Who You Are

Who You Are
Studio album by Jessie J
Publication (s)	February 25, 2011 ( CH ) February 28, 2011 ( UK )
admission	2005-2011
Label (s)	Lava Records, Universal Republic, Island Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Genre (s)	Pop music , electro , dance , gospel , grime , soul , R&B , hip-hop , reggae
Title (number)	13 (Standard Edition) 18 (Deluxe Edition)
running time	50:10 (Standard Edition) 1:07:53 (Deluxe Edition)
occupation	Singing : Jessie J Rap : Jessie J , BoB
production	Dr. Luke , Martin K, Oak, Parker and James, Toby Gad , The Invisible Men
chronology - Who You Are Alive (2013)
Single releases November 18, 2010 Do It Like a Dude January 25, 2011 Price tag April 20, 2011 Nobody's Perfect August 21, 2011 Who's Laughing Now August 29, 2011 domino November 13, 2011 Who You Are May 15, 2012 LaserLight

Who You Are ( English for "Who are you") is the debut album of British pop musician and rapper Jessie J . It was released on February 28, 2011 in the UK and on April 12, 2011 in the US . Three singles have already been released: Jessie J's debut single Do It Like a Dude , the number one hit Price Tag (feat. BoB ) and Nobody's Perfect - with Price Tag debuting in the US as the first single on the album. In Britain, Who You Are with platinum excellent.

Music genre

Vocally, Jessie J is based on her role models Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey . Through her soulful and powerful singing, Jessie can keep up with the quality and level of her role models. Jessie J sings with her vocal range of five octaves , which includes all octaves between alto and soprano , and shows her ability to sing in the whistle register . Jessie J also uses belting in her singing , which is also used by singers like Christina Aguilera and Patti LaBelle . In some songs, Jessie sings with Melisma and a whistle, as for example Mariah Carey. Since her singing is in the foreground of every song, the album is also counted among the soul and contemporary R&B genre. According to her own statements, Jessie wants to prove with her "crazy" look in Lady Gaga style that a pop singer can also have soul in her singing. Jessie also said that her singing was not artificially edited once.

The album can be characterized by the fact that it combines pop with hip-hop and soul and that Jessie's music is highly recognizable. While she sings, Jessie develops a rap singing, which she underlines with her singing. Many critics saw this quality as an opportunity for a successful career. The diversity of the songs was also praised. Jessie J is one of the few artists in the world who can sing almost every genre of music. For the album, Jessie developed her own stuttering singing and singing style in which she changed her singing tempo. So her singing starts slowly with some songs and gets faster towards the end, or vice versa. Her own singing styles are particularly evident in the acoustic versions of the songs included on the deluxe version of the album. Jessie also speaks to her audience while she sings, which she wants to establish a kind of communication with the audience.

History and content

Jessie J worked on her debut album for six years. After she started at the age of 16 years with the work on the album, she was charged with 18 years as a songwriter of Sony Music contracted. At the age of 22 she finally finished her album and finished it on January 19, 2011. In an interview with the British Daily Star , Jessie J said:

“[...] Something tells me this isn't going to be a come and go story - they're going to stick around, the fans. [...] I think it's the relatable factor. I expose that I'm not a robot, that I am human and I do have bad days. [...] I listen to so many people's albums and feel I don't know them at the end of it. [...] When you listen to my album you really get to know me. [...] For years I've been that little girl watching the BRITs saying: 'I want to win,' and now I'm the girl getting it. [...] I've got to be me and not cater to the small majority that want to bring me down, 'cos then I'll lose my mind. [...] I can only write and sing songs that have been shoes I've walked in. [...] Which is why I like to have a dramatic life, otherwise my album would have been boring. "

“Something tells me this isn't going to be just a come and go story. The fans will just stay. I think that's the connectedness factor. I show everyone that I am not a robot, that I am human and that I have bad days. I listen to so many other people's albums and I feel like at the end of the album I don't know anything about the artist himself. If you listen to my album, you will really get to know me. For years I was that little girl who saw the BRIT Awards and said, 'I want to win.' And now I'm the girl who gets that wish granted. I have to stay and not care about the small minority who want to drag me down, otherwise I'll go mad. I can only write or sing songs that show what I've experienced. That's why I wish for a dramatic life, on the other hand my album would have been pretty boring. "

- Jessie J on her debut album Who You Are

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Who You Are   DE 18th 03/12/2011 (18 weeks)   AT 22nd 05/27/2011 (5 weeks)   CH 30th 03/13/2011 (32 weeks)   UK 2 03/12/2011 (103 weeks)   US 11 04/30/2011 (18 weeks)

Singles

Do It Like a Dude   DE 41 03/12/2011 (10 weeks)   AT 62 05/27/2011 (3 weeks)   UK 2 04/12/2010 (31 weeks) Price Tag (feat. BoB )   DE 3 03/12/2011 (31 weeks)   AT 11 03/18/2011 (23 weeks)   CH 7th 02/20/2011 (36 weeks)   UK 1 02/12/2011 (71 weeks)   US 23 02/19/2011 (20 weeks) Who You Are   UK 8th 02/22/2011 (22 weeks) Nobody's Perfect   DE 40 03/12/2011 (9 weeks)   AT 33 03/18/2011 (2 weeks)   CH 71 02/20/2011 (1 week)   UK 9 03/12/2011 (25 weeks) Who's Laughing Now   UK 16 08/21/2011 (16 weeks)

1. Price Tag (feat. BoB ) - 3:42 Jessica Cornish , Lukasz Gottwald , Claude Kelly, Bobby Ray Simmons / Dr. hatch
   
2. Nobody's Perfect - 4:19
   
3. Abracadabra - 3:50
   Cornish, Gottwald, Kelly / Dr. hatch
4. Big White Room (live version) - 5:29
   Cornish, Sher Agha
5. Casualty of Love - 3:54
   Cornish, Farrah Fleurimond, Martin Kleveland, Natalie Walker / Martin K
6. Rainbow - 3:05
7. Who's Laughing Now - 3:54
   Cornish, Kyle Abrahams, George Astasio, Peter Ighile, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave / Parker and James, The Invisible Men
8. Do It Like a Dude - 3:15
   Cornish, Astasio, Pebworth, Shave, Abrahams, Ighile / Parker and James, The Invisible Men
9. Mamma Knows Best - 3:15 am
   Cornish, Baby Ash
10. LOVE - 3:50
    Cornish, Toby Gad / Toby Gad
11. Stand Up - 3:27
    Cornish, K-Gee
12. I Need This - 4:20
    Cornish, Robert Allen, Warren Felder, Tanner and Vice / Oak
13. Who You Are - 3:50
    Cornish, Gad, Shelly Peiken / Toby Gad
14. Price Tag (acoustic version) - 3:42 (Deluxe Edition)
    Jessica Cornish, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Bobby Ray Simmons
15. Do It Like a Dude (acoustic version) - 3:15 (Deluxe Edition)
    Cornish, Astasio, Pebworth, Shave, Abrahams, Ighile
16. Who You Are (acoustic version) - 3:50 (Deluxe Edition)
    Cornish, Gad, Shelly Peiken
17. Price Tag (feat. BoB) Music Video - 3:42 (Deluxe Edition)
18. Do It Like a Dude Music Video - 3:15 (Deluxe Edition)

Jessie J also released a "Platinum Edition" of her album, on which the songs "Domino" (DE # 22; US # 6; UK # 1), "My Shadow" and "Laserlight" (feat. David Guetta) can be found are.

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	1 × gold 7 × platinum	2,250,000

Main article: Jessie J / Music Sales Awards

publication

country	date	Label	proof
Ireland	February 25, 2011	Universal Music
Netherlands
Switzerland
United Kingdom	February 28, 2011	Universal Island
France		Universal Music
Belgium
Luxembourg
Australia	March 4, 2011
New Zealand	March 7, 2011
Brazil	March 18, 2011
United States	April 12, 2011	Lava Records , Universal Republic
Germany	May 20, 2011	Universal

Web links

• Who You Are at Allmusic (English)
• Simfy : "Who You Are"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jessie J To Release Album A Month Early. (No longer available online.) In: Official website for Jessie J. Island Universal Records Ltd., February 3, 2011, archived from the original on July 27, 2011 ; Retrieved February 25, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Kitty Empire: Jessie J; Jonny - review. In: guardian.co.uk, The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited, January 23, 2011; accessed January 23, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Jessy J pays price of fame. In: Kim Dawson's Playlist. Daily Star, accessed February 2, 2011 . 
4. ↑ Jessie J in the Official UK Charts (English)
5. ↑ AT chart statistics
6. ↑ CH chart statistics
7. ↑ ^{a b} Price Tag (Jessie J feat. BoB). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers , accessed February 5, 2011 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Abracadabra (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
9. ↑ Big White Room (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
10. ↑ Casualty of Love (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
11. ↑ Who's Laughing Now (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
12. ^ Do It Like a Dude (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
13. ↑ Mama Knows Best (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
14. ↑ LOVE (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
15. ↑ Stand Up (Jessie J). In: ASCAP, we create music. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, accessed February 5, 2011 . 
16. ^ I Need This (Legal Title). (No longer available online.) In: BMI repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated , archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; Retrieved February 5, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ ^{a b} Who UR (Legal Title). (No longer available online.) In: BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated , archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; Retrieved February 5, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
18. ↑ Who You Are (Bonus Version). In: iTunes Store Ireland. Apple Inc. , accessed February 13, 2011 . 
19. ↑ Jessie J suprised by early LP release. In: Digital Spy. February 25, 2011, accessed March 4, 2011 . 
20. ↑ Who You Are by Jessie J. In: iTunes Store Netherlands. Apple Inc., accessed February 20, 2011 . 
21. ↑ Who You Are (Explicit Lyrics). In: amazon.co.uk. Retrieved February 9, 2011 . 
22. ↑ Who You Are de Jessie J. In: iTunes Store France. Apple Inc., accessed February 20, 2011 . 
23. ↑ Who You Are by Jessie J. In: iTunes Store Belgium. Apple Inc., accessed February 20, 2011 . 
24. ↑ Who You Are by Jessie J. In: iTunes Store Luxembourg. Apple Inc., accessed February 20, 2011 . 
25. ↑ Who You Are by Jessie J. In: iTunes Store Australia. Apple Inc., accessed February 27, 2011 . 
26. ↑ Who You Are by Jessie J. In: iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple Inc., accessed February 27, 2011 . 
27. ↑ Who You Are - Jessie J (Brazil release date). (No longer available online.) In: Livrariacultura.com.br. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012 ; Retrieved March 3, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
28. ↑ Who You Are. In: amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011 . 
29. ↑ Who You Are. In: amazon.de. Retrieved February 9, 2011 .