Tasty (Kelis album)

Tasty
Studio album by Kelis
Released	December 5, 2003 (2003-12-05)
Recorded	2002–03
Studio	Various Blakeslee Recording Company (North Hollywood, California) Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) DARP Studios, Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, Georgia) The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) Hovercraft Studios, Master Sound Recording Studio (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Lot Musik Studios, Mirror Image Recorders, Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre	R&B pop electro pop rap
Length	51:20
Label	Star Trak Arista
Producer	André 3000 Dallas Austin Dame Blackmon "Grease" Jake and the Phatman The Neptunes Rockwilder Raphael Saadiq Kelvin Wooten
Kelis chronology
Wanderland (2001) Tasty (2003) Kelis Was Here (2006)
Singles from Tasty
"Milkshake" Released: August 25, 2003 "Trick Me" Released: February 17, 2004 "Millionaire" Released: October 18, 2004 "In Public" Released: April 4, 2005

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	A−
The Guardian
The Independent
NME	8/10
Pitchfork Media	6.5/10
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Yahoo! Music

Tasty is the third studio album by American singer Kelis, released on December 5, 2003 by Star Trak Entertainment and Arista Records. As executive producer, Kelis enlisted previous collaborators The Neptunes to produce the album, as well as new collaborators such as Raphael Saadiq, Dallas Austin, André 3000, Rockwilder, and Dame Blackmon "Grease". It also features guest vocals from Saadiq, André 3000, and then-boyfriend Nas.

The album was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised its originality and viewed it as an improvement on Kelis' previous albums, Kaleidoscope (1999) and Wanderland (2001). Tasty debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 93,600 copies, earning Kelis the best sales week of her career in the United States. The album also became her highest-peaking album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned four singles, including the international hits "Milkshake" and "Trick Me".

"Milkshake" was released on August 25, 2003 as the lead single from Tasty. It reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Kelis' highest-peaking single on the chart to date. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 25, 2004, and has sold 883,000 digital downloads in the United States. "Milkshake" also achieved commercial success internationally, reaching number one on the Irish Singles Chart and number two on the UK Singles Chart, as well as peaking inside the top five in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2004.

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