The album produced six singles-' If Your Girl Only Knew', ' Got to Give It Up', ' One in a Million', ' 4 Page Letter', ' The One I Gave My Heart To' and ' Hot Like Fire'-with 'The One I Gave My Heart To' becoming the album's highest-charting single, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.Īfter Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle, obtained a distribution deal with Jive Records, he signed her to his Blackground Records label at the age of 12. One in a Million has sold over three million copies in the United States and eight million worldwide. Within several months, the album proved Aaliyah's breakthrough and a major milestone in the careers of Elliott and Timbaland, being certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It debuted at number 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 40,500 copies during its first week and later peaked at number 18 following its 2021 reissue, the album reached a new peak at number 10. One in a Million garnered generally positive reviews from music critics. The album featured several guest vocalists, including Elliott, Timbaland, Treach and Slick Rick. Dibbs, Jermaine Dupri, Kay Gee, Vincent Herbert, Rodney Jerkins, Craig King, Darren Lighty and Darryl Simmons. The album was recorded from August 1995 to July 1996 with a variety of producers and writers including Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Carl-So-Lowe, J. It was first released on August 13, 1996, by Blackground and Atlantic Records. One in a Million is the second studio album by American singer Aaliyah.

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