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}} ''Flesh Tone'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kelis, released on May 14, 2010 by Interscope Records. Recorded while the singer was an unsigned artist and while pregnant with her first child, the record is an ode to motherhood and is a distinct departure from the R&B sound of her previous albums. The album features production from David Guetta, Boys Noize, Jean Baptiste, and Benny Benassi, amongst others. ''Flesh Tone'' is an electronic dance album that incorporates elements of house, synthpop, and dancehall. The record serves as Kelis' debut with Interscope Records under the will.i.am Music Group. Contemporary music critics praised the album for being cohesive as well as refreshing and lean. ''Flesh Tone'' spawned four singles, including "Acapella" and "4th of July (Fireworks)", which became hits on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart and the UK Dance Singles Chart. ==Background== In October 2007, Kelis parted ways with Jive Records due to the lackluster commercial response of her album ''Kelis Was Here'' in the United States. Kelis was signed to Pharrell Williams' record label Star Trak, which was originally distributed by Virgin Records, but after it was bought by Arista Records, she was moved to Jive Records. Her manager Jeff Rhaban explained, "It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn't signed to and without a champion".〔 Two years later, Kelis began working on a new album as an unsigned artist. She recorded much of the songs in the garage of her Los Angeles home, named Casa de Kelis, while finishing touches were added at Jeepney Studios.〔 Soon after parting ways with Jive, it was reported that Kelis had been working on an indie dance album with Cee-Lo.〔 On December 1, 2009, it was confirmed that Kelis had signed to Interscope Records through will.i.am Music Group, and that her then-untitled fifth studio album featured production from will.i.am, Free School, Boys Noize, Burns, DJ Ammo, and David Guetta. She played the album to a few record labels before choosing will.i.am's label. "I think that he's brilliant", Kelis said of will.i.am. "As far as this generation goes, there's not a single song that you can bring up to him or a reference or an artist or an era of music that he is not privy to or that he doesn't understand. () He's not afraid to push the limits and kinda go further than everyone else and that's exciting. He still seems to be having fun doing it and that's what it's all about." In response, will.i.am said, "Kelis represents the kind of edge that pushes all of us not just musically but stylistically as well. She has always opened new doors for her audience and we're ready to walk through this next one with her." According to ''Billboard'', who ran a preview of ''Flesh Tone'' in January 2010, the album would consist of eight songs, although Kelis would later confirm that the final mastered version of the album actually contained nine songs. The preview also detailed individual songs: "Acapella", helmed by David Guetta, is a tribute to her son; "4th of July", which was produced by DJ Ammo; "Kids", which is inspired by gay clubgoers; and "Carefree American", an acoustic-guitar driven number. She also entered the studio with label head will.i.am to produce recordings for the album;〔 according to a press release, one of his tracks was set to appear on the album. Guetta also contributed another song, "Scream", to the album. It was also reported that the singer had worked with English synthpop duo La Roux. The songs "Alive" (produced by Diplo)〔 and "Carefree American" (produced by Jean Baptiste) are not included on the main standard pressings of the album. Additionally, the iTunes Store confirmed that the album contains segues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flesh Tone by Kelis )〕 On March 11, 2010, it was revealed that Kelis was working with British fashion photographer Rankin, who helped fellow British director Chris Cottam to produce the video for the album's lead single "Acapella", as well as helming the photoshoot for the album's imagery and cover.〔 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「Flesh Tone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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