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''Miss Thang'' is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was released by
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and distributed through the Arista label on July 18, 1995, in the
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. Recorded throughout her early teenage years, the album was conceived under the guidance of Rowdy head
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who would emerge as a tutor and
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to Monica and serve as ''Miss Thang''s sole
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. Austin recruited protégés from his DARP production camp such as
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, Arnold Hennings, and Colin Wolfe as well as
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, and
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to work on the album. It incorporates a wide range of contemporary genres such as
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and
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. Upon release, ''Miss Thang'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Monica's versatility and mature sound appearance, as well as the album's eclectic number of songs. A steady seller, the album became a commercial success as well. It debuted and peaked at number 36 of the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top ten on the
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in the United States, where it was certified three-times
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(RIAA) and sold over 1.5 million copies. Internationally, it earned Gold status in Canada, where it reached number 20 on ''
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''s Top Albums/CDs chart, and peaked at number nine on the
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, her highest peak as of 2018. Four singles were released from the album, including debut single "
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" and follow-up " Before You Walk Out of My Life", both of which made Monica the youngest artist ever to have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the ''
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''
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chart and became top ten hits in New Zealand. With her further two singles, " Like This and Like That" and " Why I Love You So Much" also reaching the top three on the Hot R&B Songs, Monica, along with fellow teen singers
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and
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, established herself as one of the most successful R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s. It also earned her four
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nods as well as
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and ''Billboard'' Music Award nominations each.


Background and production

In 1992, after winning a series of local talent contests, Monica was introduced to music producer
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. Impressed by her voice and persona after hearing her perform
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's 1986 hit single "
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", Austin offered her a record deal with his Arista-distributed label
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at the age of 12. A teacher and growing father figure, Austin became instrumental in tutoring the young singer, while executive producing her debut album under the Rowdy roster. A breakaway from regular teenage life, he would often pick her up after school and whisk her off to a music studio most evenings. Austin also consulted Flavor Unit, owned rapper
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, to serve as Monica's management and arranged recording sessions with his in-house protégés Arnold Hennings,
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, and Colin Wolfe for her debut. In addition,
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and
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from Danish production duo
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would hand in their yet-unreleased song " Before You Walk Out of My Life", a leftover from
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's second studio album '' Secrets'' (1996), for Monica to record. With much of the album being recorded during her years of 1993 and 1995, her teenage years, Monica has described the period as hard work: "It was more from the stress I put on myself than it was pressure from others," she said. "There were so many young artists releasing records, and I wanted to stand out. I was a regular female growing up in the inner city, and I wanted to be who I was." Throughout the recording process, Arnold ensured the album's music and lyrical content reflected her persona. As a result, she vetoed some of the songs selected for the album. "I was very assertive in making sure the album was really me," she said in an interview with ''
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''. "How can you show your feeling in a song when it's about something you don't know about?" Commenting on the album title, Monica later elaborated: “Dallas ustinwould bring producers in the studio to play records for me and I’d be quick to say ‘No’ if I didn’t feel it. I knew who I was and what I wanted to say. That’s where ''Miss Thang'' came from. He’d say, ‘Miss Thang don’t like it!’."


Critical reception

''Miss Thang'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. In his review for
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, editor Craig Lytle rated the album three out of five stars and wrote that "the album focuses on hip-hop and contemporary urban cuts, including a pair of R&B chart-toppers." He felt that "in spite of her youthful age, Monica conveys a surprisingly mature sound." ''
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'' complimented the album for its "strong, today-styled hip-hop and R&B melodies" and Monica's singing versatility. The magazine noted that the "clever production maintains set's overall high energy, while remaining secondary to singer's vocals – creating a youthful, but eclectic 16 tracks." The ''
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'' writer Connie Johnson wrote that "fourteen-year-old Monica is the best teen singer to come along since, well,
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. While "Don't Take It Personal," an urban radio staple, only hints at her abilities, she tackles Latimore's old-school classic "Let's Straighten It Out" with all the clear-eyed assertiveness of an R&B veteran. ''Miss Thang'' indeed." Alan Jones from ''
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'' said it was a "strong album of Jill swing and soulful ballads which belie the 14-year-old's youth". He also felt that she sings "confidently and competently against a contemporary urban music soundscape provided by some of the genre's top musicians". ''
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s Kevin Sack found that "producer Dallas Austin injected this debut album with plenty of attitude." Christian Hoard, writing for ''
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'', called ''Miss Thang'' "an assured, streetwise amalgam of soul, pop, hip-hop, and blues". While he found praise for the up-tempo songs on the album, Hoard was less impressed with "the record's many soppy, MOR ballads" such as " Before You Walk Out of My Life". In November 2017, ''
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'' magazine ranked the album 23rd on its The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s listing. In his retrospective review, editor Justin Charity wrote that "at 15, Monica dropped a debut that's as tender-loving and mature as her R&B elders; though she's less funky than
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, Monica stepped correct with
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confidence on ''Miss Thang''."


Singles

The album was supported by four singles. Debut single "
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" reached number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a top ten hot in Austria and New Zealand, where it ranks among Monica's highest-charting singles. Follow-up " Before You Walk Out of My Life," released on a double-A-side with " Like This and Like That" became a top ten hit in the US and, along with "Don't Take It Personal" made Monica, at the age of 14, the youngest recording artist to have two consecutive number-one hits on ''Billboard''s
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. Ballad " Why I Love You So Much," released together with "
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," a collaboration with
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from American hip hop trio Naughty by Nature, recorded for the
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of the 1996 motion picture ''
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'', became another top ten entry in the year of 1996.


Commercial performance

''Miss Thang'' debuted and peaked at number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 31,500 units sold. For the week ending on August 5, 1995, the album entered the
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chart at number 9. 25 weeks after it debuted it reached its peak at number 7 for the week ending on January 20, 1996. Towards the end of 1995 and 1996, ''Billboard'' ranked the album at number 65 and 22 respectively on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart. In January 2000, the album was certified
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by the
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(RIAA) for shipments of 3 million copies. By March 2002, ''Miss Thang'' sold 1.35 million copies in the United States, In April 2012, ''Billboard'' reported that 1.5 million copies of the album had been sold by then. In Canada, the album debuted on ''
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''s Top Albums/CDs chart at number 88, during the week ending on August 21, 1995. In its 5th week on the chart the album reached its peak at number 20, during the week of September 18, 1995. Overall, the album had spent a total of 23 consecutive weeks on the Top Albums/CDs chart. For shipments in excess of 50,000 copies, it earned a
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from
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on April 12, 1996. Elsewhere, ''Miss Thang'' peaked at number 42 on the Dutch
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and number nine on the
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, Monica's highest peak on the latter chart as of 2018. In addition, it reached number 24 on the UK R&B Albums chart, according to the
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(OCC).


Track listing

Notes * signifies co-producer(s) Sample credits *"Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of
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' 1973 "
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",
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's 1993 "
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" and
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's 1987 "
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". *"Like This and Like That" contains elements of
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's 1979 "Spoonin' Rap". *"Skate" contains elements of One Way's 1982 "
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". *"Tell Me If You Still Care" is a
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of
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's 1983 original recording. *"Let's Straighten It Out" is a cover version of Benny Latimore's 1974 original recording. *The remix of "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of
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's 1989 "Don't Take It Personal".


Credits and personnel

Credits for the liner notes adapted from ''Miss Thang''. Instruments and performances * Colin Wolfe – bass guitar * Kenneth Crouch – piano * Derrick Edmondson – flute, saxophone, horn * Tommy Martin – guitar * Derek Organ – drums * Sandy Lawrence – art direction * Tim Kelley – producer, arranger, drum programming, keyboards, * Bob Robinson – keyboard, producer * Dallas Austin, Ron Gresham, Ron Gresham, Michael Patterson, Darin Prindle – mixing Technical and production *
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, Monica, Lysette Titi, Usher – background vocals * Naim Ali, Dallas Austin, Caron Veazey – creative director * Arvel McClinton III – programming


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References

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