Michelle Williams discography

Michelle Williams discography
Michelle Williams discography

Williams performing during J&R's Musicfest in New York City, in 2008.
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Singles 6
↙Music videos 4
↙Soundtracks 1

American singer Michelle Williams began her career in the late 1990s as a backing vocalist for Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Monica, however, it was not until Williams became a member of Destiny's Child - which has since has since become one of the best-selling American bands of all time, selling around fifty million records worldwide - in 2000 that she gained mainstream success in the music industry.[1][2] Williams' discography as a solo artist includes; three studio albums (with a fourth due in 2011)[3], seven singles and four music videos on Columbia Records and its sub-label Sanctuary Records.

Williams' solo career began in 2002, with the release of her debut album Heart to Yours, which made her the first Destiny's Child member to release a solo album. Though primarily a contemporary gospel album, it heavily incorporates elements of many other styles and genres such as; neo-soul, R&B, inspirational and even rock music. Receiving generally positive reviews from critics, the album topped the US Billboard Gospel Albums chart and peaked at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after selling nearly 20,000 copies in one week. However, the album only peaked at a moderate fifty seven on the Billboard 200.[4][5] Despite this, Heart to Yours eventually became 2002's biggest selling gospel album in the U.S, selling over 203,000 copies.[6] The album won Williams an award for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2002 MOBO Awards and spawned the single "Heard A Word" which was featured on the platinum-selling WOW Gospel 2003 compilation album[7][8][9] and which Williams notably recorded a live version of in Rotterdam, Holland for the Destiny's Child World Tour DVD.

In 2004, after making her on-stage acting debut the previous year in the Broadway musical Aida, Williams released her second studio album Do You Know. Described as portraying "a more intimate side of Michelle", the urban contemporary gospel was received warmly by critics[10] and found fair success on the US Billboard 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. However, after debuting with sales of only 10,000 copies, the album peaked at one-hundred-and-twenty on the Billboard 200, making it Williams' poorest-charting album to date. Re-released later, the album has now sold over 78,000 copies.[11][12] Do You Know gained Williams a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards and spawned a same-titled single which she performed notably on the 2004 Soul Train Music Awards and also throughout the Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It world tour - a recording of one such performance in Atlanta, Georgia was included on the Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta 2006 DVD release, which has since been re-issued in blue-ray.[13][14]

In 2008, Williams released the lead single, "We Break the Dawn", from her first secular (third overall) studio album Unexpected.[15] Described as "a terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B[16], "We Break the Dawn" received critical acclaim[17][18] and became her first charting single, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart and number four on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart whilst also being a moderate success in certain parts of Europe, where it peaked at number forty-seven on the UK Singles Chart and number thirty-eight on the Hungarian Singles Chart.[19] Following the critical success of its lead single, Unexpected - which is made up of dance-pop, R&B, electro and europop music - also received positive reviews.[20][21] Charting only in the US, it debuted and peaked at number forty-two and eleven on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively, selling 14,000 copies in its first week of release, before selling a total of 32,000 copies by 2010.[22][23] Unexpected also spawned two later singles; "The Greatest", which topped the US Dance chart and "Hello Heartbreak". Williams has confirmed that she will release a new album in 2011.[3][24][25][26]


Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[5]		 US
Gospel
[5]		 US
Christian
[5]
Heart to Yours 57 17 1 —
Do You Know
  • Released: January 26, 2004
  • Labels: Sanctuary, Columbia Records (#5151152000)[30]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 120 28 2 3
Unexpected
  • Released: October 7, 2008
  • Labels: Music World, Columbia Records (#88697357022)[32]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 42 11 — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilations

List of albums, with selected details
Title[33] Album details[34]
Heart to Yours /
Do You Know
  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Labels: Sanctuary, Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[35]		 UK
[36]		 HUN
[19]
"Heard a Word" 2002 — — — Heart to Yours
"Do You Know" 2004 — — — Do You Know
"We Break the Dawn" 2008 4 47 38 Unexpected
"The Greatest" 1 — —
"Hello Heartbreak" — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As a featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US
Dance
"Prayer Song"
(with Kim Burrell)[37]		 2010 — — Non album single
"On the Run"
(with Electric Giant Beatz)[38][39]		 2011 — — TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Soundtrack and promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US
Dance
 UK
"Sun Will Shine Again"[40] 2002 — — — Heart to Yours
"Let's Stay Together" 2005 — — — Roll Bounce
"Love Gun"[41][42] 2011 — — — TBA

Album appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Album
"Will You Still Love Me?"[43] 2003 Urban Knights (feat. Michelle Williams) Urban Knights 5
"Interlude (Spoken)"[44][45] 2004 Ramiyah (with Michelle Williams) Ramiyah
"Let's Stay Together (The Remix King Soul Mix)"[46] 2005 Michelle Williams Boogie Oogie Oogie
(single by Brooke Valentine)
"Do You Know (Live in Atlanta)"[47][48] 2007 Michelle Williams Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2
"New Song"[49] 2009 Jeannette Bayardelle (feat. Michelle Williams) Transferable
"Katya"[50] 2011 Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) Habits of the Heart

Soundtrack appearances

Song Year Artist(s) Movie
"More Like You"[51] 2010 Michelle Williams Blessed & Cursed

Writing credits

Song Year Artist(s) Album
"You Will Win"[52] 2007 Kelly Rowland Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2
"Katya"[50] 2011 Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) Habits of the Heart

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Artist
"Heard a Word"[53] 2002 Sylvain White Michelle Williams
"Do You Know"[54] 2004 Matthew Rolston
"Boogie Oogie Oogie"[55] 2005 Kevin Hunter Brooke Valentine (guest appearance)
"Get Me Bodied"[56] 2007 Anthony Mandler and Beyoncé[57] Beyoncé (guest appearance)
"We Break the Dawn"[58] 2008 Phil Griffin[59] Michelle Williams
"We Break the Dawn, Part 2" Michelle Williams (feat. Flo-Rida)
"We Break the Dawn" (Karmatronic Remix Radio Edit) Michelle Williams
"The Greatest"[60] Thomas Kloss[61]

See also

References

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External links

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Compilation albums
Heart to Yours / Do You Know
Singles
"Heard a Word" • "Sun Will Shine Again " • "Do You Know" • "Let's Stay Together" • "We Break the Dawn" • "The Greatest" • "Hello Heartbreak" • "On the Run"
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