Jordin Sparks (album)

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Jordin Sparks
Studio album by Jordin Sparks
Released November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)
(see release history)
Recorded June–October 2007
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 45:17
59:48 (Deluxe Edition)
Label Jive
Producer Stargate, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Robbie Nevil, The Underdogs, Erik "Bluetooth" Griggs, Bloodshy & Avant, Espionage, Emanuel Kiriakou, Klas Åhlund, Stephen Lipson
Jordin Sparks chronology
Jordin Sparks
(2007)		 Battlefield
(2009)
Alternative cover
Australian, UK, and iTunes Deluxe Version cover
Singles from Jordin Sparks
  1. "Tattoo"
    Released: August 27, 2007
  2. "No Air"
    Released: February 11, 2008
  3. "One Step at a Time"
    Released: June 10, 2008

Jordin Sparks is the debut studio album by American pop and R&B singer Jordin Sparks. It was released on November 20, 2007 in the United States and November 27, 2007 in Canada and Christian music stores. In United States it debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 with sales of 119,000 copies in the first week. It has produced four top twenty singles, with "Tattoo" reaching number 8 eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, and "No Air" reaching number three. The album has sold over 2 million copies worldwide, her best-selling album by far.[1] Sparks supported the album with the As I Am Tour and Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour. The album was certified Platinum for sales in excess of 1,000,000 by the RIAA in the US on December 12, 2008.[2]

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[edit] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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".[5][6]

[edit] Release and promotion

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. 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. The song "Permanent Monday" was featured in the Salt Lake City audition episode on the 8th season of American Idol. The song "Young and In Love" & "This Is My Now" were featured in spirit episodes of MTV's The Hills.

[edit] Singles

  • The first single released was "Tattoo", which was released to U.S. radio on August 27, 2007.[7] 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,[8] 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.[9] Both "Tattoo" and "No Air" have been certified platinum by the RIAA.[2] "No Air" has also reached number one in both the Australian and New Zealand singles charts. "No Air" was the number one song of 2008 in New Zealand.
  • The album's third and final single, "One Step at a Time" was released on June 10, 2008 and peaked at seventeen on the Hot 100 giving Jordin her fourth consecutive Top 20 single.[10] She is the only American Idol contestant to have their first four singles be a Top 20 Hit.

[edit] Other songs

  • "This Is My Now" is a promotional single from the album, was released after the victory of Sparks on American Idol. The song reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. But never received official release as single album.

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[11]
Billboard (favorable)[12]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[13]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[14]
Jesus Freak Hideout 4/5 stars[15]
The New York Times (favorable)[16]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[17]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[18]
USA Today 3/4 stars[19]
Vibe (mixed)[20]
The Washington Post (mixed)[21]

The album entered the Billboard 200 at number ten, and has since sold over one million copies.[22] 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. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S. on December 12, 2008.[2]

Critical response to the album has been generally favorable.[23] 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."[24] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ saying 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."[25]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Tattoo"   Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench Stargate 3:53
2. "One Step at a Time"   Robbie Nevil, Lauren Evans, Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hansen Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Robbie Nevil 3:26
3. "No Air" (with Chris Brown) Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, James Fauntleroy II, Erik Griggs The Underdogs, Erik "Bluetooth" Griggs* 4:24
4. "Freeze"   Eriksen, Hermansen, Ghost, Dench, Jordin Sparks Stargate 4:13
5. "Shy Boy"   Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Klas Åhlund Bloodshy & Avant 3:22
6. "Now You Tell Me"   Frankie Storm, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund Espionage 3:07
7. "Next to You"   Lindy Robbins, Emanuel Kiriakou, Jess Cates Emanuel Kiriakou 3:17
8. "Just for the Record"   Johnta Austin, Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, Bjørklund Stargate 3:56
9. "Permanent Monday"   Kiriakou, Robbins, Walter Afanasieff Emanuel Kiriakou 4:12
10. "Young and in Love"   Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback, Cathy Dennis Bloodshy & Avant 3:24
11. "See My Side"   Karlsson, Winnberg, Åhlund, Robin Carlsson Bloodshy & Avant, Klas Åhlund 3:44
12. "God Loves Ugly"   Christa Black Stephen Lipson 4:15
13. "This Is My Now" (bonus track) Scott Krippayne, Jeff Peabody Stephen Lipson 3:51

(*) Co-producer)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

  • 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, Emanuel Kiriakou, and Walter Afanasieff

[edit] Production

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Country/Market Peak Sales Certification
Austrian Albums Chart 41 30,000 Gold
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[26] 17 50,000 Gold
Belgium Albums Chart 66
Brazil Albums Chart 19 4,000
Canadian Albums Chart 12 70,000 Gold
German Albums Chart 42
Irish Albums Chart 19
Netherlands 41
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 10 7,500[27] Gold
Swedish Albums Chart 57
Swiss Albums Chart 29
UK Albums Chart 17 120,000 Gold[28]
U.S. Billboard 200[29] 10 1,037,000[30] Platinum[2]
Worldwide Sales 2,000,000[1]

[edit] Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States November 20, 2007 CD, digital download
Jive
Canada November 27, 2007
Australia March 29, 2008 CD, digital download on iTunes only
Sony Music
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
Italy February 6, 2009[31]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Does Winning ‘American Idol’ Even Matter Anymore?
  2. ^ a b c d http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=Jordin%20Sparks&format=&album=&perPage=25
  3. ^ "Archuleta signed with Jive". Jive. http://www.zombalabelgroup.com/news.html##201643. 
  4. ^ Graff, Gary (August 13, 2007). "Season Six Idol Stars Prepping Debut Albums". Daily News. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003625142. Retrieved 2007-09-20. 
  5. ^ Graff, Gary (July 2, 2007). "Idol Sparks Juggling Touring, Recording". Daily News. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003606307. Retrieved 2007-09-20. 
  6. ^ Jordin Sparks AIM Interview - AOL Music
  7. ^ Jordin Sparks signs with Jive Records group - Access Hollywood - MSNBC.com
  8. ^ Release Date
  9. ^ Flo Rida Starts Tenth Week Atop Hot 100
  10. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!>Access Atlanta
  11. ^ Allmusic review
  12. ^ Billboard review
  13. ^ The Boston Globe review
  14. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  15. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  16. ^ The New York Times review
  17. ^ Rolling Stone review
  18. ^ Slant Magazine review
  19. ^ USA Today review
  20. ^ Vibe review
  21. ^ The Washington Post review
  22. ^ USA Today. May 7, 2010. http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/. Retrieved May 7, 2010. 
  23. ^ Jordin Sparks (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-04-18.
  24. ^ Jordin Sparks
  25. ^ "Music Review: Jordin Sparks, by Jordin Sparks". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20160380,00.html. 
  26. ^ Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on June 8, 2008.
  27. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp
  28. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf
  29. ^ Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks - Music Charts
  30. ^ Idol Chatter 5-12-2010
  31. ^ [1]

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