We hope this will confirm the fact that Monica is a major, major new star.” “It seemed like a win-win situation, and that’s what happened. “We were very excited about the project,” says Davis. Others include noted pop-ballad tunesmith David Foster and frequent Mariah Carey collaborator Jermaine Dupri, who contributed the pulsating second single, “The First Night.” We wanted it to be as big as ‘The Girl Is Mine.’ ”ĭavis and Austin ended up bringing Jerkins in to join a list of high-profile writers and producers recruited for Monica’s album. “We wanted to reflect that it was a duet, not just a song on Brandy’s album featuring Monica. “It was Clive’s idea,” says Austin, the album’s co-executive producer with Davis.
If “The Boy Is Mine,” which was recorded in Los Angeles for Brandy’s new album, fell into Arista’s lap, Davis was quick to recognize the song’s potential-which means those congratulatory notes may still be in order.Īccording to Dallas Austin, who co-produced the recording with Jerkins and Brandy, the decision to make “The Boy Is Mine” the title cut of Monica’s album came fairly late in the game-right after the single was released by Atlantic. Later she will have a starring role, opposite Charisma Carpenter in The Twins(2001).Brandy said one reason she thought of Monica was that the teaming would help combat the rumors that the teen singers didn’t get along.īut she was also enticed, no doubt, by the selling power that Monica had already shown on her own, both with her double-platinum debut album, 1996’s “Miss Thang,” and with the Top 10 single “For You I Will,” which was on last year’s “Space Jam” soundtrack. Summer 2000 released her first feature film, Boys and Girls (2000). After accomplishing singing, Monica accomplished another thing, acting. Not only seen on television, Monica was also noticed on basically every teen magazine, YM, Teen People, Twist and Teen.
After her success with the album, she appeared on many television talk shows, Rosie O'Donnell, David Letterman, and also a small stint on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990). Her album included smash singles including "Before you walk out of my Life" and "Why I love you so Much." After graduating high school at the age of sixteen with a 4.0 grade average, Monica released her second album 'The Boy is Mine.' Teaming up with another teen icon, Brandy Norwood, the two put together a massive radio hit, "The Boy is Mine." She also put out other hit singles, "Angel of Mine" and "First Night." Her duet with Brandy went on to receive many awards, including Best Video of the Year, and best R&B Song. After her debut album 'Miss Thang' Monica's career began to really start. Amazed by her voice, Dallas offered her a record deal,with his Artista-Distributed Rowdy Records label. After entering many talent shows, Monica was spotted by Dallas Austin, a record producer, who has put albums out for such big named artists,such as TLC. At the age of four, she began singing in her local church choir. Monica Arnold was born October 24, 1980, in Oak Park, Georgia, to Marilyn Best, a church singer and airline customer service representative, and M.C.