Editing Deborah Cox (section)

===1995–1999: Debut and ''One Wish''===
In late 1994, label executive [[Clive Davis]] signed Cox to [[Arista Records]]. Featuring production from [[Dallas Austin]], [[Keith Crouch]], [[Tim & Bob]], and [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]], she released her [[Deborah Cox (album)|self-titled debut album]] the following year. A middling commercial and critical success, the album peaked at number 102 on US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] but emerged as a steady seller, eventually receiving a gold certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), while going [[Music Canada|platinum in Canada]]. Lead single "[[Sentimental (Deborah Cox song)|Sentimental]]" entered the top five on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], while follow-up "[[Who Do U Love]]" attained worldwide success, becoming a top twenty success in Australia, New Zealand and the US, also reaching the top of ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Dance Club Songs]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1996 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 18, 1997 |access-date=May 8, 2015 |page=61 |issn=0006-2510|volume=109|number=3}}</ref> In 1996, ''Deborah Cox'' won Cox a [[Juno Award]] for [[Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year|Best R&B/Soul Recording]] at the [[Juno Awards of 1996|annual award ceremony]] and earned her a Best Soul/R&B New Artist nomination at the [[American Music Awards of 1996|1996 American Music Awards]].

Cox contributed the non-album song "Things Just Ain't The Same" to the soundtrack to the 1997 film ''[[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]''. A dance remix of the song, produced by [[Hex Hector]], became her second number-one hit on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Dance Club Songs chart and was included on her second album, 1998's ''[[One Wish (Deborah Cox album)|One Wish]]''. As with her self-titled debut album, her sophomore effort was once again executive-produced by Davis, but featured more uptempo, contemporary R&B, and a slew of new producers and personnel to incorporate dance and [[club music]], including [[Montell Jordan]], [[Shep Crawford|Anthony "Shep" Crawford]], [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]], and [[DJ Quik]]. ''One Wish'' peaked at number 72 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and earned a [[RIAA certification|platinum]] certification from the RIAA, while reaching gold status in Canada. The album capitalized on the [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] success of lead single "[[Nobody's Supposed to Be Here]]" which became Cox's most successful entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number two, and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks, making it one of the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most weeks at number two|longest stays at number two in chart history]]. The song also reached number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], spending a then record-breaking 14 weeks at number one, while the third single "[[We Can't Be Friends]]," a duet with [[R. L. Huggar]], reached the top ten, with "It's Over Now" and "I Never Knew" become chart-toppers on the [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.