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| Genre = | Length = | Label = | Producer = | This album = ''Yours Truly'' (2013) | Next album = ''Christmas Kisses'' (2013) | Misc = }} ''Yours Truly'' is the debut studio album by American recording artist Ariana Grande. It was released on August 30, 2013 through Republic Records. Incorporating R&B, ''Yours Truly'' was influenced by Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey amongst other of Grande's idols. Grande describes the album's first half as a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half being "very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. On the album, Grande co-wrote six out of the twelve tracks. Grande called upon the likes of Harmony Samuels, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Patrick "J. Que" Smith and Leon Thomas III as well as others, to handle production for the album. Grande recorded a number of songs for the album over a three-year period. Amongst those included are collaborations with Big Sean, Mika and Mac Miller, in addition to Mary J. Blige, who is featured on the song "Lovin' It", which sampled her song "Real Love", and The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, who features on the song "Almost is Never Enough" which was also included on the ''The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'' soundtrack. Occasionally, the album dips into other genres such as adult contemporary music and dance music. ''Yours Truly'' was promoted with live renditions of the album's songs during The Listening Sessions Tour. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, "The Way", featuring American rapper Mac Miller. It became a top-ten hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at number nine. The second single, "Baby I", was released a month before the album and peaked just outside the top-twenty of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at number twenty-one. The third and final single "Right There" featuring Big Sean was released on August 6, 2013 and peaked at number 84 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Upon its release, the album received acclaim from music critics, with much praise going to her vocals, compared to those of Mariah Carey, and her throwback to 1990s R&B music. ''Yours Truly'' debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 selling 138,000 copies in its opening week. Grande became the first female artist to have her debut record in the peak position since ''Animal'' by Kesha in January 2010, and the fifteenth female artist overall. Internationally, the album reached the top-ten position in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. ==Background and conception== ''Yours Truly'' is the result of three years of work. The project underwent significant conceptual and sonic changes throughout that time. Grande began working on the album in August 2010 while she was filming ''Victorious'' and formally started to work on it with a record label after she was signed to Republic Records on August 10, 2011. By September 10 of that year, Grande already had twenty songs prepared and was going through the process of narrowing it down to thirteen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6meF2HNv2sA#at=208 )〕 The first single, a bubblegum pop song called "Put Your Hearts Up", was released on December 12, 2011. The single was aimed at young audiences, perhaps intending to cater to Grande's core audience, which at that time was almost entirely made up by kids who knew her from ''Victorious''. During an interview in June 2012, Grande described everything on the album as being "50s, 60s doo-wop-inspired" and revealed that two new singles were going to be released before the album, one of which was called "Do You Love Me?" and featured SkyBlu.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYTS2aI_m64 )〕 Other songs that Grande had named (and later leaked) as being part of the album included "Honeymoon Avenue",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq4bG5IUPeY )〕 "Voodoo Love",〔(【引用サイトリンク】Lyrics ) Ariana Grande- Voodoo Love">url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVcDKarcfdc )〕 "Pink Champagne",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLlTX3o1fUw )〕 "Boyfriend Material",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qCA7cyKbLQ )〕 "You're My Only Shorty",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPCkxkDM6I )〕 "Tattooed Heart",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVdHO0xyLg )〕 and "Daydreamin'".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IphAjlvCBGU )〕 In early 2013, Grande met up with her label and expressed dissatisfaction with the direction the album was taking. In several interviews during 2013, she admitted to having completely disliked her debut single "Put Your Hearts Up" and not having an interest in pursuing music of that genre. She expressed a desire to make the type of music she grew up listening to, which was, "urban pop, 90s music." Rapper Iggy Azalea turned down working on the album; she however did collaborate with Grande on her second album ''My Everything''. The album was originally titled ''Daydreamin'' and set to be released during August 2013. The album is inspired by a variety of different artists, ranging from Amy Winehouse and Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.〔 Grande describes the album's first half is a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half is she describes as "something that is very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. In summation of the record she stated: "So half of it is a throwback and like very familiar feeling, feel-good, and then half of it is something that I've created that's sort of special and unique and refreshing and wonderful and I love it". 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「Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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