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The Definition Of...
The Definition Of... is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Fantasia. It was released by RCA Records and 19 Recordings on July 29, 2016, in the United States and for online streaming worldwide on Apple Music a day earlier. Fantasia worked with producers Ron Fair, Brian Kennedy, Neff-U, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and GRADES on the album. The album featured two top ten singles on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs airplay chart: "No Time for It", which peaked at number six, and "Sleeping with the One I Love" which peaked at number nine.
In order to further promote the album, Fantasia embarked on a tour with Anthony Hamilton called Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert. The Definition Of... received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. The album peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200. The album also topped that week's Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and peaked at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was also promoted with a US twelve-show tour titled The Definition Of... Tour, which started on November 16, 2016, and ended on December 4, 2016. The third single "When I Met You" was released on January 17, 2017.
After performing in the Broadway musical After Midnight, Fantasia began working on her fifth studio album with producer Harmony Samuels. She had previously collaborated with Samuels for her fourth album Side Effects of You (2013); she referred to him as her "Quincy Jones" since she would work "from scratch with him going to the keyboard and just playing things". For the album, Fantasia wanted to combine her soulful childhood singing in church with "a certain side of [her] that wants to tap into that whole rock world". Frustrated with the amount of record label interference in the past, she described executives' plans to determine her sound and style as "prostituting the artist’s gift", and wanted to avoid such influences for the album.
During interviews promoting the record, she said that the album was initially produced by another artist who she “really, really, really loved", but she switched to a different team for the final product. She explained: "“Sometimes, when you work with producers who are artists, it’s very hard, They are doing their thing … and things got a little chaotic.” Derrick G. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times speculated that Fantasia was referring to R. Kelly. During the early stages of the album's production, Fantasia posted several videos on her social media accounts of her recording sessions with Kelly, including one on November 20, 2014.
Fantasia worked with producers Ron Fair, Brian Kennedy, Neff-U, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, and GRADES; the album includes features from Tye Tribbett and Stacy Barthe. In an interview with Essence magazine, Fantasia discussed her intentions to incorporate live music and real musical instruments into the album. She explained that her desire was to avoid following the trends of contemporary radio, adding "I wanted music that would touch people's hearts; that would bless people and move people because, you know, music makes the world go round". Fantasia also sought to have full control over the album's production and release, saying she regretted "not taking control of her destiny sooner." She was influenced by Aerosmith, Tina Turner, Prince, James Brown, and Michael Jackson.
The title and cover of The Definition Of... were revealed on April 21, 2016. According to Fantasia, the title represents how she is every woman: "I'm the definition of strength, the definition of love, the definition of a fighter, the list goes on." The cover features one of mixed media artist Kip Omolade's Diovadiova Chrome's paintings, which took five months to complete. Omolade described feeling a connection with Fantasia, saying "we both share a commitment to skillful artistry and soulful expression".
The album was originally scheduled to be released on June 10, but it was pushed back to July 29. It was made available for streaming a day early through Apple Music.[citation needed] The album spawned two singles, and two promotional singles.[citation needed] "No Time for It" was released as the lead single from the album on January 7, 2016. It peaked at number six on the United States' Adult R&B Songs Billboard chart. "Ugly" was released on April 7 as a promotional single; Fantasia performed it on the series finale of American Idol on the same day. The songs "So Blue" and "Sleeping with the One I Love" were released on April 21 and May 26 respectively. Photographer Derek Blanks shot the accompanying music video for "Sleeping with the One I Love", which features Fantasia "portray[ing] multiple characters in a compelling plot twist". "When I Met You" was released as the third single from the album on January 17, 2017.
To further promote the album, Fantasia embarked on the Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert with Anthony Hamilton. The tour started on April 21, 2016, and ended on June 19. They had twenty-eight shows in North America.[citation needed] Fantasia embarked on her solo tour The Definition Of... Tour in the United States only between November 16 and December 4, 2016.
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The Definition Of...
The Definition Of... is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Fantasia. It was released by RCA Records and 19 Recordings on July 29, 2016, in the United States and for online streaming worldwide on Apple Music a day earlier. Fantasia worked with producers Ron Fair, Brian Kennedy, Neff-U, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and GRADES on the album. The album featured two top ten singles on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs airplay chart: "No Time for It", which peaked at number six, and "Sleeping with the One I Love" which peaked at number nine.
In order to further promote the album, Fantasia embarked on a tour with Anthony Hamilton called Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert. The Definition Of... received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. The album peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200. The album also topped that week's Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and peaked at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was also promoted with a US twelve-show tour titled The Definition Of... Tour, which started on November 16, 2016, and ended on December 4, 2016. The third single "When I Met You" was released on January 17, 2017.
After performing in the Broadway musical After Midnight, Fantasia began working on her fifth studio album with producer Harmony Samuels. She had previously collaborated with Samuels for her fourth album Side Effects of You (2013); she referred to him as her "Quincy Jones" since she would work "from scratch with him going to the keyboard and just playing things". For the album, Fantasia wanted to combine her soulful childhood singing in church with "a certain side of [her] that wants to tap into that whole rock world". Frustrated with the amount of record label interference in the past, she described executives' plans to determine her sound and style as "prostituting the artist’s gift", and wanted to avoid such influences for the album.
During interviews promoting the record, she said that the album was initially produced by another artist who she “really, really, really loved", but she switched to a different team for the final product. She explained: "“Sometimes, when you work with producers who are artists, it’s very hard, They are doing their thing … and things got a little chaotic.” Derrick G. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times speculated that Fantasia was referring to R. Kelly. During the early stages of the album's production, Fantasia posted several videos on her social media accounts of her recording sessions with Kelly, including one on November 20, 2014.
Fantasia worked with producers Ron Fair, Brian Kennedy, Neff-U, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, and GRADES; the album includes features from Tye Tribbett and Stacy Barthe. In an interview with Essence magazine, Fantasia discussed her intentions to incorporate live music and real musical instruments into the album. She explained that her desire was to avoid following the trends of contemporary radio, adding "I wanted music that would touch people's hearts; that would bless people and move people because, you know, music makes the world go round". Fantasia also sought to have full control over the album's production and release, saying she regretted "not taking control of her destiny sooner." She was influenced by Aerosmith, Tina Turner, Prince, James Brown, and Michael Jackson.
The title and cover of The Definition Of... were revealed on April 21, 2016. According to Fantasia, the title represents how she is every woman: "I'm the definition of strength, the definition of love, the definition of a fighter, the list goes on." The cover features one of mixed media artist Kip Omolade's Diovadiova Chrome's paintings, which took five months to complete. Omolade described feeling a connection with Fantasia, saying "we both share a commitment to skillful artistry and soulful expression".
The album was originally scheduled to be released on June 10, but it was pushed back to July 29. It was made available for streaming a day early through Apple Music.[citation needed] The album spawned two singles, and two promotional singles.[citation needed] "No Time for It" was released as the lead single from the album on January 7, 2016. It peaked at number six on the United States' Adult R&B Songs Billboard chart. "Ugly" was released on April 7 as a promotional single; Fantasia performed it on the series finale of American Idol on the same day. The songs "So Blue" and "Sleeping with the One I Love" were released on April 21 and May 26 respectively. Photographer Derek Blanks shot the accompanying music video for "Sleeping with the One I Love", which features Fantasia "portray[ing] multiple characters in a compelling plot twist". "When I Met You" was released as the third single from the album on January 17, 2017.
To further promote the album, Fantasia embarked on the Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert with Anthony Hamilton. The tour started on April 21, 2016, and ended on June 19. They had twenty-eight shows in North America.[citation needed] Fantasia embarked on her solo tour The Definition Of... Tour in the United States only between November 16 and December 4, 2016.