Monica The Makings Of Me Album
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Artist: Michael Buble Song: Everything You're a falling star, You're the get away car. You're the line in the sand when I go too far. You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say. And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do. Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true. Cause you can see it when I look at you. Chorus: And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, You make me sing. You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well, And you light me up, when you ring my bell. You're a mystery, you're from outer space, You're every minute of my everyday. And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man, And I get to kiss you baby just because I can. Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through, And you know that's what our love can do. Chorus: And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, You make me sing You're every line, you're every word, you're everything. So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La Chorus: And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything. You're every song, and I sing along. 'Cause you're my everything. Yeah, yeah So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La.
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' Released: February 5, 2007. ' Released: May 14, 2007 The Makings of Me is the fifth by American recording artist, released by on October 3, 2006.
Built upon the, and styles of its predecessor, (2003), Monica wanted her follow-up project to sound 'very close knit and intimate'. Consequently, she enlisted producers including her longtime collaborators, and and new partners including, and. The album garnered a mostly positive reception from music critics, and produced four singles of which all failed to chart or sell noticeably. It reached the top of U.S. 's chart, and number eight on the, selling 328,000 copies in total domestically to date. In April 2007, a Deluxe Digital version of the album featuring free ringtones for ',' a free cellphone wallpaper, and a blow-in card was sold. Contents.
Background Although most of The Makings of Me was not recorded before Monica had given birth to her first child in May 2005, the singer had started work on her then-untitled fourth album with various producers and songwriters during her pregnancy, including, and executive producer. While both Elliott and Dupri contributed most to the album, the singer was anxious to keep the number of collaborators 'very close knit and intimate' and thus, settled on working with producers, Harold Lilly, and, particularly, resulting in a total of forty finished records. In addition, however, Monica also recorded with, and rappers, and, but none of the songs written with them eventually made the final track listing. Some of them, however, appeared on her 2007 mixtape Greg Street Present.Monica Made: The Mixtape. Although the album was tentatively titled Street Butterfly, Raw, or A Dozen Roses at one time or another, the long-player was eventually named after 's 'The Makings of You', which is sampled in the album's second single ': 'This album is really the makings of me because it talks about so many different scenarios, both good and bad, that have pretty much brought me to the point where I'm at mentally,' Monica told in a 2006 interview with, comparing it with a 'musical diary where people can really see me in a lot of different lights for once.' Music Lyrical themes Although Monica received neither a producing nor a songwriting credit on The Makings of Me, the album was widely addressed as her most personal effort yet.
The singer attributed the personal sound of the album to the words of her self-written poetries, she has started writing in the late 1990s and of which about half of the songs on the album are based on. Having used the writings before to inspire the themes of the tracks for previous albums (2002) and (2003), it was actually the first time she handed the poems over to her songwriters. 'That was kind of private to hand over,' Monica said in an interview with. 'It was going into the hands of about seven or eight people.
It was difficult to do something like that the first time around.' Feeling obligated to unveil her true thoughts about past relationships, writers, and others crafted songs such as ' and 'Why Her,' which were inspired by the poems or their backstories.
The album contains several references to and alludes to contemporary fashion labels such as, and automobile manufacturers and. In ',' singers and are mentioned. Although Monica intended for the album to include some light recordings, she stated that The Makings of Me 'is not an album for kids.'
'This album is very, very different from the other ones, because of me personally. Now, at 26, the way I look at things, even relationships, I was really able to involve more of my life experiences in the album,' Monica said to, adding: 'I had to tell my story. There are too many people who have been in the same situation as me and really don't know their way out.
Hopefully through my words, what I say can open a door.' Content ', one of the last songs recorded for The Makings of Me, was chosen as the lead single to show 'something that appears on the outside to be different from' Monica and, in addition, represents her hometown. Greatly influenced by, the track incorporates beats of 's 2005 single ' and a sample of the 2006 single ',' as performed.
The song received lukewarm reviews, noted as 'a decent but ultimately forgettable. obligatory club track,' and was a mediocre success, reaching the top twenty on the U.S.
Billboard chart only. The second single, Elliott-penned ', underperformed. The song, a modern rework of 's 1972 single ', was the last -accompanied release from the album.
Monica's second single which contains an 'oversung downer.' Problems playing these files? ', the third track, was written and produced by fellow R&B musician. Based upon a self-written poem by Monica, the lyrics of the song were inspired by an ex who cheated on her with a video model.
It was released as the album's third single, and although the song saw a comparatively successful debut on the charts, refused to agree on producing a music video for the song, with ideas for a video treatment being eventually scrapped. The fourth track, -produced 'Why Her,' serves as a direct follow-up to 'Sideline Ho' and was also inspired by a poem. 'After all the anger and the smoke cleared, the next one that I wrote was Why Her. And I thought it was really clever. to create songs off of my poems like that,' Monica said. The song received a generally positive reception from music critics, and was compared to 's 2005 recording '.'
', the fifth track, has Monica trading verses with fast-paced rapper. The singer commented the recording of the as comical: 'He Twista had so much patience with me and allowed me to learn his way of rapping. Of course, rapping isn't what I do, but I did enjoy the experience. The way I learned best was with him in the booth.' Released as the final single from the album, it was released to no commercial success. 'Doin' Me Right', built around a sample of ' 1976 'Chocolate Girl', was noted as one of the 'few songs about good men' on The Makings of Me, alongside -crafted 'My Everything'. Considered as this album's ' (the second single from 2003's ), it was praised by critics who called the track 'another sweet twist on a soft-soul classic.'
The seventh track, 'Raw,' features production and guest vocals by and was noted the only track on the album next to 'Everytime tha Beat Drop.' It chronicles the protagonist's lament on so-called ' over a, and received mixed reviews. 'Gotta Move On,' the ninth track, incorporates minor elements of. Featuring backing vocals by singer, it was declared 'a kiss-off dipped in honey'. The closing track, 'Getaway', is an all-piano song, except for a few accents from a briefly throughout the tune.
Commercial Performance
It discusses the witnessing of Monica's former boyfriend Jarvis Weems' death in 2000. Releases and promotion The first singles ' were initially targeted to radio July 24, 2006 (see ) in the.
A week later, footage was released by Access Atlanta, featuring photos on the making of the to 'Everytime Tha Beat Drop'. The songs 'Why Her' and then titled ' from the album was premiered in September 2006 on Monica's account. Prior to its release, she appeared on BET's in September 2006 to promote the album, and on BET's on October 5, 2006. On October 9, she also performed on in promotion of the album. She also performed on. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating B The Makings of Me received generally positive reviews from most professional music critics.
Of gave the album four stars out of five and called it a 'concise and mostly sweet (if occasionally unremarkable) set of songs,' especially praising Elliott's input on the album. Ryan Dombal of declared it 'a solid addition' to Monica's discography, and although he saw her faltering on ballads such as 'My Everything', he added: 'the singer hints at mature contentment on her fourth CD — while retaining some angry edge,. scoring tough-talking venom.' Writer Steve Jones, on the other hand, wrote: 'Sweet ballads like 'My Everything' and the -laced ' find her nicely contented having found the one. But do her wrong or play her soft and she'll unleash a torrent of scorn. In the mid-90s, she was the sassy 14-year-old. Now she's full grown and not to be fooled with.
Still, she can get the dancefloor popping.' Magazine gave the album three stars out of four. It found that 'her fourth disc, demonstrates why the singer has been able to outlast many an R&B ingenue.' In a mixed review, Clover Hope of magazine wrote that 'while The Makings of Me has its needless trendchasing moments, her rich voice and prime subject are the main draw'. He criticized the album for its 'avoidable' lead single ', writing that 'Monica is good enough without the fluff.' In his review for, Mark Edward Nero noted The Makings of Me 'a very personal album that listening to it is almost like reading a diary,' and while he applauded the songwriting and song production as 'excellent,' he cited a 'lack of emotion' in Monica's voice: 'She cuts loose, but for the most part, Monica seems more concerned with pitch-perfect singing than singing with genuine emotion.
In addition, he also criticised the shortness of the album. Gave the album three stars out of four and called Monica 'full grown and not to be fooled with', while hailed the album as 'full of variety, depth, and maturity.' Commercial performance One week after its release, The Makings of Me debuted at number-one on the U.S. 's chart, and at number eight on the official, with moderately successful first week sales of 92,935 copies — about half as much as her previous effort, number-one album (2003). While it became Monica's first album to reach the top of the R&B Albums Chart, it also scored her her lowest peak position on the Billboard 200 since 1998's which had also reached number eight. The album has sold over 328,000 copies domestically, making it Monica's first album to not receive a certification by the to date. Outside the States, it opened at number twenty-three on the R&B Top 50 Albums Chart in and at number seventy-five on the.
Altogether The Makings of Me spawned four singles: The lead album's first single, Dupri-produced ' barely made it to top fifty on the U.S. Chart with a peak position of number forty-eight only, becoming Monica's least successful lead single since 2002's '.' It, however, reached number eleven on the chart, and number seven on the World R&B Top 30 Singles chart. The second and third singles from the album, ' and ',' underquoted this success with peak positions of number forty-eight and forty-five respectively on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, never making it to the official. A fourth single, ' was serviced to U.S. Radios on May 14, 2007, achieving similar success.
Track listing The Making of Me – Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. ' (featuring ). ^ Hillary Crosley (2008-12-15). Retrieved 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2006-02-11. Tecson (2006-01-30).
Retrieved 2007-01-21. Archived from on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
Clover Hope (2006-08-28). Retrieved 2007-01-21. Mosi Reeves (2006-09-20). Creative Loafing. Retrieved 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2007-09-20. Andres Tardio (2006-01-30).
Retrieved 2008-02-21. ^ Clover Hope (2006-07-28). Retrieved 2007-01-21. ^ Andy Kellman. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
^ Jonathan Landrum Jr. Retrieved 2009-01-03. Mark Edward Nero (2006-11-21). Retrieved 2009-01-03.
Jayson Rodriguez (2006-09-08). Archived from on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2007-04-30. AOL Music News Blog.
Retrieved 2007-04-28. Archived from on 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2009-01-02. Anne van de Sande (2007-04-09). Archived from on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
Archived from on July 10, 2015. Retrieved 2007-06-23. ^ Nero, Mark Edward. About.com Guide.
Retrieved 2007-05-28. ^ Michael Butler (2006-10-18).
Boise Weekly. Retrieved 2009-01-02. Archived from on 2006-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010. The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Retrieved 7 October 2011. ^ Ryan Dombal (29 September 2006).
Time (#900): 70. Retrieved 7 October 2011. May 18, 2008, at the.
^ Arnold, Chuck; Novak, Ralph; Strauss, Chris (2006-10-16). Retrieved 2013-02-28. ^ Steve Jones. Archived from on May 18, 2008.
Retrieved 2009-01-01. ^ Hope, Clover (2006-10-07). Retrieved 2013-02-20.
Retrieved 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-20.Apple (US).
Retrieved 2017-03-29. The Makings of Me (Standard Edition).
Releases And Promotion
(in Japanese). Media Control GfK International.
Retrieved April 20, 2012. Archived from on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2008-08-23. External links. — official website Preceded by by October 21–27, 2006 Succeeded.