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{{Infobox album
{{redirect|Same Song|the song by Digital Underground|This is an EP Release}}
| name = So Glad I'm Me
{{Unreferenced|date=February 2010}}
| type = studio
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = So Glad I'm Me
| artist = [[LaKisha Jones]]
| Type = Studio Album
| cover = LaKisha_Jones_So_Glad_I'm_Me.jpg
| Artist = [[LaKisha Jones]]
| released = May 19, 2009
| recorded =
| Cover = LaKisha_Jones_So_Glad_I'm_Me.jpg
| Released = May 19, 2009
| venue =
| Genre = [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Inspirational music|inspirational]]
| studio =
| genre = [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Inspirational music|inspirational]]
| Label = Elite Music LLC
| length =
| label = Elite Music LLC
| Distribution= [[RED Distribution]]
| producer =
| Last album = '''[[LaKisha Jones (EP)]] (2007)
| prev_title = [[LaKisha Jones (EP)]]
| This album = '''''So Glad I'm Me'''''<br/>(2009)
| Next album =
| prev_year = 2007
| year = 2009
}}
}}


'''''So Glad I'm Me''''' is the title of [[LaKisha Jones]]' debut album, which was released on May 19, 2009. The first single entitled "So Glad I'm Me" was released to iTunes in November 2008.
'''''So Glad I'm Me''''' is the debut album by ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[LaKisha Jones]], released on May 19, 2009. The first single, "So Glad I'm Me," was released to iTunes in November 2008. The album sold around 7,000 copies in 2009.<ref name="Idol Chatter 01-15-2010">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/01/the-best-selling-idol-albums-from-2009/1 Idol Chatter 01-15-2010]</ref> It reached #47 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.<ref name="bbchart">{{cite news |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |agency=Billboard |date=6 June 2009}}</ref>


A Fan Book, signed by fans on her myspace was released with the CD. Bonus Tracks and additional footage is available in stores such as [[Walmart]]. The album has sold more than 4,000 copies. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
A fan book, signed by fans on her Myspace, was released with the CD.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Expand section|Songwriters|date=September 2010}}
# "Grateful"
# "Grateful"
# "So Glad I'm Me"
# "So Glad I'm Me"
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# "Just As I Am"
# "Just As I Am"


===Bonus Tracks===
===Bonus tracks===
# "Bye Bye" - [[Walmart]] Bonus Track
# "Bye Bye" - [[Walmart]] Bonus Track
# "So Glad I'm Me" (Black Pearl Club Mix) - Walmart Bonus Track, iTunes Bonus Track
# "So Glad I'm Me" (Black Pearl Club Mix) - Walmart Bonus Track, iTunes Bonus Track
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# "Let's Go Celebrate" (Jody Den Broeder Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track
# "Let's Go Celebrate" (Jody Den Broeder Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track
# "Let's Go Celebrate" (Friscia and Lamboy Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track
# "Let's Go Celebrate" (Friscia and Lamboy Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track

==Critical reception==
''[[All Music Guide]]'' praised the album and Jones' voice in particular.<ref name="amg">{{cite web |title=So Glad I'm Me Review by Anthony Tognazzini |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-glad-im-me-mw0000816118 |website=All Music Guide |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref> A MLive critic also praised Jones' vocals but criticized the tracks themselves as derivative and "little more than warmed-over [[Kanye West]] outtakes."<ref name="mlive">{{cite news |last1=Roach |first1=Theresa N. |title=Review: LaKisha Jones album "So Glad I'm Me" is a celebration of unfailing optimism |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/2009/04/review_lakisha_jones_album_so.html |access-date=12 April 2023 |agency=MLive |date=18 April 2009}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2009 debut albums]]
[[Category:2009 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 13 April 2023

So Glad I'm Me
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
GenreR&B, soul, inspirational
LabelElite Music LLC
LaKisha Jones chronology
LaKisha Jones (EP)
(2007)
So Glad I'm Me
(2009)

So Glad I'm Me is the debut album by American Idol contestant LaKisha Jones, released on May 19, 2009. The first single, "So Glad I'm Me," was released to iTunes in November 2008. The album sold around 7,000 copies in 2009.[1] It reached #47 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2]

A fan book, signed by fans on her Myspace, was released with the CD.[citation needed]

Track listing

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  1. "Grateful"
  2. "So Glad I'm Me"
  3. "Beautiful Girl"
  4. "Same Song"
  5. "Let's Go Celebrate"
  6. "Ain't Worth It"
  7. "Nothing"
  8. "Be Alright"
  9. "You Give Good Love"
  10. "Free" (feat. Mike Winans)
  11. "Memories (Fade Away)"
  12. "Just As I Am"

Bonus tracks

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  1. "Bye Bye" - Walmart Bonus Track
  2. "So Glad I'm Me" (Black Pearl Club Mix) - Walmart Bonus Track, iTunes Bonus Track
  3. "Picked the Right Time" - Target Bonus Track
  4. "Let's Go Celebrate (Remix)"- Target Bonus Track
  5. "Let's Go Celebrate" (Jody Den Broeder Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track
  6. "Let's Go Celebrate" (Friscia and Lamboy Remix) - iTunes Bonus Track

Critical reception

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All Music Guide praised the album and Jones' voice in particular.[3] A MLive critic also praised Jones' vocals but criticized the tracks themselves as derivative and "little more than warmed-over Kanye West outtakes."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Idol Chatter 01-15-2010
  2. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. 6 June 2009.
  3. ^ "So Glad I'm Me Review by Anthony Tognazzini". All Music Guide. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ Roach, Theresa N. (18 April 2009). "Review: LaKisha Jones album "So Glad I'm Me" is a celebration of unfailing optimism". MLive. Retrieved 12 April 2023.