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Alexis Jordan is the self-titled debut studio album by American recording artist Alexis Jordan. It was released from February 25, 2011. After being signed to rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation label in March 2010, Jordan began working with Norwegian production duo StarGate on the album. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Happiness" on September 7, 2010. The album and singles proved to be successful in the United Kingdom, with both singles and the album all peaking within the top-ten.

Background

In an interview with Digital Spy Alexis Jordan revealed that one of the tracks on her new album is dedicated to her fans. She described the song "Say That" as a "thank you" to her fans who have stood by her over the past two years.

"I would say it's one of those records that is dedicated to my fans," she told Digital Spy. "I'm saying, 'say that it's us' - that even if things don't work out - then at least we still have each other!

"I have to thank my fans on this record because they've been more supportive than I could have ever imagined. This is the song where I'm asking them to stay with me."

Discussing the sound of the track, she said: "This is my country one, but there's also a bit of reggae in there too. It's one of the earlier tracks I recorded that I loved to death. I kept it aside right at the beginning of the project, so it's stayed with just me for a very long time!"[2]

Singles

"Happiness" was released as the album's lead single on September 7, 2010. It peaked at number three in the UK and Australia, while it became a top-ten hit in Belgium (Flanders), New Zealand, and Poland. The song also peaked at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

"Good Girl" was released as the second single from the album on February 18, 2011. It has peaked at number six in the UK and number fifteen in Ireland.

"Hush Hush" is set to be the released as the third single from the album. It will be released on June 12, 2011 in the United Kingdom.[1]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(positive)[3]
The Border Mail[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Observer(negative)[6]
OK![7]
Virgin Media(mixed)[8]

The album received mixed to positive reviews from most music critics with many comparing the sound of the album to Barbadian R&B recording artist Rihanna. Natalie Shaw of BBC Music categorized the album as bubblegum pop while praising its lyrics, "Her lyrics are unbridled enough to melt an ice-cold heart – she sings about wanting to walk in high heels, and how she enjoys listening to her crush’s voice as he talks to her on the phone. While this may sound unbearably twee, it’s that very focus on a pure, single-minded crush that makes it; the mood and upbeat tempo of this album as a whole has all of the excitement of that very feeling."[3] The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan dismissed Alexis Jordan's voice writing, "Jordan is reputed to have a voice worth hearing, but here it's been AutoTuned or buried under layers of Stargate's trademark clattery beats, to the point where any distinctiveness is lost."[5] Matthew Laidlow of Virgin Media felt the album was sufficient for a debut release but criticized the lack of a consistent dance-pop sound, "Instead [...] there is a collection of songs that just cast the impression the producers working with Alexis Jordan tried all sorts of sounds to suit her, couldn’t nail a distinct style and just put the collective efforts on the album."[8] Hermione Hoby of The Observer gave the album a negative review saying, "Jordan's only 18 but has worked for almost half a decade to release this debut. [...] So it's a shame that she doesn't have much more to say here than "I want to walk in the club with my high heels on." Like Jordan's naughty-girl/good-girl shtick, these tunes are depressingly predictable."[6] In his review for The Border Mail, Jamie Horne compared the songs "Habit" and "How You Like Me More" to Rihanna, noting the latter song's similarity to "Umbrella" (2007). He found the album "dancefloor friendly" commenting how Jordan "seems to be joining R&B stars like Chris Brown, Rihanna and Usher [who] have all upped their BPMs of late.[4] OK! Magazine gave the album a positive review writing, "It’s jam-packed with ridiculously catchy electro-infused pop that’s likely to get stuck in your head for days. Highlights include Good Girl, Hush Hush and Happiness, any of which would shoot straight to the top of the charts if released by Girls Aloud or The Saturdays."[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number twenty-eight in Ireland on March 4, 2011. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number nine on March 6, 2011. The album also debuted at number eleven in Australia.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Happiness"Deadmau5, Autumn Rowe, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik HermansenStarGate, Deadmau54:03
2."Good Girl"Rowe, Eriksen, Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, Espen Lind, Amund BjörklundStarGate, Sandy Vee3:56
3."How You Like Me Now"August Rigo, Eriksen, HermansenStarGate3:13
4."Say That"Johntá Austin, Eriksen, Hermansen, Lind, BjörklundStarGate3:23
5."Love Mist"Eriksen, HermansenStarGate3:19
6."Habit"Crystal Johnson, Eriksen, HermansenStarGate3:35
7."Hush Hush"Rowe, Eriksen, Hermansen, WilhelmStarGate, Sandy Vee3:42
8."High Road"Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen, Thijs de Vlieger, LaShawn DanielsNightwatch3:07
9."Shout Shout"Meti, Rigo, Eriksen, Hermansen, Roland Orzabal, Ian StanleyStarGate4:08
10."Laying Around"Shaffer Smith, Eriksen, HermansenStarGate4:01
11."The Air That I Breathe"Lind, Björklund, Claude KellyEspionage4:06
Notes

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[9] 11
Australian Urban Albums Chart[10] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 58
Irish Albums Chart[12] 28
Scottish Albums Chart[13] 9
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 96
UK Albums Chart[15] 9

Release history

Region Date Format
Ireland[16] February 25, 2011 CD, digital download
United Kingdom[17][18] February 28, 2011
Australia[19] March 4, 2011
Germany[20] April 29, 2011
Poland[21] May 16, 2011 CD

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/sitecomponent/a28814/singles-release-diary.html
  2. ^ Robert Copsey. "Alexis Jordan dedicates LP track to fans". digitalspy.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b Shaw, Natalie (1 March 2011). "BBC - Music - Review of Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan". BBC Music. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b Horne, Jamie (9 March 2011). "Alexis Jordan - Alexis Jordan (Sony)". The Border Mail. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (24 February 2011). "Alexis Jordan: Alexis Jordan – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Text "Music" ignored (help); Text "The Guardian" ignored (help)
  6. ^ a b Hoby, Hermione (27 February 2011). "Alexis Jordan: Alexis Jordan − review". The Observer. Retrieved 6 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Text "Music" ignored (help); Text "The Observer" ignored (help)
  7. ^ a b "Review: Alexis Jordan, Alexis Jordan". OK!. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b Laidlow, Matthew (18 March 2011). "Alexis Jordan - the next pop superstar?". Virgin Media. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  10. ^ "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart — 28/3/2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  11. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alexis+Jordan&titel=Alexis+Jordan&cat=a
  12. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 2011-03-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  13. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ "Archive Chart". Media Control. swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-04-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  15. ^ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  16. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/alexis-jordan/id414644695
  17. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/alexis-jordan/id414721004
  18. ^ "Alexis Jordan". wwww.amazon.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Alexis Jordan (CD)". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  20. ^ "Alexis Jordan: Alexis Jordan: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Alexis Jordan: Alexis Jordan: Sony Music Poland". Sony Music Poland. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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