Girls and Boys (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Girls and Boys

| type = Studio Album

| artist = Ingrid Michaelson

| cover = Ingridmichaelson_girlsandboyscover.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 16, 2006[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GBE3SI Amazon.com: Girls & Boys: Music: Ingrid Michaelson]

| recorded = 2005–2006

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Folk-pop|indie pop}}

| length = 45:36

| label = Self-released

| producer =

| prev_title = Slow the Rain

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Be OK

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Girls and Boys

| type = studio

| single1 = The Way I Am

| single1date = September 18, 2007

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r855079|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Blogcritics

|rev2score = (favorable) {{cite web|title=Music Review: Ingrid Michaelson – Girls and Boys|url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-ingrid-michaelson-girls-and1/|work=Blogcritics|accessdate=30 December 2011|author=Brewed Fresh|date=25 October 2007|archive-date=12 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112024940/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-ingrid-michaelson-girls-and1/|url-status=dead}}

|rev3 = PopMatters

|rev3score = (5/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/49107/ingrid-michaelson-girls-and-boys/ PopMatters review]

|rev4 = The Washington Post

|rev4score = (favorable) {{cite news|last=Joyce|first=Mike|title=Ingrid Michaelson "Girls and Boys" Cabin 24|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/15/AR2007111500706.html|accessdate=30 December 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=16 November 2007}}

}}

Girls and Boys is the second studio album and major-label debut by American pop singer Ingrid Michaelson. It was self-released on May 16, 2006. Some of the album's songs have been featured in the television series Grey's Anatomy. Michaelson's record label Cabin 24 Records re-released the album on September 18, 2007 and it peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard 200.{{cite news|title=Girls and Boys – Ingrid Michaelson|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ingrid michaelson|chart=all}}|accessdate=30 December 2011|newspaper=Billboard|date=1 March 2008}}

According to Nielsen SoundScan the album has sold 278,000 copies in the United States as of August 2009.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267661/song-debut-ingrid-michaelsons-everybody Song Debut: Ingrid Michaelson's "Everybody"]

The {{YouTube|jJOzdLwvTHA}} and other versions of the hit "The Way I Am" from the album have received over 10 million views.{{cite web|title=INGRID MICHAELSON – "The Way I Am" – (official music video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOzdLwvTHA|work=YouTube| date=16 November 2007 |accessdate=30 December 2011}}