The Dutchess

The Dutchess is the debut studio album by American recording artist Fergie. It was released on September 13, 2006, by A&M Records and the will.i.am Music Group. Musically, The Dutchess is mainly a hip hop and R&B album that also has roots in reggae, dance and soul. The name is also a references to Sarah Ferguson, the real Duchess of York. They share a surname and nickname of Fergie. The title had media attention.^[3]

The Dutchess
Studio album by Fergie
Released	September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13)
Recorded	2005–2006[1][2]
Genre	Hip hop soul R&B
Length	58:00
Label	will.i.am A&M
Producer	will.i.am (exec.) Ron Fair (exec.) DJ Mormile (exec.) Printz Board Rob Boldt Keith Harris John Legend Mr. Collipark Noizetrip The Package Store George Pajon, Jr. Polow da Don Stefanie Ridel Salaam Remi
Singles from The Dutchess
"London Bridge" Released: July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) "Fergalicious" Released: October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23) "Glamorous" Released: January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23) "Big Girls Don't Cry" Released: May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) "Clumsy" Released: September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25) "Finally" Released: February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)

Three of the album's songs ("London Bridge", "Glamorous", and "Big Girls Don't Cry") reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Fergalicious" and "Clumsy" also reached the top five in the US.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
Allmusic	[6]
Boston Phoenix	[7]
Robert Christgau	[8]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Slant Magazine	[13]
Yahoo! Music	(7/10)[14]

The Dutchess received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fergalicious" (featuring will.i.am)	Will Adams Stacy Ferguson Dania Maria Birks Juana Michelle Burns Juanita A. Lee Kim Nazel Fatima Shaheed Derrick Rahming	will.i.am	4:52
2.	"Clumsy"	Adams Ferguson Bobby Troup	will.i.am	4:00
3.	"All That I Got (The Make Up Song)" (featuring will.i.am)	Adams Ferguson Keith Harris Lionel Richie Ronald LaPread Sr.	Harris will.i.am Ron Fair[a]	4:05
4.	"London Bridge"	Ferguson Jamal Jones Sean Garrett Mike Hartnett	Polow da Don	4:01
5.	"Pedestal"	Ferguson Printz Board	Board	3:22
6.	"Voodoo Doll"	Ferguson Adams	will.i.am	4:23
7.	"Glamorous" (featuring Ludacris)	Ferguson Jones Adams Elvis Williams Christopher Bridges	Polow da Don	4:06
8.	"Here I Come" (featuring will.i.am)	Adams Ferguson William Robinson Jr.	will.i.am	3:21
9.	"Velvet"	Ferguson George Pajon, Jr. Michael Fratantuno	will.i.am George Pajon, Jr.	4:53
10.	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	Ferguson Toby Gad	will.i.am Fair[a]	4:28
11.	"Mary Jane Shoes" (featuring Rita Marley and the I-Threes)	Ferguson Vincent Ford Adams	will.i.am	3:55
12.	"Losing My Ground"	Ferguson Stefanie Ridel Renee Sandstrom Rob Boldt	Boldt Fair	4:08
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend) (includes hidden track "Maybe We Can Take a Ride")	Ferguson John Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	8:26
Total length:				58:00

US iTunes bonus tracks[15]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Close to You"			4:26
15.	"Paradise"	Ferguson Adams Jay Beckenstein	will.i.am	4:28
Total length:				66:34

US iTunes pre-order bonus track[16][17]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Wake Up"	Ferguson Adams Ray Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:03
Total length:				69:37

International 2006 deluxe edition[18][19][20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	4:52
14.	"Get Your Hands Up" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	Fergusion Adams Melvin Lewis Michael Matthews Jean-Baptiste Anthony Tidd Jaime Gomez Allan Pineda Jaime Munson	Noizetrip	3:33
15.	"Wake Up" (includes hidden track "Maybe We Can Take a Ride")	Ferguson Adams Ray Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	6:36
Total length:				67:36

UK and Japan edition[21]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	4:52
14.	"Get Your Hands Up" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	Fergusion Adams Melvin Lewis Michael Matthews Jean-Baptiste Anthony Tidd Jaime Gomez Allan Pineda Jaime Munson	Noizetrip	3:33
15.	"Wake Up"	Ferguson Adams Ray Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:03
16.	"Paradise" (includes hidden track "Maybe We Can Take a Ride")	Ferguson Adams Jay Beckenstein	will.i.am	7:41
Total length:				68:41

Japan 2007 Deluxe edition bonus tracks[22]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	4:52
14.	"Get Your Hands Up" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	Fergusion Adams Lewis Matthews Jean-Baptiste Tidd Gomez Pineda Munson	Noizetrip	3:33
15.	"Wake Up"	Ferguson Adams Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:01
16.	"Paradise"	Ferguson Adams Beckenstein	will.i.am	7:41
17.	"True" (Spandau Ballet cover)	Gary Kemp	will.i.am	3:46

Japan 2007 Deluxe edition bonus DVD[23]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"London Bridge" (music video)
2.	"Fergalicious" (music video)
3.	"Glamorous" (music video)

Japan re-release[24]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	4:52
14.	"Get Your Hands Up" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	Fergusion Adams Lewis Matthews Jean-Baptiste Tidd Gomez Pineda Munson	Noizetrip	3:33
15.	"Wake Up"	Ferguson Adams Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:01
16.	"Paradise"	Ferguson Adams Beckenstein	will.i.am	7:41
17.	"Pick It Up"	Ferguson Adams Harris	Harris will.i.am Fair[a]	4:34
18.	"Personal (Big Girls Remix)" (featuring Sean Kingston)	Ferguson Gad	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:53
19.	"Clumsy" (Collipark Remix) (featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)	Ferguson Adams Troup	Mr. Collipark The Package Store	3:52

Australian Tour Edition[25]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Stephens Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel[a]	4:52
14.	"Get Your Hands Up" (featuring The Black Eyed Peas)	Fergusion Adams Lewis Matthews Jean-Baptiste Tidd Gomez Pineda Munson	Noizetrip	3:33
15.	"Wake Up"	Ferguson Adams Brady	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:01
16.	"Paradise" (includes hidden track "Maybe We Can Take a Ride")	Ferguson Adams Beckenstein	will.i.am	7:41
17.	"Personal" (Big Girls Don't Cry Remix featuring Sean Kingston)	Ferguson Gad	will.i.am Fair[a]	3:53
18.	"Clumsy" (Pajon Rock Remix)	Ferguson Adams Troup	George Pajon, Jr.	3:29
19.	"Clumsy" (Collipark Remix) (featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)	Ferguson Adams Troup	Mr. Collipark The Package Store	3:52
Total length:				79:55

2008 Deluxe edition bonus tracks[26]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Finally" (featuring John Legend)	Ferguson Legend Ridel	Legend Fair Ridel	4:52
14.	"Barracuda"	Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Michael DeRosier Roger Fisher	will.i.am	4:39
15.	"Party People" (Nelly and Fergie)	Cornell Haynes Ferguson Jones Garrett	Polow da Don	4:02
16.	"Clumsy" (Collipark Remix) (featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)	Ferguson Adams Troup	Mr. Collipark The Package Store	3:52
17.	"Labels or Love"	Salaam Remi Rico Love Douglas Cuomo	Salaamremi.com	3:51

Japan 2008 Deluxe Edition bonus DVD[27]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fergalicious" (music video)
2.	"Glamorous" (music video)
3.	"Big Girls Don't Cry" (music video)
4.	"Big Girls Don't Cry" ((Extended Version) music video)
5.	"London Bridge" (music video)
6.	"Making of Clumsy"
7.	"Clumsy" (music video)

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart[28] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[29] 17 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[30] 45 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[30] 63 Canadian Albums Chart[31] 4 Danish Albums Chart[32] 27 Dutch Albums Chart[33] 46 French Albums Chart[34] 44 German Albums Chart[28] 11 Irish Albums Chart[28] 9 Japanese Albums Chart[35] 3 New Zealand Albums Chart[28] 2 Norwegian Albums Chart[30] 17 Polish Albums Chart[28] 14 Portuguese Albums Chart[30] 25 Spanish Albums Chart[30] 93 Swedish Albums Chart[30] 35 Swiss Albums Chart[28] 11 UK Albums Chart[28] 18 US Billboard 200[28] 2 The Dutchess EP Chart (2008) Peak position Sales/shipments US Billboard 200[28] 46 14,466

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Australia (ARIA)[36] 5 Chart (2008) Position Australia (ARIA)[37] 64 Certifications Country Certification (sales thresholds) Argentina Gold[38] Australia 4× Platinum[39] Brazil Platinum[40] Canada 3× Platinum[41] Denmark Gold[42] Germany Gold[43] Japan Platinum[44] Mexico Gold[45] New Zealand Platinum[46] Poland Platinum[47] Russia 3× Platinum[48] Switzerland Gold[49] United Kingdom Platinum[50] United States 3× Platinum[51]

Preceded by Time on Earth by Crowded House

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album July 30, 2007 – August 20, 2007

Succeeded by Where We Land by Damien Leith