Jason Castro (album)
Jason Castro is the self-titled debut studio album recorded by Jason Castro. The album was released on April 13, 2010.
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Released | April 13, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
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Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Gregg Wattenberg Eric Rosse | |||
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Background
On April 12, 2009, Jason signed to Atlantic Records, and released his first official single, "Let's Just Fall in Love Again," which peaked at number 113 on Billboard Hot 100 and number 94 on the Pop 100 chart. "Hallelujah" and "Over the Rainbow" were chosen because he sang them on American Idol.
To promote the album, he toured through The Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore with Matt Hires and Caitlin Crosby. He also toured with Camera Can't Lie and his younger brother Michael. Jason also used two of his singles, "Over the Rainbow" and "That's What I'm Here For," for the wedding of The Bachelor stars Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, which aired on February 27, 2010.[1]
In the eighth season of Idol, Castro's younger brother Michael auditioned for the show and passed through to the Hollywood Round.[2] However, he failed to advance to the Top 36.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
About.com | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
Dallas News | B[6] |
Critical reception
Andrew Leahey of Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, pointing out his "spaced out goofiness." Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+, calling the album "worth springing for."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 albums chart with a first week sales of 20,000,[7] and also peaked at number nine on the Top Digital Albums chart. The album has sold over 34,000 copies as of May 12, 2010.[8]
Track listing
Standard edition
- "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" written by Sean McConnell
- "This Heart of Mine" written by Jason Castro, Jason Rene, Roberge, Marc Andrew, Wattenberg, Gregg Steven, Manigly and Shawn
- "That's What I'm Here For" written by Castro, Amund Bjoerklund, Espen Lind, Zachary and David Maloy
- "Love Uncompromised"
- "Closer"
- "You Can Always Come Home"(featuring Serena Ryder) written by Steven Fiore
- "It Matters to Me" written by Castro and Kenney
- "Hallelujah"
Amazon.com deluxe track listing
- "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" written by Sean McConnell
- "This Heart of Mine" written by Jason Castro, Jason Rene, Roberge, Marc Andrew, Wattenberg, Gregg Steven, Manigly and Shawn
- "That's What I'm Here For" written by Castro, Amund Bjoerklund, Espen Lind, Zachary and David Maloy
- "Heart of Stone" written by Castro, Bjorlund, Bobby Huff and Lind
- "If I Were You"
- "You Can Always Come Home" (Featuring Serena Ryder) written by Steven Fiore
- "Love Uncompromised"
- "Closer"
- "All Wrapped Up"
- "It Matters to Me" written by Castro and Kenney
- "Hallelujah"
- "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" (Acoustic Version) written by Sean McConnell
- "Sweet Medicine" written by Castro
- "Over the Rainbow" written by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Harold Arlen
Charts
Weekly charts
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Singles
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References
- "It's Official: Bachelor's Jason And Molly Get Hitched! - The Bachelor : People.com". Tvwatch.people.com. 2010-02-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- "Michael Castro — Audition — American Idol 8". Rickey.org. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- Jason Castro at AllMusic
- "Jason Castro - First Post American Idol Album - Review of Jason Castro's Debut Album". Top40.about.com. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- "Entertainment Weekly 4/16/2010 - Photo Detail". JasonCastroMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- Tarradell, Mario (2010-04-12). "CD review: Spacey dance-rock, sunny pop from solid pair of CDs | Mario Tarradell Columns and Reviews - Entertainment News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- "Album sales: Jason Castro's debut, Adam Lambert's 'Idol' boost".
- "'Idol' boosts Connick, Sinatra sales".
- "Jason Castro Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- "Jason Castro Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "Jason Castro - Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Jason Castro - Chart history (Heatseekers Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2017.