To Whom It May Concern (Lisa Marie Presley album)
To Whom It May Concern is the debut studio album from American singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley. It was released on April 8, 2003 in the United States and Canada.
Despite the use of strong expletives and some explicit content on a majority of the album's songs, the album was released with no Parental Advisory warning in the United States, only in a few countries.
The singles from the album are "Lights Out" and "Sinking In". The video of "Lights Out" reached #15 on the CMT Top 20 Countdown. Additionally, "Lights Out" was included on the compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 13
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews, which praised the distinctive voice of Presley and her songwriting.
Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn reviewed Presley's debut album said, "The music on her new album, has a stark, uncompromising tone" and later said, "Presley's gutsy blues-edged voice has a distinctive flair."[4]
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said: "This is a sharp, ambitious mainstream pop/rock album performed by a singer with real character -- thankfully, one that's surly, not sweet, since there's been too much sweetness from divas in the 2000s", giving for album four of five stars.
The album sold more than 140,000 copies during its first week out, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. In June 2003 the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album gold, symbolizing U.S. shipment of 500,000 copies.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Lisa Marie Presley, except "The Road Between" co-written by Gus Black.
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| 1. | "S.O.B." | Glen Ballard, Clif Magness, Presley | 3:45 |
| 2. | "The Road Between" | Black, Presley, Greg Wells | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Lights Out" | Ballard, Magness, Presley | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Better Beware" | Danny Keough, Presley, Eric Rosse | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Nobody Noticed It" | Magness, Presley | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Sinking In" | Ballard, Keough, Magness, Presley | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Important" | Magness, Presley | 3:51 |
| 8. | "So Lovely" | Ballard, John Barry, Presley | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Indifferent" | Presley, Rosse | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Gone" | Presley, Diego Sandrin | 4:07 |
| 11. | "To Whom It May Concern" | Ballard, Presley | 4:38 |
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| 12. | "Excuse Me" (hidden track, (appended to the end of To Whom It May Concern)) | Ballard, Presley | 3:16 |
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| 12. | "Excuse Me" | Ballard, Presley | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Savior" (hidden track (appended to the end of Excuse Me)) | Billy Corgan, Magness, Presley | 3:20 |
Production
- Eric Rosse: Producer, Engineer, Editing
- Andrew Slater: Producer
- Steve Genewick: Assistant Engineer
- Mike Glines: Assistant Engineer
- Fernio Hernandez: Mix Assistant
- Jimmy Hoyson: Assistant Engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
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- Charles Paakkari: Assistant Engineer
- Robert Read: Mixing Assistant
- Ronnie Rivera: Engineer
- Jim Scott: Mixing
- Howard Willing: Engineer, Editing
- Chris Wonzer: Assistant Engineer
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Personnel
- Lisa Marie Presley - Lead and background vocals
- Eric Rosse - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Hammond organ, Programming, Sound Effects, Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements
- David Campbell – string arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12)
- Rusty Anderson, Doyle Bramhall II, Jon Brion, Steve Caton: Guitars
- Paul Bushnell: Bass
- Lenny Castro: Percussion
- Matt Chamberlain: Acoustic & Electronic Percussion
- Mike Elizondo: Bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr: Drums, Percussion, Guitars
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- Wendy Melvoin: Guitars
- Zac Rae: Chamberlin
- Joseph Quevedo: Drums
- Patrick Warren: Piano
- Bruce Watson: Guitars, Mandolin
- Lyle Workman: Guitars
- Andrew Slater: Executive Producer
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Charts and certifications
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak chart positions |
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NZ |
UK |
| 2003 |
"Lights Out" |
29 |
28 |
16 |
| "Sinking In" |
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| "—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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