Do Meu Jeito is the second studio album by Brazilian recording artist Kelly Key

Kelly Key

Kelly de Almeida Afonso , better known as Kelly Key, is a Brazilian singer.- Biography :Of Portuguese descent, Key released her first, self-titled album in 2001 at the age of 17. Her first single was the song "Escondido" in which she sang the suggestive lyics 'We went out to make out and to make...

, released on April 10, 2003, by Warner Music.

Production

As opposed to his previous album, where most of the songs were composed by Key, the second album has only one composition of the singer, the song "Então Beija", an autobiography. The tracks on the album are composed by Andinho, Umberto Tavares, Victor and Junior by singer Gustavo Lins. The production of the album was done by DJ Cuca Afghanistan and producer, known on the Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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's scene, exploiting a pop sound with elements of dance-pop

Dance-pop

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 and R&B.

The theme explored by the tracks are mostly about love relationships, both romantic and disastrous, precisely targeted to teens. Casual sex is again one of the themes discussed by the singer in the band as I am not so easy, where Kelly sings about the pressure exerted by their boyfriends for the first sex. There is also the song "A Loirinha, o Playboy e o Negão", which explores the theme of racial prejudice, by a white boy to a couple formed by a blonde girl and a black boy. According to Kelly that the song is also a protest against racism, also a protest against prejudice against gays, fat people and other forms of bias.

Critical reception

Do Meu Jeito received mostly positive reviews, but most held negative criticism about the album the song was directed Adoleta, stating that Kelly would influence adolescents through the composition to quit school and just enjoy the dating, like the friendships and parties. The singer defended himself saying that a song does not influence people to leave the school, only to seize the adolescence. Folha de São Paulo called the album positively, saying that the album contains "adult themes" and is "full of messages for teenagers", adding that "The relationships are the keynote of the new CD." Brazilian journalist Zeca Camargo included the song "A Loirinha, o Playboy e o Negão" made the list and denies the journalist to the gate G1 of the 35 best songs from pop/rock national position in twenty-three, and also in the list of songs that should A Thousand songs to hear differently, also made by Camargo to G1.

The album reached the first place and sold around 500,000 copies, one of the best-selling albums of 2003, earning double platinum certification by the Brazilian Association of ABPD.

Singles

"Adoleta", was the lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from Do Meu Jeito, it was released on March 30, 2003. The song is considered to "Baba

Baba

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", when the situation is the inverse. "Adoleta" reached #1 at Hot 100 Brasil, Hit Parade Brasil.

"Chic, Chic, the second single, was released on July 5, 2003, was composed to be a Kelly's biography. The song reached #9 Hot 100 Brasil and #4 at Hit Parade Brasil

"A Loirinha, o Playboy e o Negão", the third single from Do Meu Jeito, was released on October 30, 2003. The song had a moderate success, reaching #34 . The single was included in two lists by Brazilian journalist Zeca Camargo, for the website G1.

Promotional singles

"Ciúme" was the only promotional single from Do Meu Jeito, featuring Daddy Kall. It was released on November 20, 2011, reaching #15 at Hot 100 Brasil.

Track listing

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
Brazil (ABPD)	2x Platinum	500.000

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	April 10, 2003	CD	Warner Music
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	August 27, 2003
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	February 6, 2004	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...