Kelis Was Here

Kelis Was Here is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Kelis, released August 22, 2006, on LaFace Records and Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios, namely Bangladesh Studios, Battery Studios, Blakeslee Recording Company, Blue Basement Recordings, Chalice Recording Studios, Doppler Studios, Glenwood Place Studios, The Hit Factory Criteria, Ocean Way Recording, The Record Plant, Right Track Recording, Sony Music Studios, and Westlake Audio.
It features production by Bangladesh, Raphael Saadiq, Max Martin, Sean Garrett, and Scott Storch, among others, and also features collaborations with will.i.am, Nas, Cee-Lo, Too Short, and Spragga Benz. The album was nominated for the Best Contemporary R&B Album category at the 2007 Grammy Awards and is notable for being the first Kelis record to feature no production from long-time collaborators The Neptunes.