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}} ''Beautiful'' is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, released on 4 October 2013 by Sony Music Australia. The album was recorded at several recording studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles and Sydney. Mauboy worked on ''Beautiful'' with a variety of producers and songwriters, including DNA, The Fliptones, Brian Kennedy, Harvey Mason, Jr., Adam Reily and The Underdogs. She co-wrote ten of the thirteen songs on the album's standard edition. Upon its release, ''Beautiful'' received positive reviews from critics, who praised its catchy production and honest lyrics. The album debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart and became Mauboy's highest-charting album. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of more than 70,000 copies. ''Beautiful'' earned Mauboy two nominations at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards for Album of the Year and Best Female Artist. Mauboy promoted the album with television performances and instore appearances. She also embarked on her second headlining concert tour, entitled the To the End of the Earth Tour. ''Beautiful'' produced five singles, including the top-ten hits "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" and "Never Be the Same", which were both certified platinum for sales exceeding 70,000 copies. The album was re-released as a platinum edition on 21 November 2014 and features five additional songs, including the fifth single "Can I Get a Moment?", which became Mauboy's eighth top-ten hit. ==Background and development== In an interview with Spotlight Report, Mauboy admitted that after her work on the 2012 musical film ''The Sapphires'' and its soundtrack which features 1960s soul music, she struggled to find a direction for her third studio album. "This album was definitely quite frustrating and hard to put together ... It was a hard process after coming off the back of doing ''The Sapphires'' and having that beautiful soul, motown classic music. It really kind of left me not knowing what I wanted to do next because that (Sapphires'' ) was so good." Mauboy further stated that not knowing which direction she wanted to go with helped. "I had all these stories and feelings. All I needed was to be in the studio and play a bit of piano and play some melodies to help me write."〔 Mauboy told ''The Northern Star'' that ''Beautiful'' is "very diverse ... I'm taking it back to my first album where I had a bit of dance and twist of R&B." Part of the album's musical direction was influenced by 1990s music, including dance artists such as Culture Beat and Corona.〔 "I'm such a big '90s fan and grew up with the '90s, and I love how artists had such big vocals and yet such simple bedding on the tracks – and they use such little effects."〔 Mauboy wrote half of ''Beautiful'' in Australia with DNA and Adam Reily, and also in Los Angeles.〔 She co-wrote ten of the thirteen songs on the album's standard edition.〔 Harvey Mason, Jr. served as the creative director for ''Beautiful'' and co-wrote and produced a number of songs.〔 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「Beautiful (Jessica Mauboy album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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