Tasty (Kelis album)

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Tasty
Tasty cover
Studio album by Kelis
Released December 8, 2003
Recorded Master Sound Recording Studio
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
StarTrak Studios
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre R&B, neo soul, pop, electro, alternative
Length 51:20
Label Star Trak, Arista
Producer The Neptunes, Raphael Saadiq, Dallas Austin, André 3000, Rockwilder, Jake and the Phatman, Kelvin Wooten, Damon "Grease" Blackmon
Professional reviews
Kelis chronology
Wanderland
(2001)		 Tasty
(2003)		 Kelis Was Here
(2006)
Singles from Tasty
  1. "Milkshake"
    Released: January 13, 2004
  2. "Trick Me"
    Released: May 24, 2004
  3. "Millionaire"
    Released: October 4, 2004
  4. "In Public"
    Released: April 4, 2005

Tasty is the third studio album by American R&B singer Kelis, released in December 2003 (see 2003 in music). Considered the breakthrough of Kelis' career, she was able to expand her success across Europe reaching new markets in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Kelis was also finally able to do well in the American market. Unlike her previous albums, Tasty opted for a more pop/alternative-oriented tune which led to a greater success outside Europe with "Milkshake" being the first single from Kelis to receive critical acclaim in the U.S. and a peak position of number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was known for being Kelis' breakout album and being a spinoff in Europe.

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[edit] About the album

The singles and the album immediately found success in Europe. The album's second single, "Trick Me", once again proved successful on radio and music video channels in Europe, and went to the top ten in many European countries during mid-2004. However, the song did not enjoy success in America, where its music video was not released. This was due to the fact that her American label Arista Records folded at the same time that Tasty was released. Kelis was then transferred to Jive Records, who were not interested in continuing with the album.[1]

The success of Tasty was most obvious in the United Kingdom. The four singles from the album were released. After "Milkshake" and "Trick Me" came "Millionaire" and "In Public". Her European label, Virgin Records, who she had been with since the start of her career there, decided to persist with the album. Due to her various splits with U.S. labels, promotion for both of her previous projects Kaleidoscope and Wanderland were ended prematurely, just as she was finally breaking through in the UK. Virgin UK did not want her to lose the fan base that she was building up yet again by ending promotion early, because of the U.S. and other territories deciding not to continue with the album.[1] This paid off and Kelis finally cemented her UK status, with four top twenty hits from the album (including three top three hits) and Tasty going platinum there.

In the week of September 24, 2006, three years later after its release, Tasty re-entered the albums chart in the UK at number sixty-four—surprisingly, it even got to number three on the UK R&B Albums Chart the week of October 1—while her latest album, Kelis Was Here, had fallen off the chart the same week.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:30
  2. "Trick Me" (Dallas Austin) – 3:26
  3. "Milkshake" (Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo) – 3:02
  4. "Keep It Down" (Austin, Lonnie Lynn, Jr., Dion Wilson) – 3:26
  5. "In Public" (featuring Nas) (Kelis Rogers, Dana Stinson) – 4:25
  6. "Flashback" (Rogers, Williams, Hugo) – 3:25
  7. "Protect My Heart" (Williams, Hugo) – 4:24
  8. "Millionaire" (featuring André 3000) (Rogers, André 3000, Douglas Davis, Ricky Walters) – 3:44
  9. "Glow" (featuring Raphael Saadiq) (Raphael Saadiq, Glenn Standridge, Robert Ozuna, Taura "Aura" Jackson, Kelvin Wooten) – 4:00
  10. "Sugar Honey Iced Tea" (Williams, Hugo) – 3:23
  11. "Attention" (featuring Raphael Saadiq) (Saadiq, Standridge, Ozuna, Jackson, Wooten) – 3:24
  12. "Rolling Through the Hood" (Williams, Hugo) – 4:45
  13. "Stick Up" (Rogers, Damon "Grease" Blackmon) – 3:51
  14. "Marathon" (Saadiq, Standridge, Ozuna, Jackson, Wooten) – 4:35

[edit] Japanese edition

  1. "Milkshake" (X-Press 2 Triple Thick Vocal Mix) – 9:30
  2. "Milkshake" (DJ Zinc Remix) – 5:59

[edit] Unreleased/non-album tracks

  • "Everyday Story" — produced by Dame Grease
  • "Freak Me Slow" — produced by The Neptunes
  • "Guilty Girl" — produced by P. Diddy and co-produced by Mario Winans, which was released as a bootleg vinyl in 2005 under the title of "About to Hate Me"
  • "Harlem Streets" (featuring Raphael Saadiq) — produced by Raphael Saadiq and co-produced by Jake and the Phatman, which was released as a bootleg vinyl in 2005 under the title of "Emergency"
  • "Running Mate" — produced by Timbaland
  • "Oasis" — produced by Henri Charlemagne
  • "He Don't Know" (with Mario Winans) — produced by Mario Winans, initially recorded to appear on his debut album, Hurt No More, but left out of it
  • "That's the Way (I Like It)" (with Van Hunt) — produced by Rich Harrison, recorded to be featured in one of the Gap TV advertisings for their Fall/Winter 2004 Ad Campaign

All of the tracks above leaked to the Internet in one or other way, except "Everyday Story", "He Don't Know", and the full-length version of "That's the Way (I Like It)".

[edit] Personnel

  • Kelis – vocals
  • André 3000 – drums, keyboards
  • Greg "Ruckus" Andrews – DJ
  • Jake & the Phatman – percussion, scratching, drums
  • Kevin Kendricks – piano, keyboard
  • Tony Reyes – guitar, background vocals
  • Raphael Saadiq - bass, guitar, vocals
  • Kelvin Wooten – piano, keyboard, sitar

[edit] Production

Executive Producer Kelis
Producers The Neptunes ("Milkshake", "Flashback", "Protect My Heart", "Sugar Honey Iced Tea", "Rolling Through The Hood"), Raphael Saadiq ("Glow", "Attention", "Marathon"), Dallas Austin ("Trick Me", "Keep It Down"), André 3000 ("Millionaire"), Rockwilder ("In Public"), Dame Grease ("Stick Up")
Engineers Vincent Alexander, Gerry "The Gov" Brown, Andrew Coleman, Mike Koch, Carlton Lynn, James Majors, Glen Marchese, Rick Sheppard, John Tanksley, Patrick Viala
Mixing Kevin "KD" Davis, Serban Ghenea, Glen Marchese, Dave Pensado, Daniel Romero, Dexter Simmons, Phil Tan
Mastering Chris Athens
A&R Barbara Wesotski
Assistants Daniel Betancourt, Warren Bletcher, Andrew Dawson, Cesar Guevara, Doug Harms, Tim Olmstead, Geoffrey Rice, John Tanksley
Production coordination Regina Davenport, Anette Sharvit
Programming André 3000
Drum programming Jake and the Phatman
Arranger Dallas Austin
Creative director Joe-Mama Nitzberg
Layout design Jeffrey Schulz
Photography Markus Klinko and Indrani
Artwork Jeffrey Schulz

[edit] Charts

  • U.S. chart debut

The album debuted at twenty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200.

  • UK chart debut

The album debuted at number forty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, climbing strongly after the smash hit "Milkshake" was released, landing at its peak, number eleven.

Chart (2003)[2][3][4] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 27
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 27
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 41
Austrian Albums Chart 20
Belgian Albums Chart 35
Danish Albums Chart 15
Dutch Albums Chart 16
French Albums Chart 60
German Albums Chart 51
Irish Albums Chart 15
Italian Albums Chart 43
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 48
Norwegian Albums Chart 19
Swedish Albums Chart 48
Swiss Albums Chart 14
UK Albums Chart 11
UK R&B Albums Chart 3

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label
Europe December 8, 2003 Virgin
United States December 9, 2003 Star Trak/Arista
Canada December 9, 2003 Virgin
Japan January 16, 2004 EMI Music Japan
Australia February 2, 2004 Virgin

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Exclusive Interview with Kelis. MP3.com (April 24, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
  2. ^ Tasty > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
  3. ^ Kelis - Tasty - Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
  4. ^ Chart Data: Kelis. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.


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