Full Moon (Brandy album)

Full Moon
Studio album by Brandy
Released	March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05)
Recorded	June–November 2001
Studio	Hartman Way Human Rhythm Larrabee Pacifique Record One Record Plant Studio C (Los Angeles) O'Henry The Enterprise (Burbank) Sterling Sound The Hit Factory (New York City) Darkchild (Pleasantville) The Studio (Philadelphia) 2nd Floor (Orlando) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Genre	R&B pop[1]
Length	69:02
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Brandy Norwood Rodney Jerkins Big Bert Stuart Brawley Warryn Campbell Mike City Keith Crouch Jason Derlatka Fred Jerkins III
Brandy chronology
Never Say Never (1998) Full Moon (2002) Afrodisiac (2004)
Singles from Full Moon
"What About Us?" Released: January 10, 2002 "Full Moon" Released: April 1, 2002 "He Is" Released: July 29, 2002

Full Moon is the third studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released by Atlantic Records on March 5, 2002 in the United States. The album was recorded primarily during the summer and fall of 2001 at the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, amid a three-year musical hiatus following the success of her multi-platinum previous studio album Never Say Never (1998) and the finale of her highly successful television sitcom Moesha in May 2001. As with Never Say Never, Brandy collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild production and songwriting team on the majority of the album's composition, while Mike City, Warryn Campbell, and Keith Crouch contributed additional production.

Brandy credited Whitney Houston, Kim Burrell and Enya for inspiring her to push the limits of her voice and vocal arrangements. Jerkins credited Michael Jackson, Brandy's voice, and his experiences at European nightclubs for influencing the sound of the album. Her prior relationship and then-private relationship with Darkchild in-house producer Big Bert inspired the lyrics and song concepts.^[2] Musically, Full Moon is an R&B and pop album that incorporates various genres such as 2-step garage, electro, and soul.

The album was initially met with mixed reviews from critics, but later earned retrospective acclaim from musicians, singers, and producers, primarily for Brandy's vocal work. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and atop the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 156,000 copies in its first week, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over one million copies in the United States. Full Moon was nominated for several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The album spawned three singles–"What About Us?", "Full Moon" and "He Is".