Who is this American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress who released in 2000 a song about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too much emotional "baggage"?
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Bag Lady "Bag Lady" is the first single from singer Erykah Badu's 2000 album "Mama's Gun". The song is about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too much emotional "baggage" and can't get close to people. The message of the song is to "pack light" and have hope for the future. The song was a success on the charts, entering the Billboard Top Ten and peaking at number six; it topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Charts for seven weeks.
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Erykah Badu Erica "Erykah" Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known as Erykah Badu ( ), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.
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Side Effects (song) "Side Effects" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written by Carey, Scott Storch, Crystal Johnson and the songs featured artist, Young Jeezy. It was inspired by Carey's marriage to record executive Tommy Mottola and his controlling nature over her and her career. Carey discusses how she still deals with the side effects of the experiences that she encountered during the relationship. Critical response to the song was positive, with many critics highlighting it as an album standout, praising its candid lyrics and honesty. It charted at number 93 on the U.S. "Billboard" Pop 100 chart upon the release of the album.
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Over My Heart Over My Heart is the seventh and final studio album by American singer Laura Branigan. Released on August 17, 1993, it was Branigan's most personal album and saw her again try her hand at producing, alongside successful producer Phil Ramone. While the Gloria Estefan-penned "Love Your Girl" was aimed for the clubs that made her famous, the album was ballad-heavy, including the opener "How Can I Help You To Say Goodbye"; the Spanish-language "Mujer Contra Mujer"; "Mangwane (The Wedding Song)" (taught to her by her friend Stevie Godson, who was also the executive producer on the track), sung in Sotho, a South African language, and recorded there with the Mmabana Children's Choir; and several of her own compositions, "Didn't We Almost Win It All" and "Over You".
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Walk Away (Christina Aguilera song) "Walk Away" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her fourth studio album, "Stripped" (2002). The song was written by Aguilera, Scott Storch and Matt Morris. Its production was handled by Storch, while Aguilera and E. Dawk served as vocal producers. The track is a piano-driven ballad which talks about an abusive relationship, where Aguilera uses a "clever" metaphor.
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(I Just Want It) To Be Over "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" is a song by American recording artist Keyshia Cole. It was written by the singer along with Alicia Keys, Taniesha Smith, and Kerry "Krucial" Brothers for her debut album, "The Way It Is" (2005). Production on the song was helmed by the latter, released on April 5, 2005 as the album's second single, "(I Just Want It) To Be Over" became a moderate success on the "Billboard"' s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 30.
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Can't Hold Us Down "Can't Hold Us Down" is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera and rapper Lil' Kim for the former's fourth studio album "Stripped" (2002). It was released by RCA Records on July 8, 2003, as the fourth single from the album. The track was written and produced by Scott Storch, with additional songwriting by Aguilera and Matt Morris. An R&B and hip hop song with dancehall elements, "Can't Hold Us Down" criticizes gender-related double standards.
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A Woman's Touch A Woman's Touch is the seventeenth studio album by singer and songwriter, Thelma Houston. "A Woman's Touch" is an album that consists of her renditions of vintage R&B and Pop songs by male singers such as Luther Vandross, Glen Campbell, Marvin Gaye and Sting. The lead single from the album is "Brand New Day."
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Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera, taken from her debut studio album "Christina Aguilera". It was released on September 26, 2000 by RCA Records as the fourth and final single from the album, and was the first where she was given significant creative control. The song was written by Johan Aberg, Paul Rein, Christina Aguilera, Ron Fair, C. Blackmon, R. Cham, E. Dawkins, Shelly Peiken, and Guy Roche; a re-recorded version included a rapped verse written by Aguilera. Lyrically, it sees Aguilera eyeing a prospective boyfriend.
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Resentment (song) "Resentment" is a song written by Walter W. Millsap III, Candice Nelson and Curtis Mayfield and originally performed by Victoria Beckham. It is an emotive ballad whose lyrics detail a situation where a woman feels hurt and anger that her man lied and cheated on her. "Resentment" along with several other songs were meant to be on Beckham's solo-album, "Come Together", which was later shelved, leading the song to be included on the documentary DVD titled "The Real Beckhams" (2004). As the album release shelved, the song went for sale. American recording artist Jazmine Sullivan had re-recorded the song for her unreleased original debut "Break My Little Heart" but her album shelved too and the song went for sale again.
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Complicated (Carolyn Dawn Johnson song) "Complicated" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson. It was released in April 2001 the second single from her debut album "Room with a View". The song was also her second entry on two U.S. singles charts, peaking at number 5 on "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) and number 59 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also reached number 15 on that magazine's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The song was written by Johnson and Shaye Smith.
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Emotional Girl "Emotional Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from Clark's album "Just the Same". The song reached number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in March 1997 and number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Clark, Rick Bowles and Chris Waters.
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I Changed My Mind "I Changed My Mind" is a song by American R&B recording artist Keyshia Cole, recorded for her debut album, "The Way It Is" (2005). It was written by the singer along with John Legend and Kanye West, while production on the track was helmed by the latter, released on November 9, 2004 as the second single from the album, it was mildly successful commercially, peaking at number 71 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
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Forever (Mariah Carey song) "Forever" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album, "Daydream". It was released by Columbia Records on March 10, 1996, as an airplay-only single from the album. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and was composed throughout 1995. Its lyrics describe a situation where the protagonist knows her relationship with her lover has withered away, however he will continue living in her memory forever.
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Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer/songwriter and actress. After coming to prominence with her debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Moore signed with Epic Records. Her debut studio album, "So Real" (1999), went on to receive a Platinum certification from the RIAA. Her 2000 single "I Wanna Be with You", from her second studio album of the same name, became Moore's first Top 30 song in the United States, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her subsequent studio albums, the eponymous "Mandy Moore" (2001), "Coverage" (2003), "Wild Hope" (2007) and "Amanda Leigh" (2009), have seen continued success. As of 2009, "Billboard" reported that Moore has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and in 2012 she was ranked #96 on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Women in Music" as well as #63 on their "Sexiest Artists of All Time List".
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Jude Johnstone Jude Johnstone is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs have been covered by Laura Branigan, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Mary Black and others. Johnstone wrote the #1 song "The Woman Before Me" on Yearwood's debut CD, which also won an award from Broadcast Music Incorporated. In 1997, Johnny Cash won the Country Album of the Year Grammy for American II Unchained (Johnny Cash album) for which Johnstone wrote the title track. BoJak Records was created by her manager Bob Burton in 2002 to release her debut CD "Coming of Age" followed by the 2005 release of "On a Good Day," and in 2007 "Blue Light," 2008 "mr.sun," 2011 "Quiet Girl", 2013 "Shatter," and in 2016, "A Woman's Work." She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson song) "Beautiful Disaster" is a song recorded by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson on her debut studio album "Thankful" (2003). Matthew Wilder produced the track, and wrote it along with Rebekah Jordan. "Beautiful Disaster" reflects a woman's prayer about a man whom she loves despite his iniquities. A live piano version of the song was included as the twelfth track on Clarkson's second studio album "Breakaway" (2004).
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Pieces of Me "Pieces of Me" is a song by American pop/rock singer Ashlee Simpson and the first single from her début album, "Autobiography" (2004). The song, which was jointly written and composed by Simpson, Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, and produced by Shanks, is a blend of pop and rock with lyrics about finding comfort and happiness in a relationship with a new boyfriend. "Pieces of Me" was released as the first single from "Autobiography" in mid-2004 (see 2004 in music), prior to the album's release in July; it peaked at number five in the United States (on the "Billboard" Hot 100), and contributed to the considerable success of "Autobiography," which went triple platinum in the U.S. Outside of the U.S., the song enjoyed some chart success as well, reaching the top ten in a number of countries. s of 2014 , it remains Simpson's most successful song, as well as her only song to reach the top ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
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Taylor Swift discography American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's career began with a record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and the release of her eponymous debut album the following year. In the United States, "Taylor Swift" peaked at number five on the "Billboard" 200 and stayed the longest on the chart during the 2000s. All of its singles—"Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn", and "Should've Said No"—charted within the top forty in the United States and were certified platinum by the RIAA. Swift followed with the release of the EPs "" and "Beautiful Eyes", which peaked at number twenty and number nine on the "Billboard" 200, respectively.
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Migrate (song) "Migrate" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her eleventh studio album, "E=MC²" (2008). It was written and produced by Carey and Danja, with additional songwriting from The Clutch and the tracks featured artist, T-Pain. An up-tempo hip hop club track, it is about Carey's movement on a girls' night out, ranging from the club, the bar, the VIP lounge, the after party and the hotel. Critical response was mixed, with many critics disapproving of Carey's decision to use Auto-Tune on her vocals. "Migrate" peaked at number ninety-two on the United States' "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, ninety-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and sixty-nine on the Pop 100 chart. Carey and T-Pain performed the song on "Saturday Night Live".
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Starting Over (Reba McEntire album) Starting Over is the twenty-second album released by American country singer/actress Reba McEntire on October 3, 1995. It was a tribute to her roots and influences, featuring cover versions of songs by artists whom she admired growing up. Among the artists being covered were Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Linda Ronstadt, The Supremes, Lee Greenwood and Patti LaBelle.
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Start Over (song) "Start Over" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé taken from her fourth studio album, "4" (2011). It was written by Shea Taylor, Knowles and Ester Dean and produced by the former two. The song's development was motivated by the fact that Knowles traveled around the world and experienced different cultures which inspired love and purity inside her. A mid-tempo pop, pop rock and soul-influenced R&B ballad, "Start Over" finds the female protagonist affirming her individuality and expressing her love for a man with whom she attempts to start a relationship all over again. Knowles' vocals are accompanied by electric and enticing beats; the song's instrumentation includes drums and synthesizers.