Aaliyah

Aaliyah is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground and Virgin Records on July 17, 2001 (see 2001 in music) in the United States. It was primarily produced by Keybeats, with additional production by Timbaland, Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker and Static Major, and lyrics by Static Major and Missy Elliott. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, number one on the R&B; charts and was certifi... more

Aaliyah is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground and Virgin Records on July 17, 2001 (see 2001 in music) in the United States. It was primarily produced by Keybeats, with additional production by Timbaland, Bud'da, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker and Static Major, and lyrics by Static Major and Missy Elliott. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, number one on the R&B; charts and was certified gold four weeks (platinum within six weeks) after its release: While it sold over 250,000 in its first week. A few weeks after its release, Aaliyah quickly jumped from #19 to #1 with sales of 305,000 beating Mary J. Blige and Slipknot from the top spot. The album sold over 2 million copies in the United States, and 10 million copies worldwide to date. It was also nominated for a 2002 Grammy Award for Best R&B; Album among many other awards. Physical copies of the album are out of print in the United States, but there have been rumors that... less