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| Length = 73:04 | Label = Atlantic | Producer = Brandy Norwood (exec.), Rodney Jerkins (exec.), Big Bert, Stuart Brawley, Warryn Campbell, Mike City, Keith Crouch, Jason Derlatka, Fred Jerkins III, Kamillion | Last album = ''Never Say Never'' (1998) | This album = ''Full Moon'' (2002) | Next album = ''Afrodisiac'' (2004) | Misc = }} ''Full Moon'' is the third studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released by Atlantic Records on February 25, 2002. The album was recorded primarily during the summer and fall of 2001 at The Hit Factory in Miami, amid a three-year musical hiatus following the success of her multi-platinum previous studio album ''Never Say Never'' (1998) and the finale of her highly successful television sitcom ''Moesha'' in May 2001. As with ''Never Say Never'', Brandy collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild production and songwriting team on the majority of the album's composition, while additional work from Mike City, Warryn Campbell, and Keith Crouch was contributed. Brandy credited Whitney Houston, Kim Burrell and Enya for inspiring her to push the limits of her voice and vocal arrangements. With Brandy in a relationship with one of the album's primary musicians, its lyrical concepts centered on both sensual and frustrated feelings toward a lover. Jerkins credited Michael Jackson, Brandy's voice, and his experiences at European nightclubs for influencing the sound of the album. Lyrically, the album speaks on love in all its forms.〔http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12060360〕 Musically, ''Full Moon'' drew inspiration from UK garage, electro, dance, glitch, and funktronica, while blending soul and R&B elements into adult contemporary ballads. At the time of its release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, but has since earned retrospective acclaim and recognition from musicians, singers, and producers, primarily for Brandy's vocal work as well as garnering two Grammy Award nominations at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. ''Full Moon'' debuted at number at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling approximately 156,000 copies in its first week of release, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album spawned three singles—"What About Us?", "Full Moon"and "He Is"—and has sold over three million copies worldwide. ==Background== In June 1998, Norwood released her second album ''Never Say Never''. Boosted by the success of its number-one lead single "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with singer Monica, it facilitated Norwood in becoming a viable recording artist with media–crossing appeal. In total, the album sold 16 million copies worldwide and spawned seven singles, including Norwood's second number-one song, the Diane Warren-penned "Have You Ever?". Also in 1998, Norwood made her big screen debut in a supporting role in the slasher sequel, ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'', which garnered her both a Blockbuster Entertainment Award and an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Female Performance.〔 The following year, she co-starred with Diana Ross in the telefilm drama ''Double Platinum'' about an intense, strained relationship between a mother and daughter. Both Norwood and Ross served as executive producers of the movie which features original songs from ''Never Say Never'' and Ross's ''Every Day Is a New Day'' (1999).〔 Amid the sudden cancellation of her UPN sitcom ''Moesha'', Norwood suffered a nervous breakdown in November 1999 — the result of her then-hectic and unhealthy lifestyle and a failed relationship in which she had experienced verbal abuse. Frightened by the idea that a yet-to-be-made third album she would not be able to live up to the success of her previous albums, Norwood went on a lengthy hiatus to reflect and take some introspective looks.〔 "I needed to rejuvenate, get my creative juices flowing, balance my life with some privacy, to find my confidence, find my love of music again," she told ''Jet'' magazine in 2002. In mid-2000, she started refocused herself on her musical career, contributing songs to albums such as ''Urban Renewal'' (2001) and the ''Osmosis Jones'' soundtrack (2001), which introduced a scratchy, evocative edge to Norwood's voice, now having a deeper and warmer tone with a textured lower register and notably stronger falsetto. 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「Full Moon (Brandy album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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