History Music / Monica

* ReReleaseSoundtrack: ''After The Storm'' is this to ''All Eyez on Me'' which was only released in Japan. Five songs made it over to ''After The Storm'':

** "Hustler's Ambition" from ''Code Red.''

'''Monica Denise Arnold''' (formerly '''Brown'''), also known mononymously as [[OnlyOneName Monica]] (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actor. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

*** "Angel of Mine" is a cover song from British R&B GirlGroup Eternal. Monica's version is much more well known, and was even a #1 hit in America.

** She has two with Usher: "Let's Straighten It Out" from ''Miss Thang,'' and "Slow Jam" from his ''My Way'' album.

** "Tell Me If You Still Care"

** The bridge and ending of "I Wrote This Song"
**

* ''All Eyez on Me'' (2002)

* CoverVersion: "Angel of Mine" is a cover song from British R&B GirlGroup Eternal. Monica's version is much more well known, and was even a #1 hit in America.

* MelismaticVocals: As expected from an R&B vocalist.

* {{Sampling}}: A lot of her biggest hits use samples, such as "The First Night" (from Music/DianaRoss's "Love Hangover"), "So Gone" (The Whisper's "You Are Number One"), "Knock Knock" (from The Masqueraders' "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love"), "Everything to Me" (from Deniece Williams's "Silly"), among others.

'''Monica Denise Arnold''', also known mononymously as [[OnlyOneName Monica]] (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actor. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

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+ Music/KeyshiaCole, Music/TamarBraxton, Music/MelanieFiona, Music/{{Avant}}, Music/{{Ashanti}}, Music/{{Fantasia}}, Music/JenniferHudson]

Monica Arnold, also known mononymously as [[OnlyOneName Monica]] (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actor. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

-->--'''So Gone''', ''After The Storm'' (2003)

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+ Music/KeyshiaCole, Music/JazmineSullivan, Music/TamarBraxton, Music/MelanieFiona, Music/{{Avant}}, Music/{{Ashanti}}, Music/{{Fantasia}}, Music/JenniferHudson]

* PlayingGertrude: Monica was 15 when she first sang "Before You Walk Out Of My Life", and while the song itself is age-appropriate, the video sees her ''married and going through a divorce'' to an older man. This was common in the TheNineties for young [=R&B=] singers.

+ Music/KeyshiaCole, Music/JazmineSullivan, Music/TamarBraxton, Music/MelanieFiona, Music/{{Avant}}, Music/{{Ashanti}}, Music/{{Fantasia}}]

Monica Arnold, also known mononymously as '''[[OnlyOneName Monica]]''' (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actor. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

Monica Arnold, also known mononymously as '''[[OnlyOneName Monica]]''' (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actress. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

* DolledUpInstallment: Monica's second album is titled ''The Boy Is Mine'', named after the duet with Brandy, a decision that was met with a lot of shrugging considering the name doesn't really fit the theme/feel of the album. It's been heavily rumored and suggested that Clive Davis was the one that pushed for the album to be titled ''The Boy Is Mine'' to take advantage of the superhit that was the song.

* RAndB[=/=]ContemporaryRAndB: One of the most known singers of this style from the 1990s

* DolledUpInstallment: Monica's second album is titled "The Boy Is Mine'', named after the duet with Brandy, a decision that was met with a lot of shrugging considering the name doesn't really fit the theme/feel of the album. It's been heavily rumored and suggested that Clive Davis was the one that pushed for the album to be titled ''The Boy Is Mine'' to take advantage of the superhit that was the song.

* RAndB/ContemporaryRAndB: One of the most known singers of this style from the 1990s

* PlayingGertrude: Monica was 15 when she first sang "Before You Walk Out Of My Life", and while the song itself is age-appropriate, the video sees her ''married and going through a divorce'' to an older man. This was common in the TheNineties for young [=R&B=] singers.

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Monica Arnold, also known mononymously as [[OnlyOneName Monica]] (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actress. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

Monica Arnold, also known mononymously as [[OnlyOneName Monica]] (born October 24, 1980) is an American singer and actress. As a child, she sang as part of her church choir and from there participated in several talent competitions. She was discovered by music producer Dallas Austin at the age of eleven, landed a recording contract (and was managed by Music/QueenLatifah) and released her first album, ''Miss Thang'', contained the "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life", which charted at the top of the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Her breakout into the mainstream came towards the end of the 90's, with the song "For You I Will," from the ''Film/SpaceJam'' soundtrack along with a duet with Music/{{Brandy}}, "The Boy is Mine." Her second album, also titled ''The Boy is Mine'' was released yielded two more hits, with "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine."

* ''Monica: Still Standing'' (2009) Herself, Reality series