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''Moodring'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Mýa Harrison. It was her last studio album for then joint record label A&M and Interscope Records, released on July 22, 2003 in the United States. Before Harrison began to work on what eventually would be her third studio album, she participated in prior engagements which would result in the blockbuster success of "Lady Marmalade", a collaboration for the ''Moulin Rouge'' soundtrack, and a supporting role in the box office hit film ''Chicago''. Production on ''Moodring'' was primarily handled by an array of producers; Harrison enlisted the assistance of producers Ron Fair, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Rockwilder, Damon Elliott, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and a handful of others. With this album, Harrison wrote "99.9%" of her own lyrics and co-produced many of the album's tracks. During the process of recording the album, Harrison funded her own studio time and used several songs she recorded two years ago from her archive of music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music Best Fits Mya's 'Mood' )〕 ''Moodring'', in Harrison's words is an experimental, somewhat bi-polar album with contemporary R&B/pop-influenced fusing soul, techno, reggae, and hip-hop substance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mýa: More Than A Songstress )〕 ''Moodring'' debuted at number three on ''Billboard'' 200 album chart with first week sales of 113,000 copies. This marked Harrison's highest debut and first week sales yet. Upon its initial release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics with AllMusic praising Harrison for coming up with her best and most varied set of songs yet. Two months after its release, the album earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. To date, it has sold roughly 589,000 copies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mya Gets Real On 'Liberation' )〕 ''Moodring'' spawned two singles, including "My Love Is Like...Wo" and "Fallen", the former became a Top 40 hit globally. In August 2005, after five years with Interscope Records, Harrison decided to leave the company and her management. ==Background== In 1999, Harrison began production on an album that would eventually become her second studio effort ''Fear of Flying''. Partially inspired by Erica Jong's 1973 novel, ''Fear of Flying'' ; the album featured contributions from Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Knobody, and Wyclef Jean. The majority of ''Fear of Flying'' was co-written and co-produced by Harrison, who was heavily involved in writing and recording process to producing, mixing, and mastering aspects as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mya Shares Her 'Fear Of Flying' )〕 Released in April 2000, ''Fear of Flying'' debuted at number fifteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart with first week sales of 72,000 copies. Initially, the album stalled on the charts until the release of the album's second single, the confrontational "Case of the Ex".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=australian-charts.com – Mya – Case Of The Ex )〕 The song reached number two and three in the United States and United Kingdom respectively and in turn solidified ''Fear of Flying'' as a hit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charts Stats – Mya – Case Of The Ex )〕 ''Fear of Flying'' subsequently earned Harrison a Soul Train Music Award nomination for R&B/Soul Album – Female and a MOBO nomination for Best Album in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D'Angelo, Jill Scott Get Three Soul Train Nods Each )〕 The album sold over a million copies in the United States and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 28, 2001. In 2001, Mýa lent her voice to Baz Luhrmann's ''Moulin Rouge!'' soundtrack, for which she collaborated with singers Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and P!nk on the remake of Labelle's 1975 hit "Lady Marmalade". Granted, the single became a worldwide success. It topped the ''''Billboard'' Hot 100'' chart in its eighth week, spending five consecutive weeks at number one.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Ladt )〕 The song reached number one in over fifteen countries and became Harrison's first chart-topper and third non-consecutive top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Beat Bonus )〕 In 2002, it won the quartet a Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Additionally, Harrison began to dabble in acting with a supporting role in the 2002 Academy Award-winning musical film, ''Chicago'', in which she would win a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alicia Keys Takes Five, 'O Brother' Gets Most At 44th Grammy Awards )〕 Speaking about the gap between albums and her transition from one Interscope-distributed imprint University Music to A&M Records, Harrison told ''Billboard'' magazine: "This has been the biggest gap between projects. Not knowing when my album would come, working with someone like A&M Records president Ron Fair and the transition from moving from an independent label to Interscope sort of left us in limbo."〔 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「Moodring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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