Allen Stone (album)

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Allen Stone
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2011, 10 (10-04-2011)
Studio Robert Lang Studios
Length38:22
Label ATO
Allen Stone chronology
Last to Speak
(2010)
Allen Stone
(2011)
Radius
(2015)

Allen Stone is the debut album by singer Allen Stone, first released on October 4, 2011. [1] It was re-released nationally by ATO Records in 2012. [2]

Contents

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at No. 62 on its initial release in October 2011, and No. 29 on the Heatseekers Albums, selling 1,000 copies in the US. It peaked at No. 35 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in its third week of release, and No. 4 on the Heatseekers Albums in January 2013. The album has sold 66,000 copies in the US as of May 2015. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Sleep" – 2:26
  2. "Celebrate Tonight" – 3:23
  3. "What I've Seen" – 2:41
  4. "Say So" – 3:33
  5. "The Wind" – 5:06
  6. "Satisfaction" – 4:54
  7. "Contact High" – 3:06
  8. "Nothing to Prove" – 3:22
  9. "Your Eyes" – 4:05
  10. "Unaware" – 5:49
  11. "Figure It Out - Live in the Studio" – 4:08 (Spotify bonus track) [4]

Charts

Chart (2011–2013)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 4

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