Friendshipbracelet (Lou-Rah Album)

Friendshipbracelet is the fourth studio album created by Canadian singer-songwriter/ producer, Lou-Rah. The album was written and produced with many collaborators and Lou-Rah all welcomed them into the studio. Lou-Rah's album name was to solidify the audience and listeners from her to say, "Are we still friends!? Cuz' I made a friendshipbracelet for you and me, I quitted the things you and I weren't satisfied." This was said to make everyone regain her friendship with the world and God, after quitting her drugs in 2003 and drinking in 1999. Her performance at the CMa's in 2003 got her her first favourite album of the year.

Lou-Rag was much interested to do R&B/Hip-Hop music, unlike her last one featuring low amounts (1-3) of Hip-Hop/R&B. Techno and Euro techno was suppose to be implied to the album, but Lou-Rah wanted to focus anew direction into her music. However, Lou-Rah was much interested into working with Mariah Carey after her album 'Charmbracelet' which Friendshipbracelet was inspired by, but not the Hip-Hop/R&B. Soon, Lou-Rah was willing to work with others who had not experience R&B but Hip-Hop or vice-versa.

The album was a critical success in the world and featured 2 number ones. Critics preferred Friendshipbracelet over Charmbracelet, because of the R&B style/Hip-Hop style. Notifying to worth it, Lou-Rah was not impressed with what the critics said which in rebuke, Lou-Rah said, "I think both albums are good, but it's not worthy to choose which style is better. Me and Carey have ZERO feud to each of our music, questionably favourable to both of them."

The album did reach number one on the charts in Canada but three in the USA. The album sold x1 Diamond in Canada, x9 Platinum in the USA, x 2 Diamond in Europe (entirely), x2 Million in Japan. It was the best critical success in Canada since Celine Dion's album, 'Let's Talk About Love' which was highest #1 in Canada in '97.

Background
During her Big Dream Tour, Lou-Rah decided to make another album for 2003. At the time of her 34th show in London, Loh-Rah wanted to write and produce all her musc and songs on the album. Lou-Rah wrote a total of 88 songs but only 21 were through by main producers.

Lou-Rah was also very much loving Carey's 2002 album, Charmbracelet, which later inspired her to do Friendshipbracelet as the title.

Development & Recording
Lou-Rah decided to write the album songs between show dates at her stay-in at her hotel in the place. The album was writing began during May 20th, 2002, however no album title was made. Lou-Rah was suggested to say online " Which title should be my next album?" Fans suggested numorus titles, however Lou-Rah thought she was not to specific on her album title. Lou-Rah then said to public speakers to people that she wanted an album to speak out for the world and God. It was all about to be friends again to the audience and to regain peoples relationship to them aswell. With giving the present of a friendship bracelet."I really want the songs, lyrics and title to speak out to say that I am done with drinking alcohol and drugs for my voice, brain, people, family and God. So the title really should speak out, which I requested wrongly, I will think myself a title for me since I'm the one to say sorry to."

However, at the end of 2002, Lou-Rah was reported to have 30 songs written for the album and six title names were reportedly could be in use. The title names were; ''"Brace Ur Selves","Fixed Hearted", "I'm Done", "Bracelets 4 U","Friendshipbracelet",& "Trilogy/ Beginning". ''Lou-Rah bought Carey's album "Charmbracelet" in which she enjoyed very much, however, Lou-Rah did say that she wanted to incorporate R&B and Hip-Hop in her last album, "What's Your Dream?" but could not. She then would take in control of the album and wrote numorous sngs and compostions on her voice recorder which would feature a type, Pop, Hip-Hop or R&B.