Hold On 'til the Night

Hold On 'til the Night
Studio album by Greyson Chance
Released August 2, 2011
Recorded 2010–11; Tinderbox & Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA ·
Genre Pop rock
Length 36:07
Label eleveneleven, Maverick, Streamline, Geffen
Producer Ellen DeGeneres (exec.), Da Internz, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, The Matrix, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley, Matt Squire, Martin Terefe, Fisticuffs, David Jost, Jochen Naaf
Singles from Hold On 'til the Night
  1. "Waiting Outside the Lines"
    Released: October 26, 2010
  2. "Unfriend You"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  3. "Hold On 'til the Night"
    Released: November 6, 2011

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 Records, Streamline Records 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]

Contents

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]

"Hold On 'til the Night", the title track, is the third single from the album. A music video for the song was shot on November 6, 2011.[9] The music video premiered Friday, December 9th on VEVO.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [10]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[11]
PopCrush [12]
Rolling Stone [13]
Toronto Star [14]
Us Magazine [15]
60SecondsOfMusic [16]

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".[15] 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.[11] 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".[12] 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."[14]

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.[13] 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".[17]

Metacritic gave the album a 61 out of 100 based on 4 reviews.[18]

Commercial performance

In the US, the album sold 16,185 copies in its first week, debuting at #29 on the Billboard 200.[19] In Canada, the album debuted at #67 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[20] In France, the album debuted at #47 on the French Albums Chart. The album re-entered the Billboard 200 chart on September 22, 2011 at #144. [21]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Waiting Outside the Lines"   Marcos Palacios, Ernest Clark, Aaron Cox, Eric Bellinger, Greyson Chance Da Internz 3:51
2. "Unfriend You"   Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg Alexander, Steinberg 3:20
3. "Home Is in Your Eyes"   Chance, Cox, Palacios, Clark Da Internz 3:30
4. "Hold On 'til the Night"   Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spoke, Chance The Matrix 3:41
5. "Heart Like Stone"   Chance, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley Lashley, Brisebois, Matt Squire 3:48
6. "Little London Girl"   Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek, Andreas Olsson, Jamesa Walsh, Chance Terefe 2:58
7. "Cheyenne"   Kaci Brown, Dillon Rodriguez, Brian Warfield, Maclean Robinson Fisticuffs 2:55
8. "Summertrain"   David Jost, Alexander Zuckowski Jost, Jochen Naaf 4:31
9. "Stranded"   Priscilla Hamilton, Cox, Palacios, Clark Da Internz 3:44
10. "Take a Look at Me Now"   Christy, Edwards, Spoke, Chance The Matrix 3:35

References

  1. ^ Sciarretto, Amy. "Greyson Chance to Release "Hold On 'Til the Night' on August 2nd". ArtistDirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/greyson-chance-to-release-hold-on-til-the-night-on-august-2nd/8973747. 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. http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2010/11/booked-greyson-chance-sanaa-hamri-dir.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  5. ^ Greyson Chance - Waiting outside the lines. Youtube. Retrieved on 13 December 2010.
  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. http://greysonchancefans.com/whats-new/2011/6/14/greyson-chance-2nd-day-of-unfriend-you-video-shoot-with-aria.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
  8. ^ Greyson Chance - Unfriend You. YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2011
  9. ^ http://www.whosay.com/greysonchance/photos/88486?code=QSTX8i
  10. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Hold on 'Til the Night - Greyson Chance". Hold on 'Til the Night. Rovi. http://www.allmusic.com/album/hold-on-til-the-night-r2226980/review. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  11. ^ a b Lynch, Joe. "Hold on 'til the Night review - Greyson Chance review | Music Reviews and More". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20513251,00.html. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  12. ^ a b Shetler, Scott. "Greyson Chance, ‘Hold On Til the Night’ – Album Review". PopCrush. http://popcrush.com/greyson-chance-hold-on-til-the-night/. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  13. ^ a b Rosen, Jody. "Hold on 'til the Night by Greyson Chance | Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hold-on-til-the-night-20110802. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  14. ^ a b Terauds, John. "Greyson Chance gives us solid pop, and more". Toronto Star. http://www.toronto.com/article/693965--greyson-chance-gives-us-solid-pop-and-more. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
  15. ^ a b Drew, Ian. "Review | Greyson Chance, Hold On 'Til the Night". Us Magazine. http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/review--greyson-chance-hold-on-til-the-night-2011277. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  16. ^ Review: Greyson Chance- Hold On Til' The Night. 60SecondsOfMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011
  17. ^ Farber, Jim. ""Hold on 'til the Night" review: Greyson Chance fails to impress beyond YouTube "Paparazzi" cover". NY Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2011/08/02/2011-08-02_hold_on_til_the_night_review_greyson_chance_fails_to_impress_beyond_youtube_papa.html. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  18. ^ Hold on 'Til the Night - Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved 10 August 2011
  19. ^ Building Album Sales Chart. Hits Daily Double. Retrieved 30 August 2011
  20. ^ Jam! Music SoundScan Charts Albums : Top 100. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 10 August 2011
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