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Who You Are is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released on 28 February 2011 by Lava Records. The album was originally due to be released a month later but due to Jessie J's popularity the album got brought forward.[1] The album was written over a five year period.

Who You Are
Studio album by
Jessie J
Released25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)
Recorded
  • 2006–2011
Studio
Genre
Length50:14
Label
Producer
Jessie J chronology
Who You Are
(2011) 		Alive
(2013)
Singles from Who You Are
  1. "Do It Like a Dude"
    Released: 18 November 2010
  2. "Price Tag"
    Released: 25 January 2011
  3. "Nobody's Perfect"
    Released: 27 May 2011
  4. "Who's Laughing Now"
    Released: 26 August 2011
  5. "Domino"
    Released: 29 August 2011
  6. "Who You Are"
    Released: 13 November 2011
  7. "Laserlight"
    Released: 4 May 2012

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The A.V. Club(C-)[3]
BBC Music(mixed)[4]
The Guardian     [5]
The Independent     [6]
NME(5/10) [7]
Pitchfork Media(2.0/10)[8]
Rolling Stone     [9]
Slant Magazine     [10]
Spin(7/10)[11]

Who You Are received mainly positive reviews from music critics.

Certification

On 6 March 2011, Who You Are debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, behind Adele's 21. It sold 105,000 copies in its first week.[12] In August 2013 the album was certified quadruple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 1,200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Price Tag" (featuring B.o.B)
Dr. Luke 3:43
2. "Nobody's Perfect"  
  • Cornish
  • Kelly
Andre Brissett 4:19
3. "Abracadabra"  
  • Cornish
  • Gottwald
  • Kelly
Dr. Luke 3:50
4. "Big White Room" (live)CornishJessie J 5:30
5. "Casualty of Love"  
Martin K 3:54
6. "Rainbow"  
  • Cornish
  • Warren "Oak" Felder
  • Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano
  • Kasia "KC" Livingston
Oak 3:05
7. "Who's Laughing Now"  
 3:54
8. "Do It Like a Dude"  
  • Cornish
  • Astasio
  • Pebworth
  • Shave
  • Abrahams
  • Ighile
 3:15
9. "Mamma Knows Best"  
  • Cornish
  • Ashton Thomas
Thomas 3:15
10. "L.O.V.E."  
Gad 3:52
11. "Stand Up"  
K-Gee 3:27
12. "I Need This"  
Oak 4:20
13. "Who You Are"  
Gad 3:50
Total length:
 50:14
Platinum edition bonus tracks[17][18]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "Domino"  
 3:51
15. "My Shadow"  
  • Cornish
  • Astasio
  • Pebworth
  • Shave
  • Carl Haley
  • Greg Haley
  • Rafael Haley
  • Charlie Platt
  • The Invisible Men
  • The Fives
 3:29
16. "Laserlight" (featuring David Guetta)
  • Cornish
  • The Invisible Men
  • Guetta
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Frédéric Riesterer
  • Guetta
  • Tuinfort
  • Riesterer
 3:31
Total length:
 61:05

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011–2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[22] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[22] 22
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[22] 38
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[22] 26
Canadian Albums Chart[23] 6
Danish Albums Chart[22] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[22] 41
French Albums Chart[22] 15
German Albums Chart[22] 18
Irish Albums Chart[24] 4
Italian Albums Chart[25] 74
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 29
UK Albums Chart[12] 2
US Billboard 200[26] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[27] 25
New Zealand Albums Chart 10
Swiss Albums Chart[28] 99
UK Albums Chart 8
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 16

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[29] Platinum 70,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 2× Platinum 30,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[33] Platinum 1,000,000 
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Edition
Ireland[35] 25 February 2011 (2011-02-25) Universal Music Standard edition
Netherlands[36]
Switzerland[37]
Russia 28 February 2011 (2011-02-28) Island Records
France[38] Universal Music
Belgium[39]
Luxembourg[40]
Denmark[41] 2 March 2011
Australia[42] 4 March 2011
New Zealand[43] 7 March 2011
Brazil[44] 18 March 2011
Poland[45]
Mexico[46] 5 April 2011
United States[47] 12 April 2011 Lava Records, Universal Republic
Canada Universal Music
Germany[47] 20 May 2011
Japan[48] 8 June 2011
United Kingdom[49] 24 October 2011 Island Records
United States[50] 9 November 2011 Lava Records, Universal Republic Platinum/Deluxe Edition
United Kingdom[51] 14 November 2011 Island Records
Germany[52] 25 November 2011 Universal Music
Poland[53] 2 December 2011

Who You Are (Jessie J Album) Media

References

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