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Aaliyah (album)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 7, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 13:05, 19 June 2016 (UTC)



Aaliyah, released on July 7, 2001, by Blackground Records and Virgin Records, is the eponymous third and final studio album by American R&B recording artist Aaliyah. Recorded periodically from 1998–2000, it is an R&B and neo soul record, whose music is influenced by funk, hip hop, alternative rock, and electronica sounds, among others. Most of the lyrics to the album's songs were written by Static Major, and deal with the complexities of romantic love and the different stages of a relationship; Aaliyah viewed the album as a reflection of herself as both a young adult and a matured vocalist. Aaliyah received positive critical reviews, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, though sales began to drop off shortly after its release. Following Aaliyah's death in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, seven weeks after the album's release, sales skyrocketed, causing the album to reenter the Billboard 200 at number one. Aaliyah was released during a period of peak activity in contemporary R&B, and, since its initial reception, has been cited by critics as one of the best R&B records of its time.
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 * Promoted: March 6, 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: Fifteenth anniversary of release.
 * Support as nominator. Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Complaints&#124;Mistakes) 00:58, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I notified Dan56. - Dank (push to talk) 02:09, 30 May 2016 (UTC)


 * FN#66 claim is dubious as the last posthumous album to peak at number one before Aaliyah was actually Dreaming of You in 1995; which is a big age difference from the claim (1995 vs. 1980). It may be necessary to add a note that the author mistakenly suggested Lennon was the last musician to accomplish that feat so that the claim can be cleared up correctly. Best – jona  ✉ 19:17, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks; I've corrected that. As for the references themselves, they're just the Billboard chart listings for their respective weeks; nowhere in either is Lennon (or his album) mentioned. If you can find a source which explicitly includes the assertion that Dreaming of You was the last posthumous album to top the chart before Aaliyah, feel free to add it to the article, as it would be much appreciated. Thanks again, Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Complaints&#124;Mistakes) 22:54, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * , : The article doesn't say the album was the last posthumous album to peak at number one, but that its rise to number one in light of Aaliyah's death "marked the first time a recording artist climbed (my emphasis) to number one posthumously" since Lennon; a climb on the chart in light of the artist's death rather than a debut by a posthumously released album. This part of the sentence is attributed to footnote #65, which is made up of the citations Dansby 2001a and Mayfield 2001c, p. 79 (it's verified by Mayfield's Billboard article). Dan56 (talk) 00:07, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * And appreciate the nomination Colonel Wilhelm Klink! If possible, I hope a brief mention of Static Major writing most of the lyrics to the songs could be mentioned in the above. Dan56 (talk) 00:10, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * : Thanks; sorry for the misunderstanding. You may wish to tweak the wording of that statement though, since it may be misinterpreted. And I've take your suggestion for the blurb, but by all means, feel free to adjust it as you see fit; you obviously know more about the topic than I do. Colonel Wilhelm Klink (Complaints&#124;Mistakes) 00:20, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah ok, now it makes sense. I guess I wasn't reading in between the lines and thought the author was only sourcing posthumous releases and not posthumous climbs to number one. – jona  ✉ 00:56, 2 June 2016 (UTC)