
G I R L
Girl (gestileerd als G I R L) is het tweede studioalbum van de Amerikaanse zanger en muziekproducent Pharrell Williams. Het album kwam uit op 3 maart 2014, en werd uitgegeven door Williams' eigen platenmaatschappij I Am Other en Columbia Records. Girl is Williams' eerste studioalbum in acht jaar, sinds zijn debuutalbum In My Mind dat in 2006 uitkwam.
De leadsingle van het album is Happy, die genomineerd was voor een Academy Award voor beste filmnummer. Het nummer staat ook op de soundtrackalbum van de film Despicable Me 2. Naast Williams zijn ook Kelly Osbourne, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, JoJo, Alicia Keys, Tori Kelly en Leah LaBelle te horen in diverse nummers. Recensies van het album waren overwegend positief.
Girl is the second studio album by American musician Pharrell Williams. The album was released on March 3, 2014, by Williams' label I Am Other and Columbia Records. Girl was Williams' first studio album since his 2006 debut, In My Mind. It contains appearances by Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, JoJo, and Alicia Keys.
Girl received generally positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number one in 12 countries worldwide, also peaking in the top 10 of the charts of 17 other countries. The album has sold 591,000 copies in the United States as of February 2015. Its lead single was the Oscar-nominated "Happy" (from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack), which was a huge worldwide success, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. Follow-up singles "Marilyn Monroe", "Come Get It Bae", and "Gust of Wind" have achieved moderate success. At the 57th Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album. "Happy" also won Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video.