Fantasia
Studio album by Fantasia Barrino
Released	December 12, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B
Label	J Records
Producer(s)	Babyface, Bryan Michael Cox, Danja, Dre & Vidal, Missy Elliott, Kwamé, Harold Lilly, Midi Mafia, Tone Mason, Swizz Beatz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Fantasia Barrino chronology
Free Yourself (2004)	Fantasia (2006)

Fantasia is the second studio album by American singer Fantasia Barrino, released by J Records on December 12, 2006. Image File history File links Fantasiacover. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... This article is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... J Records is a major record label, it is a part of the Sony BMG music conglomerate. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... Bryan Michael Cox (born December 18, 1977)[] is an award winning American songwriter and record producer. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Dre & Vidal is a songwriting and production duo, consisting of Davis Vidal and Andre Harris, who are best known as the main producers of Jill Scott and Glenn Lewis. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Kwamé Holland (b. ... This Canadian based production collective is comprised of three beatsmiths: Aloysius Brown, Don D., & Mellenius. ... Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean on August 30, 1978) is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of African American, Jamaican & Puerto Rican descent, and founder of the music label Full Surface Records. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... This article is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Free Yourself is the debut album by American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, which was released on November 23, 2004. ... This article is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... J Records is a major record label, it is a part of the Sony BMG music conglomerate. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Barrino has said in many interviews that this album would be different from her 2004 debut, and that being on American Idol had showed her that she can sing a wide range of music;^{[citation needed]}|February 2007}} she made that the approach for this album. She has also said that she had a lot more input with this than with previous album, Free Yourself.^{[citation needed]}Missy Elliott returned as one of the writers on the album, joining Big Boi of Outkast and Diane Warren as contributors. Production duo Midi Mafia, best known for their 50 Cent hit "21 Questions", also contributed five tracks to the project.[1], Barrino said that she recorded twenty-three songs for the new album, but that only fourteen of them made the cut.^{[citation needed]} She also said that it took her three days to come up with the track listing.^{[citation needed]} "Solo (So Low)" was the name of one of the unreleased tracks, according to an interview with Entertainment Weekly.^{[citation needed]} She said that although she connected with the song more than any other, she wanted the tracklist to remain upbeat, and that the song reminded her of her father.^{[citation needed]} American Idol, is an American television series. ... Free Yourself is the debut album by American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, which was released on November 23, 2004. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ... OutKast is a multi-Grammy American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Not to be confused with Dianne Warren. ... For the U.S. currency value, see Half dollar (United States coin). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Barrino is quoted as saying of the track "Baby Makin' Hips": "It's music that makes you want to move; totally different than my last album. My last album had a lot of slow songs. I just turned 22, I am ready for fun and I wanted to bring something different. This song, I'm throwin' it back to the young Aretha, but it's a show song just like Tina Turner. I call it urban rock."^{[citation needed]} The beat for "Baby Makin' Hips" was created by Don Cheegro and Dirty Harry, new producers working under the guidance of Dre & Vidal, producers of Ludacris' song "War with God." Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Christopher Brian Bridges (born on September 11, 1977 in Champaign, Illinois), better known as Ludacris, is a Grammy Award winning rapper and actor. ...

The full retail album leaked on December 8, 2006. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In its first week of sales, Fantasia entered the charts at number nineteen, with 133,000 discs sold.^{[citation needed]}

"When I See U" is rumored to be the second single.

Tracklisting

1. "Hood Boy" (featuring Big Boi) (first single)
2. "When I See U" (second single)
3. "I Nominate U"
4. "Baby Makin' Hips"
5. "Not the Way That I Do"
6. "Only One U"
7. "I Feel Beautiful"
8. "I'm Not That Type"
9. "Uneligible"
10. "Two Weeks Notice"
11. "Surround U"
12. "Bore Me (Yawn)"
13. "Sunshine"
14. "Bump What Your Friends Say"
15. "Girl Like Me" [exlusive Wal-Mart bonus track]

Hood Boy is the first single from Fantasia Barrinos second album, Fantasia, on November 28. ... Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ...

Charts

U.S. chart history

External links

• Fantasia's Official Website
• Fantasia's Official Myspace Page