Who I Am (Nick Jonas & the Administration album)
Occupation
- Vocals: Nick Jonas
- Bass: John Fields
- Drums: Michael Bland
- Keyboard: Tommy Barbarella
- Guitar: David Ryan Harris
Who I Am ( dt: Who am I ) is the debut album by the American pop band Nick Jonas & the Administration. In the U.S., it was released on February 2, 2010 under the label of Hollywood Records. In Germany, the album is available as of February 19, 2010. As the first and only single the song Who I Am was released in advance on December 3, 2009.
Publication and Promotion
The album was first released on January 19, 2010 in Mexico. On 1 February, it appeared in the UK before you could then purchase it in America, from the 2nd of February. In Germany it was available from the 19th of February. The studio album was offered at the same time as a standard version and a deluxe and a download version. The album was promoted by the Who I Am Tour and the Nick Jonas 2011 Tour and numerous smaller individual performances.
Title list
The deluxe edition of the album was released to coincide with the standard version and consists of just this and a bonus DVD, which includes 8 studio performances of the band.
- Standard Edition
- Deluxe DVD
Reception
The album received mostly average reviews. Entertainment Weekly, for example, described the album as well-versed, slightly surprising and a little bit boring. The author of the criticism it finally evaluated with B-. Rolling Stone magazine wrote about Nick Jonas, who was involved in the writing process of all songs that he tried not to sound too much different than the Jonas Brothers. Billboard described the album as sophisticated and also said that it sounds very grown up.
Success
Single
Only one song has been released from the album. Who I Am was released on 3 December 2009 and reached number 73 in America. Already in the next week the song was not on the charts.
Album
The album debuted in the first week with 82,000 sold records at No. 3. By May 2010, the CD sold about 151,000 - copies in the U.S..