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Jamie Ross of [[Wild Life]] said: "It is hard to ignore a good pop album. There is just something about a song's dance-ability that brings out the best moods and moves in a person. Most of these albums, however, are dragged down by the ballads usually scattered throughout. This is the case with Ashley Tisdale's first solo release, ''Headstrong''."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2007/02/15/WildLife/Ashley.Tisdale.Headstrong-2722060.shtml | title=Ashley Tisdale: Headstrong CD Review | author=Jamie Ross| publisher=Wild Life | accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref> ''Commonsense Media'' called the lyrics "family-safe, but unsubstantial, flirting around the edges of sexual innuendo on a couple of tracks", and Tisdale "comes across as cute, fun, and buoyant -- anything but headstrong". While the music is, "rhythmic and catchy".<ref>{{cite web | author=Kathi Kamen Goldmark | url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/headstrong.html | title=Headstrong - Ashley Tisdale (Review) | publisher=Commonsensemedia.com | accessdate=2009-01-10}}<!-- http://family.go.com/entertainment/article-csm-79365-music-review--headstrong-t/ --></ref>
Jamie Ross of [[Wild Life]] said: "It is hard to ignore a good pop album. There is just something about a song's dance-ability that brings out the best moods and moves in a person. Most of these albums, however, are dragged down by the ballads usually scattered throughout. This is the case with Ashley Tisdale's first solo release, ''Headstrong''."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2007/02/15/WildLife/Ashley.Tisdale.Headstrong-2722060.shtml | title=Ashley Tisdale: Headstrong CD Review | author=Jamie Ross| publisher=Wild Life | accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref> ''Commonsense Media'' called the lyrics "family-safe, but unsubstantial, flirting around the edges of sexual innuendo on a couple of tracks", and Tisdale "comes across as cute, fun, and buoyant -- anything but headstrong". While the music is, "rhythmic and catchy".<ref>{{cite web | author=Kathi Kamen Goldmark | url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/music-reviews/headstrong.html | title=Headstrong - Ashley Tisdale (Review) | publisher=Commonsensemedia.com | accessdate=2009-01-10}}<!-- http://family.go.com/entertainment/article-csm-79365-music-review--headstrong-t/ --></ref>


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Revision as of 20:18, 30 August 2009

For the song, see Headstrong (song).
Untitled

Headstrong is the debut album by Ashley Tisdale. The album was released on February 6, 2007, in the United States via Warner Bros. Records, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 64,000 copies in the first week.[1] In the U.S, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 units[2] and has sold 471,000 copies as of June, 2009.[3] The album's first single was "Be Good to Me" features David Jassy and the second was "He Said She Said". "Not Like That" and "Suddenly" were released in selected countries as the third and fourth singles from the album. Tisdale supported the album with the High School Musical: The Concert and Headstrong Tour Across America.

Album information

In September 17 2007, the album's second single, "He Said She Said" was re-released. Tisdale also admitted that the album was called Headstrong because she is a headstrong type of person.[4]

The album generated mixed reviews. Oye! Awards (Premios Oye! in Spanish) nominated Tisdale in the category International Breakthrough Artist of 2007. The album was #6 on "Album of The Year" by Billboard Readers' Choice.[5] In Japan, the album was released twice in two editions.[6] The album was certified Gold in Brazil selling 40,000 copies.[7]

Promotion

Tisdale performing at the High School Musical: The Concert

Tisdale performed several songs from the album at the High School Musical: The Concert tour.[8] Tisdale also performed "Be Good to Me" and "He Said She Said on several American TV programs to promote the album. Warner Bros. Records posted a commercial for the album, which was in rotation on television. The music video for "He Said She Said" promoted Eckō Red. In January 2007, Tisdale started a mall tour, Headstrong Tour Across America in which Tisdale had a Eckō fashion show and performed three songs from the album. She performerd in several commercial centres in the United States.

The album was re-released in the Christmas of 2007 in a Holiday Edition with the standard CD, the There's Something About Ashley DVD in a digital format and included some merchandise. The holiday edition became available again in 2008 for the holidays.[9] The album was re-released again in a limited Deluxe Edition format in Germany with the DVD.[10]

Critical reception

An All music review said that "Headstrong's sound is much more mature than the soundtrack's teen pop-meets-musicals vibe, incorporating heavy hip-hop beats, dancehall's call-and-response, Middle Eastern elements, and other mid-2000s pop music trends into the Disney pop sound."[11] A Blender review said Tisdale "doesn’t import much of her character’s pushy spunk in this transition from Disney to dance-pop."[12]

Jamie Ross of Wild Life said: "It is hard to ignore a good pop album. There is just something about a song's dance-ability that brings out the best moods and moves in a person. Most of these albums, however, are dragged down by the ballads usually scattered throughout. This is the case with Ashley Tisdale's first solo release, Headstrong."[13] Commonsense Media called the lyrics "family-safe, but unsubstantial, flirting around the edges of sexual innuendo on a couple of tracks", and Tisdale "comes across as cute, fun, and buoyant -- anything but headstrong". While the music is, "rhythmic and catchy".[14]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (Jack D. Elliot)1:09
2."So Much for You" (Adam Longlands, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards)3:05
3."He Said She Said" (Jonathan Rotem, Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Ryan Tedder)3:08
4."Be Good to Me (featuring David Jassy) " (Kara DioGuardi, David Jassy, Joacim Persson, Niclas Molinder)3:33
5."Not Like That" (Ashley Tisdale, Joacim Persson, Niclas Molinder, Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy)3:01
6."Unlove You" (Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken, Sarah Hudson)3:29
7."Positivity" (Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken, Samantha Jade)3:44
8."Love Me for Me" (Diane Warren)3:45
9."Goin' Crazy" (Joacim Persson, Niclas Molinder, Pelle Ankarberg, Celetia Martin)3:09
10."Over It" (Ashley Tisdale, Bryan Todd, Michael Smith)2:54
11."Don't Touch (The Zoom Song)Tata Young cover " (Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman, Rasmus Bille Bahncke, Rene Tromborg)3:11
12."We'll Be Together" (Shelly Peiken)4:00
13."Headstrong" (Adam Longlands, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards)3:11
14."Suddenly" (Ashley Tisdale, Janice Robinson)3:39

Bonus material

Singles

  • "He Said She Said" is the album's final official single in the United States. In January 2007, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #77.[21] It reached its peak on the chart in January 2008 at #58,[22] following the single's September 2007 re-release, coinciding with the release of the music video. In Germany, the song peaked at #17 and stayed on the chart for fifteen weeks.[23] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA.[24]
  • "Not Like That" was first released on January 25, 2008 in Europe as the third official single in that region. Its highest peak was at #20 in Germany.[25] Later that year, the song was released in Chile on April 21 as the third single and August 20 in Brazil as the fifth single.
  • "Suddenly" was the album's final single. On February 22, 2008, it received its first official release in Brazil as the third single. It became her fourth single in Germany, where it peaked at #45.[26]
Promotional singles
  • "So Much for You" was released as a radio single on Brazil and Australia. Jack D. Elliot has created a professional authorized remix for the song, but it has not been released.[28]
  • "Goin' Crazy" was released as a radio disney single but failed to chart as a U.S single. And was released on Australia's radio and also failed to chart on Australia's single chart

There's Something About Ashley

Main article: There's Something About Ashley

There's Something About Ashley: The Story of Headstrong is Tisdale's first DVD released by Warner Bros. Records on November 13, 2007 in multiple countries. A trailer premiered on Tisdale's Youtube channel on September 12. The DVD contains a music video trilogy comprissed by "He Said She Said", "Not Like That" and "Suddenly" that are blend into a mini movie by a storyline that progresses through each song. The DVD also includes a forty-minute documentary about the process of creation of the album.

Charts

The album debuted on Billboard 200 on #5 and sold 64,000 copies on its first week in the United States.

Chart Peak
position 		Sales Certification Link
Argentinean Albums Chart 20 20,000 Gold [29][30]
Australian Albums Chart 80 [31]
Austrian Albums Chart 21 [32]
German Albums Chart 33 [32]
Irish Albums Chart 16 7,500 Gold [32][33]
New Zealand Albums Chart 22 [32]
Swiss Albums Chart 98 [32]
UK Album Chart 155 [34]
U.S. Billboard 200 5 471,000[3] Gold [32]
Year end charts
Chart (2007) Country Peak
position 		Link
Billboard 200 United States 196 [35]

Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog Link
United States/Canada February 6, 2007 Warner Music CD/CD+DVD 9362499995 [36]
Japan February 13, 2007 CD 9362.44425 [37]
Brazil February 27, 2007 CD/CD+DVD 093624442523 [38]
Australia April 9, 2007 9362433002 [39]
United Kingdom October 15, 2007 [40]
Germany November 23, 2007 Warner Music CD/CD+DVD/Deluxe Edition [41]

Personnel

The following people contributed to Headstrong:[42]

  • Vocals – Ashley Tisdale
  • Background vocals – Ashley Tisdale, Jack D. Elliot, Keely Pressly, The Matrix, Kara DioGuardi, David Jassy, Victoria Sandstorm, Tahnii Marquis, Windy Wagner, Bryan Todd, Tata Young, Marissa Pontecorvo and Lanae` Hale
  • Keyboards - Rasmus Billie Bähncke
  • Bass – Adam Anders
  • Guitar - Adam Anders, Emanuel Kiriakou and Joacim Persson
Production
  • Executive Producer: Lori Feldman and Tom Whalley
  • Producers: J. R. Rotem, The Matrix, Kara DioGuardi, Bryan Todd, Guy Roche, Twin, Scott Spock, Shelly Peike.
  • Vocal Producer: Adam Anders and Nikki Hassman
  • Mastering: Chris Gehringer
  • Mastering Assistant: Will Quinnell
  • Engineers: Adam Anders , Rasmus Billie Bähncke, Dushyant Bhakta, Stuart Brawley, Steve Churchyard, Joe Corcoran, Dave Dillbeck, Kara DioGuardi, Chris Holmes, Emanuel Kiriakou, Alan Mason, The Matrix, Greg Ogan and Twin
  • Assistant Engineer : Tom Bender and Cliff Lin
  • A&R: Tommy Page
  • Photography: Mark Liddell
  • Art Direction: Ellen Wakayama
  • Design: Julian Peploe

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