Do You Know (Michelle Williams album)

Do You Know
Studio album by
Michelle Williams
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)
RecordedNovember 2002 – May 2003
Genre
Length55:47
LabelColumbia
Producer
Michelle Williams chronology
Heart to Yours
(2002) 		Do You Know
(2004) 		Unexpected
(2008)
Singles from Do You Know
  1. "Do You Know"
    Released: December 20, 2003 (2003-12-20)
  2. "My Only Love is You"
    Released: 2004 (2004)[1]

Do You Know is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Michelle Williams. It was released by the Sanctuary Records Group and Columbia Records on January 26, 2004 in the United States. Do You Know "straddles between contemporary gospel and inspirational R&B" and is described as portraying "a more intimate side of Michelle".[2] It contains a greater percentage of mid and up-tempo songs, along with a much heavier and grander use of live instrumentation. Williams contributed lyrically to the album as she did with her debut album, co-writing a total of six songs. However, Do You Know is much more diverse, lyrically, than its predecessor Heart to Yours, covering the themes of "spiritual" and "carnal" love and contains retrospective songs about Williams' career thus far, whilst still retaining the inspirational and encouraging lyrics that characterised Heart to Yours.[2]

In the US, Do You Know found fair success on Billboard's component charts; peaking at number two on the Gospel Albums chart, number three on the Christian Albums chart and number twenty-eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Despite the high-performing single and though the album was well received by critics, the album peaked at 120 on the Billboard 200, making it Williams' lowest-charting album. Despite this, the album was later re-released, including two new tracks and has now sold over 78,000 copies in the US alone as of 2008.[3] The album gained Williams a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards.[4][5]

  1. ^ Neal, Rome (February 12, 2004). "Destiny's Calling". CBS News. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Cross Rhythms was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Williams In A Dance Mood On Third Solo Disc". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
  4. ^ "MOBO Awards 2004". MOBO Awards. mobo.com. 2002-10-03. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mobo Awards 2004: The nominees". BBC.co.uk. August 24, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2011.