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Kiss & Tell is the debut studio album by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene. It was released on September 29, 2009, under Hollywood Records. Gomez worked with several writers and producers on the album including Gina Schock of the Go-Go's. The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 selling 66,000 copies in the first week. It peaked at number twenty-two on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album has spawned two singles, the lead single "Falling Down" which charted in the Billboard Hot 100, and the second single "Naturally" which was a top 20 hit in two countries.

Writing and development

Gomez first announced the album publicly in late July 2008 on an interview with Jocelyn Vena of MTV News.[2] stating, "I'm going to be in a band — no Selena Gomez stuff. I'm not going to be a solo artist. I think that I don't want my name attached to it."[2] After two years of recording and going over one-hundred songs, Gomez announced the name of her band.[3] She explained,

"I named my band the Scene because a lot of people are making fun of me calling me a 'wannabe scene,' so I thought I would poke fun [at] that. Can't beat 'em join 'em! Haha [sic]."[3]

Gomez also re-recorded her first charting single, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", for the album because she recorded the original version when she was about fifteen years old.[4] She calls herself a "huge, huge fan" of Fefe Dobson, to the extent that she included a cover of the Toronto native's "As a Blonde",[5] which was a song for Dobson's unreleased album Sunday Love.[6] on the disc. Writers on the album include Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe and Gina Schock of the Go-Go's; who've contributed to the lead single on the album. Gomez co-wrote one song on the album,[7] entitled "I Won't Apologize".[4]

Music structure and lyrics

Musically, the album drew influences from different artists such as Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga and Avril Lavigne.[8] Gomez said that the album will have a pop rock and dance-pop feel to it.[2] She added that the music is "fun, energetic, empowering." "I'm still new and still figuring out where I want to be musically. But I think this is a good start ... hopefully."[3] Songs like "Falling Down" are a upbeat pop songs that contains a strong use of drums and electric guitars with predominant "bloopy synths."[8] Gomez mentioned that she also plays instruments on some of the album's tracks, saying,

"I basically want to make music that is fun and that parents and kids can jump around to and have a good time to," she said. "I will be singing, and I'm learning drums and playing electric guitar."[2]

Lyrically, Gomez stated the album does not draw any personal life experiences. She stated, "That's why I only wrote one song on the album."[7] Gomez elaborated on the concept of "Falling Down" during an interview, saying "[...] it's basically about Hollywood and what people think about it and essentially how plastic it is sometimes. It's fun and I think girls can relate to it somewhat, for me it was because of Hollywood, but it can really relate to a mean girl, an ex-boyfriend, to whoever."[9] On the song "As a Blonde," originally a Fefe Dobson song, Gomez sings in regards to trying different things and changing up her personality.[6]

Critical reception

  • Bill Lamb of About.com: "Kiss and Tell is not a masterpiece, but it is a great start. There is a clutch of great songs here, and Selena Gomez, at the young age of 17, is definitely an artist to watch. The uptempo vitality here rarely flags. However, Selena Gomez proves she can rock out as well as a deliver a more quiet ballad. Selena Gomez has a maturity that points in the direction of great music to come."[10]
  • Tim Sendra of Allmusic: "Thanks to the fact that one of the songwriting teams on the record has former Go-Go Gina Schock as a member and thanks to bouncy, peppy songs like 'Kiss & Tell,' that's not really too much of a stretch. Probably the best idea for the future is for Gomez to keep making records as diverse and well constructed as Kiss & Tell, keeping the same producers and songwriters on board and maintaining the same smart and sassy attitude she displays throughout. That should keep the tweens and teens happy while impressing and thrilling fans of perfectly constructed capital "P" pop, too."[1]
  • Mikael Wood of Billboard: "Considering how closely the new set follows similarly situated tween-pop efforts by Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato, Gomez's fans might share the sentiment: It's not always easy to tell what distinguishes the work of this Wizards of Waverly Place TV star from that of her fellow Disney-factory females. That doesn't mean Kiss & Tell doesn't deliver its required payload of electro-rock delights. ... But if Gomez wants to outlast her current context, her music could use more of her in it."[11]
  • Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly: "The multihyphenate has no vocal chops. On Kiss & Tell, all the slick production in the world can't erase the 'Mom! Where's my allowance money?' whine she mistakes for Avril-esque attitude".[12]

Songs

Kiss & Tell is composed of songs with pop-rock, electro-rock[13],[dead link] and dance characteristics with influences of synth pop. "Kiss & Tell" is the first song on the album that tells of a supposed friend that tells her secrets and is described as a feisty electro-rock number with with punkish guitars, hand claps, shouts of "Hey!" and even a touch of Adam and the Ants jungle drums and bass figures.[10] "I Won't Apologize" is an energetic synth-rock song, co-written by Selena Gomez.[10] "Falling Down" is the first single off the album that, along with “Kiss & Tell”, have an aggressive, almost bratty, attack that borrows equally from punk attitude and pop melody. [10] "[...] it's basically about Hollywood and what people think about it and essentially how plastic it is sometimes. It's fun and I think girls can relate to it somewhat, for me it was because of Hollywood, but it can really relate to a mean girl, an ex-boyfriend, to whoever."[14] “I Promise You” is a pop-rock song with synth-pop characteristics. "Crush" is an aggressive rock song that vocally and lyrically sound close to that of Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne.[10] "Naturally" is an electropop song that has a juicy and instantly memorable vocal hook. [13][dead link]

"The Way I Loved You" is the ballad of the album.[10] “More” is an electro-rock dance song that lyrically calls for the spotlight. "As a Blonde" is a synthy pop-punk cover of the original by Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson. “I Don’t Miss You At All” is an electropop song with techno beat and synthesizer influences about post-break-up and sounds similar to that of the worldwide hit "Untouched" and "This Is How It Feels" by Australian electro-rock duo The Veronicas. “Stop and Erase” is an electro-rock song about a painful past with bullies and teasing. "I Got U" is a pop-rock song that, according to Bill Lamb of About.com, is a “mix of sweetness and intensity that seems distinctively Selena Gomez.”[10] "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" is a song that was originally recorded for the soundtrack for Another Cinderella Story, but was re-recorded for this album.

Promotion

Radio Disney premiered some songs from the album from Monday, September 21, 2009 to Friday, September 25: "Kiss and Tell," "Naturally," "Crush," "I Promise You" and "More."[15] On September 26, the station premiered the entire album, with a rebroadcast the next day.[15] On September 29, prior to the record release party, Selena Gomez & the Scene performed live on Dancing with the Stars.[16] Gomez and her band are scheduled to perform songs from the album on their House of Blues 2010 Tour.[4][17] They have also performed live on several televised events. They performed "Naturally" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[18][19] and both "Falling Down" and "Naturally" at the 2009 Teletón in Mexico.[20] They are also set to perform at PopCon in February, along with Justin Bieber.[21]

Singles

Track listing

# Song title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1 "Kiss & Tell" Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe, Gina Schock Bruner, Vittetoe 3:17
2 "I Won't Apologize" Selena Gomez, John Randall Fields, William James McAuley III[30] Fields 3:06
3 "Falling Down " Bruner, Vittetoe, Schock Bruner, Vittetoe 3:05
4 "I Promise You" Isaac Hasson, Lindy Robbins, Mher Filian SuperSpy 3:20
5 "Crush" Bruner, Vittetoe, Schock Bruner, Vittetoe 3:19
6 "Naturally" Antonina Armato, Tim James, Devrim Karaoglu Armato,[11] James 3:22
7 "The Way I Loved You" Shelly Peiken, Rob Wells Wells 3:33
8 "More" Hasson, Robbins, Filian SuperSpy 3:30
9 "As a Blonde" Fefe Dobson, Greg Wells, Peiken[31] Wells 2:47
10 "I Don't Miss You at All" Robbins, Toby Gad Gad 3:40
11 "Stop & Erase" Bruner, Vittetoe, Schock Bruner, Vittetoe 2:52
12 "I Got U" Matthew Wilder, Tamara Dunn Wilder 3:34
13 "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" (New Version) Armato, Ralph Curchwell, Michael Nielsen Armato, James 2:55
Additional notes
Target exclusive

Target retail stores released an exclusive CD/DVD version of the album.[32]

DVD contents[33]
Over 20 minutes of exclusive footage including:
  1. Making of Kiss & Tell
  2. "Falling Down" music video
  3. Photo Gallery
Japan Edition

With new artwork, one bonus track and DVD.[34]

# Song title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
14 "Falling Down (Plug In Language Remix)"[35] Bruner, Vittetoe, Schock Bruner, Vittetoe 7:17
UK Edition

With new artwork (Different from US/Japan), and one bonus track.[36]

# Song title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
14 "Naturally (Dave Audé Radio Edit)"[37] Armato, James, Karaoglu Armato, James 4:02

Personnel

[38]

  • Selena Gomez - Vocals, Vocals (background)
  • Chris Anderson - Engineer, Mixing
  • Antonina Armato - Producer
  • Adam Comstock - Engineer
  • Dorian Crozier - Drums, Assistant Engineer
  • Fefe Dobson - Vocals (background)
  • John Fields - Bass, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Mher Filian - Keyboards, Programming, Beats
  • Josh Freese - Drums
  • Toby Gad- Arranger, Programming, Producer, Mixing, Instrumentation
  • Paul David Hager - Mixing
  • Steve Hammons - Engineer
  • Isaac Hasson - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
  • Jeri Heiden - Art Direction
  • Sean Hurley - Bass
  • Greg Johnston - Guitar
  • Devrim Karaoglu - Producer
  • Char Licera - Vocals (background)
  • Jon Lind- A&R
  • Jimmy Messer - Guitar
  • Clif Norrell - Mixing
  • Paul Palmer - Mixing
  • Shelly Peiken - Vocal Producer
  • Tim Pierce - Guitar
  • Lindy Robbins - Vocals (background)
  • Gina Schock - Vocals (background)
  • David Snow - Creative Director
  • Nick Steinhardt - Design
  • Luke Tozour - Engineer
  • Trey Vittetoe - Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
  • Robert Vosgien - Mastering
  • Cindy Warden - A&R
  • Rob Wells - Programming, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Producer, Instrumentation
  • Matthew Wilder - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Instrumentation
  • Ghian Wright - Drum Engineering

Chart performance

The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 selling 66,000 copies the first week.[39] In the second week, the album fell to number twenty-five upon sales of 25,000.[40] It continued to remain on the chart for some time thereafter. On the Billboard 2009 Year End albums chart, Kiss & Tell appears at number 187.[41]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums[42] 4
Canadian Albums Chart[43] 22
Mexican Albums Chart[44] 20
New Zealand Albums Chart[45] 21
U.S. Billboard 200[43] 9
Japan Top 100 Albums [46] 66

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada[47] September 29, 2009 Hollywood Records CD, digital download D000283102
United States[48]
Brazil[49] November 25, 2009 CD 2853957
Australia[50] October 19, 2009 Universal Music Australia 8713096
New Zealand [citation needed] Disney/Universal[45]
México November 3, 2009[citation needed] Universal Music
Argentina[51] November 6, 2009
Japan[52][53] February 24, 2010 Hollywood Records/Avex International Records CD/CD+DVD AVCW13120[52] / AVCW13119/B[53]
Spain March 22, 2010[citation needed] Hollywood Records/Universal Music Spain CD
Europe March 29, 2010[citation needed] Universal Music CD
United Kingdom April 19, 2010 [54] Fascination Records CD[55]

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