Jordin Sparks (album)

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Jordin Sparks is the major-label debut album from sixth season American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. It was released on November 20, 2007 in United States and November 27, 2007 in Canada and Christian music stores. It has produced four top twenty singles, with "Tattoo" reaching the top ten (number 8) on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and "No Air" reaching the top three.

Background

On August 17, 2007, it was announced Sparks had signed to 19 Recordings/Jive Records/Zomba Label Group, becoming the first Idol to join the label group, the second being David Archuleta the following year.[1] All past Idol winners and runner-ups are or were signed with the RCA Label Group’s J (Fantasia, Ruben Studdard), Arista (Justin Guarini, Taylor Hicks, Blake Lewis) or RCA (Kelly Clarkson, Bo Bice, Clay Aiken, Katharine McPhee, Diana DeGarmo and idol successor David Cook) labels, with the exception of Carrie Underwood signed to Arista Nashville. Sparks has stated that she recorded some songs for the album but the bulk of the recording was done in Los Angeles after the tour was over.[2] She said the album would be "Top 40, radio-friendly, uplifting stuff" hopefully mixing "the pop rock sound of inaugural Idol Kelly Clarkson with the R&B edge of Beyoncé".[3][4]

Jordin confirmed on her MySpace that the official tracklisting as well as the release would carry bonus tracks at Wal-Mart, Sony, and the iTunes Store.

An exclusive video of the photoshoot for Jordin Sparks was posted on Sparks' YouTube channel in October, where snippets of "Permanent Monday", "Overcome" and "One Step at a Time" could be heard.

Chart performance

The album entered the Billboard 200 at number ten, and has sold 910,000 copies.[5] It was released in the UK on April 14, 2008 but did not enter the UK album charts until July 2008, where it peaked at number 17.

Singles

The first single released was "Tattoo", which was released to U.S. radio on August 27, 2007.[6] The song became the album's first top ten hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single released was "No Air", a duet with Chris Brown,[7] which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. On February 28, 2008 Billboard stated that "No Air" was the top digital sales gainer after selling 73,000 downloads.[8] Both "Tattoo" and "No Air" have been certified platinum by the RIAA.[9] "No Air" has also reached number 1 in both the Australian and New Zealand singles charts. The album's third single, "One Step at a Time" was released on June 10, 2008,[10]. A fourth single, "Permanent Monday", is being sent to radio in October.

Reception

Critical response to the album has been generally favorable. Billboard stated Jordin brought "a first effort that's all over the map—and works" while sounding "like exactly what she should be singing at this age and juncture in her career."[11] Entertainment Weekly, gave the album a B+, mentioned her debut "is as much effervescent fun as any post-Idol bow" and added "Idol has crowned winners with even bigger voices, but it hasn't given us one who's any easier on the ears."[12]

Tracklisting

  1. "Tattoo" (M.S.Eriksen,T.E.Hermansen,A.Ghost,I.Dench) — 3:54
  2. "One Step at a Time" (R.Nevil,L.Evans,J.Jeberg,M.Hansen) — 3:26
  3. "No Air" (duet with Chris Brown) (H.Mason Jr.,D.Thomas,J.Fauntleroy Ⅱ, E.Griggs) — 4:24
  4. "Freeze" (M.S.Eriksen,T.E.Hermansen,A.Ghost,I.Dench,J. Sparks) — 4:13
  5. "Shy Boy" (C.Karlsson,P.Winnberg,H.Jonback,K.Ahlund) — 3:22
  6. "Now You Tell Me" (F.Storm,E.Lind,A.Bjorklund) — 3:07
  7. "Next To You" (featuring Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D.) (L.Robbins,E.Kiriakou,J.Cates) — 3:17
  8. "Just for the Record" (J.Austin,M.S.Eriksen,T.E.Hermansen,E.Lind,A.Bjorklund) — 3:56
  9. "Permanent Monday" (E.Kiriakou,L.Robbins,W.Afanasief) — 4:12
  10. "Young and in Love" (C.Karlsson,P.Winnberg,H.Jonback,C.Dennis) — 3:24
  11. "See My Side" (C.Karlsson,P.Winnberg,K.Ahlund,R.Carlsson) — 3:44
  12. "God Loves Ugly" (C. Black) — 4:15

Bonus Tracks (edition bonus tracks released November 20, 2007)

  2. "This Is My Now" (S. Krippayne, J. Peabody) — 3:51
  4. "Virginia Is for Lovers" (M.S.Eriksen,T.E.Hermansen,A.Ghost,I.Dench,J. Sparks) — 3:25 (Digital Bonus Track)
  6. "Save Me" — 3:40 (K. Livingston, J. Sparks) (Digital/Christan Store bonus track)
  8. "Worth the Wait" (J.Cates, E.Kiriakou, L.Robbins, J.Sparks) — 3:37 (Digital/Wal-Mart bonus track)
  10. "Overcome" — 3:42 (Leaked track)

Album covers

There are two available covers of the album, one for the US and Canada, and one for the UK and Australia, although the US and Canada cover was available in the UK (in stores and on iTunes) until "No Air" came out in that country. The US/Canada cover was originally released in Australia until No Air was released, in which the new cover was released.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States November 20, 2007 Jive CD / Digital Download
Canada November 27, 2007 Sony BMG
Australia March 29, 2008 CD / Digital Download on iTunes Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom April 14, 2008 CD / Digital Download
Brazil April 20, 2008 CD
Germany July 4, 2008 CD / Digital download
Poland September 1, 2008 CD

Album charting

Country/Market Peak Sales Certification
Austrian Albums Chart 41
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 17[13] 35,000 Gold
Canadian Albums Chart 12 50,000
German Albums Chart 42
Irish Albums Chart 19
Netherlands 41
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 10
Swedish Albums Chart 57
Swiss Albums Chart 29
UK Albums Chart 17 60,000 Silver[14]
U.S. Billboard 200 10[14] 922,000[5]
Worldwide Sales 1,200,000+

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[14][15][16] Certification
U.S. UK AUS CAN IRE NZ GER EU
Hot 100 Pop 100 R&B
2007 "This Is My Now" 15 16 - - - 25 - - - - -
"Tattoo" 8 6 45 5 3 5 12 3 8 Platinum[9]
2008 "No Air" (featuring Chris Brown) 3 2 4 3 1 3 1 1 10 3 Platinum[9]
"One Step at a Time" A 17 5 - - 12 11 - 2 9 - -
"Permanent Monday" B - - - - - - - - - - -
  • A Current single.
  • B To be released October 2008.

Personnel

  • Vocals – Jordin Sparks
  • Featuring vocals from: Chris Brown (Jive)
  • Background vocals – Tracie Ackerman, Sherree Ford Brown, Cathy Dennis, James Fauntleroy, and Chau Phan
  • Guitar — Dave Rainger, Henrik Jonback, Corky James, Andrew Hey, and Ian Dench
  • Bass — Henrik Jonback, Alex Al, and Emanuel Kiriakou

Production

  • Producers: Stargate, Jeberg, Cutfather, Robbie Nevil, The Underdogs, Erik "Bluetooth" Griggs, Bloodshy & Avant, Espionage, Emanuel Kiriakou, Klas Ahlund, Stephen Lipson
  • Vocal Producer: Andrew Wyatt
  • Mastering: Tom Coyne
  • Engineers: Mikkel S. Eriksen, Matty Green, Dabling Harward, Andrew Hey, Adam Kagen, Emanuel Kiriakou, Robert Smith, Brian Sumner, Pat Thrall, Tim Weidner and Eric Rennaker
  • Assistant Engineers: Jeremy Garrett, Clint Lawrence, Mike Laza, and Eric Rennaker
  • Mixing: Henrik Edenhed and Serban Ghenea
  • Mixing Assistant: Josh Houghkirk and Nik Karpen
  • A&R: Nancy Roof and Jeff Fenster
  • Photography: Mary Ellen Matthews

References

  1. ^ "Archuleta signed with Jive". Jive.
  2. ^ Graff, Gary (August 13, 2007). "Season Six Idol Stars Prepping Debut Albums". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-09-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Graff, Gary (July 2, 2007). "Idol Sparks Juggling Touring, Recording". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-09-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Jordin Sparks AIM Interview - AOL Music
  5. ^ a b [1]
  6. ^ Jordin Sparks signs with Jive Records group - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.com
  7. ^ Release Date
  8. ^ Flo Rida Starts Tenth Week Atop Hot 100
  9. ^ a b c RIAA search for Jordin Sparks. RIAA Gold & Platinum. Accessed April 22, 2008.
  10. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!>Access Atlanta
  11. ^ Jordin Sparks
  12. ^ Jordin Sparks | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly
  13. ^ Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on June 8, 2008.
  14. ^ a b c Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks - UK Certification Award Cite error: The named reference "acharts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ All Billboard Charts
  16. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association

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