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''Britney'' is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 6, 2001, by Jive Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her earlier albums ''...Baby One More Time'' (1999) and ''Oops!... I Did It Again'' (2000), Spears began to embrace a maturer sound with her next studio effort. Its music incorporates genres of pop and dance-pop with influences of R&B and occasionally dips into elements of disco, hip hop and rock; its lyrics address the subjects of reaching adulthood and sexuality. Spears released a second eponymous album titled ''Britney Jean'' (2013) which is released under RCA Records Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators, including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development, co-writing five of its tracks. Upon its release, ''Britney'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented the progression from Spears's earlier works, but criticized her increasingly provocative image. The album debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 745,000 copies. Its success made Spears the first female artist to have her first three albums debut atop the chart, a record she would later break again with her fourth record ''In the Zone'' (2003). To promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour, which began in November 2001 and continued through July 2002. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. Six singles were released from the album, all of which proved less successful than those of Spears's prior records. Consequentially, ''Britney'' became her first record not to yield a US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top ten hit. Its lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" peaked at number twenty-seven on the chart, while follow-up singles "Overprotected", "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Anticipating", and "Boys" reached the lower end of the chart and its extension, the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ==Background== In May 2000, Spears released her second studio album ''Oops!... I Did It Again''. Spears collaborated with producers including Rodney Jerkins, David Krueger, and Max Martin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oops!... I Did It Again — Britney Spears: Credits )〕 Following its release, ''Oops!... I Did It Again'' became an international success and peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album's lead single "Oops!... I Did It Again" became one of the best-selling singles of all time. When recording her follow-up record, Spears wanted an "older generation to pick up on it", adding that she "had to change it up and pray people think that's cool". She stated that she chose to self-title the album because the majority of its content describes who she is. Spears recorded twenty-three tracks for the release, several of which she co-wrote with the assistance of Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz. She added that personally writing the album and developing its concept made the project "that much more special", elaborating of her intentions to "get better and grow" as a songwriter. Spears worked with a variety of collaborators, including pop colleagues Martin and her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.〔 She commented that she initially felt "awkward" and "nervous" working with Timberlake, saying that she was accustomed to the process being "like work". Spears also worked with hip hop producers Rodney Jerkins and The Neptunes, who made the record "nastier and funkier". She additionally recorded songs with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, but their tracks never made the final track listing due to scheduling conflicts. 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「Britney (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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