Thank You Camellia

Thank You Camellia
Studio album by Kris Allen
Released May 22, 2012
Recorded 2011
Genre Pop rock
Label RCA, 19
Producer Tim Pagnotta, The Messengers, J. Bonilla, Kevin Kadish, Per Kristian "Boots" Ottestad, Curt Schneider, Maison & Dragen, Chris DeStefano
Kris Allen chronology

Kris Allen
(2009)		 Thank You Camellia
(2012)		 Waiting for Christmas
(2012)
Singles from Thank You Camellia
  1. "The Vision of Love"
    Released: March 26, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Entertainment Weekly B+[1]
People [2]
allmusic [3]

Thank You Camellia is the second major-label studio album (third overall) by American singer-songwriter and American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen. It was released on May 22, 2012.[4]

Background

Allen confirmed on April 4, 2012 via a WhoSay Twitter-based fan interview (and reiterated in following interviews) that the album's title is a reference to the home that he shared with friends from his home state of Arkansas while living in Los Angeles, where he recorded the majority of the songs featured on his sophomore release.[5]

Reception

Entertainment Weekly's Grady Smith gave the album a positive (B+) review. Ceding that the songs may come off "downright Amish" compared to contemporaries on the pop charts, Smith noted that "Allen delivers his lyrics with an earnest confidence (and occasional swagger) that keeps his songs from becoming treacly," concluding that the album was "a cohesive, warmhearted charmer."[1] USA Today's Brian Mansfield also described it as "warmhearted" with "charming flourishes."[6] People gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, calling it a "smoothly and surely executed . . . winner."[2] Yahoo Music's Lyndsey Parker observed that "[Allen's] songwriting skills have clearly grown more sophisticated," praising the range of the material from "jaunty, summer-convertible-cruising anthems" to darker tracks such as "the propulsive and sinister alt-rocker 'Monster'" and noting that "the lyrics are plain-spoken, refreshingly unflowery, and . . . cut right to the heart of the matter."[7]

Singles

The only single from the album is "The Vision of Love", which was released digitally on March 26, 2012. [8]

Track list

The track list was revealed on April 10, 2012.[9]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Better With You"  Kris Allen, Jason Reeves, Rune WestbergTim Pagnotta 3:14
2. "The Vision of Love"  Allen, Adam Messinger, Nasri AtwehThe Messengers 3:34
3. "My Weakness"  Allen, Isaac Hasson, John Clark Jr., J BonillaBonilla 2:43
4. "Out Alive"  Allen, Isaac Slade, PagnottaPagnotta 3:42
5. "Monster"  Allen, Cale MillsCurt Schneider 3:35
6. "Blindfolded"  Allen, Lindy Robbins, Toby GadBonilla 3:09
7. "Teach Me How Love Goes"  Allen, MillsPagnotta 3:26
8. "Rooftops"  Allen, Kevin Kadish, Per Kristian "Boots" OttestadKadish, Ottestad 3:02
9. "Leave You Alone"  Allen, Mills, SchneiderSchneider 4:22
10. "Loves Me Not" (featuring Meiko)Allen, Nolan Sipe, Ryan PetersenSchneider 3:33
11. "You Got a Way"  Allen, MillsSchneider 3:30

Release formats

Live performances

Allen performed new material from his forthcoming album for the first time at a sold out show at The Mint in Los Angeles on February 9, 2012.[10]

Allen performed "The Vision of Love" and other new material from his forthcoming album at the Live in the Vineyard festival on April 13 at the Uptown Theater, in Napa, California. The show also featured Jason Mraz, Mayer Hawthorne, Mat Kearney, and more.[4]

He also performed at Mix 94.1's Pet-a-Palooza in Las Vegas on April 21. On May 19, Allen performed songs from the record on 96.9 WINK FM's Spring Fling. He covered "She Works Hard for the Money", paying respect to the late Donna Summer.

Release dates

Country Date Label Formats
Ireland May 18, 2012 RCA Records CD, digital download
United Kingdom May 21, 2012
Worldwide May 22, 2012

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grady Smith (2012-05-16). "Music Review: Thank You Camellia (2012), Kris Allen". Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kris Allen: Thank You Camellia". People. June 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Review: Thank You Camellia, Kris Allen". Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen to Release Brand New Album Thank You Camellia May 22nd on 19 Recordings/RCA Records". RCA Music. 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Kris Allen answers questions via Twitter". WhoSay. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  6. ↑ Brian Mansfield (2012-05-18). "Kris Allen looks beyond himself on 'Thank You Camellia'". Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  7. ↑ Lyndsey Parker (2012-05-19). "Giving Thanks For Kris Allen’s ‘Thank You Camellia’". Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Get "The Vision of Love" on iTunes!". RCA News.
  9. ↑ MJ Santilli (2012-04-09). "Kris Allen Reveals "Thank You Camellia" Track List". Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  10. ↑ Lyndsey Parker (2012-02-10). "Kris Allen Debuts Mint-y Fresh New Songs at Rare L.A. Show". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2012-05-07.