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Hurricane (Nick Fradiani album)
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| Studio album by Nick Fradiani | |
| Released | August 5, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015-16 |
| Genre | Pop, Pop rock, Soft rock |
| Length | 39:34 |
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Hurricane is the debut studio album by American Idol season 14 winner Nick Fradiani. It was released on August 5, 2016, through Big Machine Records.
Background[edit]
Following Fradiani’s Idol win, his label offered a non-target PledgeMusic campaign for pre-orders and merchandise sales.[1] During the six weeks before the start of the American Idols LIVE! tour, Fradiani played a number of radio-sponsored concerts, and worked on new songs with writers including Paul Doucette. In September, following the end of the tour, work on the new album intensified.[2] On May 5, 2016, Fradiani revealed the album’s release date and title Hurricane, named after a track co-written with Jason Mraz and with Fradiani’s Beach Avenue guitarist, Nick Abraham.[3]Starting in late May 2016, Fradiani released snippets of the recorded versions of various songs from the album, sometimes accompanied by “behind the songs” videos.
Singles[edit]
The album’s lead single “Get You Home” was released on March 11, 2016.[4] A video was shot on March 29 in Chicago,[5] at Virgin Hotels Chicago, with model Michelle Hicks as the female lead.[6] It was directed by Erik White and used real hotel guests as extras.[7] Released on May 19, 2016, the video shows Fradiani having a “cat and mouse game” encounter, starting at the hotel’s bar with a beautiful woman who appears to have no scruples, leading to a steamy night at the hotel and a surprise resolution.[8]
A second single, “All On You,” was released on August 5, 2016. On December 15, Billboard provided the exclusive premiere of a stark, black-and-white performance video for the song, shot at New Haven’s historic Lyric Hall by Ryan Zipp.[9] A video for the album’s third single, “Love Is Blind,” was released on January 23, 2017, and features Fradiani surprising a real-life bride and groom for their first dance as a married couple.[10]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producers | Length |
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| 1. | “Every Day” |
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Westerlund | 3:30 |
| 2. | “Nothing to Lose” |
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Westerlund | 3:22 |
| 3. | “In the Long Run” |
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Bettis | 2:53 |
| 4. | “Forget2ForgetU” |
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Schmidt | 2:41 |
| 5. | “Get You Home” |
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Rykeyz | 3:11 |
| 6. | “Howl at the Moon” |
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Kadish | 2:39 |
| 7. | “Nobody” |
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Schmidt | 3:46 |
| 8. | “Love Is Blind” |
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3:09 |
| 9. | “All on You” |
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Schmidt | 3:06 |
| 10. | “Hurricane” |
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Schmidt | 3:17 |
| 11. | “If I Didn’t Know You” |
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Fradiani | 4:29 |
| 12. | “Beautiful Life“ |
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Julian Raymond | 3:28 |
Chart positions[edit]
The album debuted at 121 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 5,000 copies, making it lowest debut from an American Idol winner’s first album.[11] It also ranked as #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart.[12]
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[11] | 121 |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Formats |
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| United States | August 5, 2016 |
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