The record brought with "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)", the double-A single "Like This and Like That / Before You Walk Out of My Life" and "Why I Love You So Much" three consecutive top 10 singles and was awarded several platinum awards in the USA the following year. Two years later, Monica's first album, Miss Thang, was released. In 1992, producer Dallas Austin became aware of Monica during a brief appearance and it was decided, in agreement with Arista Records, to sign the young talented singer. After their parents separated in 1984, Arnold and her younger brother Montez (* 1983) initially lived with their mother She later became a member of Charles Thompson and the Majestics, a twelve-member choir with whom she toured the States while still at school and competed in various talent and singing competitions. The remix of "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of Jermaine Jackson's 1989 "Don't Take It Personal".Ĭredits for the liner notes adapted from Miss Thang.The Atlanta-raised daughter of the mechanic MC Arnold and the former Delta Air Lines account manager Marilyn Best gained her first singing experience at the age of two in the local church choir of the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church."Let's Straighten It Out" is a cover version of Benny Latimore's 1974 original recording."Tell Me If You Still Care" is a cover version of S.O.S."Skate" contains elements of One Way's 1982 "Cutie Pie"."Like This and Like That" contains elements of Spoonie Gee's 1979 "Spoonin' Rap"."Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of The Detroit Emeralds' 1973 "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart", LL Cool J's 1993 "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" and Public Enemy's 1987 "Bring the Noise".The album was supported by four singles-"Don't Take It Personal", a double-A-side "Before You Walk Out of My Life" / "Like This and Like That" (which both of these singles on topped on the Billboard's Hot R&B Songs, making this singer to become the youngest recording artist to have two consecutive number-one hits to charted on this particular chart, at the age of 14), and "Why I Love You So Much" (which it became another top 10 entry in the year of 1996). In Canada, the album peaked at number 58 only, but had a long run at these charts, resulting in a gold certification by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in 1995.
The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for more than 3 million copies shipped to music stores in the United States. In the United States, it scored a domestic sales total of about 1.5 million copies.
The album debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard 200 selling 31,500 copies during its first week and at number 7 on the Billboard's Top R&B Albums charts. "How can you show your feeling in a song when it's about something you don't know about?" Commercial performance "I was very assertive in making sure the album was really me," she said in an interview with Billboard. As a result, she vetoed some of the songs selected for the album. I was a regular female growing up in the inner city, and I wanted to be who I was." Throughout the recording process, Arnold ensured the album's music and lyrical content reflected her persona. "There were so many young artists releasing records, and I wanted to stand out. "It was more from the stress I put on myself than it was pressure from others," she said. Guided by Rowdy head Dallas Austin and developed by his protégés Tim & Bob, much of the album was recorded during the years of 19, a period that the singer described as hard work.
After signing a recording contract with Rowdy Records, at the age of 12, Arnold released her 1995's debut album Miss Thang under the Arista record label.
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