Sweet Kisses
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| Studio album by Jessica Simpson | ||||
| Released | November 23, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
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| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | C− |
| Robert Christgau | D |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Sweet Kisses is the debut studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. The album was released on November 23, 1999 in the United States by Columbia Records. The album's lyrical and visual representations maintained the common theme of virginal innocence in the late 1990s teen pop revival. The album was released mainly due to the success of teen artists Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, who both released their debut albums earlier in 1999 to commercial success. Sweet Kisses became a moderate hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty-five on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as well as being certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of over two million. Worldwide, the album was met with good commercial reception, selling a total of two million copies worldwide, bringing the albums total sales to four million copies.
The album also spawned three singles, including her debut single "I Wanna Love You Forever", which has become Simpson's biggest hit to date in the United States. The album also includes the "Jack and Diane" sampled dance track "I Think I'm in Love With You". Also included were two duets. The song "Where You Are" with future ex-husband Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, was released as the album's second official single, while "Woman in Me," featuring Destiny's Child, was not released as a single, but received a generally positive critical reception.
Simpson first developed and nurtured her talent in her local Baptist church, where her father also worked as the congregation's youth minister. At age twelve, she unsuccessfully auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club. While attending a church camp, at the age of 13, Simpson sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and an arrangement of "Amazing Grace". One of the camp's visitors was launching a Gospel music record label and saw great promise and profits in her voice. It was during this time, while attending J. J. Pearce High School, Simpson signed to Proclaim Records, a minor Gospel music record label. She recorded an album, Jessica, but Proclaim went bankrupt and the album was never officially released except for a small pressing funded by her grandmother. This small pressing gained her minor attention which led her to performing at concerts with other gospel legendary acts such as Kirk Franklin, God's Property, and CeCe Winans. When she was sixteen years old, Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola heard Jessica, he was impressed with Simpson’s musical talent and skill. Mottola instantly thought Simpson sounded like Mariah Carey. Simpson was immediately signed to the label. She dropped out of high school but later earned her GED.
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