Who Are You (2011)
Who You Are is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released on 28 February 2011 in the UK and on 12 April in the US. Due to high demand and interest from fans, the release date was pushed ahead by over an entire month, from its original 28 March 2011 release date. Production for the album took place throughout 2010. A range of producers contributed to the album, including Dr. Luke, Toby Gad, and K-Gee, among others. Who You Are received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. A re-release of Who You Are (variably called the "Deluxe Edition" or the "Platinum Edition") was released on 14 November 2011. It includes Jessie's second UK #1 single "Domino" and two new songs including "LaserLight", a collaboration with David Guetta. Who You Are was one of the most anticipated releases of 2011 due to Jessie J winning the Critics Choice award at the 2011 Brit Awards and topping the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll. On Twitter, Jessie J confirmed that it took her 6 years to completely finish the album - it was completed on 19 January 2011. In an interview Jessie J stated that she wrote her first song, "Big White Room", in a hospital when she was just 10 years old. A ward mate of hers, a little boy, died. She recalls waking up in the middle of the night and seeing him praying, and her mother explaining that he was having an operation the next day and was asking God to save him. "He died the next day so I said to my mum 'but God didn't save him'. I was so angry and it really confused me. I always wanted to write a song about the experience, but I knew I had to be of an age where it wasn't tacky or depressing and had a lightness to it." She prefers the song with just an acoustic guitar; stripped down and bare.
Track List :
Price Tag
Nobody's Perfect
Abracadabra
Big White Room
Casualty Of Love
Rainbow
Who's Laughing Now
Do It Like A Dude
Mamma Knows Best
L.O.V.E.
Stand Up
I Need This
Who You Are
Domino
My Shadow
Laserlight
