Who I Am (Nick Jonas & the Administration album)

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Who I Am
Studio album by Nick Jonas & the Administration
Released January 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
Recorded 2009-2010; Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Blues rock, rhythm and blues, Blue-eyed soul
Length 41:21
Label Jonas, Hollywood
Producer Nick Jonas, John Fields
Singles from Who I Am
  1. "Who I Am"
    Released: December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)

Who I Am is the debut album from Nick Jonas & the Administration and Nick Jonas's second album without the Jonas Brothers (the first being Nicholas Jonas). It was released on February 2, 2010, in the US. The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special Dec. 2 on CBS.[1] Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass.[2] Additional members of the Administration include drummer Michael Bland and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, both of whom played in The New Power Generation. Guitarist David Ryan Harris played on the album, but a third former NPG member, Sonny Thompson, will replace him for live shows.[1] "Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up.[3] Jonas wrote/co-wrote all tracks.

Contents

[edit] Reception and sales

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[4]
BBC (mixed)[5]
Boston Globe (negative)[6]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[7]
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars[8]
NOW 2/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars[11]

The album has received mixed or average reviews by music critics.[12] It debuted at No. 3 with 82,000 on the Billboard 200.[13] 'Stay" was released as a digital single on March 2.[14] As of May 2010, the album has sold over 151,000 copies in the U.S.[15]

[edit] Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Rose Garden"   Nick Jonas 3:34
2. "Who I Am"   Nick Jonas 4:05
3. "Olive & an Arrow"   Nick Jonas 4:59
4. "Conspiracy Theory"   Nick Jonas 3:47
5. "In the End"   Nick Jonas, Greg Garbowsky, P.J. Bianco 4:52
6. "Last Time Around"   Nick Jonas, Greg Garbowsky, P.J. Bianco 4:07
7. "Tonight"   Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Greg Garbowsky 4:19
8. "State of Emergency"   Nick Jonas, John Fields 3:34
9. "Vesper's Goodbye"   Nick Jonas, P.J. Bianco 3:11
10. "Stronger (Back on the Ground)"   Nick Jonas, Leeland Mooring, Jack Mooring 4:54
Enhanced CD

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Notes
  • "Tonight" is a new version of the Jonas Brothers' song.

[edit] Personnel

  • Nick Jonas - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Composer (all tracks)
  • Tommy Barbarella - Keyboards
  • Michael Bland - Drums, Vibraphone, Vocals
  • Sonny Thompson -Guitars, Vocals (on DVD Who I Am)
  • John Fields - Bass, Guitars, Percussion, Vibraphone, Producer, Composer (Track 8)
  • David Ryan Harris - Guitars, Vocals (on CD Who I Am)
  • Jonny Lang - Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10)
  • Kevin Jonas SR. - Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10), Management
  • Michael Logen - Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10)
  • Joe Jonas - Composer (Track 7)
  • Kevin Jonas - Composer (Track 7)
  • P.J. Bianco - Composer (Track 5,6,9)
  • Greg Garbowsky - Composer (Track 5,6,7)
  • Leeland Mooring - Composer (Track 10)
  • Jack Mooring - Composer (Track 10)
  • Dave McNair - Mastering
  • Jon Lind - A&R
  • David Snow - Creative Director
  • Enny Joo - Art Direction
  • Olaf Heine - Photography
  • Paul David Hager - Mixing
  • Philip McIntyre - Management
  • Johnny Wright - Management

[edit] Live at the Wiltern

This live album was only released as a digital download on iTunes.[16]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Last Time Around"   Nick Jonas, Greg Garbowsky, P.J. Bianco 7:16
2. "Inseparable" (new version) Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Joshua Miller 5:25
3. "Olive & an Arrow"   Nick Jonas 8:06
4. "State of Emergency"   Nick Jonas, John Fields 4:06
5. "While the World Is Spinning"   Nick Jonas 4:01
6. "Black Keys" / "A Little Bit Longer"   Nick Jonas 7:16
7. "Vesper's Goodbye"   Nick Jonas, P.J. Bianco 3:31
8. "Conspiracy Theory"   Nick Jonas 4:32
9. "Stay"   Nick Jonas 7:51
10. "Rose Garden"   Nick Jonas 6:42
11. "Stronger (Back on the Ground)"   Nick Jonas, Leeland Mooring, Jack Mooring 6:14
12. "Tonight" (New Version) Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Greg Garbowsky 5:47
13. "Who I Am"   Nick Jonas 5:23

[edit] Tour

Main article: Who I Am Tour
Main article: Nick Jonas 2011 Tour

[edit] Release history

Region Date Edition
Mexico January 19, 2010 Standard Edition
Deluxe Edition
Digital Download
Netherlands, Poland January 29, 2010
Ireland, UK, Scandinavia February 1, 2010
United States, Canada, Argentina February 2, 2010
Australia, Italy February 5, 2010
Spain, Brazil February 9, 2010
Japan February 11, 2010
Europe, Germany February 19, 2010
Philippines February 22, 2010
South Korea February 25, 2010
India March 3, 2010
Germany[17] August 13, 2010 Limited (Slidepack)
Netherlands[18] August 26, 2010

[edit] Charts

Charts (2010) Peak
position		 Certification/Sales
(sales thresholds)
Argentine Album Chart[19] 1
Australian Albums Chart[20] 46
Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[21] 17
Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart[21] 45
Brazil Top 10 CD Sales[22] 10
Canadian Albums Chart[23] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 27
French Album Chart[24] 60
German Album Chart[19] 78
Greece Album Chart[25] 4
Irish Albums Chart[26] 29
Italian Albums Chart[27] 19
Mexican Albums Chart[21][28] 1 Gold[29]
New Zealand Album Chart[24] 25
Portuguese Album Chart[24] 9
Polish Albums Chart[30] 46
Spain Album Chart[24] 4
South Korean Gaon Chart[31] 40
UK Albums Chart[32] 50
U.S. Billboard 200 3 151,000[15]

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Vinagre y Rosas by Joaquín Sabina		 Argentine Album Chart number-one album
June 31, 2009 - July 20, 2009		 Succeeded by
Leave This Town by Daughtry
Preceded by
Amar y Querer by Kalimba		 Mexican Albums Chart number-one album
February 8, 2010 - February 15, 2010		 Succeeded by
Dejarte de Amar by Camila

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Paulson, Dave (December 31, 2009). "Nick Jonas steps out of his comfort zone". The Tennessean. http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2009/12/30/nick-jonas-steps-out-of-his-comfort-zone/. 
  3. ^ Rose Garden Songfacts
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Who I Am". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1701289. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "BBC review". http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bpnv. 
  6. ^ "Boston Globe review". The Boston Globe. February 1, 2010. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/02/01/nick_jonass_inexperience_shows_on_who_i_am/. 
  7. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20339663,00.html. 
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Times review". February 2, 2010. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/album-review-nick-jonas-the-administrations-who-i-am.html. 
  9. ^ "NOW review". http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=173508. 
  10. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31023214/review/31820119/who_i_am. 
  11. ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/nick-jonas-the-administration-who-i-am/1992. 
  12. ^ "Who I Am". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/jonasnickandtheadministration/whoiam. Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  13. ^ Grammy Stars Shine On Billboard 200, Lady Antebellum Holds at No. 1 | Billboard.biz
  14. ^ "Nick Jonas & The Administration Debuts at # 3 on The Billboard 200 With Who I Am CD - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. 2010-02-10. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Nick-Jonas-The-Administration-prnews-2446460504.html?x=0. Retrieved 2010-03-21. [dead link]
  15. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-jonas-brothers-beyonce-court-1004093110.story?tag=hpfeed
  16. ^ Nick Jonas & The Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010 – Nick Jonas & The Administration – Discover music at Last.fm
  17. ^ Who I am [Slidepack]: Nick Jonas & Administration: Amazon.de: Musik
  18. ^ bol.com | Who I Am -Slidepac-, Nick & The Adminis Jonas|Muziek
  19. ^ a b CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música
  20. ^ "Australian Record Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
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  22. ^ . http://www.abpd.org.br/noticias_internas.asp?noticia=207. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
  23. ^ Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts | Billboard.com
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  26. ^ http://www.irma.com/aucharts
  27. ^ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche". Fimi.it. 2010-03-14. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=%202010&mese=02&id=297. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
  28. ^ "Mexican Music Chart Top 100 Albums (Week From 01 to 07 February 2010)". AMPROFON. http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf. Retrieved February 14, 2010. 
  29. ^ http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top20.pdf
  30. ^ "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100" (in Polish). Polish Music Charts. ZPAV. http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/top100/index.php?idlisty=2. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
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  32. ^ "Nick Jonas & Administration". Chart Stats. 2010-02-13. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12503. Retrieved 2010-03-21. 
Nick Jonas & the Administration
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"Who I Am" · "Stay"
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