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==Album Background==
 
==Album Background==
In 2002, Kelly Rowland teamed up with rapper Nelly to record the chorus and vocals on the track "Dilemma" for his album "Nellyville."
 
 
Released as the album's second single, the song became one of the most successful singles of the year, topping various charts worldwide, including the Billboard Hot 100.
 
 
The album was originally scheduled to be released in early 2003, but the success of the collaboration caused the label to extend the release date of Rowland's debut solo album "Simply Deep" which she rushed within three weeks to get done and featured a mixture of Alternative R&B and rock music.
 
 
Released in the United States in October 2002 and internationally in 2003, "Simply Deep" was certified gold by the RIAA and has sold 602,000 copies in the United States.
 
 
Released to an even bigger success in international territories, the album topped the UK Albums Chart and became a gold-seller in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, resulting in worldwide sales total of two and a half million copies.
 
 
The album yielded three singles. "Stole", a pop rock-influenced mid-tempo track about loss, was released as the album's lead single and became an international top-ten hit single, peaking at number two in Australia and the United Kingdom.
 
 
In the United States, the song failed to capitalize on the success of "Dilemma", reaching the top 30 only.
 
 
After a three-year hiatus that involved concentration on individual solo projects, Rowland rejoined Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams for Destiny's Child's final studio album, "Destiny Fulfilled" released in November 2004.
 
 
Meanwhile, Rowland had started work on the conception of her second solo studio album. She began collaborating with songwriter-producer Bryan Michael Cox, partner WyldCard, and production duo CKB.
 
 
Some of their early recordings, including "Bad Habit" and "Flashback", were later included on Destiny's Child's final studio album as well as the group's live DVD "Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta" respectively.
 
 
As she was anxious to avoid hasty productions as on her previous album (which she felt was less personal), Rowland took a wider role in the production of the album; the singer co-wrote the majority of the songs and shared ideas in which one to produce.
 
 
She told CNN: "I wrote a lot on this record [...] and it's especially from me [to my fans]. It's a feelgood record; very intimate. It's a sneak peak into my mind and heart of the past three or four years."
 
===Composition===
 
The opening song and lead single "Like This" (which features rap from Eve) was one of the last songs recorded for the album. Noted for the use of a cowbell in its melody, the single was first released in March 2007 to mixed reviews and became Rowland's highest-charting solo single since "Stole."
 
 
The second track, titled "Comeback", is one of the two tracks Scott Storch contributed to the album.
 
 
Planned to be released as the album's second single, Rowland shot a music video for the track with director Philip Andelman in July 2007; however, when a single release failed to materialize, the video premiered on Rowland's official YouTube account in early 2008.
 
 
"Ghetto" is set as the third track and features rapper Snoop Dogg. Originally recorded for the shelved My Story, the crunk-influenced track was released as the album's second single in North America in August 2007, where it achieved minor success, reaching number nine on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart only.
 
 
The album's fourth track, "Work", was written after returning from a night out in Miami and rushed in "like twenty minutes."
 
 
An up-tempo composition featuring funk production and go-go elements, it was released as the album's second international single during the first quarter of 2008 and enjoyed major international commercial success, emerging as the highest-charting single off the album.
 
 
The synthesized "Flashback" is the fifth track of the album and had previously appeared on Destiny's Child's video album, "Live in Atlanta."
 
 
Released to generally lukewarm reviews, the San Francisco Chronicle called it "positively lackluster".
 
 
"Every Thought Is You" (a ballad produced by Rockwilder) received positive feedback from critics, with About.com noting it "a classy, well-sung mid-tempo track about healthy infatuation".
 
 
The seventh track "The Show" features a guest appearance by singer Tank, who produced the track. It's followed by an one-minute-long interlude.
 
 
The ninth track "Still in Love with My Ex" was rumored to be about Rowland's ex-fiancée Roy Williams.
 
 
The tenth track "Better Without You" speaks about a protagonist who feels better after ending a relationship. It's followed by the eleventh track "Love."
 
 
The album closes with a love song "This Is Love."
 
 
 
==Chart Performance==
 
==Chart Performance==
 
"Ms. Kelly" peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #16 on Billboard's Digital Albums chart and #9 on Billboard's Top Tastemaker Albums chart.
 
"Ms. Kelly" peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200, #2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #16 on Billboard's Digital Albums chart and #9 on Billboard's Top Tastemaker Albums chart.
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