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''Goodies'' is the debut studio album by American recording artist Ciara. It was released on September 28, 2004 via LaFace Records. After writing songs for several established acts, Ciara's talents were noticed by Jazze Pha, and she began to work on what became ''Goodies''. The album's conception came through the which the title track, created as a female crunk counterpart to Usher's "Yeah" and Petey Pablo's "Freek-a-Leek." Ciara worked with several writers and producers on the album, including Jazze Pha, Lil Jon, Bangladesh, R. Kelly, Johntá Austin, Sean Garrett, and Keri Hilson, among others. With ''Goodies'', Ciara was hailed as the "Princess" or "First Lady of Crunk&B." The album uses dance music while utilizing pop, R&B, and hip-hop influences. The album delivers contradictory lyrical content, featuring female empowerment and independence-promoting lyrics in songs like the title track, while others show interest in adult activities. Critics gave the album positive to mixed reviews, commending the "Goodies"-esque songs, while deeming others as unoriginal and noting Ciara's limited vocal abilities. Most critics compared the work to singer Aaliyah, and also said it had qualities of Destiny's Child. Commercially the album was a success, in the United States, the album debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 124,750 copies in its opening week. It was later certified triple platinum by the RIAA, and as of June 2010, had sold over 2.7 million copies in the United States. The album also fared well internationally being certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). ''Goodies'' earned Ciara two Grammy nominations at the 48th Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "1, 2 Step." ==Background== In her mid-teens, Ciara formed the all-girl group ''Hearsay'' with two of her friends. The group recorded demos, but as time went on, they began to have differences and eventually parted ways.〔(" Billboard.com Biography – Ciara" ). ''Billboard''. Retrieved December 14, 2006.〕 Despite this setback, Ciara was still determined to reach her goal and signed a publishing deal as a songwriter. After leaving the group Hearsay, Texas native Ciara earned a writing job via her manager, for Atlanta's Tricky Stewart and The-Dream's RedZone Entertainment, penning songs for Mýa and Fantasia among others. According to Ciara, no one believed in her dreams of hearing her own music on the radio until she met producer Jazze Pha in 2002.〔 Within five months of meeting her, Pha signed her to his Sho'nuff label and they had already recorded five tracks.〔 About Ciara, Jazze Pha said, "What was really lacking is the Janet Jackson, high-energy dance (). Ciara fills that void. She's pretty, she can dance, she can write music, and kids love her. Everyone loves her."〔 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「Goodies (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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