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}} ''B'Day'' is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday on September 4, 2006, by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. The record was originally planned as a 2004 follow-up to Beyoncé's debut studio album ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003), although it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny's Child's final studio album ''Destiny Fulfilled'' (2004) and her starring role in the film ''Dreamgirls'' (2006). While on vacation after filming ''Dreamgirls'', Beyoncé began contacting various producers; she rented Sony Music Studios, and completed ''B'Day'' in three weeks. Most of the lyrical content of the album was inspired by Beyoncé's role in the film. The album's musical style ranges from 1970s–80s funk influences and balladry to urban contemporary elements such as hip hop and R&B. Live instrumentation was employed in recording most of the tracks as part of Beyoncé's vision of creating a record using live instruments. Upon its release, ''B'Day'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics and has since earned Beyoncé several accolades, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards. The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 541,000 copies in its first week, the second-highest debut-week sales of Beyoncé. The album has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was also successful in international music markets and yielded six singles, including three commercial hits: "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". ''B'Day Anthology Video Album'', which features thirteen music videos to accompany the songs, was released alongside the deluxe edition of ''B'Day''. Beyoncé then embarked on her second solo concert tour in 2007, which she titled The Beyoncé Experience. A live album, ''The Beyoncé Experience Live'', was released which featured footage from the tour. As of June 2015, ''B'Day'' has sold 8 million copies worldwide.〔 ==Background== In 2002, Beyoncé had productive studio sessions while making her debut album, ''Dangerously in Love'', recording up to forty-five songs. After the release of ''Dangerously in Love'' in 2003, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks.〔 However, on January 7, 2004, a spokesperson for her record label, Columbia, announced that Beyoncé had put her plans on hold in order to concentrate on the recording of ''Destiny Fulfilled'', the final studio album by Destiny's Child, and for her singing of the U.S. national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, which was a childhood dream of hers.〔 In late 2005, Beyoncé decided to postpone the recording of her second album because she had landed a lead role in ''Dreamgirls'', a film adaptation of the 1981 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. As she wanted to focus on one project at a time, Beyoncé decided to wait until the movie was completed before returning to the recording studio. Beyoncé later told ''Billboard'' magazine, "I'm not going to write for the album until I finish doing the movie." While having a month-long vacation after filming ''Dreamgirls'', Beyoncé went to the studio to start working on the album. She said, "(filming ended ) I had so many things bottled up, so many emotions, so many ideas,"〔 prompting her to begin working without telling her father and then-manager, Mathew Knowles. Beyoncé kept the recording of ''B'Day'' somewhat quiet, telling only her artists and repertoire man Max Gousse, and the team of producers they contacted to collaborate for the album. She began working with songwriter-producers Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett,〔 Cameron Wallace; the Neptunes, Norwegian production duo Stargate, American hip hop producer-rapper Swizz Beatz, and Walter Millsap.〔 Two female songwriters were also included in the production team who helped structure the album: Beyoncé's cousin Angela Beyincé, who had previously collaborated in ''Dangerously in Love'', and up-and-coming songwriter Makeba Riddick, who made her way onto the team after writing "Déjà Vu", the lead single off the album.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「B'Day (Beyoncé album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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