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Kris Allen very well may have been the nicest person to ever win American Idol, a distinction that doesn't necessarily guarantee a fruitful recording career. He was not helped in the slightest by being paired with Adam Lambert, a singer who exuded raw charisma and seems fated to overshadow Allen, right down to how Lambert released his gloriously glitzy Trespassing two weeks before Allen's second album, Thank You Camellia. Then again, these two 2012 albums illustrate that Adam and Kris are targeting vastly different audiences and that Allen is quite comfortable with his calling in the middle of the road. And if his eponymous 2009 debut was deliberately calculated not to offend, Thank You Camellia is even sweeter, a shiny, bright adult pop record designed to cause nary a ripple. Any lingering stately American Idol pompousness has been trimmed away, which is good for Kris -- his chipper disposition is better suited for such sparkling, open settings as this. Thank You Camellia doesn't have a lot of tunes that grab; it's a collection of growers that are as appealing as pure sonics as they are as tunes. Allen isn't a powerful presence, but these songs don't need a compelling frontman; they need somebody to softly sell the melodies and Kris does so, amiably twisting the rhymes on the hip-hop-ish "Rooftops" with as much understated charm as he sings love songs. If Allen's detriment is that he's too nice to make a strong impression, that's also his core strength: he's a good guy singing unabashedly square songs and it's hard not to be a little charmed by that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brandon Belsky, Programmer - Carlos de la Garza, Drums - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Davin Givhan, Guitar - Jason Reeves, Composer - Jason Reeves, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Guitar - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Percussion - Kris Allen, Performer - Kris Allen, Piano - Rune Westberg, Composer - Rune Westberg, Lyricist - Tim Pagnotta, Engineer - Tim Pagnotta, Producer
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Adam Messinger, Composer - Adam Messinger, Lyricist - Adam Messinger, Performer - Adam Messinger, Producer - Daniela Rivera, Assistant Engineer - Kris Allen, Acoustic Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Kris Allen, Vocal - Nasri Atweh, Composer - Nasri Atweh, Lyricist - Nasri Atweh, Producer - Phil Tan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Aaron Steinberg, Bass - Aaron Steinberg, Guitar - Isaac Hasson, Composer - Isaac Hasson, Lyricist - J Bonilla, Composer - J Bonilla, Lyricist - J Bonilla, Producer - J Bonilla, Recording Engineer - JP Clark, Composer - JP Clark, Lyricist - JP Clark, Misc. Prod. - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Davin Givhan, Guitar - Gavin MacKillop, Assistant Engineer - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Guitar - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Kris Allen, Piano - Matt Bair, Composer - Matt Bair, Lyricist - Ryan Gillmor, Assistant Engineer - Ryan Steen, Drums - Tim Pagnotta, Composer - Tim Pagnotta, Engineer - Tim Pagnotta, Lyricist - Tim Pagnotta, Producer
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Aaron Sterling, Drums - Cale Mills, Composer - Cale Mills, Lyricist - Curt Schneider, Bass - Curt Schneider, Producer - Curt Schneider, Recording Engineer - David Levita, Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Zac Rae, Keyboards
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Chris Woods, Viola - Chris Woods, Violin - Francois-Paul Aiche, Piano - J Bonilla, Producer - J Bonilla, Recording Engineer - Jonathan Berry, Bass - Jonathan Berry, Guitar - Jorge Costa, Engineer - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Lindy Robbins, Composer - Lindy Robbins, Lyricist - Toby Gad, Composer - Toby Gad, Lyricist
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Cale Mills, Composer - Cale Mills, Lyricist - Carlos de la Garza, Assistant Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Drums - Jonathan Berry, Guitar - Kris Allen, Bass - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Guitar - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Kris Allen, Piano - Ryan Gillmor, Assistant Engineer - Tim Pagnotta, Engineer - Tim Pagnotta, Producer
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Boots Ottestad, Composer - Boots Ottestad, Lyricist - Boots Ottestad, Other - Boots Ottestad, Producer - David Baron, Other - Jared Woodard, Assistant Engineer - Kevin Kadish, Composer - Kevin Kadish, Lyricist - Kevin Kadish, Other - Kevin Kadish, Producer - Kevin Kadish, Recording Engineer - Kevin Weaver, Drums - Kevin Weaver, Shaker - Kevin Weaver, Tambourine - Kris Allen, Acoustic Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Kris Allen, Vocal
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Aaron Sterling, Drums - Cale Mills, Composer - Cale Mills, Lyricist - Curt Schneider, Bass - Curt Schneider, Composer - Curt Schneider, Lyricist - Curt Schneider, Producer - Curt Schneider, Recording Engineer - David Levita, Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Zac Rae, Keyboards
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Aaron Sterling, Drums - Bruce Watson, Mandolin - Bruce Watson, Slide Guitar - Curt Schneider, Bass - Curt Schneider, Producer - Curt Schneider, Recording Engineer - David Levita, Acoustic Guitar - David Levita, Electric Guitar - Kris Allen, Acoustic Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen featuring Meiko, Performer - Nolan Sipe, Composer - Nolan Sipe, Lyricist - Ryan Petersen, Composer - Ryan Petersen, Lyricist - Zac Rae, Keyboards
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Aaron Sterling, Drums - Cale Mills, Composer - Cale Mills, Lyricist - Curt Schneider, Bass - Curt Schneider, Producer - Curt Schneider, Recording Engineer - David Levita, Guitar - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Zac Rae, Keyboards
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Chris DeStefano, Background Vocal - Chris DeStefano, Composer - Chris DeStefano, Lyricist - Chris DeStefano, Performer - Chris DeStefano, Producer - Chris DeStefano, Recording Engineer - Jess Cates, Composer - Jess Cates, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Background Vocal - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Lindy Robbins, Composer - Lindy Robbins, Lyricist
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Brian Taylor, Mixing Engineer - Chris Steffen, Recording Engineer - Jaco Caraco, Guitar - Jaco Caraco, Producer - Jaco Caraco, Programmer - Jaco Caraco, Recording Engineer - Jaco Caraco, Synthesizer - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Meghan Kabir, Composer - Meghan Kabir, Lyricist - Nick Rosen, Guitar - Nick Rosen, Keyboards - Nick Rosen, Original Performer - Nick Rosen, Producer - Nick Rosen, Recording Engineer - Nick Rosen, Synthesizer - Tebey Ottoh, Composer - Tebey Ottoh, Lyricist - Tebey Ottoh, Misc. Prod.
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
Adam Messinger, Composer - Adam Messinger, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Composer - Kris Allen, Lyricist - Kris Allen, Performer - Maison & Dragen, Re-Mixer - Nasri Atweh, Composer - Nasri Atweh, Lyricist
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Kris Allen very well may have been the nicest person to ever win American Idol, a distinction that doesn't necessarily guarantee a fruitful recording career. He was not helped in the slightest by being paired with Adam Lambert, a singer who exuded raw charisma and seems fated to overshadow Allen, right down to how Lambert released his gloriously glitzy Trespassing two weeks before Allen's second album, Thank You Camellia. Then again, these two 2012 albums illustrate that Adam and Kris are targeting vastly different audiences and that Allen is quite comfortable with his calling in the middle of the road. And if his eponymous 2009 debut was deliberately calculated not to offend, Thank You Camellia is even sweeter, a shiny, bright adult pop record designed to cause nary a ripple. Any lingering stately American Idol pompousness has been trimmed away, which is good for Kris -- his chipper disposition is better suited for such sparkling, open settings as this. Thank You Camellia doesn't have a lot of tunes that grab; it's a collection of growers that are as appealing as pure sonics as they are as tunes. Allen isn't a powerful presence, but these songs don't need a compelling frontman; they need somebody to softly sell the melodies and Kris does so, amiably twisting the rhymes on the hip-hop-ish "Rooftops" with as much understated charm as he sings love songs. If Allen's detriment is that he's too nice to make a strong impression, that's also his core strength: he's a good guy singing unabashedly square songs and it's hard not to be a little charmed by that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:25
- Main artists: Kris Allen
- Composer: Kris Allen
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2012 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive license to RCA Records
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