▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁album ▁involved ▁production ▁by ▁Miss y ▁Elli ott , ▁Sw izz ▁Be atz , ▁Baby face , ▁D iane ▁Warren , ▁and ▁others , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁singles ▁" H ood ▁Boy " ▁produced ▁by ▁T one ▁Mason , ▁" When ▁I ▁See ▁U ", ▁and ▁" Only ▁One ▁U " ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁cert ified ▁gold . ▁ ▁" When ▁I ▁See ▁You " ▁became ▁her ▁first ▁single ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Songs ▁chart , ▁remaining ▁at ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁spot ▁for ▁eight ▁consecutive ▁weeks . ▁The ▁single ▁stayed ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁number ▁eight ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Best ▁of ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Songs . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bar r ino ▁appeared ▁and ▁performed ▁on ▁American ▁Id ol , ▁and ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁Cel ie ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple , ▁the ▁hit ▁musical ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Alice ▁Walker . ▁After ▁appearing ▁on ▁American ▁Id ol ▁and ▁The ▁Op rah ▁W inf rey ▁Show , ▁the ▁musical ▁received ▁a ▁boost ▁of ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁in ▁pre - t icket ▁sales ▁in ▁one