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''Sugar & Spice'' is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Mýa. It is her first studio album to be released (overseas) by Manhattan Recordings—an R&B Japanese independent label in Japan on December 3, 2008; following her departure from Universal Motown in early 2008. ''Sugar & Spice'' was Harrison's first of many independently—released projects through her own label imprint Planet 9. The album came to surface when 2007's ''Liberation'' was leaked in Japan after her former label Universal Motown forgot to pull it back from release in that territory without Harrison's knowledge. Instead of spending a year and "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in court suing her record label, Motown/Universal, she opted out of her contract. From there, Japan asked her to record more albums exclusively for the Japanese market because Japan loved ''Liberation''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mya Talks 'K.I.S.S.' Deluxe Album, New 'Catty' Single, & Trina Collabo )〕 Recorded between the months of September 2008 and November 2008, production was primary handled by a variety of low—profile producers; enlisting the help of Arkatech Beatz, Riddim Fingaz, The Smith Bros, and Duke Williams among others.〔 〕 Harrison, took full creative control co-writing the entire album with producer Christopher Moore and served as executive producer. Guest features included rappers Tre, Faith Boogie, and dancehall musician Sean Paul. In her own words, Mýa described the album as "a compilation with all positive energy and song content."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mýa: More Than A Songstress )〕 The album spawned just one single, the riddim—inspired "Paradise", which was released on October 31, 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Paradise - Single )〕 ''Sugar & Spice'' debuted at number fifty-three on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. ==Background== Prior to Mýa recording and releasing her first independent album overseas, she released three successful studio albums in the United States; 1998's ''Mýa'', 2000's ''Fear of Flying'' and 2003's ''Moodring''. Back in 1998, Mýa released her debut self-titled album, which peaked at No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ''Fear of Flying'' (2000) fared even better at No. 7, with the single "Case of the Ex" reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100. In 2001, she took home a Grammy for "Lady Marmalade", her massive No. 1 single with P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Missy Elliott. A role in the hit film ''Chicago'' and other acting opportunities followed. After she released ''Moodring'' in 2003, with the exception of a popular stint on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2009 (she finished second), it seemed as if Mýa had left the entertainment industry.〔 In 2004, after the ''Moodring'' album, she ended up in a year-long litigation with management. In late 2005, Harrison made a transition within the Universal system from Interscope to Universal Motown. In 2007 her fourth studio album ''Liberation'' was accidentally released in Japan when the release date changed. At the time, she was with Motown/Universal and her lawyer advised that she not waste time and money taking the issue to court, so Harrison decided to go independent instead. The ''Liberation'' album became so popular in Japan that Manhattan Recordings approached her about doing business with them. Harrison then released her first independent project, ''Sugar & Spice'', a year after her split with Motown in Japan in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mya Interview with 4EightMedia )〕 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「Sugar & Spice (Mýa album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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