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Aaliyah Week: How ‘One In A Million’ Pushed The Envelope Of R&B
Even though Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number was Aaliyah‘s debut album, it wasn’t my first introduction to the teenaged artist. Her sophomore effort, One in a Million, was my first musical taste of her sound, and eventually led me back two years prior to her debut. But her 1996 follow-up solidified the musical trajectory that Aaliyah began to trail blaze.
Partly helmed by the beats of Timbaland to the lyrical content penned by Missy Elliott on standout tracks like “4 Page Letter” to “Heartbroken,” a timeless sound was created that still rings loudly today in other artist’s music. The title track alone has been sampled time and time again. Although Tim and Missy took the reigns sound-wise, the album was stacked with top-notch writing/producing credits including Diane Warren, Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins, Craig King, Carl-So-Lowe and Daryl Simmons.
In celebration of the soundscape’s 20th anniversary (Aug. 27), a few creatives behind the a
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One in a Million (Aaliyah album)
1996 studio album by Aaliyah
One in a Million is the second studio album by American singer Aaliyah. It was released on August 13, 1996, by Blackground Records and Atlantic Records. After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with her mentor R. Kelly following the success of her debut studio album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994), Aaliyah severed all ties with him as Blackground ended its partnership with Jive Records and signed a new distribution deal with Atlantic. Throughout that period of turmoil, Aaliyah began recording her second studio album with Sean Combs, who soon abandoned the project, prompting Aaliyah and her management to seek new collaborators. She subsequently began recording with producers such as Jermaine Dupri, Vincent Herbert, and Craig King, before meeting the previously unknown Timbaland and Missy Elliott, who quickly became the album's primary contributors.
One in a Million is an R&B, pop, and hip hop record experimenting with genres such as trip-hop, electronica, funk, and jungle music. Its ly
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