Just like You (Allison Iraheta album)
Just like You is the debut studio album from American Idol's eighth season contestant Allison Iraheta. It was released on December 1, 2009 through Jive Records and 19 Recordings.[1] The lead single, "Friday I'll Be Over U", produced by Max Martin, debuted on AOL's Popeater on October 5, 2009,[2] and was made available through digital distribution on November 3, 2009.[3]
Just like You
Development[edit]
While on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009, Iraheta began writing and recording with pop and rock hit makers such as Kevin Rudolf, Howard Benson, Max Martin and David Hodges. Fellow Idol alumnus Chris Daughtry also contributed a track for the deluxe version of the album.[4]
Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, who co-wrote "No One Else" with Pink and producer/songwriter Greg Wells, explained that "No One Else" ended up on the album after "Pink's A&R person ... played (the song) for Allison as well as the producer" and that she "wrote another song for (Just like You)," called "Spring Cleaning," which did not make the album. "No One Else" has been around for five years, but Dioguardi wanted to "hold on to it" because in the past, she had given a song out just to release it, without considering whether the artist could convey the emotion she wanted the song to convey.[5]
On November 4, Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly published the list of writer and producer credits, which reveals that Iraheta will cover "Holiday", a punk rock song written and performed by Rock Star: Supernova finalist Dilana.[6]
Promotion[edit]
Following the tour, Iraheta began promoting Just like You, conducting interviews with Walmart.com soundcheck,[7] KIIS-FM[8] and Entertainment Weekly.[9]
Iraheta also hosted an eight-minute block prior to the showing of New Moon in 1,200 theaters across the U.S. Iraheta talked about the upcoming album, playing some tracks, including "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Pieces", and "Trouble Is".[10]
MySpace Music[11] and AOL Listening Party[12] both featured streams of "Just like You" in the days leading up to the album's release, December 1, 2009, although only AOL Listening Party features all 13 tracks.
She appeared on Good Morning America on the album's release date, December 1[13] and also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 17 after Adam Lambert was cancelled[14] as well as The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 7.[15] In addition she was a special guest at Z100's Jingle Ball.[16]
Iraheta also toured with Adam Lambert and Orianthi on the Glam Nation Tour in the summer of 2010. She was scheduled to tour for only half of the tour, but due to popular demand was extended.