Recorded 2011 Release date 22 May 2012 Genre Pop rock | Artist Kris Allen Label RCA Records | |
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Released May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) Producer Tim Pagnotta
The Messengers
J. Bonilla
Kevin Kadish
Per Kristian "Boots" Ottestad
Curt Schneider
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Chris DeStefano Thank You Camellia
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Thank You Camellia is the third studio album and second major-label album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen. It was released on May 22, 2012.
Contents
Background
Allen confirmed on April 4, 2012, via a WhoSay Twitter-based fan interview (and reiterated in following interviews) that the album's title is a reference to the home that he shared with friends from his home state of Arkansas while living in Los Angeles, where he recorded the majority of the songs featured on his sophomore release.
Reception
Entertainment Weekly's Grady Smith gave the album a positive (B+) review. Ceding that the songs may come off "downright Amish" compared to contemporaries on the pop charts, Smith noted that "Allen delivers his lyrics with an earnest confidence (and occasional swagger) that keeps his songs from becoming treacly," concluding that the album was "a cohesive, warmhearted charmer." USA Today's Brian Mansfield also described it as "warmhearted" with "charming flourishes." People gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, calling it a "smoothly and surely executed . . . winner." Yahoo Music's Lyndsey Parker observed that "[Allen's] songwriting skills have clearly grown more sophisticated," praising the range of the material from "jaunty, summer-convertible-cruising anthems" to darker tracks such as "the propulsive and sinister alt-rocker 'Monster'" and noting that "the lyrics are plain-spoken, refreshingly unflowery, and . . . cut right to the heart of the matter."
Singles
The only single from the album is "The Vision of Love", which was released digitally on March 26, 2012.
Live performances
Allen performed new material from his forthcoming album for the first time at a sold out show at The Mint in Los Angeles on February 9, 2012.
Allen performed "The Vision of Love" and other new material from his forthcoming album at the Live in the Vineyard festival on April 13 at the Uptown Theater, in Napa, California. The show also featured Jason Mraz, Mayer Hawthorne, Mat Kearney, and more.
He also performed at Mix 94.1's Pet-a-Palooza in Las Vegas on April 21, 2012. On May 19,2012, Allen performed songs from the record on 96.9 WINK FM's Spring Fling. He also covered "She Works Hard for the Money", paying respect to the late Donna Summer.
Track list
The track list was revealed on April 10, 2012.
Release formats
Credits and personnel
Songs
1Better With You3:14
2The Vision of Love3:34
3My Weakness2:44