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Superficial is the upcoming debut album by American reality TV superstar Heidi Montag set to be independently released on January 12th, 2010. Montag says the album will explore similar genres to those of Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Fergie and Britney Spears. The album was expected to be an online release only, but on Jan. 7, 2010 Heidi tweeted a pic of a physical copy of the CD.[1] [2]

Production

In February 2007, while being interviewed by Us Magazine about her recent photoshoot for Stuff magazine, Montag was asked if she would like to become a pop star in the future, to which she replied "I am working on my album right now. The sound is going to be very fun, fresh, and sexo-sexy. It will be the Madonna-meets-Gwen Stefani, with a dose of Fergie and a little bit of Britney Spears. I grew up dancing so there will also be a lot of dance moves on the album. And a lot of my songs will be very sexy and catchy at the same time."[3] She had a name for the album, Unleashed, but she then changed it to Independent because she thought it wouldn't be appropriate to call it Unleashed. In October 2009, Montag confirmed via her Twitter account that the final name for the album would be Superficial.

On August 16, 2007, Ryan Seacrest premiered "Body Language", an unofficial single from Montag's future debut album, on his KIIS-FM radio show. The song also featured Pratt rapping. Both Montag and Pratt denied the song was intended to be the first single with Pratt stating to Us Weekly that the song, "was something Heidi and I were doing for fun. Never would I rap on her first single!"[4] However, on the released version of "Body Language" in 2009, Spencer is clearly heard rapping at one point in the song. In December 2007, another track by Montag and produced by David Foster entitled "Touch Me" was leaked online.[5] On January 19, 2008, it was confirmed via Montag's official MySpace that her first single, called "Higher", plus a surprise would be released on February 5, 2008. The song received an online-only release on iTunes. Along with the single, the accompanying video shot by then-boyfriend, Spencer Pratt, was also available to purchase. The song and the video received a negative response from websites and readers across the internet, to which Montag responded, "I appreciate people taking the time to write any comment." [6]

Two weeks after the release of "Higher.", the ballad "No More" was leaked online forcing Montag to release it as a promotional single the following month. Like her first single, the track was released to online stores, but unlike "Higher" the promo single received positive comments from the media and public.[7] In June 2008, Montag released two more songs, her first official single titled "Fashion"[8] and "One More Drink"[9] On August 18, 2008, Montag released her third single entitled "Overdosin'".[10] On September 2, 2008, another song recorded by Montag entitled "Party is Wherever I Am", was leaked onto the internet receiving mixed comments from the public.[11]

Montag recently hired the songwriter maverick Cathy Dennis. However, Dennis has stated that working with Montag was not working as well as she had hoped.

On April 1, she released her new single "Look How I'm Doing" On-Air with Ryan Seacrest. Soon after, another three tracks, "Your Love Found Me", "Turn Ya Head" and "More Is More", were released to PerezHilton.com.

On November 10, 2009 a low quality clip of "I'll Do It" leaked to youtube.

On November 17, 2009, a high-quality preview of the single "Superficial" was made available on YouTube, exactly one week before the song's scheduled release on November 24th.

Heidi confirmed in an over the phone interview that her songs "Love It Or Leave It" & "Hey Boy" will be on the official tracklisting and "Bad Boy" didn't make the cut. [12]

On November 22, 2009, the second single "Superficial" was released on iTunes. The track was received positively by fans and some non fans.

On December 29, 2009, Heidi wrote on her Twitter page, confirming her album would no longer be released physically in stores, but only online: [13] 18 more days until my Digital LP "Superficial" drops. Please help spread the word!"

On January 6, 2009, Heidi announced that you could pre-order her album on iTunes. You can also pre-order this album on Amazon - it's release date on Amazon is January 11th. You can also hear the preview of the album here: [1]

In early January, a count down was put onto Montag's Music Myspace stating that the album "Superficial" would be released over a month since then. This leads to the possibility of a physical release in mid-February (specifically February 13th).

On January 7 2010, Montag posted a photo of an actual CD on her Twitter for "Superficial"

Release

The album was originally to be released in late 2007; however, due to Montag lacking a record deal, the release date had been subsequently postponed. Montag's husband, Spencer Pratt, had confirmed that the album was scheduled to be fully released on July 7, 2009, via her independent recording label, Heidi Montag Records[14]. However, the album was pushed back again for unknown reasons. On December 29, 2009, Heidi confirmed her album would be out online only on January 12, 2010.

Singles

  • "Superficial" is the first single from the album of the same name. It was released 2 days earlier then on its scheduled date of November 24, 2009. It was released on iTunes on November 22, 2009. So far, it has failed to chart in any countries.
  • Montag has confirmed that "Turn Ya Head" will be the album's second single, and will be released sometime in January 2010.

Other Songs

  • The song "Blackout" has appeared on the EP Here She Is..., that also had a video, directed by Montag's husband, Spencer Pratt. The video was filmed during their honey-moon in Cabo, San Lucas.
  • "Look How I'm Doing" appeared on both of the EP's by Montag with a promotional video for the song.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Look How I'm Doin"Cathy Dennis, Laura Pergolizzi, Ramon Diaz, Steve MoralesSteve Morales3:28
2."Turn Ya Head"Cathy Dennis, Steve MoralesSteve Morales3:37
3."Fanatic"Cathy Dennis, Christopher RojasChristopher Rojas3:25
4."Superficial"Steve MoralesSteve Morales3:08
5.""More Is More""Laura Pergolizzi, Steve MoralesSteve Morales3:05
6."One More Drink"Dawn Richard 3:37
7."Twisted"  3:48
8."Hey Boy"  2:55
9."My Parade"Alexander McCrary, John Stary, Melanie DayanFingazz3:23
10."Blackout"  3:29
11."I'll Do It"  3:30
12."Love It Or Leave It"Laura Pergolizzi, Sebastian JacomeSebastian J.3:00

Promotional EPs

Two EPs were sent for promotion of Superficial.

Wherever I Am

Wherever I Am is the first EP released by singer Heidi Montag. It was released on April 28, 2009. The single "More Is More" is Montag's first entrance to charts, peaking at number 27 on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs.[15]

Track listing:

  1. "Your Love Found Me" - 3:52
  2. "More Is More" - 3:06
  3. "Party Is Wherever I Am" - 3:28
  4. "Turn Ya Head" - 3:39
  5. "Look How I'm Doing" (Remix) (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) - 3:39

[16]

Here She Is...

Here She Is... is the second EP by singer Heidi Montag, released on August 4, 2009. It has not yet charted in any country. It features songs that will be on her debut album Superficial set to be released January, 12, 2010.[17]

Track listing:

  1. "No More" - 4:05
  2. "Overdosin'" - 3:45
  3. "Look How I'm Doing" - 3:29
  4. "Turn Ya Head" - 3:39
  5. "More Is More" (Explicit Version) - 3:06
  6. "BlackOut" - 3:31
  7. "Your Love Found Me" - 3:52

References

  1. ^ http://twitter.com/heidimontag
  2. ^ http://twitpic.com/x46m7
  3. ^ "Heidi Confirms debut album". Us Weekly. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-02-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Heidi and Spencer "Furious" Over Song Leak". Us Weekly. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-10-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Song!". Us Weekly. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Heidi Montag Thanks You for Your Comments". People. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-06. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Single "No More"". US Weekly. 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Single "Fashion"". usmagazine.com. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  9. ^ "'Hills' Star Heidi Montag Plans Christian Album". foxnews.com. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  10. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Song". usmagazine.com. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  11. ^ "The Hits Don't Stop With Heidi Montag". E! Online. 2008-09-02.
  12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qILxLQ3JVkc
  13. ^ http://twitter.com/heidimontag/status/7165133488
  14. ^ "Conversation with Caller from NJ". SayNow. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/heidi-montag/1002381
  16. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-I-Am-EP/dp/B0026FZVR4
  17. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Here-She-Is/dp/B002KU96U8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1252342488&sr=8-2
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