It was originally recorded by Jean, however, it was rejected and later Beyonce recorded her version of the song. The song was inspired by the difficult break-up of a romantic relationship. They also handled the production of If I Were a Boy alongside Beyonce. The song was written by BC Jean and Toby Gad. If I Were a Boy is a hit single recorded by Beyonce from her third studio album. Here is a collection of few hit songs from the album If I Were a Boy Beyonce also credited her husband Jayz and Jazz singer Etta James for inspiring her to push the limits of her songwriting and artistry. While the second disc namely Sasha Fierce (reportedly named after Beyonce’s alter ego) focuses on more beats that blend with Europop and electropop elements. contains mid-tempo pop, slow and R&B ballads. The colours are simple - Not much editing done, there is just an image of the artist with the artist name and album name text in the left and right corner.
Originally this album of Beyonce was formatted as a double album which intended to market her contrast artistic persona. Front Cover: - Similarily to the Michael Jackson album cover, the artist image is the main focal point. The album released in November 2008 by Music World Entertainment and Columbia Records. “I Am.I Am… Sasha Fierce is the third solo studio album of the international singer Beyonce. In addition to the standard edition (2 discs 11 tracks), many other versions of the album were produced – the Deluxe Edition the Japanese and Japanese Platinum Editions the iTunes Store-exclusive Deluxe Edition A Walmart Exclusive Disc the 2010 Deluxe Re-release the Platinum Edition, with the Above and Beyoncé video compilation and The Bonus Tracks EP. It also won six out of seven nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010), and another for her performance of “At Last” in Cadillac Records left her with a record setting seven wins – the most Grammys won in one night by a female. The album earned over thirty platinum and one diamond certifications in separate worldwide markets. I Am… Sasha Fierce debuted at one on the Billboard 200 chart, earning Beyoncé her third consecutive US number-one solo album. A whopping 9 singles came from the release: “If I Were A Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” together on Octo“Diva” and “Halo” on Janu“Ego” on May 19 “Sweet Dreams” on June 2 “Broken-Hearted Girl” on August 28 “Video Phone” on September 22 and “Why Don’t You Love Me” on July 2, 2010. She also co-produced or co-wrote every song. Rather than trim the works into one record, she composed them as two separate albums, comparing her artistic process to that of a magazine – complete with two different covers.ĭespite many collaborations with old and new faces, this was Beyoncé’s first album with no featured artists.
She reportedly recorded over 70 songs between December 2007 and August 2008, most of which were influence by her marriage to Jay-Z on Apand her role as Etta James in the film Cadillac Records. The album was intended to showcase Beyoncé’s “contrasting facets of artistry”, between herself and her ‘alter ego’ Sasha Fierce, the namesake of the second album.
The two-disc album I Am… Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé’s third album, released on November 18, 2008, is among her most critically successful releases to date.