date of Simply Deep from 2003 to late 2002. Recording In order to capitalize on the success of "Dilemma", the singer was forced to complete the album within a month. Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording studios, including Studio 353, The Hit Factory and Sound-on-Sound Studio in New York City, Stankonia Recording Studio in Atlanta, Audio Vision Recording Studios in Miami Beach, and The Enterprise in Burbank, Henson Recording Studios and The Record Plant in Los Angeles, Heeba Jeeba Studios in Sherman Oaks and the Real FM Sound and Nature's Finest Studios in Hollywood. Several record producers and songwriters collaborated with Rowland on the album, including Damon Elliott, Mark J. Feist, Rob Fusari, Rich Harrison, Teron Beal, Billy Mann, Damon Sharpe, and Robert "Big Bert" Smith, the latter who contributed "Love/Hate," a song co-written by fellow singer Brandy. Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's younger sister, wrote and co-produced three songs on Simply Deep. Rowland felt pressured by high expectations due to Destiny's Child and their huge success. "It was a challenge and I did that creatively and vocally," she later revealed, "I was very nervous, but I came through with flying colors because of my family and, of course, Destiny's Child. There were days in the studio where I would run out, like, 'I'm frustrated! I don't wanna do this!' And they would calm me and tell me that everything was gonna be okay. I got through it because of them." Rowland eventually overcame her fears during the process as her newfound independence offered her an opportunity to branch out and try new things. In fact, she co-wrote three songs on the album and came up with the vocal arrangements for several tracks. Musically, the album took Rowland's solo work into an alternative R&B sound, which she described as a "weird fusion [of] a little bit of Sade and a little bit of rock." According to Rowland it was her manager Matthew Knowles idea for her to "craft her own brand of Rock & R&B". In an Interview with Billboard, she stated, "He's always known how much I love rock music and alternative music; He brought the idea to me and I was so excited because I never thought that I could do something like that". Release and promotion Simply Deep was released through Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music on October 28, 2002, in both