Mitchel Musso (album)

Mitchel Musso
Studio album by Mitchel Musso
Released	June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02)
Recorded	2008–2009
Genre	Teen pop, bubblegum pop
Length	44:27
Label	Hollywood/Walt Disney
Producer	Brian Malouf
Mitchel Musso chronology
Mitchel Musso (2009) Brainstorm (2010)
Singles from Mitchel Musso
"Hey" Released: May 19, 2009 "Shout It" Released: September 22, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mitchel Musso is the self-titled debut album of Mitchel Musso. The album was released under Hollywood Records on June 2, 2009.^[2]

Background

Musso worked with Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Justin Gray, Curt Schneider, Matthew Wilder, and other producers and songwriters to produce the album in both Los Angeles and New York. Musso himself also contributed co-writing on 4 of the album's thirteen tracks.^[3] Mitchel sings solo on all of the tracks except two titled "Us Against the World" and "Shout It". The two are a duet featuring singer Katelyn Tarver^[4] and Musso's brother Mason Musso^[5] respectively. Musso stated: "But actually my favorite song off my album is a duet, "Us Against the World" and it’s my favorite song. I feel like it’s got the most uh, it’s kind of a dark vibe but at the same time it’s a really upbeat like uh, I would say a happy song. And I think the girls voice, her name’s Katelyn Tarver, so it was awesome getting her on the track."^[5] "Let's Make This Last 4Ever" was featured on an episode of Hannah Montana and is also a track on the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack.

Release

The album was released on June 2, 2009.^[2] The physical CD includes a fold-out poster of Musso. They also include an exclusive stream of "Let's Make This Last 4Ever", which will be available once the album is purchased.^[4]

Musso promoted the album by setting out on a summer tour with over 54 scheduled dates across the United States and Canada. The band KSM opened for him on a select number of dates.^[6][7] Musso also performed as the opening act for his older brother's band Metro Station on 9 dates between July 23 and August 14, 2009. Honor Society also opened for some of his shows.^[5][6] Musso promoted the album by performing three songs off the album at the Wango Tango music festival in Los Angeles on May 9, 2009.^[8]

Singles

"The In Crowd" was Musso's musical debut as a solo artist and first single off the album.^[3] The single was released to iTunes on January 13, 2009. A music video was launched on Disney Channel in early March. The song was debuted on Radio Disney on December 5, 2008.^[9]

"Hey" is the second single from the album.^[10] Musso filmed a music video for the song and the video premiered on Disney Channel on May 15, 2009. The song debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.^{[citation needed]}

"Shout It" was announced as a single by Musso in his official twitter page. The music video for the song, which features scenes from his tour, was released on September 29, 2009 on iTunes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hey"	Tim Pagnotta, Ryan Gillmor	3:01
2.	"Speed Dial"	James Bourne, Busbee	3:21
3.	"Us Against The World" (feat. Katelyn Tarver)	PJ Bianco, Eddie Galan	4:01
4.	"Do It Up"	Max Martin	3:19
5.	"Shout It"	Tim Myers, Mitchel Musso, Sam Musso	3:38
6.	"Welcome to Hollywood"	Bryan Todd, Andreas Carlsson	2:28
7.	"You Didn’t Have To (Walk Away)"	Ali Dee, Jason Gleed	4:15
8.	"Get Out"	Luke Laird, Lindy Robbins, Matthew Wilder	3:30
9.	"How to Lose a Girl"	Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Mitchel Musso	3:24
10.	"The In Crowd"	John Hampson, Billy Mann	3:45
11.	"Odd Man Out"	Michelle Lewis, Curt Schneider	3:30
12.	"Movin' In"	Galan, Bianco, Steve Sundholm, Leland Grant, Sam Musso	2:46

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Stuck on You"	Galan, Bianco, Sundholm	3:18

Exclusive packages

Physical CD

• Fold out poster of Musso.
• CD unlocks an exclusive stream of the song "Let's Make This Last 4Ever."

Left over tracks

1. Leavin'
2. Let's Go
3. Wasn't Your Girlfriend
4. White Striped Gloves

Charts

In its first week of release the album sold 20,000 units, which put it at #19 on the Billboard 200.^[11] As of August 2009, the album has sold over 100,000 copies in the U.S.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart[12]	75
U.S. Billboard 200[11]	19

International release

The album was released in the UK on August 24 and in Spain released on August 25.^[13] Residents in the UK could listen to full tracks from the album until August 31 on Disney My Page.^[14]

Personnel

Dwight A. Baker - Drums, Engineer James Bourne - Vocals (background) Alex Bush - Engineer Andreas Carlsson - Guitar Randy Cooke - Drums Simon Curtis - Vocals (bckgr) Eddie Galan - Producer, Vocals (bckgr) Steven "Stizzle" Schneider - Co-Producer, Programming Steve Gerdes - Art Direction, Design Jason Gleed - Producer Taylor Harris - Vocal Editing David Krauklis - Drums Kenny Livingston - Drums Gavin MacKillop - Engineer

Brian Malouf - Executive Producer, Mixing Stephen Marcussen - Mastering Mason Musso - Vocals (background) Mitchel Musso - Vocals (background) Tim Pagnotta - Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer Brett Rosenberg - Guitar Curt Schneider - Synthesizer, Bass, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Blair Sinta - Drums Greg Suran - Bass, Guitar, Engineer Gavin Taylor - Design Ali "Dee" Theodore - Producer Bryan Todd - Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Graham Ward - Drums Bruce Watson - Guitar

References

1. ^ link
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mitchel Musso: Mitchel Musso". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RL8WX8. Retrieved April 16, 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Disney Music - Mitchel Musso (Biography Tab)". Walt Disney Records. http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/artists/mitchelmusso.html. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mitchel Musso by Mitchel Musso". Walt Disney Records. http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/mitchelmusso.html. Retrieved June 2, 2009. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Celebrity Hotline: Mitchel Musso talks about his new CD, touring this summer, Hannah Montana and more!". Tommy2. http://tommy2.net/content/?p=5640. Retrieved June 2, 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mitchel Musso Hits the Road on Debut American Solo Tour". Reuters. July 20, 2009. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS184969+20-Jul-2009+BW20090720. Retrieved August 1, 2009. 
7. ^ "Mitchel Musso Events". Mitchel Musso Official Website. http://www.mitchmusso.com/events?page=1. Retrieved June 2, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "Concert Review: KIIS Wango Tango". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/music-reviews/concert-review-kiis-wango-tango-1003971561.story. Retrieved May 18, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Mitchel Musso’s ‘In Crowd’ Video Set Was High School All Over Again". MTV News. http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/01/13/mitchel-mussos-in-crowd-video-set-was-high-school-all-over-again/. Retrieved May 21, 2009. 
10. ^ "Disney Music - Mitchel Musso". Walt Disney Records Webpage. http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/artists/mitchelmusso.html. Retrieved May 18, 2009. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "The Billboard 200 - Mitchel Musso". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3109090&cdi=10221949&cid=06%2F20%2F2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
12. ^ "Mexican Charts - Mitchel Musso Chart History". Mexican Album Charts. mexicancharts.com. http://mexicancharts.com/search.asp?search=mitchel+musso&cat=a. Retrieved June 17, 2009. 
13. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=220;1;301;-1;201&sku=162730
14. ^ http://dxd.disney.co.uk/dxd/?channel=17019

External links

• Official Website
• Mitchel Musso (album) on Myspace
• Mitchel Musso at Walt Disney Records