Rhone, who had been instrumental in Tamia's transition from Qwest to Elektra in the late-1990s, had served as the executive producer on More and previous album A Nu Day (2000) and worked closely with the singer. Only a month before More 's official release, Sylvia Rhone, the chairman of Elektra Records, was fired after Warner Music, Elektra's parent company, announced to cut 1,000 jobs among a round of executive exits and departmental restructuring. In addition, the album spawned three singles, including lead single " Officially Missing You" which scored moderate success however, reaching the top 40 on Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Her highest-charting release yet, it debuted at number seventeen on the US Billboard 200, selling 58,000 copies in its first week – the highest-selling week of her career up to that point.
In 2004, following several delays, Elektra Records released Tamia's third studio album, More. In 2007, the album was reissued as a 2-disc album, comprising the original track listing as well as all three Christmas standards from her Christmas EP A Gift Between Friends, released on October 27, 2007. A third single, " Almost", entered the top forty of the Dance Club Songs chart. While it became her third consecutive top ten album on the latter chart, it also marked Tamia's lowest-charting debut since her first album eight years prior as well as her lowest first week sales by then.īetween Friends produced three singles, including lead single " Can't Get Enough" and follow-up " Me," both of which became Tamia's highest-charting songs in five years, reaching the top thirty of Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Upon its US release, Between Friends debuted and peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 200 and number nine on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 18,000 copies in its first week.
The album received a mixed reviews from critics, many of whom praised Tamia's vocal talents and the range of tracks but found the material too generic and uneven. which included a diverse roster of collaborators, Tamia reteamed with frequent contributor Shep Crawford to work on most of the album, with its title referring to their working relationship and connection during the recording process. A departure from her third studio album More (2004).
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Her first project under her own independent label, Plus One Music Group, founded after her departure from Elektra Records in 2004, it was first released in South Africa on May 12, 2006, followed by a worldwide release in the fourth quarter of 2006. Between Friends is the fourth studio album by Canadian R&B singer Tamia.
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