In This Skin
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| Studio album by Jessica Simpson | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–03 | |||
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| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| AllMusic |    |
| Entertainment Weekly | C- |
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| Stylus Magazine | D+ |
In This Skin is the third studio album by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. The album was released in 2003 by Columbia Records. It was re-released in March 2004 with three new songs. The album was a huge success in North America, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 and being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).In This Skin went on to become the thirty-fifth best selling album of 2004 in the United States and has sold over seven million copies worldwide. The album was ranked number 153 on the list of the top-selling albums of the 2000s by Billboard magazine.
After the release of her 2001 album Irresistible, Simpson stated she wanted to write songs for her third record. In an interview by MTV in October 2002, Lachey, her then husband, revealed that she is back in the studio, working on a new record. He said "she's finally writing her own music, which I've told her she could do forever but she's been shy about stepping out there and doing it. But she's an incredible writer, and she's doing stuff that's really from the heart". About the album's sound, he said "It's a much more organic record and it's more true to herself", he continued saying "There's all live instrumentation and it's very musical as opposed to the pop thing that was happening before for her. I think she finally feels like this is her record and her chance to do exactly what she wants." In March 2003, Simpson revealed that her third album would be called In This Skin.
Originally, the album was planned to be primarily produced by American female rapper Missy Elliott, while the sole featured appearance was to be made by Nick Lachey. However, the pair's contributions never made the final cut of the album. "Sweetest Sin", the album's first single was written by Diane Warren and it's about losing her virginity. MTV regarded the song as a "sweet track". About the idea of her second single, "With You", Simpson said "it's cool for me just because it's my personality [...] Nick loves me with nothing but a T-shirt on so that's where the song idea came from." The cover "Take My Breath Away" is Simpson and Lachey's love theme, she said "because it was playing the first time Nick kissed me". "I've been obsessed with 'Take My Breath Away' for a very long time", she said. Nick Lachey helped produce the vocals for both of her cover songs. Another album's song is Angels, which was a tough session, Simpson said, because she had to do both songs in one day. Lachey helped her get in the right mood, she said, by keeping his hand in her back pocket "and being right there" during the recording session.
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