Danity Kane (album)

Danity Kane
Studio album by Danity Kane
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	2005—2006; The Hit Factory (Miami, Florida)
Genre	R&B hip hop pop
Length	49:28
Label	Bad Boy Atlantic
Producer	Arnthor Birgisson Timbaland Bryan Michael Cox Mario Winans Danja D-Dot Rodney Jerkins Jim Jonsin Ryan Leslie Scott Storch WyldCard Rami Yacoub
Danity Kane chronology
Danity Kane (2006) Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008)
Singles from Danity Kane
"Show Stopper" Released: August 22, 2006 "Ride for You" Released: December 11, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Danity Kane is the self-titled debut album by American R&B/pop group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy Records on August 22, 2006 in the United States and by Atlantic Records on November 11, 2006 in Germany and Switzerland.

Production

The album involves production from executive-producer Sean Combs and Bad Boy vice president Harve Pierre, the album features production by Timbaland, Danja, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Mario Winans, Bryan Michael Cox, Rami, Ryan Leslie, Scott Storch and Jim Jonsin.

Release history

Region	Date
United States	August 22, 2006
United Kingdom	August 29, 2006
Germany	November 10, 2006
Switzerland
Philippines	January 5, 2007

Chart performance

The album sold over 109,000 copies in its first day of release, eventually selling 234,662 copies in its first week according to Hits Daily Double, placing it at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. According to Soundscan, the album has sold over 935,000 copies to date.^[4] In early 2007, it was certified Platinum for over one million copies shipped domestically.^[5] The album is currently Danity Kane's best-selling album.

Singles

The band's debut lead single from the album was "Show Stopper" with Yung Joc. The song was followed by the moderately successful ballad, "Ride for You". The label wanted to release "Hold Me Down" as the third single, however the band lobbied for "Right Now" or "Want It". No definitive answer surfaced for the lack of singles on the debut album but this is attributed to management issues with the next single decision and the less than stellar chart performance of "Ride for You". Further singles were cancelled and Danity Kane returned to the studio in 2007 to record new material for their sophomore album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Shot"	Bryan Michael Cox Kendrick Dean Adonis Shropshire	Cox	3:41
2.	"Heartbreaker"	Angela Hunte Kristal Oliver Calvin Puckett Frank Romano James Scheffer	Jim Jonsin Supa And Tight Writer	3:03
3.	"Want It"	Nathaniel Hills Keri Hilson Timothy Mosley James Washington	Timbaland Danja	3:22
4.	"Right Now"	Hills Hilson Mosley Washington	Timbaland Danja	3:32
5.	"Show Stopper"	Hunte Oliver Puckett Romano James Scheffer	Jonsin	3:49
6.	"Hold Me Down"	Rodney Jerkins Delisha Thomas Kelli Nicole Price	Jerkins	3:57
7.	"Come Over" (Interlude)	Mike Winans Mario Winans	Mario Winans	1:44
8.	"Oooh Ahh"	Ryan Leslie	Leslie	2:51
9.	"Press Pause"	Deric Angelettie Michael Carlos Jones Mike Winans Mario Winans	D-Dot Mario Winans	3:12
10.	"Ain't True" (Interlude)	Mike Winans Mario Winans	Mario Winans	1:34
11.	"Ride for You"	Cox Dean Shropshire	Cox WyldCard^[A]	4:11
12.	"Touching My Body"	Leslie Makeba Riddick Shropshire	Leslie	3:42
13.	"Back Up"	Cox Dean Cheri Dennis	Cox	3:59
14.	"Stay with Me"	Rami Yacoub Arnthor Birgisson Riddick	Rami Arnthor	3:54
15.	"Sleep On It" (Bonus track)	Scott Storch Jason Boyd	Storch	3:23

Notes and sample credits

^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Left over tracks

• "I Wish" (Produced by Jeremy "Yogi" Graham)
• "Love at First Sight" (written by Tijuan Frampton, Jeremy "Yogi" Graham, Shannon Douglas)^[6]
• "Take It Further"
• "Tell Me" (re-recorded version appeared on Diddy's 2006 album Press Play)

Credits

• Executive producers: Sean Combs, Harve Pierre
• Vocal producer: Jim Beans, Conrad Dimanche, Makeba Riddick, Adonis Stropshire, Supa Tight Writer
• Vocal assistance: LaShay Winans,
• Engineers: Noel Burdick, Andy Haller, Robert Marks, Sean Tallman, Sam Thomas
• Assistant engineers: Jan Fairchild, Andy Geel, Joe Gonzalez, Ryan Kennedy, Kev O, Kevin Wilson
• Mixing: Rich Keller, Kevin Krouse, Robert Marks, Sam Thomas
• Mastering: Chris Athens
• A&R: Gwendolyn Niles
• Design: Mark Obriski
• Art direction: Mark Obriski
• Photography: Chapman Baehler

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[7]	50
Swiss Albums Chart[7]	83
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8]	1

References

1. About.com review
2. PopMatters review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. "Ask Billboard: Mariah Carey, Danity Kane, Mindless Self Indulgence". Billboard.com. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
5. "RIAA Certifications". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
6. "Love @ First Sight". ASCAP. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
7. "Danity Kane - Danity Kane - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
8. "Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-23.