Who I Am (Nick Jonas and the Administration album)
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Who I Am is the debut album from Nick Jonas & the Administration
and Nick Jonas
's second album without the Jonas Brothers
(the first being Nicholas Jonas). It was released on February 2, 2010, in the US. The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special Dec. 2 on CBS.
Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields
, who also played bass. Additional members of the Administration include drummer Michael Bland
and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella
, both of whom played in The New Power Generation. Guitarist David Ryan Harris played on the album, but a third former NPG member, Sonny Thompson, will replace him for live shows. "Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up. Jonas wrote/co-wrote all tracks.
. 'Stay" was released as a digital single on March 2. As of May 2010, the album has sold over 151,000 copies in the U.S.
As of August 2011, the album sold over 175,704 copies in the U.S.
Put the CD into your computer and get access to the websites of Nick Jonas & the Administration, and also get codes for downloading all the songs of the album + cover songs Don't Close The Book and Rock With You for your mobile.
Notes
Nick Jonas & The Administration
Nick Jonas & the Administration is a band formed in late 2008 as a side project by Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Performers include singer, pianist, guitarist, drummer and songwriter Nick Jonas, bassist John Fields, drummer Michael Bland, keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, and guitarist David Ryan...
and Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas
Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
's second album without the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
(the first being Nicholas Jonas). It was released on February 2, 2010, in the US. The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special Dec. 2 on CBS.
Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields
John Fields (producer)
John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...
, who also played bass. Additional members of the Administration include drummer Michael Bland
Michael Bland
Michael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....
and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella
Tommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...
, both of whom played in The New Power Generation. Guitarist David Ryan Harris played on the album, but a third former NPG member, Sonny Thompson, will replace him for live shows. "Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up. Jonas wrote/co-wrote all tracks.
Reception and sales
The album has received mixed or average reviews by music critics. It debuted at No. 3 with 82,000 on the Billboard 200Billboard 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...
. 'Stay" was released as a digital single on March 2. As of May 2010, the album has sold over 151,000 copies in the U.S.
As of August 2011, the album sold over 175,704 copies in the U.S.
Track listing
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Notes
- "Tonight" is a new version of the Jonas Brothers' song.
Personnel
- Nick JonasNick JonasNicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the...
- Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Composer (all tracks) - Tommy BarbarellaTommy BarbarellaTommy Barbarella is an American keyboardist. He was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince's recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.In 2010, Barbarella became a member of Nick Jonas and the Administration along with other former members of The New Power Generation, drummer Michael Bland...
- Keyboards - Michael BlandMichael BlandMichael Bland is best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for 7 years....
- Drums, Vibraphone, Vocals - Sonny Thompson -Guitars, Vocals (on DVD Who I Am)
- John FieldsJohn Fields (producer)John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...
- Bass, Guitars, Percussion, Vibraphone, Producer, Composer (Track 8) - David Ryan HarrisDavid Ryan HarrisDavid Ryan Harris is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer-songwriter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Harris moved to Atlanta at a young age. Harris has had a varied career as a musician. He is married and has 4 sons: Miles, Life, River, and Truman.-Influences:...
- Guitars, Vocals (on CD Who I Am) - Jonny LangJonny LangJonny Lang is a Grammy award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter and recording artist. Lang's music is notable for both his unusual voice, which has been compared to that of a forty-year-old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos...
- Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10) - Kevin Jonas SR. - Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10), Management
- Michael Logen - Additional Choir Vocals (Track 10)
- Joe JonasJoe JonasJoseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...
- Composer (Track 7) - Kevin JonasKevin JonasPaul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...
- Composer (Track 7) - P.J. Bianco - Composer (Track 5,6,9)
- Greg GarbowskyGreg GarbowskyGregory Robert "Greg" Garbowsky also known as Garbo, is an American musician originally from South Plainfield, New Jersey, and is best known as the bass guitarist for the pop rock bands Ocean Grove and the Jonas Brothers....
- Composer (Track 5,6,7) - Leeland Mooring - Composer (Track 10)
- Jack Mooring - Composer (Track 10)
- Dave McNair - Mastering
- Jon Lind - A&R
- David Snow - Creative Director
- Enny Joo - Art Direction
- Olaf Heine - Photography
- Paul David Hager - Mixing
- Philip McIntyre - Management
- Johnny Wright - Management
Live at the Wiltern
This live album was only released as a digital download on iTunes.Release history
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January 19, 2010 | Standard Edition Deluxe Edition Digital Download |
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August 13, 2010 | Limited (Slidepack) |
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August 26, 2010 |
Charts
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
Certification/Sales Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| Argentine Album Chart | 1 | |
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
46 | |
| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart | 17 | |
| Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 45 | |
| Brazil Top 10 CD Sales | 10 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
4 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
27 | |
| French Album Chart | 60 | |
| German Album Chart | 78 | |
| Greece Album Chart | 4 | |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
29 | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 19 | |
| Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico... |
1 | Gold |
| New Zealand Album Chart | 25 | |
| Portuguese Album Chart | 9 | |
| Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
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| Spain Album Chart | 4 | |
| South Korean Gaon Chart Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... |
40 | |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
50 | |
| U.S. 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... |
3 | 151,000 |