In This Skin

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In This Skin
In This Skin cover
Studio album by Jessica Simpson
Released August 19, 2003 (U.S. — original release)
August 25, 2003 (U.K.)
March 2, 2004 (U.S. — Collector's Edition)
Genre Pop, adult contemporary, acoustic
Length 52:28
Label Columbia
Producer Greg Barnhill, Damon Elliott, Rob Fusari, Franne Golde, Richie Jones, Holly Lamar, Billy Mann, Andy Marvel, Keith Thomas, Rick Wake, Andrew Williams
Professional reviews
Jessica Simpson chronology
This Is the Remix
(2002)		 In This Skin
(2003)		 Rejoyce: The Christmas Album
(2004)
Alternate cover
Collector's edition/UK-Australian edition
Collector's edition/UK-Australian edition
Singles from In This Skin
  1. "Sweetest Sin"
    Released: July 22, 2003
  2. "With You"
    Released: December 16, 2003
  3. "Take My Breath Away"
    Released: May 25, 2004
  4. "Angels"
    Released: December 7, 2004

In This Skin is the third album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson, released on August 19, 2003. A version of the album with bonus tracks and a DVD was released on March 2, 2004 to build on the success of the album. Eventually, the album was certified 4x Platinum in the US, It has sold over 8 Million worldwide.

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[edit] Chart success

In This Skin reached number two on the Billboard 200 album charts and made the Australian album charts in 2004. While the Diane Warren song the "Sweetest Sin" failed to reach the US Top 40, the second single "With You," produced by Andy Marvel, enjoyed more success going top 20 in the US and Australian singles charts as well as going top 20 in the world adult charts. The third single, a cover of "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, went top 40 on the US Top 40 Mainstream Charts, appearing as a bonus track on the album version appearing in 2004. A cover version of "Angels" by Robbie Williams also appears as a bonus track on the 2004 release and was the fourth single.

It was during the release of this album that Jessica had become a household name, due in part to her reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. At first, In This Skin wasn't doing very well on the charts, as it debuted at #10 and quickly sank to the bottom of the Billboard 200 album charts. However, sales began to steadily increase during the Holiday season in 2003. By that point, Simpson had been receiving huge attention from the media for her antics on Newlyweds, and because of that radio stations warmly welcomed her second single, With You, which eventually brought In This Skin album back into the top 20 on the Billboard Charts. Then Columbia Records decided to re-release In This Skin with several new tracks in order to capatilize on Simpson's new A List status. With "With You" on the top of the radio charts in March of 2004, Simpson released her third single, "Take My Breath Away", as the first single off of the new re-release. The re-release worked as In This Skin jumped to #2 on the Billboard charts, selling over 150,000 copies that week. The album stayed in the top ten for eight nonconsecutive weeks and stayed in the top 100 for 61 weeks. It would eventually wind up selling 4 million copies in the United States and 7 million copies worldwide, her highest-selling album to date. In Australia, it went Platinum.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original release

  1. "Sweetest Sin" (Diane Warren) – 3:14
  2. "With You" (Billymann, Andy Marvel, Simpson) – 3:12
  3. "My Way Home" (Romeo Antonio, Damon Elliott, Simpson) – 3:13
  4. "I Have Loved You" (Greg Barnhill, Holly Lamar, Denise Rich) – 4:45
  5. "Forbidden Fruit" (Fitzgerald, Nichols, Simpson) – 3:30
  6. "Everyday See You" (Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston, Simpson, Andrew Williams) – 4:18
  7. "Underneath" (Matthew Gerrard, Trina Harmon, Simpson) – 4:02
  8. "You Don't Have to Let Go" (Jason Deere, Harmon, Simpson) – 3:43
  9. "Loving You" (Elliott, Simpson, Craig Young) – 3:31
  10. "In This Skin" (Rob Fusari, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:18
  11. "Be" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:11

[edit] Collector's edition/UK-Australian edition

  1. "Angels" (Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams) – 4:05
  2. "With You" (Billymann, Marvel, Simpson) – 3:12
  3. "Take My Breath Away" (Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock) – 3:15
  4. "My Way Home" (Antonio, Elliott, Simpson) – 3:15
  5. "Sweetest Sin" (Warren) – 3:12
  6. "I Have Loved You" (Barnhill, Lamar, Rich) – 4:45
  7. "Forbidden Fruit" (Fitzgerald, Nichols, Simpson) – 3:30
  8. "Everyday See You" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:17
  9. "Underneath" (Gerrard, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:02
  10. "You Don't Have to Let Go" (Deere, Harmon, Simpson) – 3:43
  11. "Loving You" (Elliott, Simpson, Young) – 3:30
  12. "In This Skin" (Fusari, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:18
  13. "Be" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:10
  14. "With You" [acoustic version] (Mann, Andy Marvel, Simpson) – 3:15

This edition also comes with a DVD featuring footage from Jessica's wedding and TV show with husband Nick Lachey. The DVD sold at Target includes exclusive material not available anywhere else, namely an interview and studio footage of Jessica recording "Take My Breath Away" and "Angels", directed by Sasha Levinson.

[edit] Personnel

  • Jessica Simpson - vocals
  • Romeo Antonio - guitar
  • Charlie Bisharat - violin
  • Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
  • Juilan Bunetta - strings
  • John Catchings - cello
  • J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
  • Chad Cromwell - drums
  • Kara DioGuardi - background vocals
  • Damon Elliott - percussion, keyboard
  • Franne Golde - piano, vocals
  • Tommy Harden - drums
  • Carlos Henderson - bass
  • Jennifer Karr - background vocals
  • Eric Kupper - guitar, keyboard
  • Victor Lawrence - cello
  • Billy Mann - guitar
  • Christopher Rojas - guitar/keyboards/strings
  • Andy Marvel - guitar
  • Nick Moroch - guitar
  • Alison Prestwood - bass
  • Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
  • Keith Thomas - bass, keyboard
  • Jonathan Yudkin - strings

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Greg Barnhill, Damon Elliott, Rob Fusari, Franne Golde, Richie Jones, Holly Lamar, Billy Mann, Andy Marvel, Keith Thomas, Rick Wake, Andrew Williams
  • Engineer: J.D. Andrew, Rich Balmer, Juilan Bunetta, Neil Devor, Dan Hetzel, Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel, Dave Scheuer, Andrew Williams
  • Assistant engineers: Jim Annunziato, Jun Ishizeki, Anthony Kilhoffer, Brendan Kuntz, Greg Price, Luz Vasquez
  • Mixing: Dan Hetzel, Tony Maserati, Dave Pensado, Keith Thomas, Bill Whittington, Patrick Woodward
  • Mixing assistants: Jim Annunziato, Dan Bucchi, Matt Snedecor, Ethan Willoughby
  • Digital editing: J.D. Andrew, Dan Hetzel, Dave Scheuer, Chris Yoakum
  • Tracking: Earl Cohen, Bart Migal
  • Production coordination: Darryl Bush, Mark Russell
  • Instrumentation: Andrew Williams
  • MIDI technician: Chris Yoakum
  • Vocal producers: Lee Mars, David Munk
  • Vocal engineers: Pablo Munguia, Jaime Sickora
  • Programming: Damon Elliott, Richie Jones, Keith Thomas, Christopher Rojas
  • Drum programming: Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
  • Keyboard programming: Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
  • Arrangers: Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
  • String arrangements: Juilan Bunetta, Christopher Rojas
  • Art direction: Mary Maurer
  • Photography: Tony Duran
  • Collage: Hooshik

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 13
France Albums Chart[2] 117
Switzerland Albums Chart[3] 78
Top Internet Albums 3
UK Albums Chart[4] 36
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 2
Ireland Top 75 Albums 27
Chart Certification
Australia ARIA Platinum[6]
U.S. RIAA 4x platinum [7]

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2003-08-19 Columbia Records CD 86560[8]
Australia 2004-09-04 Columbia Records CD 5124399000[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Australian Chart Position". Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
  2. ^ "France Chart Position". Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
  3. ^ "Swiss Chart Position". Retrieved on April 22, 2007.
  4. ^ "UK Chart Position". Retrieved on April 22, 2006.
  5. ^ "U.S. Chart Position". Retrieved on April 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". Retrieved on April 22, 2007.
  7. ^ "RIAA Charts - Accreditations". Retrieved on April 22, 2007.
  8. ^ "U.S. release details". All Music Guide. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
  9. ^ "Australian release details". Sony BMG. Retrieved June 30, 2007.

[edit] External links


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