Horizons (Kris Allen album)

Horizons
Studio album by Kris Allen
Released August 12, 2014
Recorded 2014
Genre Pop, pop rock, indie pop
Label DogBear Records, +180 Records
Producer Charlie Peacock
Kris Allen chronology

Waiting for Christmas
(2012)		 Horizons
(2014)
Singles from Horizons
  1. "Prove It to You"
    Released: July 7, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Rate Your Music [1]

Horizons is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen. It was released on August 12, 2014, by Allen's independent label, DogBear Records. Allen also organized a Stageit show as a release party for the record where he performed the full album set and also a song called Unique. A portion of the proceeds from the album go to benefit Music Empowers Foundation.[2][3]

Background

Allen was dropped by RCA Records in 2012, after releasing two albums - Kris Allen (2009) and Thank You Camellia (2012) - through the label.[4] He released Horizons independently through his own label, DogBear Records.[5]

As a result of an accident which broke his wrist, Allen had to change his approach to music making for this album, in particular he began to use a finger-picking style of guitar playing. According to Allen, "it’s a different way to play and some of those songs were written when my hand was in a cast so all I had was my fingers. I think it made me a bit more melodic than just strumming a bunch of chords."[5] He sought out the producer Charlie Peacock to produce his album. Peacock introduced Allen to a number of people, including Lenachka with whom he recorded "Prove It to You".[6] "Prove It to You" was released as the lead single from the album on July 7, 2014.[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 80 with 4,000 copies sold for the week in the US.[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Young Love ("Paul Simon")"  Kris Allen, Cale Mills, Chris Torres 3:26
2. "Prove It to You" (feat. Lenachka)Allen, Cindy Morgan 3:34
3. "Beautiful & Wild"  Allen, Chris Lindsey 3:50
4. "In Time"  Allen, Mike Donehey, Charlie Peacock 3:27
5. "Lost"  Allen, K.S. Rhoads 3:18
6. "Don't Set Me Free"  Allen, Sam Ashworth 3:32
7. "Everybody Just Wants to Dance"  Allen 3:08
8. "Parachute"  Allen, April Geesbreght 3:17
9. "It's Always You"  Allen, Adam Hambrick 4:01
10. "Girl Across the Room[9][10]"  Allen 3:32

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 80
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

Personnel

  • Kris Allen — Acoustic guitar, beat box, electric guitar, primary artist, vocals
  • Sam Ashworth — Clapping, engineer, percussion, stomping, vocals
  • Richie Biggs — Engineer, mastering, mixing
  • CP — Engineer
  • Richard Dodd — Mastering
  • Cody Fry — Programming, vocals
  • Mark Hill — Bass
  • Evan Hutchings — Drums
  • Andy Leftwich — Fiddle, mandolin
  • Ken Lewis — Percussion
  • Brenton Little — Design, Photography
  • Andrew St. Marie — Piano
  • Jerry McPherson — Electric guitar
  • Charlie Peacock — Keyboards, percussion, piano, producer, programming
  • K.S. Rhoads — Piano
  • James Sweeting — Clapping, engineer, production coordination, programming, stomping

Release dates

Country Date Label Formats
United States[13] August 12, 2014 DogBear Records CD, digital download
Germany[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Horizons". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ↑ ""American Idol" Kris Allen to Donate a Portion of "Horizons" Album Proceeds". Artist Direct. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sales Of New Kris Allen Album, "Horizons" To Benefit Music Empowers Foundation". PR Newswire. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Shirley Halperin (September 19, 2012). "'American Idol' Kris Allen and RCA Records Part Ways (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michele Amabile Angermiller (August 12, 2014). "'American Idol' Champ Kris Allen Opens Up About New Album; Remembers Michael Johns". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lyndsey Parker (August 4, 2014). "Kris Allen Extends His 'Horizons' to Yahoo: See Him Perform!". Yahoo! Music.
  7. ↑ Lyndsey Parker. "Kris Allen Premieres Lyric Video for 'Prove It to You'". Rolling Stone.
  8. ↑ Keith Caulfield (August 22, 2014). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Idol' Hits New Low". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Kris Allen Details Horizons with cover, tracklist, & Snippets". Celebrity Bug. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Horizons - Kris Allen". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kris Allen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Kris Allen. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Kris Allen Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Kris Allen. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Horizons". iTunes. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Horizons". German iTunes. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

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