The album received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards (2003). Regardless, the album was a global commercial success and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 746,000 copies, making Spears the first female artist to have her first three studio albums debut atop the chart, a record she would later break with her fourth studio album In the Zone (2003). Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development, co-writing six of its tracks.īritney received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented Spears' musical progression but criticized her increasingly provocative image. Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators, including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. Its lyrical themes address the subjects such as coming of age, adulthood, control, and sexuality. The record incorporates genres of pop and R&B with influences of EDM and occasionally dips into disco, hip hop, rock, and electronica. I Did It Again (2000), Spears began to embrace a significantly more mature sound with Britney. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her first two studio albums. It was released on October 31, 2001, by Jive Records.
Britney is the third studio album by American singer Britney Spears.
