One in a Million
Studio album by Aaliyah
Released	August 27, 1996 (1996-08-27) (United States)
Recorded	August 1995[1] - July 1996
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	73:18
Label	Blackground/Atlantic
Producer	Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Carl-So-Lowe, J. Dibbs, Jermaine Dupri, Kay Gee, Vincent Herbert, Rodney Jerkins, Craig King, Darren Lighty, Darryl Simmons
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Aaliyah chronology
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (1994) One in a Million (1996) Aaliyah (2001)
Singles from One in a Million
"If Your Girl Only Knew" Released: June 13, 1996 "One in a Million" Released: October 10, 1996 "Got to Give It Up" Released: January 3, 1997 "4 Page Letter" Released: April 16, 1997 "Hot like Fire" Released: June 29, 1997 "The One I Gave My Heart To" Released: September 16, 1997

One in a Million is the second studio album by American R&B singer Aaliyah, released by Blackground Records on August 27, 1996 (see 1996 in music) Selling over two million copies in the United States^[2] within a few months, the album was notable for being Aaliyah's breakout album and a major milestone in the careers of songwriter/producer Missy Elliott and Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. Elliott and Mosley wrote and produced the bulk of the album. Other producers included Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, and Kay Gee. The album was executive produced by Barry Hankerson and Jomo Hankerson. It features all of the smash hit singles, "If Your Girl Only Knew", "One In A Million", "Got To Give It Up", "4 Page Letter", "Hot Like Fire", and "The One I Gave My Heart To". As of December 2009, this album is currently 2x Platinum. The album is currently out of print in the Unites States, however, copies of the 2006 reissues (which was released in Germany), can possibly be found in some stores as an import, or can easily be imported upon request.This album sold over 11 million records to date.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Re-releases 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beats 4 da Streets (Intro)" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Timbaland	2:10
2.	"Hot Like Fire"	Timbaland	4:23
3.	"One in a Million"	Timbaland	4:30
4.	"A Girl Like You" (featuring Treach)	Kay-Gee	4:23
5.	"If Your Girl Only Knew"	Timbaland	4:50
6.	"Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)"	Vincent "V.H." Herbert	7:07
7.	"Got to Give It Up" (featuring Slick Rick)	Vincent "V.H." Herbert	4:41
8.	"4 Page Letter"	Timbaland	4:52
9.	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"	Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins	4:50
10.	"Giving You More"	J. Dibbs	4:26
11.	"I Gotcha' Back"	Jermaine Dupri	2:54
12.	"Never Givin' Up" (featuring Tavarius Polk)	Vincent "V.H." Herbert	5:11
13.	"Heartbroken"	Timbaland	4:17
14.	"Never Comin' Back"	Timbaland	4:06
15.	"Ladies In da House" (featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland)	Timbaland	4:20
16.	"The One I Gave My Heart To"	Darryl Simmons	4:30
17.	"Came to Give Love (Outro)" (featuring Timbaland)	Timbaland	1:40

[edit] Re-releases

In 2004 the album was re-released in Germany with altered artwork, and again in 2006. The disc is copy-protected, and therefore will not show up when placed in a PC, but it will show up when inserted into a Mac, and it will play in most CD players. It included the standard 17 tracks, plus the following bonus track.

#	Title	Length
18.	"Come Over" (featuring Tank)	3:54

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	18[3]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2[4]

[edit] References

v • d • e Aaliyah Studio albums Age Ain't Nothing but a Number • One in a Million • Aaliyah Other albums I Care 4 U • Ultimate Aaliyah Singles "Back & Forth" • "At Your Best (You Are Love)" • "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" • "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite like You Do" • "Down with the Clique" • "The Thing I Like" • "Are You Ready?" • "If Your Girl Only Knew" • "Got to Give It Up" • "One in a Million" • "4 Page Letter" • "Hot like Fire" • "The One I Gave My Heart To" • "Journey to the Past" • "Are You That Somebody?" • "I Don't Wanna" • "Try Again" • "Come Back in One Piece" • "We Need a Resolution" • "Rock the Boat" • "More than a Woman" • "I Refuse" • "I Care 4 U" • "Miss You" • "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" • "Come Over" • "Are You Feelin' Me?" Other songs "I Care 4 U" • "Where Could He Be?" Filmography Romeo Must Die • Queen of the Damned Related topics Discography • Awards and nominations • Blackground Records

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