Introducing Stan Walker

Introducing... Stan Walker
Studio album by Stan Walker
Released	7 December 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop R&B soul
Label	Sony
Stan Walker albums chronology
Introducing... Stan Walker (2009) From the Inside Out (2010)
Singles from Introducing... Stan Walker
"Black Box" Released: 22 November 2009

Introducing... Stan Walker is the debut studio album by season seven Australian Idol winner, Stan Walker. It was released through Sony Music Australia on 7 December 2009. The album contained the selected songs Walker performed during the top twelve on Australian Idol, as well as the two original songs, "Black Box" and "Think of Me". The album debuted at number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). It also appeared on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart at number three and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Preceding the album's release, lead single "Black Box" was released for digital download on 22 November 2009. The song appeared on the singles charts of Australia and New Zealand at numbers two and one, respectively.

Background

The album was recorded in two days after Walker became the winner of the seventh season of Australian Idol.^[1][2] The album featured the selected songs that Walker had performed throughout the season, as well as the two original songs "Black Box" and "Think of Me", which was produced by the first Australian Idol winner, Guy Sebastian.^[3] In an interview with Herald Sun, Walker explained that he wanted to put his favourite performance of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" on the album but could not.^[4] "I couldn't put it on there because I didn't have a big band to do it. It was too much for people to arrange in time ... it was the hardest song I've ever had to do."^[4]

Reception and release

Cameron Adams from Herald Sun awarded the album three and a half out of five stars, writing that, "here's your swift introduction to that voice singing classic songs. Now comes the real test – to write or find some of his own".^[3] On the New Zealand Albums Chart, Introducing... Stan Walker debuted at number two on 14 December 2009, where it remained for six consecutive weeks.^[5] The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), for selling 45,000 copies.^[6] In Australia, the album debuted at number three on the ARIA Albums Chart on 21 December 2009.^[7] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 70,000 copies.^[8]

Singles

"Black Box" was released as the album's lead single on 22 November 2009. The song peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart for ten consecutive weeks.^[9] "Black Box" was certified double platinum by Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), for selling 30,000 copies.^[10] In Australia, "Black Box" debuted and peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart.^[11] It was certified double platinum by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 140,000 copies.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Black Box"	Lucas Secon Wayne Hector Jonas Jeberg Cutfather	3:27
2.	"Purple Rain"	Prince	3:16
3.	"The Climb"	Jessi Alexander Jon Mabe John Shanks	3:36
4.	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"	James Brown Betty Jean Newsome	2:42
5.	"Think of Me"	Shridhar Solanki Ali Tennant Guz Lally	3:41
6.	"Ordinary People"	John Legend will.i.am	2:57
7.	"Let's Stay Together"	Al Green Willie Mitchell Al Jackson Jr.	2:49
8.	"Hallelujah"	Leonard Cohen	2:48
9.	"Superstar"	Leon Russell Bonnie Bramlett	3:27
10.	"We Will Rock You"	Brian May Queen Mike "Clay" Stone	1:50
11.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	3:21

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position ARIA Albums Chart[7] 3 New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 2 Certifications Country Certification Australia Platinum[8] New Zealand 3× Platinum[6]

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position ARIA Albums Chart[13] 58 Australian Artists Albums Chart[14] 16 New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 6 Chart (2010) Position Australian Artists Albums Chart[16] 32

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia	7 December 2009	Digital download[17]	Sony Music Australia
New Zealand		CD,[18] digital download[19]
Australia	11 December 2009	CD[20]

References

1. Ziffer, Daniel (16 December 2009). "Non-stop Walker no Australian idle". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
2. "'Stan-tastic' Walker wins Australian Idol". Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC). 22 November 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
3. Adams, Cameron (10 December 2009). "Review – Australian Idol's Stan Walker's debut Album, Introducing Stan Walker". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
4. Adams, Cameron (17 December 2009). "Stan Walker credits God for transforming his life and his Australian Idol success". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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6. "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope New Zealand. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
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10. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope New Zealand. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
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12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 October 2010.
13. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
14. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
15. "Annual Top 50 Albums 2009". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
16. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 7 January 2011.
17. "Introducing Stan Walker". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
18. "Stan Walker – Introducing Stan Walker". Marbecks.co.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
19. "Introducing Stan Walker". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
20. "Introducing Stan Walker CD". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2011.