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}} ''Cassie'' is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Cassie, released on August 8, 2006 by NextSelection Lifestyle Group, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Cassie was discovered by record producer Ryan Leslie, who helped Cassie record demo tapes. After Cassie was signed by P. Diddy, the founder of Bad Boy Records, she continued to work with Leslie who produced the entire album. Musically, ''Cassie'' is mainly a R&B, hip hop and pop album with urban, pop rock and contemporary R&B styles, containing "looming synthesizer patterns" and "ice-cream-truck melod() to give it a slightly twisted and threatening edge", as well as "flippant playfulness". The album was well-received critically and praised for its production. In addition to being called "confection", it drew comparisons to Ashanti and Ciara. ''Cassie'' debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 100,374 copies sold in its first week. It stayed in the top twenty for two weeks. As of April 2008, the album had sold 321,000 copies in the US. "Me & U" was released as the lead single from the album on May 16, 2006. "Me & U" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and hit the top twenty in six other countries. "Long Way 2 Go" was released as the second single from the album on September 2006. "Long Way 2 Go" did not perform as well as "Me & U" in the US, only reaching number ninety-seven on the Hot 100, however the single did well in the United Kingdom and reached number twelve on the UK Singles Chart. ==Background== At the age of fourteen Cassie began modeling, and when she was sixteen, she was modeling for local department stores, Delia's fashion catalog, and ''Seventeen''.〔 Cassie also briefly appeared in the music video for R&B singer Mario's "Just a Friend 2002". Encouraged by producer Rockwilder, Cassie took vocal lessons as well as using her schools performing arts program, taking modern ballet.〔 Cassie finished high school in 2004, instead of going to college like her peers she moved to New York city, where she returned to modeling and classes at the Broadway Dance Center.〔 Whilst Cassie was in New York Cassie began booking print and commercial modeling gigs and being represented by Wilhelmina Models.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cassie Ventura Biography )〕 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「Cassie (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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