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Hold On 'til the Night is the debut studio album by American singer Greyson Chance. The album was released on August 2, 2011 by eleveneleven, Maverick, Streamline and Geffen Records. Chance's album is the first to be released on Ellen DeGeneres' record label eleveneleven. The album's release was preceded by two singles, "Waiting Outside the Lines" and "Unfriend You". The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by The Matrix, Billy Steinberg and Ron Fair.[1]

Singles

"Waiting Outside the Lines" was released as the first single on October 26, 2010[2] and as an EP release on April 19, 2011.[3] The music video, directed by Sanaa Hamri[4], was released December 13, 2010.[5]

"Unfriend You" was released as the second single on May 17, 2011.[6] The music video, which features Ariana Grande,[7] was released June 30, 2011.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly(B)[9]
PopCrush[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Toronto Star[12]
Us Magazine[13]
60SecondsOfMusic[14]

Chance's debut album has received mixed to positive reviews. Us Magazine rewarded Chance with three stars and a positive review, claiming that he "outdoes himself with 10 originals".[13] Entertainment Weekly gave Chance a positive review as well by complimenting his mature voice saying, "Chance reveals a surprisingly mature voice on 'Hold On 'Til the Night' ('Heart Like Stone' provides a welcome touch of outsider brooding), though the Facebook-spurred melodrama of 'Unfriend You' reminds listeners that he is, after all, just a kid." The overall grade for the album was a B.[9] PopCrush website also wrote a positive review giving Chance four stars. Scott Shetler writes, "the resulting debut album is a 10-song collection that sounds a lot more grown-up than you might expect from such a fresh-faced youngster"[10]. John Terauds of the Toronto Star gave it three-and-a-half stars, writing that "the boy's debut 10-track album is a solid effort that owes a massive debt to the boy bands of the 1990s" and ended with, "This YouTube phenom is standing on solid artistic ground here."[12]

Rolling Stone gave the album a two star review, stating that "the 13-year-old is anything but threatening on this potential blockbuster of a debut", however the Rolling Stone community gave the album four and a half stars.[11] NY Daily News also gave the album two stars explaining that "the singer's androgynous pitch — which lies well north of Justin Bieber's — limits his ability to make the CD's love songs credible for anyone over his own age".[15]

Commercial performance

In the US, the album sold 16,185 copies in its first week, debuting at #29 on the Billboard 200.[16] In Canada, the album debuted at #67 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[17] In France, the album debuted at #47 on the French Albums Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Waiting Outside the Lines"Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clark, Aaron Cox, Eric Bellinger, Greyson ChanceDa Internz3:51
2."Unfriend You"Josh Alexander, Billy SteinbergAlexander, Steinberg3:20
3."Home Is in Your Eyes"Chance, Cox, Palacios, ClarkDa Internz3:30
4."Hold On 'til the Night"Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spoke, ChanceThe Matrix3:41
5."Heart Like Stone"Chance, Danielle Brisebois, Nick LashleyLashley, Brisebois, Matt Squire3:48
6."Little London Girl"Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek, Andreas Olsson, Jamesa Walsh, ChanceTerefe2:58
7."Cheyenne"Kaci Brown, Dillon Rodriguez, Brian Warfield, Maclean RobinsonFisticuffs2:55
8."Summertrain"David Jost, Alexander ZuckowskiJost, Jochen Naaf4:31
9."Stranded"Priscilla Hamilton, Cox, Palacios, ClarkDa Internz3:44
10."Take a Look at Me Now"Christy, Edwards, Spoke, ChanceThe Matrix3:35
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s){{{extra_column}}}Length
11."Slipping Away"Alexander, SteinbergAlexander, Steinberg3:32
Total length:39:39
Amazon MP3 bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Purple Sky"3:52
Total length:39:59
Bonus QVC-exclusive DVD[18]
No.TitleLength
1."In-Studio Webisode" 
2."Canada Webisode" 
3."Paparazzi YouTube HQ Performance" 
4."Waiting Outside the Lines - Behind the Scenes" 
5."Waiting Outside the Lines" 
6."LA Live Tree Lighting" 
7."EPK" 
8."Minnesota Mall of America" 
9."Live at the House of Blues - Behind the Scenes" 
10."Making the Album: Hold On 'til the Night" 

References

  1. ^ Sciarretto, Amy. "Greyson Chance to Release "Hold On 'Til the Night' on August 2nd". ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. ^ Waiting Outside the Lines single. iTunes. Retrieved on 10 July 2011
  3. ^ Waiting Outside the Lines EP. iTunes. Retrieved on 10 July 2011
  4. ^ Gottlieb, Steven. "Video Static: Music Video News: BOOKED: Greyson Chance - Sanaa Hamri, dir". Video Static. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AU1yyy_At4
  6. ^ Unfriend You single. iTunes. Retrieved on 10 July 2011
  7. ^ "Greyson Chance 2nd Day of UnFriend You Video Shoot with Ariana Grande". GreysonChanceFans.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  8. ^ Greyson Chance - Unfriend You. YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2011
  9. ^ a b Lynch, Joe. "Hold on 'til the Night review - Greyson Chance review | Music Reviews and More". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "EW.com" ignored (help)
  10. ^ a b Shetler, Scott. "Greyson Chance, 'Hold On Til the Night' – Album Review". PopCrush. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  11. ^ a b Rosen, Jody. "Hold on 'til the Night by Greyson Chance | Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "Music Reviews" ignored (help)
  12. ^ a b Terauds, John. "Greyson Chance gives us solid pop, and more". Toronto Star. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  13. ^ a b Drew, Ian. "Review | Greyson Chance, Hold On 'Til the Night". Us Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ Farber, Jim. ""Hold on 'til the Night" review: Greyson Chance fails to impress beyond YouTube "Paparazzi" cover". NY Daily News. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  16. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
  17. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
  18. ^ QVC
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