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}} ''Heart to Yours'' is the first solo album by American singer Michelle Williams. Released on April 16, 2002, by Sanctuary and Columbia Records it became the first solo release of any Destiny's Child member. Production of the album began in 2001, with Williams working with an array of producers, including her brother Erron Williams (who produced the title track), HR Crump and Warryn Campbell. ''Heart to Yours'' is primarily an urban contemporary gospel album, however it heavily incorporates elements of many other styles and genres such as; neo-soul, inspirational, R&B and even rock music. The album's lyrical content and subject matter is also diverse and ranges from songs that glorify and praise God to tributes dedicated to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, which encourage those suffering in the aftermath of the attacks that the "sun will shine again". Receiving generally positive reviews from critics, ''Heart to Yours'' peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart after debuting with 17,000 copies sold in one week; eventually becoming 2002's biggest selling album of the that genre in the U.S, selling over 200,000 copies.〔 The album was also a success on another ''Billboard'' component chart, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it peaked within the top 20 at number seventeen. However, the album failed to make as big of an impact on the US ''Billboard'' 200 as the debuts of Williams' bandmates, peaking at a moderate fifty-seven.〔 The album won Williams an award for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2002 MOBO Awards〔 and its lead single "Heard a Word" was featured on the platinum-certified ''WOW Gospel 2003'' compilation album.〔(RIAA official site ). Retrieved 2009-10-05.〕 ''Billboard'' listed Williams as the fifth Top Gospel Artist of 2002.〔 ==Background and production== Williams began her singing career as a backing vocalist for R&B singer Monica in 1999 before joining Destiny's Child with Farrah Franklin (who would later leave) alongside original members Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, replacing former members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson to much controversy in 2000. In late 2000, while recording their third album, ''Survivor'', Destiny's Child revealed that they would produce solo albums to be released "simultaneously" in the "hope" that they would "boost interest in Destiny's Child". Describing the stylistic differences of the albums' directions, Knowles said "We're going to all do different types of music and support each other's album" before saying "hopefully it will broaden our audience, so it will help us all out". The idea of individual releases emanated from the group's manager and Knowles' father, Mathew. After the release of ''Survivor'', the group announced in late 2001 a temporary break-up to focus on solo projects, including working on their own albums. Before undertaking their respective solo projects, the group released a Christmas album, ''8 Days of Christmas''. Williams worked in the studio with several musical collaborators, including Scott “Shavoni” Parker, Damon Elliott, Warren Campbell and gospel producer HR Crump. Williams also co-wrote five of the songs whilst her brother Erron Williams, produced numerous tracks. She revealed in an interview with Gospel Flava that she "received tremendous support" from Music World, saying, "they came to me. There wasn't a question as to what type of music I was going to do. Music World has a Gospel division and I'm the first artist to come out on Music World and in the Gospel division. I'd love to do more and more Gspel projects". She also discussed her Christian upbringing, saying, "I grew up in Rockford, Illinois. St. Paul Church Of God In Christ was and still is my home church". Furthermore she explained, "I sang my first solo at the age of seven. I directed the choir, I was an usher. I was a straight-up church girl. I did a lot of stuff in the community such as singing in various choirs and at my school." In discussing the musical transition she said, "it wasn't a hard transition at all. This is something that has been in my heart to do, so I had to do it. I thought that it would be a perfect time. Choosing to do this at the height of my career rather than doing it when Destiny's Child is at a downfall, you know? Most people do that. They go Gospel when they don't have anything else to do anymore, you know? I chose to do this while I can reach people." She echoed this sentiment in speaking with ''Billboard'' about the album and its artistic direction, Williams saying, "some people will do gospel when their career fails, but I chose to do it at the height of the popularity of Destiny's Child,". Williams explained, " I didn't want to do it because it was a fad. I wanted to do it because it's in me. It's in my heart." 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「Heart to Yours」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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