Jason Castro is the self-titled debut studio album recorded by Jason Castro. The album was released April 13, 2010.

Background

On April 12, 2009, Jason signed to Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

, and released his first official single, "Let's Just Fall in Love Again," which peaked at #113 on Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and #94 on the Pop 100

Pop 100

The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

 chart. "Hallelujah" and "Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow

"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...

" were chosen because he sang them on American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

.

To promote the album, he toured through The Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 with Matt Hires

Matt Hires

Matt Hires is an American singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. Drawing inspiration from influences as disparate as The Band, Sufjan Stevens, Wilco and Ryan Adams, Matt became the first artist to sign with F-Stop Music, an imprint of Atlantic Records.- Biography :As a cabinet store worker by day...

 and Caitlin Crosby

Caitlin Crosby

Caitlin Crosby is an American singer-songwriter and actress.-Life and career:While in junior high school, Crosby began playing music in church bands. During her teenage years, she was accepted into Beverly Hills High School theater program, where she first began her acting career...

. He also toured with Camera Can't Lie

Camera Can't Lie

Camera Can't Lie is an American rock band based out of Minneapolis. They were discovered and are currently managed by the Grammy Award-winning record producer, Stephen Short. The band is constantly on tour and have so far released a debut full-length album, Love the Noise, along with a...

 and his younger brother Michael. Jason also used two of his singles, "Over the Rainbow" and "That's What I'm Here For," for the wedding of The Bachelor stars Jason Mesnick

Jason Mesnick

Jason Scott Mesnick is the runner-up on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and the Bachelor of the 13th season of the reality dating show The Bachelor.-Biography:Mesnick is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to Washington at the age of eight...

 and Molly Malaney, which aired on February 27, 2010.

In the eighth season

American Idol (season 8)

The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol...

 of Idol, Castro's younger brother Michael auditoned for the show and passed through to the Hollywood Round. However, he failed to advance to the Top 36.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 albums chart with a first week sales of 20,000, and also peaked at #9 on the Top Digital Albums chart. The album has sold over 34,000 copies as of May 12, 2010.

Critical reception

Andrew Leahey of allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, pointing out his "spaced out goofiness." Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...

gave the album a B+, calling the album "worth springing for."

Standard edition

1. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again"
2. "This Heart of Mine"
3. "That's What I'm Here For"
4. "Love Uncompromised"
5. "Closer"
6. "You Can Always Come Home"(featuring Serena Ryder
   Serena Ryder
   Serena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
   
   )
7. "It Matters to Me"
8. "Hallelujah"

Amazon.com Deluxe track listing

1. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again"
2. "This Heart of Mine"
3. "That's What I'm Here For"
4. "Heart of Stone"
5. "If I Were You"
6. "You Can Always Come Home" (Featuring Serena Ryder)
7. "Love Uncompromised"
8. "Closer"
9. "All Wrapped Up"
10. "It Matters to Me"
11. "Hallelujah"
12. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" (Acoustic Version)
13. "Sweet Medicine"
14. "Over the Rainbow
    Over the Rainbow
    "Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...
    
    "

Chart positions

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200	18

Sales

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Singles

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

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Pop

Pop 100

The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

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| 2009
| align="left"| "Let's Just Fall in Love Again"
| 113
| 94
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| rowspan="2"|2010
| style="text-align:left;"| "That's What I'm Here For"
| 121
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| align="left"| "Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow

"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by Judy Garland in the movie...

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| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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