboard 200, with first week sales of 236,410 copies (1,748 units more than their self-titled debut album),[6] making it the band's second consecutive number-one album. To date, the album is the sixth-best debut of the year behind only Jack Johnson's Sleep Through the Static, Mariah Carey's E=MC² , Madonna's Hard Candy, Usher's Here I Stand and Disturbed's Indestructible (Disturbed album).[6] With the first week sales announced and certification of having the number one album, according to www.marketwire.com, Danity Kane is the first female group in Billboard history to have both their debut and sophomore albums enter the main charts at number-one. Less than a month after its release, "Welcome to the Dollhouse" has been certified Gold by the RIAA as of April 22, 2008 with more than 500,000 copies sold.

Even though it wasn't promoted in Ireland it has reached and since peaked number 6 on the Itunes album chart [7]

[edit] Singles

  • The album's first single, "Damaged",[5] was chosen through an on line fan poll. In January 2008, Danity Kane had posted a bulletin on their respective MySpace page expressing that they were giving their fans the chance to choose their newest single. Fans were given two choices, "Damaged" and "Pretty Boy". Of the two choices, "Damaged" dominated the poll by a vast majority, and thus, became the first single from Welcome to the Dollhouse. The single "Damaged" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at number 64, and in its second week it shot up to number 27. In its third week it went up to number 21. So far, it has peaked at number 10. And number 9 on the Pop 100 Charts.
  • The second single will be "Bad Girl " with the video directed by Melina. The video will feature cameos from WWE Divas Mickie James, Maria Kanellis, Melina Perez, Kelly Kelly and Layla El. Danity Kane confirmed that Bad Girl is the official second single on a recent interview for kiwibox.com. It has since been added to Billboard as a listed Single. The video concept has not been officially confirmed by Danity Kane or Bad Boy.

[edit] Leftover tracks

  • "She Can't Love You"
  • "The Chase"
  • "Lollipop" [8].

[edit] Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (featuring P. Diddy) Sean Combs, Antwan Thompson Sean "Diddy" Combs for The Hitmen, Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson 0:46
2. "Bad Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott) Tiffany Cris'Tene Washington,VincentCox, Nathanial Hills, Mary Brown, James Washington, Melissa Elliott Danja 4:01
3. "Damaged" Stereotypes Stereotypes 4:04
4. "Pretty Boy" N. Hills, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, Ezekiel Lewis, J. Que Danja 4:00
5. "Strip Tease" N. Hills, J. Washington, Aubrey O'Day, D. Woods, Dawn Richard, Shannon Bex, Aundrea Fimbres Danja 3:15
6. "Sucka for Love" B. Cox, Kendrick Dean, C. Nelson, B. Muhammad, E. Lewis, J. Que Bryan Michael Cox, WyldCard, The Clutch 2:56
7. "Secret Place (Interlude)" V.Cox, Mario Winans, A. O'Day, D. Woods, D. Richard, S. Bex, A. Fimbres Mario Winans for The Hitmen 1:16
8. "Ecstasy" (featuring Rick Ross) Tiffany Cris'Tene Washington, Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, William Roberts The Runners 4:36
9. "2 of You" B. Cox, K. Dean, Adonis Shropshire, Diana Gordon B. Cox, WyldCard 3:53
10. "Lights Out" D. Richard, Tiffany Cris'Tene Washington, S. Combs, M. Winans, N. Betz, C. Betz Sean "Diddy" Combs & Mario Winans for The Hitmen, Flex&Hated, Akeem Lee 3:25
11. "Picture This (Interlude)" M. Winans, A. O'Day, D. Woods Mario Winans for The Hitmen 1:14
12. "Poetry" S. Combs, M. Winans, M. Brown* Sean "Diddy" Combs & Mario Winans for The Hitmen 4:42
13. "Key to My Heart" Shanell Woodgette, Reggie Perry Scyience 2:29
14. "Flashback (Interlude)" V.Cox, Romeo XI, D. Woods, D. Richard Romeo XI 1:13
15. "Is Anybody Listening" F. Nordsoe, N. Scarlett, S. Combs, M. Winans Fridolin Nordsoe, Sean "Diddy" Combs & Mario Winans for The Hitmen 3:27
16. "Ain't Going" (Hidden Track) (featuring Day26, Donnie Klang) B. Malik, Lyanna Dean, D. Woods, D. Richard Bernard "Doss" Malik 3:12
17. "Make Me Sick" (Target Bonus Track) Anesha Birchett, Antea Birchett Rockwilder, Christopher Grayson, Khateeb Muhammad, from Dropzone 3:40

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Provider Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 1
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
United World Chart Media Traffic 2

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.fr/Welcome-Dollhouse-Danity-Kane/dp/B00132D7ZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212977506&sr=8-1
  2. ^ HMV.ca: Music: Welcome to the Dollhouse by Danity Kane (2008)
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Welcome-Dollhouse-Danity-Kane/dp/B00132D7ZE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212976770&sr=8-2
  4. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Welcome-Dollhouse-Danity-Kane/dp/B00132D7ZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212977247&sr=8-1
  5. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (January 30, 2008). Diddy, Beyonce, Ne-Yo Make 'Spotlight Live' New York's Hot Tuesday-Night Ticket. MTV. Accessed February 20, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Katy Hasty. ""Danity Kane Snags Second Straight No. 1 Album"", Charts In France, 2008-03-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 
  7. ^ DK International. ""Congrats To DK"", DK International, 2008-06-08. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 
  8. ^ http://forums.dawnrichardonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=8903


Preceded by
Trilla by Rick Ross		 Billboard 200 number-one album
April 5 - April 11, 2008		 Succeeded by
Day26 by Day26


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