Description
The Dutchess is the debut studio album by American recording artist Fergie, who is a member of The Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on September 19, 2006. As of 2008, the album has sold more than six million copies worldwide. The song, “All That I Got (The Make Up Song)” has been remixed slightly and used as one of the two main music themes for Tyra Banks’ talk show, Tyra. Edited and Parental Advisory versions of the album were available. In Japan, the United States and Australia, deluxe versions of the album were released. For sales in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, the Parental Advisory version is the only Universal album edited in Peru.
The album produced 5 top five singles in the U.S., including three number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, “London Bridge”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, and “Glamorous”, as well as the number two single “Fergalicious” and the number five single “Clumsy”. All five of the aforementioned singles have sold over two million digital downloads each in the U.S., thus setting a new record in the digital era for the most multi-platinum singles from one album. Fergie held this record until 2012, when Katy Perry achieved six multi-platinum singles with her album, Teenage Dream. This copy has been hand signe in blue ink on the front cover by Fergie.