


While recording their third album "Survivor" in late 2000, Beyoncé announced the group would be put on hiatus in order for the members to produce solo albums in the coming years which they hoped would boost interest in Destiny's Child. The album's singles were the #1 hits, Crazy in Love featuring then-boyfriend, Jay-Z & Baby Boy featuring Sean Paul and the #5 hits, Naughty Girl and Me, Myself and I.īeyonce launched her career as lead singer to R&B group Destiny's Child in the late 1990s.Īccording to Corey Moss of MTV News, " fans are eager to see" how Beyoncé, after years with the group, performs solo. The album is also the most successful debut solo album from a member of Destiny's Child following their hiatus, outselling and outpeaking both Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams' solo albums. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week and is to date her most successful solo studio album. It became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Dangerously in Love is the first solo studio album by Beyoncé, released in the United States on Jby Columbia & Music World Records.
