””’The Vault””’ is a collection of 12 previously unreleased songs recorded by American singer and songwriter [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]], released in Japan on February 18, 2009,<ref>[http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/3475829 Vault : Ashanti – AVCD-23753]</ref> and in the US on May 19 by AJM Records and [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]]. The songs were written during Ashanti’s teenage years and some songs were used as demos for later songs, in addition the majority of the song lyrics can be found in her previously released book of poetry ”Reflections on Love” (2002). The songs were recorded while Ashanti was still under contract to AJM and before she signed with [[Murder Inc. Records]]. Further production was added before the album’s release in 2009.<ref>[http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080918/nyth145.html?.v=101 Ashanti: The Vault – Unreleased Recordings Featuring From Grammy Winning R&B Artist], Yahoo! Finance, September 18, 2008 {{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref> The collection was released without input or support from Ashanti. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2009, as the first project in the [[Avex Group]]–[[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]] alliance.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=7860%3AJP&sid=aJjBQ6sMPiVI Leading Independents The Orchard and Avex Forge Japan Partnership, New Release From Multi-Platinum Artist Ashanti Marks First Joint Initiative], [[Bloomberg L.P.]] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403104809/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=7860:JP&sid=aJjBQ6sMPiVI |date=April 3, 2015 }}</ref> According to ”[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]”, “Let’s Do Something Crazy” featuring [[Flo Rida]] was lined up as the album’s first single, followed by “Imagine Life”.<ref>{{cite news |title=Early Ashanti Tracks Emerge From ‘Vault’ |date=September 19, 2008 |author=Mariel Concepcion |work=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044040/early-ashanti-tracks-emerge-from-vault}}</ref>
””’The Vault””’ is a collection of 12 previously unreleased songs by singer [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]], released in Japan on February 18, 2009,<ref>[http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/3475829 Vault : Ashanti – AVCD-23753]</ref> and in the US on May 19 by AJM Records and [[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]]. The songs were written during Ashanti’s teenage years and some songs were used as demos for later songs, in addition the majority of the song lyrics can be found in her previously released book of poetry ”Reflections on Love” (2002). The songs were recorded while Ashanti was still under contract to AJM and before she signed with [[Murder Inc. Records]]. Further production was added before the album’s release in 2009.<ref>[http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080918/nyth145.html?.v=101 Ashanti: The Vault – Unreleased Recordings Featuring From Grammy Winning R&B Artist], Yahoo! Finance, September 18, 2008 {{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref> The collection was released without input or support from Ashanti. It was released in Japan on February 18, 2009, as the first project in the [[Avex Group]]–[[The Orchard (music label)|The Orchard]] alliance.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=7860%3AJP&sid=aJjBQ6sMPiVI Leading Independents The Orchard and Avex Forge Japan Partnership, New Release From Multi-Platinum Artist Ashanti Marks First Joint Initiative], [[Bloomberg L.P.]] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403104809/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=7860:JP&sid=aJjBQ6sMPiVI |date=April 3, 2015 }}</ref> According to ”[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]”, “Let’s Do Something Crazy” featuring [[Flo Rida]] was lined up as the album’s first single, followed by “Imagine Life”.<ref>{{cite news |title=Early Ashanti Tracks Emerge From ‘Vault’ |date=September 19, 2008 |author=Mariel Concepcion |work=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044040/early-ashanti-tracks-emerge-from-vault}}</ref>
