B'Day
Studio album by Beyoncé
Released	September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04) (worldwide)(Standard Edition) April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03) (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded	April 2006 at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) Great Divide Studios (Aspen, Colorado)
Genre	R&B, Dance Pop
Length	37:40 (U. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sony Music Studios was a well-known former music recording and mastering facility in New York City. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop S. standard) 52:19 (Europe/Australia) 99:13 (deluxe edition)
Label	Columbia, Music World
Producer	Beyoncé Knowles (executive producer), Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, Walter Millsap III, The Neptunes, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Shea Taylor, Stargate, Cameron Wallace
Professional reviews
About.com [1] All Music Guide [2] Blender [3] Entertainment Weekly (B+)[4] The Guardian [5] PopMatters [6] Rolling Stone [7] Slant Magazine [8]
Beyoncé chronology
True Star: A Private Performance (2004) B'Day (2006) Green Light: Freemasons EP (2007)
Alternate cover
Deluxe edition cover

B'Day is the second solo studio album by American R&B singer Beyoncé. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1951) is an American Record executive and manager from Etowah County Alabama In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Kasseem Mike Dean (born September 13 1978 better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American Record producer and Rapper. Sean Garrett is an American Singer, Songwriter and Record producer. Rich Harrison is a Grammy Award -winning Record producer and Songwriter from Washington D Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born July 29 1977 in Pleasantville New Jersey) is a Grammy Award -winning Songwriter, The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18 1979 better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B Singer-songwriter Stargate (sometimes written as StarGate) is a Norwegian record production and songwriting team consisting of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S Aboutcom is an online source for original information and advice and is among the top 15 US Websites ( Nielsen Online Spring 2008 allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn True Star A Private Performance is a two-track EP by American R&B singer Beyoncé. Green Light Freemasons EP is a Remix EP by American R&B / pop singer Beyoncé. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Columbia Records, in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music, released it worldwide on September 4, 2006 to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday (see 2006 in music). Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Sony Urban Music was a former division of Sony Music Entertainment, active from 2004 to 2006, The division handled R&B, soul, and Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006.

The album was originally planned for a 2004 release as a follow-up to her debut album Dangerously in Love. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 24 2003 by record label Columbia. However, the project was put on hiatus due to the recording of Destiny's Child's final album Destiny Fulfilled and her starring role in the 2006 movie Dreamgirls. Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final Studio album by American R&B trio Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records on Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures While on vacation after filming Dreamgirls, Knowles began contacting various producers; she had employed technique for faster collaboration, and completed B'Day in three weeks.

Most of the lyrical content of the album was inspired by Knowles' role in the film. The style of the songs ranges from '70s to '80s funk and balladry to urban contemporary elements like hip hop and R&B. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul In Jazz and Popular music, the term ballad denotes a short Song in a slow Tempo, usually with a romantic or sentimental text though the term Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Live instrumentation was employed on most tracks as part of Knowles' vision of creating a record using live instruments. In Music, the word instrumentation is used to refer to the particular combination of Musical instruments employed in a composition and to the properties

The album was commercially successful, debuting at number one on the U. S. Billboard 200 chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It sold 541,000 units within a week of release, beating its predecessor, Dangerously in Love. The album yielded six singles, and was successful in music markets, entering the top ten of many charts worldwide. B'Day was re-released on April 3, 2007 as an expanded double-disc deluxe edition; a DVD counterpart was also released, featuring ten music videos of the songs from the album. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The term special edition ( deluxe edition and collector's edition are also used is a term generally used as a Marketing incentive for various kinds of products A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The album has earned a three-time platinum certification in the United States from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Production

Background

In 2002, Knowles had generative studio sessions in the making of her debut album, Dangerously in Love, recording up to forty-five songs. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 24 2003 by record label Columbia. ^[9] After the release of Dangerously in Love in 2003, Knowles had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. ^[9] However, on January 7, 2004, a spokesperson for her record label, Columbia Records, announced that Knowles had put her plans on hiatus in order to concentrate on the recording of Destiny's Child's final album, Destiny Fulfilled, and for her singing of the US national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, which was her childhood dream. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final Studio album by American R&B trio Destiny's Child, released by Columbia Records on " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the ^[10] In late 2005, Knowles decided to postpone the recording of her sophomore album because she had landed the starring role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Dreamgirls. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures ^[11] As she wanted to focus on one project at a time, Knowles decided to wait until the movie would wrap up before returning to the studio. ^[12] Knowles told Billboard magazine, "I'm not going to write for the album until I finish doing the movie. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "^[13]

Writing and recording process

While having a month-long vacation after filming Dreamgirls, Knowles went to the studio to start working on the album. She said, "[When filming ended] I had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas",^[12] prompting her to begin working without telling her father-record label manager Mathew Knowles. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1951) is an American Record executive and manager from Etowah County Alabama ^[14] People who knew she went to the studio were her A&R man Max Gousse, and the team of producers they contacted to collaborate for the album. ^[15] Knowles began working with songwriter-producers Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, and Sean Garrett. Rich Harrison is a Grammy Award -winning Record producer and Songwriter from Washington D Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born July 29 1977 in Pleasantville New Jersey) is a Grammy Award -winning Songwriter, Sean Garrett is an American Singer, Songwriter and Record producer. ^[14][16] She also collaborated with several studio personalities: Cameron Wallace; the Neptunes, Norwegian production duo Stargate, American hip hop producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, and Walter Millsap. The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Stargate (sometimes written as StarGate) is a Norwegian record production and songwriting team consisting of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Kasseem Mike Dean (born September 13 1978 better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American Record producer and Rapper. ^[17] Two female songwriters were also included in the production team who helped structure the album: Knowles' cousin Angela Beyincé, who had previous collaborations in Dangerously in Love, and up-and-coming songwriter Makeba Riddick, who actually made her way onto the team after writing "Déjà Vu", the lead single of the album. Angela Jeanine Beyincé (born December 16, 1982 in Galveston Texas) is an American Songwriter and Personal assistant to " Déjà Vu " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring hip hop artist Jay-Z. ^[12]

She [Knowles] had multiple producers in Sony Studios. She booked out the whole studio and she had the biggest and best producers in there. She would have us in one room, we would start collaborating with one producer, [and] then she would go and start something else with another producer. We would bounce around to the different rooms and work with the different producers. It was definitely a factory type of process.

—Makeba Riddick, MTV News^[12]

Influenced by Jay-Z's method in collaborating with multiple record producers,^[18] Knowles rented the whole Sony Music Studios in New York City and booked Harrison, Jerkins and Garrett, each with their own room to work in. MTV News is the news division of MTV, the first and most popular Music Television network in the U Sony Music Studios was a well-known former music recording and mastering facility in New York City. The City of New York ^[14] During sessions, Knowles would go to each room after the other to check the progressions her collaborators had made, and had fostered "healthy competition" among producers. ^[14] When Knowles conceived of a potential song, she would tell the group who would later deliberate; after three hours, the song would be created. ^[12] While Knowles and the team brainstormed on the lyrics, other collaborators like the Neptunes, Jerkins and Swizz Beatz would simultaneously produce the tracks. ^[12] They would sometimes begin working at eleven o'clock, reaching fourteen hours a day during the recording process. ^[12] Knowles arranged, co-wrote and co-produced all the songs. In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such ^[14] Swizz Beatz co-produced four songs for the album, the most-produced tracks by a single producer in the team. ^[12] Knowles recorded three songs a day, finishing it for two weeks. ^[15] B'Day, which is coined as tribute to Knowles' birthday,^[19] was completed in three weeks, ahead of the originally planned six-week toil. ^[20] Twenty-five songs were produced for the album; eleven of the tracks were selected for the track list, and mastered in early July. ^[21]

Content

Music and style

Knowles performing during The Beyoncé Experience tour, flanked with dancers and her band, holding various instruments

B'Day was musically crafted from a variety of American genres,^[22] and like the roots of her previous album, incorporated urban contemporary elements including contemporary R&B and hip hop. The Beyoncé Experience was a worldwide 2007 Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Some songs have '70s and '80s styles, inspired through record sampling. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording "Suga Mama", which employs blues-guitar samples^[7] from Jake Wade and the Soul Searchers' "Searching for Soul", reminds a '70s funk-flavored and '80s go-go influenced melody. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Jake Wade and the Soul Searchers was a Funk band signed to Ubiquity Records. Go-go is a subgenre of funk that originated in the Washington D ^[23] "Upgrade U" is sampled from the Betty Wright's 1968 "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do". Betty Wright (born December 21 1953) is a soul and R&B Singer, who influenced a generation of female Singer-songwriters "Resentment", on the other hand, used Curtis Mayfield's 1972 "Think (Instrumental)", from the Super Fly soundtrack. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk "Déjà Vu" has '70s influence,^[2] "Green Light" is a classic groove,^[24] and "Get Me Bodied" features twang, a musical style originated from Texas. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Groove is the sense of propulsive Rhythmic "feel" or sense of " Swing " created by the interaction of the music played by a band's Rhythm section A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English, and generally indicates longer Vowel sounds and/or Diphthongs Varieties of English which Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. ^[6]

Knowles crafted most songs in B'Day through live instrumentation. In Music, the word instrumentation is used to refer to the particular combination of Musical instruments employed in a composition and to the properties Evident on the song "Déjà Vu", the track utilizes bass guitar, conga, hi-hat, horns and the 808. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of Cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a Drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, Disco The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable Drum machines ("TR" serving as an Initialism for Transistor Rhythm ^[24] In an interview, Knowles said, "When I recorded 'Déjà Vu' . . . I knew that even before I started working on my album, I wanted to add live instruments to all of my songs. . . "^[12] While "Déjà Vu" employs a production of old school horns,^[25] other songs like "Ring the Alarm" uses percussion^[3] and "Irreplaceable" features a guitar-driven melody. A school (in the sense of old school) is a grouping of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlooks of philosophy craft or belief

Lyrics and theme

Knowles singing "Listen". " Listen " (Spanish " Oye " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. "Listen" is one of songs in the album that were inspired by her role in the Broadway musical adaptation Dreamgirls (2006). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures

Much of the theme and the musical style of the album was inspired by Dreamgirls. The plot of the film revolves around The Dreams, a fictional '60s group of three female singers who had changed in plight after discovering their manipulative manager, Curtis Taylor. Knowles portrays Deena Jones, the lead singer of the group and the wife of Taylor, and is emotionally abused by him. Because of her role, Knowles was inspired to produce an album with an overriding theme of feminism and female empowerment. ^[12] In the bonus track, "Encore for the Fans", Knowles says, "Because I was so inspired by Deena, I wrote songs that were saying all the things I wish she would have said in the film. "^[26]

Tracks

"Déjà Vu", which features rap from Jay-Z, is the opening track of B'Day. " Déjà Vu " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring hip hop artist Jay-Z. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Set as the album's lead single, it was released on July 2006 to mixed reviews. A lead single is the first single released by a Musician or a band from a given Album. ^[16][25] The single reached number four in the US, and number one in the UK. The single's couture-motivated music video evoked displeased reaction from fans, thousands of whom petitioned for it to be re-shoot. Haute couture ( French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" oːt kuˈtyʁ refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions ^[24][27] "Get Me Bodied" features former band-mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams and sister Solange Knowles in its '60s-influenced instructional music video. " Get Me Bodied " is a Hip hop soul song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Sean Garrett, Solange Knowles, Angela Beyince, Kelendria "Kelly" Trene Rowland (born February 11 1981 is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer, and actress, Michelle Williams may refer to an actress or a singer born in 1980 Michelle Williams (actress, (b Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24 1986 professionally known as Solange, is an American actress, R&B and pop singer songwriter ^[28] It is the second track of the album, and was the fifth single released in the US. "Get Me Bodied" was the album's lowest charting US-released single, having reached the Billboard Hot 100 below top fifty. ^[29] "Suga Mama" is set as the third track; its music video features Knowles riding a mechanical bull. " Suga Mama " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. A mechanical bull is a Machine -operated ride that replicates the sensation of riding a bull. ^[30]

The promotional single "Upgrade U" is the album's fourth track. " Upgrade U " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring vocals by Hip hop artist Jay-Z. Another collaboration with Jay-Z, the lyrics speaks of luxuries. ^[31] Knowles acts as Jay-Z in his part of the single's music video. ^[32] "Ring the Alarm", which is the album's second-released single, is noted for the use of a siren in its melody. " Ring the Alarm " is an R&B – Hip hop soul song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and Sean In Greek mythology, the Sirens ( Greek singular Seirēn; Greek plural Seirēnes) were three dangerous bird-women It was called a song that "shows a harder edge to Beyoncé's sound. "^[14] The single was released on October 3, and became her highest-charting single debut, opening at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[33] "Kitty Kat" is the sixth track of the album; its music video features Knowles with cats. ^[28] "Freakum Dress", the next track, is a crescendo that uses a two-note riff and galloping beats. In Music, the term note has two primary meanings 1 a sign used in Musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a Sound; In Music, a riff is an Ostinato figure a repeated Chord progression, pattern refrain or melodic figure, often played by the Rhythm ^[34] The song "advises women who have partners with straying eyes to put on sexy dresses and grind on other guys in the club to regain their affections. "^[31] Knowles made a video for the song to explain what "Freakum Dress" was, using different women on ages, races, and sizes, along with the thirty metallic dresses used in the production. ^[28] "Green Light" is the seventh track, and was released outside the US. Its use of the "uh-huh huh huh" vocals and brassy stabs are a direct echo of "Crazy in Love". ^[27] A three day-shoot music video, it is remembered for giving Knowles a blistered foot and muscle spasms because of wearing ballet-pointed heels for an 18-hour filming;^[30] Knowles considered it as her toughest video shoot. ^[32]

"Irreplaceable" is the ninth track of the album, and was released as the third single in the US and the second single outside North America. " Irreplaceable " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. Gaining positive critical reviews, "Irreplaceable" was the most successful single off the album, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 at number one for ten weeks consecutively. The single's music video features the debut performance of her all-female band, Suga Mama. " Suga Mama " is the all-female band of Beyoncé for her 2007 tour The Beyoncé Experience. ^[32] The ballad and gospel-influenced^[1] "Resentment", which was treated as an "oversung downer",^[31] is the album's closing track. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to "Listen", a bonus track for the North American release, is an inspirational ballad about "the song in my heart". " Listen " (Spanish " Oye " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. In Jazz and Popular music, the term ballad denotes a short Song in a slow Tempo, usually with a romantic or sentimental text though the term ^[4] Originally produced for Dreamgirls' soundtrack, Knowles co-wrote "Listen", which was suggested by the film's director, Bill Condon, because the second half of the movie needed to have an accompanying song. " Listen " (Spanish " Oye " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. She performed the song when her fictional life in the story changes direction. ^[35]

Releases and promotion

Knowles performing "Flaws and All", one of the new tracks included in the deluxe edition of B'Day

B'Day was released through Columbia Records in collaboration with Sony Urban Music and Music World Music on September 4, 2006 to coincide with Knowles' 25th birthday. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Sony Urban Music was a former division of Sony Music Entertainment, active from 2004 to 2006, The division handled R&B, soul, and Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[13] Subsequently, it was released on September 5 in North America. ^[12]

An expanded double-disc deluxe edition of the album was released on April 3, 2007,^[36] seven months from the release of the original version. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It was later released on April 23 in the UK. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at ^[37] Aside from the original track listing, the new edition features five new songs, including "Beautiful Liar", a duet with Colombian singer Shakira; its single single holds the distinction of having the largest upward movement on the Billboard Hot 100, moving ninety-one positions from number ninety-four to number three on April 7, 2007. " Beautiful Liar " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles and Colombian Latin pop singer Shakira. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[38] "Amor Gitano" or "Gypsy Love" is a flamenco-pop song duet with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández, a soundtrack for Telemundo's "El Zorro" telenovela,^[39] is included in the new version, alongside several Spanish re-recordings. " Amor Gitano " (Gypsy Love is a Latin pop and soul song written by American R&B singer Beyoncé along with Jaime Flores and Reyli Flamenco is a Spanish term that refers both to a musical genre known for its intricate rapid passages and a dance genre characterized by its audible footwork Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Alejandro Fernández (born April 24, 1971) is a popular Latin Grammy -winning Mexican singer nicknamed as "El Potrillo" ("The Little Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. The idea of recording foreign language songs was derived from her group's collaboration with Alejandro Sanz for "Quisiera Ser". Knowles worked with producer Rudy Perez for these recordings. ^[32] The re-issue includes

Simultaneously, B'Day Anthology Video Album was released, featuring ten videos, including the director's cut of "Listen" and the extended remix of "Get Me Bodied". B'Day Anthology Video Album is a video album released by the American R&B singer-songwriter Beyoncé, it was released alongside Most of the videos are from her up tempo tracks;^[32] it is more on retro, colors and black hair styles which Knowles thought would be like her character Deena. ^[28] The shooting of the videos was done in two weeks. ^[30] At first, the DVD was available in Wal-Mart,^[32] but later released to other markets. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores Other editions of the second issue in several countries do not include the Spanish songs, instead the ten music videos in the DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is ^[40]

In mid-2006, Knowles looked for an all-female band for her 2007 tour, The Beyoncé Experience, to promote the album. " Suga Mama " is the all-female band of Beyoncé for her 2007 tour The Beyoncé Experience. The Beyoncé Experience was a worldwide 2007 Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day She held an audition for keyboard players, bassists, guitarists, horn players, percussionists and drummers around the world. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion ^[41] Visiting over ninety venues,^[42] Knowles embarked on the tour in Japan on April 10, 2007^[32] and concluded it on December 30, 2007 in Las Vegas. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6

Reception

Critical reviews

Contemporary critics had a polarized reaction to B'Day, most of whom cited the short-spanned production and numerous collaborations of the album. Roger Friedman of FOX News stated that "the result of so many cooks in the kitchen. . . is that. . . Beyoncé serves up a. . . shrill singing and invariably tuneless songs. "^[16] The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman, however, stated that the production team helped Beyoncé "focus on edgier, up-tempo tracks that take her sweet soprano to new places. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, "^[31] Andy Kellman for his All Music Guide review was mixed, stating that Knowles' "hurryness" in the album produced "no songs with the smooth elegance of "Me, Myself and I" or "Be with You", adding, ". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. . . there is nothing desperate or weak about this album. "^[2] Mike Joseph of PopMatters stated that "the album is solid", but because of its rushed production, he counter-argued that "aside from its relatively short running time, its sound suspiciously under produced". PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture ^[6] Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt averred that "while the mostly up-tempo disc never lacks for energy, some of the more beat-driven tracks feel harmonically and melodically undercooked, with hooks that don't live up to 'Crazy in Love' or the best Destiny's Child hits. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "^[7]

Other critics, however, found positive from the album. Bill Lamb of About.com complimented the album for exuding the "work of a woman with focus, energy, empathy, and vocal firepower to spare," giving it four and a half stars out of five. Aboutcom is an online source for original information and advice and is among the top 15 US Websites ( Nielsen Online Spring 2008 ^[1] Entertainment Weekly's Jody Rosen noted that "the songs [in the album] arrive in huge gusts of rhythm and emotion, with Beyoncé's voice rippling over clattery beats," rating the album A-. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc ^[4] Jonah Weiner of Blender approved the album with four stars for "producing up-tempo beats bringing the dance floor never cool down. "^[3] Billboard's Gail Mitchell wrote that "throughout [the album], she romps with creative abandon, thankfully unafraid of stretching the boundaries lyrically and musically. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "^[43] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine noted that "B'Day is a reminiscent of former group at their commercial peak. Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies music DVDs and TV shows as well as interviews with actors directors and musicians "^[8]

Accolades

In 2006, B'Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including "Best Contemporary R&B Album", "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" for "Ring the Alarm", "Best R&B Song" for "Déjà Vu", "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" for "Déjà Vu", and "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical" for "Déjà Vu" (Freemasons club mix - no rap) (remixed by Russell Small and James Wiltshire). The 49th Annual Grammy Awards is a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2005 and ending September 14, The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album has been awarded since 2003. The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968 The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award has been awarded since 1969. The Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration has been awarded since 2002 The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording Non-Classical has been awarded since 2002. B'Day won the Best Contemporary R&B Album. ^[44] The following year, B'Day received two Grammy nominations for Record of the Year for "Irreplaceable" and Best Pop Collaboration for "Beautiful Liar". The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10 2008 starting at 8PM EST. The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually " Irreplaceable " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. " Beautiful Liar " is a song by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles and Colombian Latin pop singer Shakira. She also received a Grammy nomination for her work on Dreamgirls. Dreamgirls is a 2006 American Musical film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures ^[45]

Commercial performance

B'Day peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, the official album chart in the US, on September 23, 2006,^[46] becoming the chart's highest debut. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[47] The album gave Knowles her second highest charting album since Dangerously in Love, which topped the chart also on its debut. Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 24 2003 by record label Columbia. The album racked up 541,000 units sold after a week of release, 224,000 higher than Dangerously in Love's 317,000 sales, but 122,000 lower that her former group's Survivor, earning 663,000 on its start. Survivor is the third Studio album by the American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, released on May 1, 2001 According to Nielsen SoundScan, a music source provider, B'Day was the chart's best sales number since Tool's 10,000 Days selling 564,000 copies in May of the same year. Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. ^[46] Simultaneously, B'Day also charted at the number one position on the Billboards's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally^[46] and later on Billboard Top Internet Albums. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by ^[48] The album, however, failed to continue dominate the top spot after Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) replaced it the following week. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed FutureSex/LoveSounds is the second solo studio album by American pop - R&B singer Justin Timberlake, released on September 12 2006 through In 2006, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. ^[49] B'Day became the US' thirty-eighth best-selling album of 2006. ^[50]

While the album chart performance was eventually decreasing, the release of the deluxe edition has helped it back on the top ten; it has sold 214,000 copies since their release at the beginning of April. ^[51] After the first week release, the album's number sixty-three position surges back to number three,^[52] and charted again at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It sold up to 126,000 scans having the sales increased by 903 percent. ^[52] On April 16, 2007, Recording Industry Association of America re-certified B'Day as triple platinum. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[49]

Internationally, B'Day gained positive reaction. In the UK, B'Day debuted at number three on September 11, 2007. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[53] Like the album's performance in Ireland, where it debuted at the same number, it did not reach any higher position and stayed on the chart for thirty-eight weeks. The British Phonographic Industry certified B'Day double platinum for selling 807,000 units. Across the Oceania, B'Day had the same reception debuting on Australian Albums Chart and New Zealand Albums Chart both at number eight on the same week, September 11, 2006. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[47] It stayed at the stop position on two weeks in New Zealand. B'Day remained the charts for twenty and twenty-five weeks respectively. ^[47] In the United World Chart, B'Day opened at number one, and was the chart's highest debut. On the 2006 Year End, the album charted as number twelve for earning 3,113,000 points in the inclusive year. ^[54] The album stayed on the chart for forty-one non-consecutive weeks. ^[47]

Controversies

After three weeks from the release,^[55] the deluxe edition and the video anthology DVD was temporarily ceased in the retail stores. A lawsuit was filed for breach of contract of using "Still in Love (Kissing You)", a version of British singer Des'ree's own cover of Kissing You. Des'ree (born Desiree Weeks, 30 November 1968, London) is a British pop / soul Singer who was " Kissing You " is a song written by British singer Des'ree and Timothy Atack and recorded by Des'ree for the soundtrack of the 1996 film William Shakespeare's ^[51] Not intended for the album's inclusion, Des'ree's permission was not to alter the title of the song and not subjected for an accompanying video; however, Knowles did otherwise. ^[55][56] After the infringement issue, the present version of the re-issue does not include the track. ^[55]

The artwork of B'Day, including the cover of "Ring the Alarm", fueled controversy after Knowles used alligators during the photo shoot. " Ring the Alarm " is an R&B – Hip hop soul song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and Sean Knowles revealed that using the animal and taping their mouths shut was her idea. PETA, an animal rights organization which had previous confronted her after she had used furs for her fashion line's clothing design, contacted a biologist who later wrote a letter to her:

As a specialist in reptile biology and welfare, I'm concerned about your posing with a terrified baby alligator for your new album cover. A biologist is a Scientist devoted to and producing results in Biology through the study of Organisms Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship Humans and alligators are not natural bedfellows, and the two should not mix at events such as photo shoots. In my view, doing so is arguably abusive to an animal. ^[57]

In 2007, Knowles appeared on billboards and newspapers across the United States showing her holding an antiquated cigarette holder. Taken from the back cover of B'Day, the image provoked response from an anti-smoking group, stating that she needed not to add the cigarette holder "to make herself appear more sophisticated". ^[58]

Track listing

Chart

Credits

Notes

External links

• Official B'Day website
• Tracklistings
  • B'Day deluxe edition (main)
  • B'Day deluxe edition (Spanish version)