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''The Boy Is Mine'' is the second studio album by American recording artist Monica. It was released by Arista Records on July 14, 1998, in the United States. The album deviated from the formula of her 1995 debut album ''Miss Thang'', as she had more creative control over the material she wrote and recorded; a step that she considered a "natural progression". On the record, Monica worked with a variety of producers and writers from different genres such as gospel, R&B, and hip hop, including frequent collaborators Dallas Austin, Colin Wolfe, and Daryl Simmons. Additionally, she wrote and produced the album's material with David Foster, Diane Warren, Jermaine Dupri, and Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild crew, some of which would become household names on subsequent albums. Upon release, ''The Boy Is Mine'' received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The album debuted at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number two on the Top R&B Albums in August 1998. It was eventually certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over three million copies throughout the country, with estimated sales of 2.1 million copies in the United States as of November 2014. Her biggest international seller to date, it became a moderate success outside the United States, peaking within the top twenty in France, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland. To date, ''The Boy Is Mine'' has sold five million copies worldwide. Five commercial singles were released from the album. Lead single "The Boy Is Mine", a duet with singer Brandy, became the best-selling song of the year in the United States, spending 13 weeks on top of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while peaking at number one in Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine", released as the album's second and third single respectively, also became chart topper on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''The Boy Is Mine'' also spawned "Street Symphony" and the international singles "Inside" and "Right Here Waiting", while also containing the hit single, "For You I Will", from the ''Space Jam'' soundtrack. ==Background== After Monica signed a deal to Rowdy Records, before she her debut album ''Miss Thang'' which was released in July 1995, selling about one and a half million million copies in the United States. It produced three top ten singles, including debut single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", both of which made Monica the youngest artist ever to have two consecutive chart-topping hits on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B Singles chart. ''Miss Thang'' subsequently won Monica a Billboard Music Award and garnered her an American Music Award nomination in the Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist category. After a label change to Clive Davis's Arista Records, Rowdy's parent label, Monica mainstream success was boosted, when Diane Warren-written "For You I Will", from the ''Space Jam'' soundtrack, became her next top ten pop hit.〔 After the success of her debut, Monica entered recording studios in 1997 to start work on her second album. Again, she worked closely with Dallas Austin on the bulk of the album who shared executive producer credit with David on ''The Boy Is Mine''.〔 "Very personally involved" with the project, David consulted additional producers to work with the singer, including Jermaine Dupri and David Foster. He also lined Monica up with several Diane Warren songs.〔 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「The Boy Is Mine (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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