With Love (Christina Grimmie album)
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| Studio album by Christina Grimmie | ||||
| Released | August 6, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–13 | |||
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| Length | 38:05 | |||
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| Singles from With Love | ||||
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With Love is the debut studio album by American recording artist and YouTube sensation Christina Grimmie. The album was released on August 6, 2013. It was announced through her YouTube channel.[1] To support the album, Grimmie embarked as one of the opening acts on Selena Gomez's Stars Dance Tour on USA and Canadian dates.
Singles
"Tell My Mama" serves as the album's lead single, released for airplay exclusively for Radio Disney on August 4, 2013. On August 8, Grimmie performed the song for Seventeen magazine.[2] The music video of the song premiered exclusively on Billboard. It was directed by David Turvey. Grimmie says the song is "about a guy that I start liking in school, and he's sort of a dangerous kid, and I am the type of girl that tells my mom about everything".[3] She sang the song in On Air with Ryan Seacrest with "Think of You" and "Over Overthinking You".
"Feelin' Good" is the second single of the album. The music video for the song was released on April 11, 2014 and features footage from fans.[4]
Other songs
"I Bet You Don't Curse God" was written by Reservoir writer Phil Bentley and centers on the themes of family and faith, while simultaneously showing off Grimmie’s impressive vocal range.[5]
Critical reception
Critic of Music's review was positive, giving the album a B-, and saying that, "overall, a massive improvement from Find Me, but there is still work to be done."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over Overthinking You" | Christina Grimmie, Brennan Aerts, Khara Lord | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Absolutely Final Goodbye" | Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Stooshie | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Make It Work" | C. Todd Nielsen, Grace Mitchell | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Get Yourself Together" | MoZella, Rune Westberg, Haley Reinhart | 3:32 |
| 5. | "With Love" | Grimmie, C. Todd Neilsen | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Tell My Mama" | Andrew Bolooki, Gamal "Lunchmoney" Lewis, Jacob Kasher, Evan "Kidd" Bogart | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Feelin' Good" | Grimmie, Neilsen, Jonathan Radford Mead | 4:03 |
| 8. | "The One I Crave" | Toby Gad, Pixie Lott | 2:51 |
| 9. | "I Bet You Don't Curse God" | Grimmie, Philip Bentley, Jeff Sierota | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Think of You" | Grimmie, Mike Davis | 3:45 |
| 11. | "My Anthem" | Grimmie, Toby Gad | 3:14 |
Total length: |
38:05 | ||
Chart performance
The album debuted at #101 at US Billboard Hot 200, with first-week sales of 3,573 copies.
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 167 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 101 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 20 |
Release history
| Country | Release Date | Format | Label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | August 6, 2013 | Independent | [10] |
References
- ↑ "New Album and Performance AUGUST 6th - StageIt Concert". Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Watch Christina Grimmie's Exclusive Video for Seventeen!". August 8, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (October 3, 2013). "Christina Grimmie, 'Tell My Mama': Exclusive Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Grimmie, Christina. "Christina Grimmie - "Feelin' Good"". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "CHRISTINA GRIMMIE RELEASES "WITH LOVE"". August 7, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Track By Track Review: Christina Grimmie - With Love". August 6, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Christina Grimmie – With Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Christina Grimmie – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Christina Grimmie.
- ↑ "Christina Grimmie – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Christina Grimmie.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - With Love by Christina Grimmie". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 5, 2015.