Kris Allen is the major-label debut album (second overall) from the American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen. The album was released on November 17, 2009 in the US. It was released in New Zealand on November 23, 2009. Allen has writing credits on 9 of the 12 tracks on the album, including one solo credit for "Red Guitar", a song that he wrote prior to participating in American Idol. "Is It Over" was written by Allen with Cale Mills, who is an Arkansas friend of the "Idol" champ. The album sold over 80,000 copies in its first week, entering the Billboard 200 at No. 11. It has sold around 240,000 copies to date. Allen’s song "Before We Come Undone" was featured on the January 13th episode of American Idol. The first single, "Live Like We’re Dying", made its radio debut on New York’s WHTZ on September 21, 2009. It was released digitally via iTunes on September 25, 2009. The music video for the single was released on November 6, 2009 on AOL’s PopEater. "Live Like We’re Dying" continues to steadily climb the charts, currently sitting at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnering steady radio airplay As of January 2010, the single has sold 620,000 digital copies.

Other Information

• Title : Kris Allen
• Artist : Kris Allen
• Released : November 17, 2009
• Recorded : 2009
• Genres : Pop rock, alternative rock
• Length : 48:05
• Label : Jive Records
• Producers : Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Greg Kurstin, Mike Elizondo, Toby Gad, Eg White, Mike Flynn, Warren Huart, Tobias Karlsson, Joe King, Salaam Remi

Track Listing

1. "Live Like We’re Dying" 3:29
2. "Before We Come Undone" 3:31
3. "Can’t Stay Away" 3:19
4. "The Truth" 4:40
5. "Written All Over My Face" 3:34
6. "Bring It Back"  3:42
7. "Red Guitar" 4:27
8. "Is It Over" 3:34
9. "Let It Rain" 3:29
10. "Alright With Me" 3:07
11. "Lifetime" 3:38
12. "I Need To Know" 3:34
13. "Heartless" (Kanye West cover) (Bonus track, all versions) 3:42
14. "Send Me All Your Angels" (Bonus track, Walmart version) 3:29
15. "From the Ashes" (Bonus track, iTunes album pre-order only) 4:06
16. "No Boundaries" (iTunes deluxe edition only) 3:30

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