Kris Allen (album) explained

Kris Allen
Type:studio
Artist:Kris Allen
Cover:krisallenalbumcover.jpg
Recorded:2009
Studio:
  • Phantom Studios (Westlake Village, California)
  • Cookie Jar Recording (Studio City, California)
  • Sunset Sound and Conway Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • NRG Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Harmony Studios, Swing House Studios, DeathStar Studios and Chalice Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Strawberrybee Studios, Legacy Recording Studios and Germano Studios (New York City, New York)
  • Mix One Studios (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
  • Modern Dirt Laboratories and Olympic Studios (London, UK)
  • Studio Elevator Nobody (Göteborg, Sweden)
Length:48:05
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Kris Allen is the second album from American Idol eighth season winner Kris Allen. The album was released on November 17, 2009, through Jive Records.

Background

Allen has writing credits on nine of the twelve tracks on the album, including one solo credit for "Red Guitar", a song that he wrote prior to participating in American Idol. "Is It Over" was written by Allen with Cale Mills, who is an Arkansas friend of the Idol champ.[1] According to a preview of the album,[2] the tracks are:

In a break with American Idol tradition, Allen's Idol "coronation song", "No Boundaries", was not included on his major-label debut, becoming only the second Idol winner album to do so after Taylor Hicks' self-titled album. Instead, a newly recorded version of "Heartless", covered by Allen during his run on Idol, was included as a bonus track.[3] There has been speculation that this was because "No Boundaries" was already included on the Walmart-exclusive season 8 compilation album,[4] which is the first time the winning single was included on the season's compilation since Kelly Clarkson in 2002 and is the first new compilation since season five. However, it has been included as part of the deluxe album version via iTunes.

The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2009,[5] making its official release before that of the United States.

Promotion

Allen previewed three songs from his album "Written All Over My Face", "Can't Stay Away," and "Before We Come Undone" at a Miami Dolphins tailgate party before their game against the New Orleans Saints on October 25, 2009.[6]

AOL Music began streaming the full album on November 9, 2009.[7]

Release

Singles

Critical reception

Kris Allen was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 52 based on 8 reviews.

In a review for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Unhip it may be by design, at least Kris Allen delivers the goods: it's tuneful and likeable, melodic enough to merit a close listen, ready to slip into the background at a moment's notice."

Credits and personnel

Production and Technical

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 11 with 80,000 sold for the week.[12]

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)
United KingdomStandard[14]
Canada
United States
New ZealandStandard

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Is It Over by Kris Allen Songfacts. www.songfacts.com.
  2. Web site: Preview Alert: Reality Rocks Kris Allen Listening Session. music.yahoo.com.
  3. Web site: Kris Allen: We exclusively reveal the track listing for his self-titled debut!. entertainmentweekly.com.
  4. Web site: American Idol: Season 8, Various Artists: Pop . Walmart.com . 2012-02-27.
  5. Web site: Kris Allen: Kris Allen: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . Amazon.co.uk . 2012-02-27.
  6. Web site: Kris Allen - Miami Tailgate Party - VIDEO. mjsbigblog.com.
  7. Web site: Kris Allen's Self-Titled Album Now Streaming on AOL. mjsbigblog.
  8. Web site: "Live Like We're Dying" Out Now. krisallenofficial.com. 2009-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170912/http://www.krisallenofficial.com/us/news/%E2%80%9Clive-we%E2%80%99re-dying%E2%80%9D-out-now. 2011-07-13. dead.
  9. Web site: Kris Allen 'Live Like We're Dying' Video Premiere. PopEater.
  10. Web site: Twitter / Kris Allen: The next single will be "A . Twitter.com . 2010-10-06 . 2012-02-27.
  11. Web site: Kris Allen - "Alright With Me" (For The Fans) [VIDEO] | The Official Kris Allen Site |publisher=Krisallenofficial.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312093642/http://www.krisallenofficial.com/us/news/kris-allen-alright-me-fans-video |archive-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead ].
  12. News: Album sales: Kris Allen fails to make Top 10 . Idol Chatter . Brian Mansfield . 2009-11-25 . USA Today .
  13. Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200 . . . 2010-12-31.
  14. Web site: Kris Allen CD. amazon.co.uk. December 9, 2015.

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