Simply Deep
| Kelly Rowland
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo studio album by American singer Kelly Rowland. It was first released through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment on October 22, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories. Recorded within three weeks during the hiatus of her group Destiny's Child and upon the success of worldwide number-one hit single "Dilemma", a collaboration with rapper Nelly, the album facilitated Rowland in becoming a viable solo star. The album includes guest appearances from Nelly, Solange Knowles and Joe Budden. -Wikipedia
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BBC Music
The release of Kelly Rowland's debut album Simply Deep, firmly fixes the spotlight on the 22 year old.
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Slant Magazine
The first member of Destiny’s Child to release her own mainstream pop album, Kelly Rowland enters solo with a hit already in hand.
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AllMusic
It seems hard to believe now, but at the beginning of 2003, it appeared that underdog Kelly Rowland might usurp her fellow Destiny's Child member Beyoncé in the solo career stakes, having scored a U.S. chart-topper and a U.K. number one album shortly after her bandmate's Austin Powers-related "Work It Out" failed to even make it into the Billboard Hot 100.
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est1997
With her debut, Kelly Rowland defined herself as ‘Simply Deep’
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The Guardian
Thanks to the ubiquitous Dilemma, a song that practically peeled off its clothes on the spot, Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland is no longer a mere backing vocalist for Beyoncé Knowles.
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Amarudynasty.com
Before she made a name for herself as the Queen of Ratchet-Righteousness, Kelly Rowland was just trying to branch out a bit from her former position as second lead vocalist in Destiny’s Child. That journey started with her debut album Simply Deep, but does the content live up to the name?
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Chron
Not deep enough 'Simply Deep' fails to carve out a new niche for Rowland.
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Independent
Beyoncé Knowles's forthcoming solo album is the most eagerly awaited of the Destiny's Child spin-off projects, but until that arrives, this debut from her colleague Kelly Rowland will doubtless suffice.
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entertainment.ie
Always overshadowed by Beyonce Knowles when she was in Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland is now making a determined bid for stardom in her own right.
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