Dangerously in Love is a work of music.
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD , record , audio tape or another medium . Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( [ biːˈjɒnseɪ ] born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . Dangerously in Love is the debut studio album by American singer Beyoncé . The album also received numerous accolades , earning Beyoncé five Grammy Awards . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ) , or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry .