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Listen Up! (Haley Reinhart album)

Listen Up! is the debut studio album by American Idol tenth season finalist Haley Reinhart. It was released on May 22, 2012, by Interscope Records.[1] The lead single, "Free", was released on March 20, 2012. The album is released in two different versions: the 'Standard Edition' has a total of ten tracks while the 'Deluxe/Walmart Exclusive Edition' has four bonus tracks making it a fourteen-song album. The deluxe edition is currently available on Reinhart's official website and Walmart's Internet site. Haley tweeted that the Walmart Edition and the iTunes Deluxe Edition are the pre-order deluxe version from her website. The album has received critical acclaim upon its release and its songs are featured in several critics' playlists.[2] "Listen Up!" debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]

Listen Up!

May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)

2011–12

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Single[edit]

The debut single, "Free", reached number four on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, and also number twenty-seven on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.[4]

Reception[edit]

Commercial reception[edit]

The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, selling 20,000 copies in its first week.[5] In its second week. it placed number 51 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,000 copies. In the third week, it placed at number 96, selling about 5,000 copies. It left the Billboard 200 after a month in release, only to return again a week later. The album has sold 77,000 copies in the US as of April 2016.[6]

Promotion[edit]

Live performances[edit]

Reinhart performed the lead single live on the March 22, 2012 episode of American Idol.[20][21][22] She sang the song live for 104.3 MYFM New Music Night.[23] She also performed the single for the March 27 episode of 90210,[24] Right after, she performed the song on Fox 5's Good Day New York[25] and appeared on Conan to perform the single on April 24.[26]