Simply Deep

Simply Deep
Studio album by
Kelly Rowland
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)
RecordedJune–August 2002
Studio
Genre
Length53:09
Label
Producer
Kelly Rowland chronology
Simply Deep
(2002) 		Ms. Kelly
(2007)
Singles from Simply Deep
  1. "Stole"
    Released: September 21, 2002
  2. "Can't Nobody"
    Released: February 4, 2003
  3. "Train on a Track"
    Released: August 4, 2003

Simply Deep is the debut solo studio album by American singer Kelly Rowland. It was first released on October 22, 2002, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. Initially expected to be released during the hiatus of her group Destiny's Child in 2003, recording of the album was accelerated after the success of the single "Dilemma," a collaboration with rapper Nelly. Largely produced within three weeks only, guest appearances on Simply Deep include Nelly, Solange Knowles and Joe Budden.

The album received generally mixed to lukewarm reviews from most music critics who called it a pleasant listen but found that it lacked ambition. While Simply Deep peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 600,000 copies in the United States,[2] it was regarded as a bigger commercial success abroad, where it topped the UK Albums Chart,[3] reached the top five in Australia, Denmark, and Ireland, and singles such as "Stole" and "Can't Nobody" were released to stronger commercial success.

In late 2003, nearly a year after the album's initial release, Rowland embarked on her debut solo Simply Deeper Tour to promote the album in Europe. While Simply Deep established Rowland as a viable solo artist and, with worldwide sales of more than 2 million units, remains the biggest-selling album within her solo catalogue,[4] the singer has expressed her dissatisfaction with the rushed and less thought out character of the album, though still being fond of the material that she had recorded for it.[5]


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  1. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (November 14, 2004). "Beyoncé's Second Date With Destiny's Child". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024. Ms. Rowland explored alterna-pop, releasing an album called "Simply Deep"....
  2. ^ Mitchell, Gail (June 3, 2007). "Rowland steps into her own with 2nd album". Reuters. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
  3. ^ Chaundy, Joanna (July 2, 2007). "Kelly Rowland: Single Black Female". Blues & Soul. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
  4. ^ Miller, Daniel (August 30, 2011). "Kelly Rowland Signs with The Collective". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Kelly Rowland Sings Solo Deep Cuts And Chooses Her Favorite Destiny's Child Song". November 10, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via YouTube.