Album · 2003
Dangerously in Love
by Beyoncé
Dangerously in Love is a 2003 contemporary r&b album by Beyoncé. It runs 18 tracks across 73 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 216 ratings.
Contemporary R&B · R&B · Pop
Your rating
- 4.0 /5
- 216 ratings
- 70 /100
- 9 critics
- 18
- Tracks
- 73 min
- Runtime
- 111 bpm
- Tempo
- A# minor
- Key
Ratings
216 ratings · avg 4.0
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Reviews
3 reviews
- 4.0
Group chat's had the same take since 2003: Crazy in Love, Baby Boy, then a pile of slow jams you skip. Backwards. Crazy in Love is a Chi-Lites horn and a Jay-Z verse with her riding on top, she's half a guest on her own single. Once the tempo drops and nobody's propping her up it finally sounds like her record. Signs is the best song on it, Missy verse and all.
- 4.0
The solo coronation: Dangerously in Love announces Beyoncé the individual with "Crazy in Love"'s horn-blast — still the century's best opening statement single — and "Me, Myself and I"'s grown-woman resolve. The ballad-heavy back half plays it safer than she ever would again. The empire's foundation document.
- 4.0
20 people have played it start to finish
1 person is spinning it this week
Critics
9 publications
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- USA Today3.5/4
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Blender4/5
- Vibe3/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
- NME5/10
- The Guardian2/5
- Metacriticaggregate63/100
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Dangerously in Love album cover
The Dangerously in Love cover was photographed by Dhalen and Markus Klinko & Indrani, illustrated by James Hunter, and art-directed by Ian Cuttler.
- Photography
- Dhalen, Markus Klinko & Indrani
- Illustration
- James Hunter
- Art direction
- Ian Cuttler
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Tracklist
18 tracks · 73 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Dangerously in Love is Naughty Girl — rated 4.4/5 by 116 listeners.
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About
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 22, 2003 by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 to 2003 at several studios, during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny's Child. The tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by R&B and soul genres; it also features elements of hip hop and Arabic music. Although Knowles remained discreet about her interpretation of the songs, its underlying meanings were attributed by music writers as an allusion to her intimate relationship with then-boyfriend and well-known music mogul Jay-Z. Dangerously in Love propelled Knowles in becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable singers in the recording industry. It became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week. Dangerously in Love received mixed to positive reviews from music critics upon its release and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards.
In brief
- Is Dangerously in Love good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Dangerously in Love 4.0/5 from 216 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Dangerously in Love?
- Naughty Girl, rated 4.4/5 by 116 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Dangerously in Love released?
- Dangerously in Love was released in 2003 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on Dangerously in Love?
- Dangerously in Love has 18 tracks, with a runtime of 73 minutes.
- What genre is Dangerously in Love?
- Dangerously in Love is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, R&B, Pop.
- What BPM is Dangerously in Love?
- Dangerously in Love runs at a median tempo of 111 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Dangerously in Love?
- Listeners of Dangerously in Love also rate Talk That Talk by Rihanna, #1's by Destiny's Child, A Star Is Born Soundtrack by Lady Gaga.
- Who produced Dangerously in Love?
- Dangerously in Love was produced by Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Rich Harrison and Andreao Heard, among 15 credited in total. Beyoncé produced 12 of them.
Credits
- Produced by
- Mixed by
- Tony MaseratiLuz VasquezPat WoodwardGreg PriceMatt Snedecor
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Brendan KuntzDan BucchiDemacio CastellónDexter SimmonsJason DaleJason GoldsteinRay BardaniScott Kieklak - Engineered by
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- Played by
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Dan WorkmanEric “E‐Bass” JohnsonIvan HampdenJohn “Jab” BroussardJohn “Skip” AndersonPhil Hamilton- Vocals by
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