Keshia Chanté (album)

Keshia Chanté
Studio album by Keshia Chanté
Released	(Standard) June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22)
Recorded	June 2003–May 2004 (standard edition)
Genre	R&B, dance-pop, Pop
Length	60:00 (standard edition)
Label	BMG Music Canada
Producer	Perry Alexander, Young Gavin, Lonnie Szoke
Keshia Chanté chronology
Keshia Chante (2004) 2U (2006)

Keshia Chanté is a Juno Award–winning self-titled debut studio album by Canadian singer Keshia Chanté, released by BMG Canada on June 22, 2004.

The album features the singles "Shook", "Unpredictable", "Bad Boy", "Does He Love Me?" and "Let The Music Take You". Released June 22, 2004. The album was certified gold by the CRIA on December 3 of that year with 50,000 copies.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Does He Love Me?" (Featuring Foxy Brown) (prod. By Young Gavin & Boogz)
3. "Spinnin'"
4. "Unpredictable"
5. "Bad Boy" (Interlude)
6. "Bad Boy"
7. "Singles Night"
8. "Let The Music Take You"
9. "Slackin' Producers" (Interlude)
10. "Shook (The Answer)"
11. "Tonight"
12. "Together"
13. "True Colors"
14. "Little Things"
15. "Come Fly With Me"
16. "Bad Boy" (Reggae Remix) - Hidden Track

Singles

Chante's "buzz" single was "Shook (The Answer)" but her first official single was "Unpredictable". Later singles were, "Bad Boy", "Does He Love Me?" featuring Foxy Brown, "Let the Music Take You" and "Come Fly With Me".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Tara Henley of The Georgia Straight noted that beneath the slickly produced, hip hop–tinged, pop veneer of tracks like "Shook (The Answer)" lies an arresting voice, magnetic charisma, and driving ambition.^[3]

Unpredictable

Denise Sheppard from Amazon said Unpredictable was a "a sugar-pop track that definitely appealed to her younger audience.'"^[4]

Charts and certifications

Unpredictable went #1 on both radio & video charts; video charts including MuchMusic & YTV's Hitlist^[5].

Awards

Won: Urban Music Association of Canada Award for "Best R&B Artist." Canadian Radio Award for Best New Solo Artist Urban Music Award for "Best New Artist Urban Music Award for "Video of the Year" for Bad Boy Urban Music Award for "Fans Choice Award"

three Urban Music awards, garnering honours for best new artist, video of the year for Bad Boy and the fans’ choice award. ^[5].

Singles

• Unpredictable (2003)
• Bad Boy (2004)

References

1. ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Cria.ca. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
2. ^ Keshia Chanté (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
3. ^ Henley, Tara (2004-09-09). "Keshia Chanté Handles Success Like A Veteran | Vancouver, Canada". Straight.com. http://www.straight.com/article/keshia-chanta-handles-success-like-a-veteran?#. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
4. ^ http://www.amazon.ca/Keshia-Chanté/dp/B00028U67W
5. ^ ^{a b} "Keshia Chanté To Sing National Anthem At Grey Cup". OttawaStart.com. 2004-10-23. http://ottawastart.com/story/629. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 

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