| Thank You Camellia | ||||
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| Released | May 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
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| Singles from Thank You Camellia | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [1] |
| People |   [2] |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
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. [4]
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. [5]
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." [1] USA Today's Brian Mansfield also described it as "warmhearted" with "charming flourishes." [6] People gave the album 3 out of 4 stars, calling it a "smoothly and surely executed . . . winner." [2] 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." [7]
The only single from the album is "The Vision of Love", which was released digitally on March 26, 2012. [8]
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. [9]
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. [4]
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.
The track list was revealed on April 10, 2012. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Better With You" | Tim Pagnotta | 3:14 | |
| 2. | "The Vision of Love" |
| The Messengers | 3:34 |
| 3. | "My Weakness" |
| Bonilla | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Out Alive" |
| Pagnotta | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Monster" |
| Curt Schneider | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Blindfolded" |
| Bonilla | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Teach Me How Love Goes" |
| Pagnotta | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Rooftops" |
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| 3:02 |
| 9. | "Leave You Alone" |
| Schneider | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Loves Me Not" (featuring Meiko) |
| Schneider | 3:33 |
| 11. | "You Got a Way" |
| Schneider | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Turn the Pages" |
| DeStefano | 3:01 |
| 13. | "Fighters" |
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| 3:03 |
| 14. | "The Vision of Love" (Maison & Dragen Radio Remix) |
| Maison & Dragen | 3:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Shut That Door" (Acoustic) |
| Schneider | 2:52 |
| 16. | "The Vision of Love" (Acoustic) |
| Schneider | 3:37 |
| 17. | "Better with You" (Acoustic) |
| Schneider | 2:58 |
| 18. | "Out Alive" (Acoustic) |
| Schneider | 3:44 |
| 19. | "Leave You Alone" (Acoustic) |
| Schneider | 4:38 |
Acoustic tracks
| Country | Date | Label | Formats |
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| Ireland | May 18, 2012 | RCA Records |
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| United Kingdom | May 21, 2012 | ||
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| Worldwide | Sony Music Entertainment | May 22, 2012 |
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