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}} ''Under My Skin'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne that was released through RCA Records internationally throughout May 2004. Lavigne wrote most of the album with singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, who invited her to a Malibu in-house recording studio shared by Kreviazuk and her husband Raine Maida, where Lavigne recorded many of the songs. The album was produced by Maida, Don Gilmore, and Butch Walker. ''Under My Skin'' was mostly well-received by contemporary critics and debuted at number-one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and according to ''Billboard'' magazine, was ranked number 149 on the list of top-selling albums of the 2000s. It has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, 3 million of which were sold in the United States, ranking the album No. 149 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Decade End Chart. Because of the album's darker vibe reminiscent of post-grunge, nü-metal and more melodic rocker songs, it received generally positive reception from critics. ==Background== Having no plans of working with producers or professional writers, Lavigne wrote much of the album with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, with whom she had developed a friendship in the summer of 2003. Kreviazuk, whose husband Raine Maida's band Our Lady Peace opened for Lavigne's concert in Europe, introduced herself at an after-party for the SARS benefit concerts held in Toronto in June 2003. The following day, Lavigne and Kreviazuk ate lunch together, during when Lavigne shared how she wanted the development of the album to be. They wrote songs for almost three weeks at Maida's warehouse in Toronto. Kreviazuk invited Lavigne to continue working in a Malibu, California house she shared with Maida, which contained a recording studio. Many of the tracks in the album were recorded in Malibu. Kreviazuk suggested Maida produce songs for the album, an ability Lavigne did not know. Maida produced five songs, including "Fall to Pieces", which he co-wrote with Lavigne. Lavigne also invited two other producers: Don Gilmore, who produced three songs, two of which were written by Lavigne and Kreviazuk, and Butch Walker who also produced three songs in three days. Lavigne also co-wrote one track, "Nobody's Home", with Ben Moody, formerly of Evanescence, and the rest with her guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. On her website, Lavigne states that she had learned a lot since her first record, ''Let Go'': "I was involved in every aspect of making this record. I'm very hands-on. I knew how I wanted the drums, the guitar tones, and the structures to be. I understand the whole process so much better this time because I've been through it. I'm really picky with my sound." Regarding the album's theme, Lavigne stated, "I've gone through so much, so that's what I talk about....Like boys, like dating or relationships". Lavigne broadened her repertoire with the help of alternative rock music with a goth rock edge along with the traditional pop-punk tunes. Critics described ''Under My Skin'' as post-grunge〔http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/features/avril-lavigne-to-make-a-bratty-return/ the sophomore record showcased a "post-grunge" element to the music.〕〔http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk205yearin5rev.html "Under My Skin is one of the most successful releases of 2004 in any genre, doing exactly what it was supposed to do: be insanely catchy while imitatively grungy, with guitars jingle-jangling..."〕〔http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/23/popandrock2 "...every song here is expertly tooled by Linkin Park producer Don Gilmore to suck in fans of big neo-grunge guitars, as well as Lavigne's core audience."〕〔http://www.etcanada.com/music/photos/chantal_kreviazuk_cdn_star_week.aspx#!6ff42b83f8cb6677b77397a45cc1f0b2 "The pair aligned forces for a number of tracks ... on Avril's neo-grunge influenced sophomore effort Under My Skin.〕〔http://www.pop-buzz.com/just-music/avril-lavigne-8-best-deep-cuts/ Avril's angrier and darker second album had a post-grunge vibe to it that was totally fitting for the teen star〕 album with alternative rock,〔http://www.spin.com/reviews/avril-lavigne-best-damn-thing-rca/ "as Lavigne began churning out the kind of dark alt rock that's usually associated with Amy Lee"〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Under My Skin (Special Edition) - Avril Lavigne mp3 buy, full tracklist )〕〔https://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/under-my-skin "Avril Lavigne serves up teen angst as alt-rock power ballads. "〕 pop punk〔http://www.bluebeat.com/albums/14325/Under-My-Skin Genres: Pop-Punk〕〔http://www.nyrock.com/spyder/jul04.asp#two Under My Skin Review: "More angst-ridden pop punk from perpetually perturbed sk8er appreciator Lavigne"〕〔http://12x75.client.jp/review/a.html'Genre: Under My Skin CAN／POST-GRUNGE, POP PUNK, ALTERNATIVE ROCK〕〔http://www.sanity.com.au/products/1171909/Under_My_Skin " ‘Under My Skin’ she’s still the little bundle of punk rage that spat, and roared throughout her magnificent debut..." "...being kiddie-friendly punk, Lavigne looks set to broaden her appeal to a more music savvy crowd..."〕 roots, based with some nü-metal〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9jp2 "Gilmore infuse the album with a nu-metal edge that might levitate this release from the ashes of forgettable rock... "〕〔http://www.avclub.com/review/avril-lavigne-emunder-my-skinem-11438 "Under My Skin's fateful habit of falling toward a default doom-and-gloom mode. Mascara-streaked moods dictate an excess of ballads and rockers that trade in sterile nü-metal crunch, leaving Lavigne's pop-punk spunk by the wayside"〕〔http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,631739,00.html "complete with pop-metal guitar blasts à la Linkin Park"〕〔http://www.music-critic.com/rock/lavigne_undermyskin.htm " And some stuff that sludges along dangerously using tricks learned from Swedish metal bands..." "...honestly sound like Swedish techno/metal band the Gathering"〕〔http://www.hollywood.com/news/celebrities/55039969/worst-best-avril-lavigne-albums "Largely produced by Don Walker (Linkin Park), the nu-metal tinged Under My Skin was an attempt to establish Lavigne's serious artiste credentials"〕〔http://www.mtv.com/news/1486120/avril-lavigne-album-preview-rock-rules-on-under-my-skin/ "...songs penned with her guitarist Evan Taubenfeld that sound the most like nü-metal." "...slightly reminiscent of Limp Bizkit, allows a droning guitar to represent despair until a driving chorus smashes through the fog to deliver a rousing punch."〕〔http://www.ew.com/article/2004/05/28/under-my-skin " The production and songwriting verge on nü-metal, as if Lavigne and her handlers decided she needed to go harder and heavier to stay current."〕 and goth influences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Early word on Avril Lavigne's new 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「Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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