In This Skin

Infobox Album
Name = In This Skin
Type = Studio album
Artist = Jessica Simpson


Released = August 19 2003 (U.S. — original release)
March 2 2004 (U.S. — Collector's Edition)
Genre = Pop, adult contemporary, R&B, acoustic
Length = 52:28
Recorded =
Label = Columbia
Producer = Greg Barnhill, Damon Elliott, Rob Fusari, Franne Golde, Richie Jones, Holly Lamar, Billy Mann, Andy Marvel, Keith Thomas, Rick Wake, Andrew Williams
Reviews = *Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6ojyeal64xk7~T1 link]
*Dalton Ross, EW C- [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,476515,00.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jessicasimpson/albums/album/290122/review/5945143/in_this_skin link]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=168 link]
*"Stylus Magazine" D+ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jessica-simpson/in-this-skin.htm link]
Last album = "This Is the Remix"
(2002)
This album = "In This Skin"
(2003)
Next album = ""
(2004)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Studio album


Lower caption = Collector's edition/UK-Australian editionSingles
Name = In This Skin
Type = studio
single 1 = Sweetest Sin
single 1 date = July 22, 2003
single 2 = With You
single 2 date = September 16, 2003
single 3 = Take My Breath Away
single 3 date = March 25, 2004
single 4 = Angels
single 4 date = June 7, 2004

"In This Skin" is the third studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson, released on August 19, 2003. A version of the album with bonus tracks and a DVD was released on March 2, 2004 to build on the success of the album. Eventually, the album was certified 4x Platinum in the US, It has sold over 7 million copies worldwide, becoming Simpson's biggest selling album to date.

Reception

The album was received moderate views from critics. Being Simpson's thrid studio album, it was well-received than her first two efforts, which did not reach the succes of "In This Skin".

Chart success

"In This Skin" became Simpson's biggest selling album, pushing her to A-list status. The album reached number two on the Billboard 200 album charts and made the Australian album charts in 2004. While the Diane Warren song the "Sweetest Sin" failed to reach the US Top 40, the second single "With You," produced by Andy Marvel, enjoyed more success going top 20 in the US and Australian singles charts as well as going top 20 in the world adult charts. The third single, a cover of "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, went top 20 on the US Top 20 Mainstream Charts, appearing as a bonus track on the album version appearing in 2004. A cover version of "Angels" by Robbie Williams also appears as a bonus track on the 2004 release and was the fourth single.

It was during the release of this album that Jessica had become a household name, due in part to her reality show "". At first, "In This Skin" wasn't doing very well on the charts, as it debuted at #10 and quickly sank to the bottom of the Billboard 200 album charts. However, sales began to steadily increase during the Holiday season in 2003. By that point, Simpson had been receiving huge attention from the media for her antics on "Newlyweds", and because of that radio stations warmly welcomed her second single, "With You", which eventually brought the album back into the top twenty on the Billboard Charts. Then, Columbia Records decided to re-release "In This Skin" with several new tracks in order to utilize the success of the singer. With "With You" on the top of the radio charts in March of 2004, Simpson released her third single, "Take My Breath Away", as the first single off of the new re-release. The re-release worked as "In This Skin" jumped to number two on the Billboard charts, selling over 150,000 copies that week. The album stayed in the top ten for eight non-consecutive weeks and stayed in the Top 100 for sixty-one weeks. The album would eventually sell over 3.8 million copies [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001011263 "Ask Billboard"] ] in the United States and seven million copies worldwide, becoming her highest-selling album to date. In Australia, it went Platinum. Simpson went on a world tour throughout summer of 2004 in support of the album.

Track listing

Original release

#"Sweetest Sin" (Diane Warren) – 3:14
#"With You" (Billymann, Andy Marvel, Simpson) – 3:12
#"My Way Home" (Romeo Antonio, Damon Elliott, Simpson) – 3:13
#"I Have Loved You" (Greg Barnhill, Holly Lamar, Denise Rich) – 4:45
#"Forbidden Fruit" (Fitzgerald, Nichols, Simpson) – 3:30
#"Everyday See You" (Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston, Simpson, Andrew Williams) – 4:18
#"Underneath" (Matthew Gerrard, Trina Harmon, Simpson) – 4:02
#"You Don't Have to Let Go" (Jason Deere, Harmon, Simpson) – 3:43
#"Loving You" (Elliott, Simpson, Craig Young) – 3:31
#"In This Skin" (Rob Fusari, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:18
#"Be" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:11

Collector's edition/UK-Australian edition

#"Angels" (Guy Chambers, Robbie Williams) – 4:05
#"With You" (Billymann, Marvel, Simpson) – 3:12
#"Take My Breath Away" (Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock) – 3:15
#"My Way Home" (Antonio, Elliott, Simpson) – 3:15
#"Sweetest Sin" (Warren) – 3:12
#"I Have Loved You" (Barnhill, Lamar, Rich) – 4:45
#"Forbidden Fruit" (Fitzgerald, Nichols, Simpson) – 3:30
#"Everyday See You" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:17
#"Underneath" (Gerrard, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:02
#"You Don't Have to Let Go" (Deere, Harmon, Simpson) – 3:43
#"Loving You" (Elliott, Simpson, Young) – 3:30
#"In This Skin" (Fusari, Harmon, Simpson) – 4:18
#"Be" (Golde, Livingston, Simpson, A. Williams) – 4:10
#"With You" [acoustic version] (Mann, Andy Marvel, Simpson) – 3:15

Japan Bonus Track:
#"Fly"
#"My Love"

DVD:

This edition also comes with a DVD featuring footage from Jessica's wedding and with husband Nick Lachey. The DVD sold at Target includes exclusive material not available anywhere else, namely an interview and studio footage of Jessica recording "Take My Breath Away" and "Angels", directed by Sasha Levinson.The original UK release consists of the "Collector's Edition" track listing, however there is also a Special Edition available with the DVD.

Personnel

*Jessica Simpson - vocals
*Romeo Antonio - guitar
*Charlie Bisharat - violin
*Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
*Juilan Bunetta - strings
*John Catchings - cello
*J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
*Chad Cromwell - drums
*Kara DioGuardi - background vocals
*Damon Elliott - percussion, keyboard
*Franne Golde - piano, vocals
*Tommy Harden - drums
*Carlos Henderson - bass
*Jennifer Karr - background vocals
*Eric Kupper - guitar, keyboard
*Victor Lawrence - cello
*Billy Mann - guitar
*Christopher Rojas - guitar/keyboards/strings
*Andy Marvel - guitar
*Nick Moroch - guitar
*Alison Prestwood - bass
*Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
*Keith Thomas - bass, keyboard
*Jonathan Yudkin - strings

Production

*Producer: Greg Barnhill, Damon Elliott, Rob Fusari, Franne Golde, Richie Jones, Holly Lamar, Billy Mann, Andy Marvel, Keith Thomas, Rick Wake, Andrew Williams
*Engineer: J.D. Andrew, Rich Balmer, Juilan Bunetta, Neil Devor, Dan Hetzel, Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel, Dave Scheuer, Andrew Williams
*Assistant engineers: Jim Annunziato, Jun Ishizeki, Anthony Kilhoffer, Brendan Kuntz, Greg Price, Luz Vasquez
*Mixing: Dan Hetzel, Tony Maserati, Dave Pensado, Keith Thomas, Bill Whittington, Patrick Woodward
*Mixing assistants: Jim Annunziato, Dan Bucchi, Matt Snedecor, Ethan Willoughby
*Digital editing: J.D. Andrew, Dan Hetzel, Dave Scheuer, Chris Yoakum
*Tracking: Earl Cohen, Bart Migal
*Production coordination: Darryl Bush, Mark Russell
*Instrumentation: Andrew Williams
*MIDI technician: Chris Yoakum
*Vocal producers: Lee Mars, David Munk
*Vocal engineers: Pablo Munguia, Jaime Sickora
*Programming: Damon Elliott, Richie Jones, Keith Thomas, Christopher Rojas
*Drum programming: Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
*Keyboard programming: Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
*Arrangers: Billy Mann, Christopher Rojas, Andy Marvel
*String arrangements: Juilan Bunetta, Christopher Rojas
*Art direction: Mary Maurer
*Photography: Tony Duran
*Collage: Hooshik

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A54j4eaw64x07/ All Music Guide In This Skin with bonus tracks page]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aog47gjer46ic/ All Music Guide In This Skin album page]
* [http://www.jessica-simpson.org/ Jessica-Simpson.org]