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''Tragic Kingdom'' is the third studio album by American rock band No Doubt. It was released on October 10, 1995 by Trauma Records, a division of Interscope Records, less than 7 months after the release of their previous album The Beacon Street Collection. It is the final album to feature original keyboardist Eric Stefani, who left in 1994. The album was produced by Matthew Wilder and recorded in eleven studios in the Greater Los Angeles Area between March 1993 and October 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, seven singles were released from it, including "Just a Girl", which charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart; and "Don't Speak", which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay and peaked in the top five of many international charts. The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, No Doubt earned nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album. It has sold over sixteen million copies worldwide; and was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and Canada, platinum in the United Kingdom, and triple platinum in Australia. ''Tragic Kingdom'' helped to initiate the ska revival of the 1990s, persuading record labels to sign more ska bands and helping them to attract more mainstream attention. The album was ranked number 441 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.〔 No Doubt embarked on a tour to promote the album. It was designed by Project X and lasted two and a half years. An early 1997 performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim was filmed and released as ''Live in the Tragic Kingdom'' on VHS and later DVD. ==Background== No Doubt released their self-titled debut album in 1992, a year after being signed to Interscope. The album's pop-oriented sound sharply contrasted with grunge music, a genre which was very popular at the time in the United States. The album sold 30,000 copies;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Timeline )〕 in the words of the program director of KROQ, a Los Angeles radio station on which it was one of the band's driving ambitions to be played, "it would take an act of God for this band to get on the radio."〔〔 Retrieved on May 3, 2007.〕 The band began work on their second album in 1993,〔 but Interscope rejected most of the material, which was written by Gary Angle,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=No Doubt )〕 and paired the band with producer Matthew Wilder. Keyboardist Eric Stefani did not want to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing.〔 April 9, 2000.〕 He encouraged other members of the band to write songs, but sometimes felt threatened when they did. Eric became increasingly depressed, and in September 1994, he stopped attending rehearsals, though they were usually held at his house. He soon left the band to pursue an animation career on the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''.〔 Bassist Tony Kanal then ended his seven-year relationship with Gwen Stefani.〔 March 2000.〕 The band decided to produce their next album independently and recorded their second album, ''The Beacon Street Collection'', in a homemade studio.〔 No Doubt's first two singles were released for ''The Beacon Street Collection'': "Squeal" and "Doghouse", under their own record label, Beacon Street Records. Despite limited availability, the album sold 100,000 copies in the year of its release.〔 Their independence attracted Interscope's attention and ensured that the label would fund a third album.〔 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「Tragic Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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