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As a result, she vetoed some of the songs selected for the album. I was a regular female growing up in the inner city, and I wanted to be who I was.' Throughout the recording process, Arnold ensured the album's music and lyrical content reflected her persona. 'There were so many young artists releasing records, and I wanted to stand out. With much of the album being recorded during her years of 19, her teenage years, Monica has described the period as hard work: 'It was more from the stress I put on myself than it was pressure from others,' she said. In addition, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin from Danish production duo Soulshock & Karlin would hand in their yet-unreleased song ' Before You Walk Out of My Life', a leftover from Toni Braxton's second studio album Secrets (1996), for Monica to record. Austin also consulted Flavor Unit, owned rapper Queen Latifah, to serve as Monica's management and arranged recording sessions with his in-house protégés Arnold Hennings, Tim & Bob, and Colin Wolfe for her debut. A breakaway from regular teenage life, he would often pick her up after school and whisk her off to a music studio most evenings. A teacher and growing father figure, Austin became instrumental in tutoring the young singer, while executive producing her debut album under the Rowdy rooster. Impressed by her voice and persona after hearing her perform Whitney Houston's 1986 hit single ' Greatest Love of All', Dallas offered her a record deal with his Arista-distributed label Rowdy Records at the age of 12.

#Monica miss thang cd series#

In 1992, after winning a series of local talent contests, Monica was introduced to music producer Dallas Austin. It also earned her four Soul Train Music Awards nods as well as American Music Award and Billboard Music Award nominations each. With her further two singles, ' Like This and Like That' and ' Why I Love You So Much' also reaching the top three on the Hot R&B Songs, Monica, along with fellow teen singers Aaliyah and Brandy, established herself as one of the most successful R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s. įour singles were released from the album, including debut single ' Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)' and follow-up ' Before You Walk Out of My Life', both of which made Monica the youngest artist ever to have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and became top ten hits in New Zealand. Internationally, it earned Gold status in Canada, where it reached number 20 on RPM 's Top Albums/CDs chart, and peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Albums Chart, her highest peak as of 2018. It debuted and peaked at number 36 of the Billboard 200 and reached the top ten on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, where it was certified three-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.5 million copies. A steady seller, the album became a commercial success as well. Upon release, Miss Thang received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Monica's versatility and mature sound appearance, as well as the album's eclectic number of songs.

Incorporating a wide range of contemporary genres such as soft hip hop soul, contemporary mid-1990s R&B, pop and adult contemporary sounds, Austin recruited protégés from his DARP production camp such as Tim & Bob, Arnold Hennings, and Colin Wolfe as well as Daryl Simmons, and Soulshock & Karlin to work with her on the album.

Recorded throughout her early teenage years, the album was conceived under the guidance of Rowdy head Dallas Austin who would emerge as a tutor and father figure to Monica and serve as Miss Thang 's sole executive producer. It was released by Rowdy Records and distributed through the Arista label on Jin the United States. Miss Thang is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Monica.