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}} ''Superficial'' is the debut studio album by American television personality Heidi Montag, digitally released on January 11, 2010 by Warner Music Group. After being cast in the reality television series ''The Hills'' and subsequently achieving public notability, she entered the music industry and began recording the project in 2007. However, it suffered from several setbacks after recorded material intended for the project was leaked and proved unsuccessful. Montag enlisted collaborators Steve Morales, Chris Rojas, The Runners, Sebastian Jacome, Fingazz during its production. ''Superficial'' received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at number 41 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums Chart with first-week sales of approximately 1,000 copies. Consequently, the record did not earn back the $2 million that Montag spent during its production; she later blamed its failure on inadequate promotional efforts. "Superficial" was released as the only single from the record on November 22, 2009; its accompanying music video was premiered in April 2010. Montag additionally performed her track "Body Language", which was initially planned for inclusion on ''Superficial'', at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on August 23, 2009. ==Background and production== After being cast in the reality television series ''The Hills'' and subsequently achieving public notability in 2006, Montag entered the music industry and began recording her debut studio album in 2007. She began recording with producer Steve Morales, and later collaborated with songwriter Cathy Dennis in 2009. Montag also recorded "Blackout" for the album, a song written by actress and rock star Taylor Momsen. According to Momsen, she wrote the song when she was 8 years old and recorded it as a demo with a producer.〔Harp, Justin, ("Momsen 'surprised by Montag song cover'" ), Digital Spy, October 15, 2010, retrieved January 3, 2011〕 Montag released the song as a digital only single, with the music video being directed by her husband Spencer Pratt. Momsen commented about the recording: "I'm like, okay, dude, you're singing an 8-year-old's words, but that's cool. It's so funny because I didn't shop it or anything and I get this call going, 'Did you write a song for Heidi Montag'? And I'm like 'What?'".〔 In August 2007, a demo version of Montag's song "Body Language" was leaked on ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest'', which featured an uncredited rapped verse by Montag's boyfriend Spencer Pratt. Montag has claimed she was unhappy with the leak, as the song was a "joke" and she did not want that to be the first thing people heard from her musically.〔()〕 Montag released the promo single, "Higher" along with an accompanying video shot by Pratt to iTunes on February 5, 2008. The song and the video immediately elicited a negative response from the online community. Two weeks later, a ballad titled "No More" was leaked online, and Montag later released it as a promotional single the following month. Two more songs, "Fashion" and "One More Drink" appeared on the internet in June 2008. Consequently, Montag released the extended plays ''Wherever I Am'' and ''Here She Is...'', which were made up of previously leaked material. Following the album's release, Montag stated "I've actually gone broke putting every dollar I've ever made and my heart and soul into this music. For me, I have a different appreciation, a different understanding, and a different love of my music and for my album than any other artist possibly could." Montag later confirmed she spent nearly $2 million on the album. Initially, the album was to include Montag's debut single, "Body Language", but the song was later removed from the final product. The album was eventually released on January 11, 2010 for digital download.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Superficial by Heidi Montag )〕 The record was originally announced to be titled ''Heidi Montag'', later ''Independent'', and eventually ''The One''. In 2009, Montag stated that the record would be titled ''Superficial'', commenting that "that's the world (lives ) in and how people think (is ) but it's really just the surface". Its intended cover was shot by Liz Ciganovich, who commented that it was inspired by Montag's earlier music video for her song "Overdosin'" and "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. It depicted Montag dressed in a strapless, polka-dotted leotard in front of a wall of cassettes, which she described as a "shout out to the '80s" and "makes you remember when you just had to run out to the record store and get your favorite album". However, the official cover was later revealed to be an image of Montag in a short black dress posing in front of a large camera lens. 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「Superficial (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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