
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on June 20, 2003, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. The album features guest appearances by Beyoncé's then-boyfriend Jay-Z, as well as Missy Elliott, Sean Paul, Big Boi of Outkast, Sleepy Brown, and Luther Vandross, with international editions including vocals from Vanness Wu and IAM. Musically, the album is a mixture of uptempo tracks and ballads, all of which are primarily R&B songs, while also incorporating elements of soul, hip-hop, and Arabic music. During the recording of Destiny's Child's third studio album Survivor (2001), the group announced that each member would record solo albums. Recording sessions for Dangerously in Love took place from March 2002 to March 2003 at various recording studios during the group's hiatus. As the executive producer of the album, Beyoncé took a wider role in its production, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on mixing and mastering. Although she remained discreet about her interpretation of the album's songs, their underlying meanings were attributed by media outlets as allusions to her intimate relationship with rapper Jay-Z. Upon its release, Dangerously in Love received mixed reviews from music critics but was a commercial success, with the album debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with sales of 317,000 copies in its first week. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004), the album and its songs won five awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album; Beyoncé consequently tied with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones for the record of most Grammy Awards won by a woman at a single ceremony.[l] Dangerously in Love has been certified septuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It remains Beyoncé's bestseller and one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, with sales of over 11 million copies worldwide. Dangerously in Love produced four singles. "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" spent eight and nine consecutive weeks, respectively, atop the US Billboard Hot 100. "Me, Myself and I" peaked at number four in the US but reached lower peaks than its predecessors internationally. "Naughty Girl" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and inside the top ten in several other countries. The final single was a cover of Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack's "The Closer I Get to You", sung by Beyoncé and Luther Vandross. Beyoncé promoted the album through numerous live performances and two concert tours—Dangerously in Love Tour (2003) and Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004), the latter co-headlined with Alicia Keys and Elliott, while the former yielded the live album Live at Wembley (2004). tracklist Crazy In Love 3:56 Naughty Girl 3:29 Baby Boy 4:05 Hip Hop Star 3:43 Be With You 4:20 Me, Myself And I 5:01 Yes 4:19 Signs 4:59 Speechless 6:01 That's How You Like It 3:39 The Closer I Get To You 4:58 Dangerously In Love 2 4:53 Beyoncé Interlude 0:16 Gift From Virgo 2:46 Daddy 5:00