Aaliyah’s Red Album: A Break Out Record Frozen in Time.

Best Record of 2001: Day 37 Good morning! Today we’re taking a look at Aaliyah’s self-titled record, aka “The Red Album.” Note: As many of you saw, I recently wrote about a Best Record of 2001 challengeand noted that I’d be writing some of these up. The plan is to do quick hits on each first-round matchup and post them directly to the page. Some will be longer, some won’t, and some might just be a handful of sentences. There’ll probably be a few typos. We’ll also have a few guest posts along the way, so make sure to stay tuned for those! Check ’em out and let me know your thoughts! Chin wags & hot takes welcome! Sharing and restacks always appreciated. KA— On August 25, 2001, a small plane crashed just after takeoff in the Bahamas, killing all 9 aboard. This event would likely have been lost to time had one Aaliyah Dana Haughton not been on the manifest. In aviation, there are multiple layers of safety (the Swiss cheese approach). The idea being that if there is a hole somewhere,…