Beautiful Surprise
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| Studio album by Tamia | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2012 | |||
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| Length | 43:52 | |||
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| New York Times | (positive) |
Beautiful Surprise is the fifth studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It was released by her own label, Plus One Music Group, and distributed by EMI and Capitol Records on August 28, 2012 in the United States.The singer worked with various producers on the album, including Claude Kelly, The Runners, Carvin & Ivan, Salaam Remi, and J. Phoenix.
The album debuted at number six on US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with first week sales of 41,521 copies. It received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, which was held in February 2013, while the first single from the album, its title track, received a nomination for Best R&B Song. In support of the album, Tamia went on tour with R. Kelly from October through December 2012.
In 2004, Elektra Records released Tamia's third studio album, More. Her highest-charting release yet, it debuted at number seventeen on the US Billboard 200 and at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 58,000 copies in its first week. More was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned the top forty single "Officially Missing You". The follow ing year, Tamia split from Elektra and founded her own record label, Plus 1 Music Group. The first record to be released on the company was her fourth studio album Between Friends (2006).
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