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| Genre = | Length = | Label = Interscope | Producer = | This album = ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004) | Next album = ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (The Remixes)'' (2005) | Misc = }} ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani, released on November 12, 2004 by Interscope Records. After making guest appearances on songs by other artists during her time with No Doubt, Stefani began recording solo material in early 2003. Originally planned as a small side project for Stefani, ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' eventually grew into her first solo album, following No Doubt's hiatus. Stefani co-wrote every song on the album, while collaborating with numerous writers and producers, including Linda Perry, Dallas Austin, The Neptunes, André 3000, and Dr. Dre. ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' was designed as an updated version of a 1980s record, and was influenced by artists such as early Madonna, New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Debbie Deb, and Club Nouveau. The album has a diverse musical style that incorporates genres such as electropop, dance-rock, new wave, hip hop, and R&B. Most of the songs on the album are thematically focused on fashion and wealth. The album introduced the Harajuku Girls, four backup dancers who dress in Stefani's interpretation of the youth fashion trends of Harajuku, a district in Tokyo, Japan. The album was met with generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. ''Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' debuted at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 309,000 copies, eventually peaking at number five. It earned multi-platinum certifications in several countries, and has sold seven million copies worldwide. The album spawned six singles, and garnered six Grammy Award nominations in 2005 and 2006, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. In support of the album, Stefani embarked on the Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005, visiting 42 dates across North America. ==Background and development== During Stefani's time with No Doubt, she began making solo appearances on albums by artists including Eve and Moby. In the production of its fifth studio album, ''Rock Steady'' (2001), No Doubt collaborated with Prince, The Neptunes, and David A. Stewart on different songs and had Mark "Spike" Stent mix the album. While the band was on tour to promote the album, Stefani listened to Club Nouveau's 1987 single "Why You Treat Me So Bad" and considered recording material that modernized 1980s music. She approached No Doubt bassist and former boyfriend Tony Kanal, who had introduced her to music by Prince, Lisa and Cult Jam, and Debbie Deb, and they talked about producing songs from Kanal's bedroom. In early 2003, Stefani began recording solo material. She stated that she was considering recording singles to be used on soundtracks, later playing Jean Harlow in ''The Aviator''; continuing her series of collaborations; or releasing an album under the pseudonym GS.〔 Jimmy Iovine, chairman and co-founder of Interscope, convinced Stefani to produce a complete studio album.〔 During her first sessions with Linda Perry, Stefani's combination of self-consciousness and writer's block resulted in an unfruitful attempt. On the second day, the two wrote a song about Stefani's writer's block and fear to make her solo album, which became "What You Waiting For?", the lead single. When the two began working on a song that Stefani stated was too personal, she left to visit Kanal. He played her a track on which he had been working and which became "Crash", the album's final single. The two tried to write new material, but gave up after two weeks. They did not return to work until six months later, when Stefani began collaborating with other artists, commenting, "If I were to write the chorus of 'Yesterday' by the Beatles, and that's all I wrote, that would be good enough to be part of that history." Stefani resumed work with Linda Perry, who invited Dallas Austin, and many other artists, including Outkast's André 3000, The Neptunes, and Dr. Dre.〔 Stefani announced the album's release in early 2004, marketing it as a "dance record" and a "guilty pleasure".〔 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「Love. Angel. Music. Baby.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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