In This Skin

In This Skin
Original edition cover
Studio album by
Jessica Simpson
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length41:57
LabelColumbia
Producer
Jessica Simpson chronology
This Is the Remix
(2002) 		In This Skin
(2003) 		ReJoyce: The Christmas Album
(2004)
Alternative cover
Reissue cover
Singles from In This Skin
  1. "Sweetest Sin"
    Released: July 14, 2003
  2. "With You"
    Released: November 3, 2003
  3. "Take My Breath Away"
    Released: March 8, 2004
  4. "Angels"
    Released: June 8, 2004

In This Skin is the third studio album by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 19, 2003, by Columbia Records. It was reissued on March 2, 2004, with three new songs. Simpson began taking more creative control of her music with the album, both musically and lyrically, co-writing 10 out of 14 tracks on the album, thus moving away from the teen pop styles of her previous two albums, Sweet Kisses (1999) and Irresistible (2001), as well as including elements of Middle Eastern music, dance, acoustic, and pop rock, while also lyrically talking about more mature subject matters. The album was a huge success in North America, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 and being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1] Internationally, In This Skin went on to become the thirty-fifth best selling album of 2004.[2] It was ranked number 153 on the list of the top-selling albums of the 2000s by Billboard magazine.[3] As of 2020, In This Skin has sold 7 million copies worldwide.[4]

The album spawned four singles, including two top 20 hits worldwide, "With You" and "Take My Breath Away," which peaked at number fourteen and twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. "Sweetest Sin" and "Angels," the lead and final single, both failed to make an impact on charts.[5] Simpson performed songs from In This Skin on a number of occasions. In middle 2004, she embarked on her second headlining tour, titled the Reality Tour, to promote the album.[6][7]

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  3. ^ "Decade End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jessica Simpson's huge fortune you never knew about". The New Zealand Herald. October 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Jessica Simpson - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "From malls to arenas: Simpson hits big time". NBC News. June 1, 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Simpson Tour". The Blade. May 12, 2004. pp. D5. Retrieved July 11, 2011.