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Revision as of 13:39, 9 April 2010

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Jason Derülo is the debut album by R&B recording artist Jason Derülo released on 2 March 2010.[1]. The album was produced by J.R. Rotem and features the hit singles, "Whatcha Say", which reached #1 on the US Hot 100 and "In My Head", which has reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

Jason wrote songs for many successful artists from 2007 to 2009, and his debut single was released on 4 August 2009. "Whatcha Say" was produced by J.R. Rotem with additional production by Fuego. The song samples the Imogen Heap song "Hide And Seek", and in late August of 2009, the song debuted at #54 on the US Hot 100[2] and peaked at #1 on the chart in November of 2009, becoming Derülo's first single to reach #1 on that chart.[3] Due to Derülo's sudden success, he began work on his debut album.

By December of 2009 the album was completed, and he subsequently released the second single from his album, "In My Head", on 8 December 2009. It debuted at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has since reached #8, becoming another Top 10 hit for Derülo. Jason began promoting the album in late November of 2009 by appearing as one of the opening acts for Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour, which will end in 2010. 'Ridin' Solo' originally sampled "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, however the sample was not cleared and was subsequently replaced.

Jason said in a recent interview with a British radio station, that he recorded more than 300 songs, and hand selected the best to include on the album.

Singles

  • "Whatcha Say" was released as the lead single from the album on 4 August 2009. The single became available for digital download on 5 May 2009, but wasn't officially released until 4 August. The song samples Imogen Heap's song "Hide and Seek", and reached #54 on the US Hot 100 in late August of 2009. It peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 in mid-November of 2009, which made Derülo a star internationally, as the single reached the Top 10 worldwide and reached #1 in many other countries as well. The music video was filmed in August of 2009 and was released in September of 2009, and it received heavy rotation on VH1 and MTV.
  • "In My Head" was released as the second single from the album on 8 December 2009. The single is more uptempo and dance-influenced than his debut single. The single debuted at #63 on the US Hot 100 in late December of 2009, and has since reached #8 on the Hot 100, becoming his second Top 10 hit in the US. It debuted #1 on the Australian Singles Chart on 22 February 2010 and #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Ridin' Solo" was confirmed to be the third single from the album. It will be released on May 31, 2010 on U.K.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [5]
BBC Music(Negative) [6]
Dot Music(4/10)[7]
Entertainment Weekly(C+) [8]
The Guardian [9]
Los Angeles Times [10]

Jason Derulo received mixed reviews from critics upon its release, receiving an average score of 55 out of 100, according to music review aggregator Metacritic.[11] The most positive of reviews coming from Los Angeles Times's August Brown who gave the album two and half stars out of four, praising the album for its "array of earnest trance-pop, glossy guitar rock and buttoned-down R&B." and called it "a pleasure-packed debut." He went on to praise Derulo's vocal ability for knowing "exactly when to deploy his Caribbean lilt to ramp up a song's melodrama, and it's one of his best vocal tricks". [10] Allmusic's David Jeffries was less impressed and gave the album three out of five stars criticizing the album for its "overall flow" and for only having nine tracks. Despite this Jeffries went on to praise the album for its ability to "get stuck in your head" and went on to call the album "one to admire rather than advocate". The most critical of reviews came from BBC Music's Mike Diver who criticized entire album as a hole and called it a "a deafening hollowness, an unashamed fakery akin to a dream-state where fantasy and reality have become mixed and hopelessly muddied" and "this soulless Auto-Tune-fest is one to avoid". [6]

Track listing

The official track list was confirmed by iTunes and Jason's Official website.[12]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Whatcha Say"J. R. Rotem (addit. prod. by Fuego)3:42
2."Ridin' Solo"J. R. Rotem3:36
3."In My Head"J. R. Rotem3:18
4."The Sky's the Limit"J. R. Rotem3:42
5."What If"J. R. Rotem3:22
6."Love Hangover"J. R. Rotem3:19
7."Encore"J. R. Rotem3:43
8."Fallen"J. R. Rotem3:15
9."Blind"J. R. Rotem3:35
International, iTunes and Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer (s)Length
10."Strobelight" (International Bonus track)J. R. Rotem3:02
11."Queen of Hearts" (iTunes and Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem2:57
12."Whatcha Say (Acoustic Version)" (iTunes Deluxe Edition and Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem3:42
13."In My Head (Rhythm Remix)" (iTunes Deluxe Edition and Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem3:18
14."Whatcha Say (Klubjumpers Radio Remix)" (Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem4:02
15."Whatcha Say (Johnny Vicious Remix)" (Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem7:32
16."Whatcha Say (Wawa Radio Remix)" (Japan Bonus track)J. R. Rotem3:24
17."The Videoclips of Whatcha Say, In My Head and a digital booklet."  
French Pre-order iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleProducer (s)Length
10."Strobelight"J. R. Rotem3:02
11."Whatcha Say (Feat. Fanny J) [French Version]"  

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 4
Canadian Albums Chart[14] 9
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 30
Irish Albums Chart[16] 10
New Zealand Singles Chart[17] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[18] 59
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 13
UK Albums Chart[20] 8
U.S. Billboard 200[21] 11

Release history

Country Date Label
New Zealand[22] February 26, 2010 Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.
United Kingdom March 1, 2010
United States March 2, 2010
Canada
Australia[23] March 5, 2010
Germany
Japan[24] March 10, 2010 Warner Music
Brazil[25] March 25, 2010

References

  1. ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_albums.htm
  2. ^ Varghese, Susan (6 October 2009). "Jason Derülo Takes Off With 'Whatcha Say' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  4. ^ http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm
  5. ^ Jeffries, David. "Jason Derulo - Album Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b Diver, Mike (04 March 2010). "Jason Derulo - Album Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2010-03-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Gill, Jaime. "Jason Derulo - Jason Derulo". Dot Music. Retrieved 2010-4-7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ Wood, Mikael (02 March 2010). "Jason Derulo - Album Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (25 February 2010). "Jason Derulo - Album Review". The Gaurdian. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  10. ^ a b Brown, August (01 March 2010). "Jason Derulo - Album Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Jason Derulo - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  12. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=353616696
  13. ^ "australian-charts.com - Jason Derulo albums chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  14. ^ "Canadian Albums Chart Top 1-10". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  15. ^ http://acharts.us/album/53762
  16. ^ http://acharts.us/album/53762
  17. ^ "Jason Derülo". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  18. ^ Jason Derülo on Swedish charts
  19. ^ http://acharts.us/album/53762
  20. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums/
  21. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Lady Antebellum Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 10 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  22. ^ "Jason Derülo". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  23. ^ "iTunes Store: Jason Derulo – Jason Derulo". Apple Inc. iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  24. ^ "Jason Derulo – Jason Derulo (Japan release date)". Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  25. ^ "Jason Derulo – Jason Derulo (Brazil release date)". Retrieved 9 March 2010.
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