Hurricane (Nick Fradiani album)

Hurricane is the debut studio album by American Idol season 14 winner Nick Fradiani. It was released on August 5, 2016, through Big Machine Records.

Hurricane
Studio album by
Nick Fradiani
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Recorded2015-16
GenrePop
Length39:34
Label
Producer
Nick Fradiani chronology
Hurricane
(2016)		 Where We Left Off
(2017)
Singles from Hurricane
  1. "Get You Home"
    Released: March 11, 2016
  2. "All on You"
    Released: August 8, 2016

Background

Following Fradiani's Idol win, his label offered a non-target PledgeMusic campaign for pre-orders and merchandise sales.[1] During the six weeks before the start of the American Idols LIVE! tour, Fradiani played a number of radio-sponsored concerts, and worked on new songs with writers including Paul Doucette. In September, following the end of the tour, work on the new album intensified.[2] On May 5, 2016, Fradiani revealed the album's release date and title Hurricane, named after a track co-written with Jason Mraz and with Fradiani's Beach Avenue guitarist, Nick Abraham.[3] Starting in late May 2016, Fradiani released snippets of the recorded versions of various songs from the album, sometimes accompanied by "behind the songs" videos.

Singles

The album's lead single "Get You Home" was released on March 11, 2016.[4] A video was shot on March 29 in Chicago,[5] at Virgin Hotels Chicago, with model Michelle Hicks as the female lead.[6] It was directed by Erik White and used real hotel guests as extras.[7] Released on May 19, 2016, the video shows Fradiani having a "cat and mouse game" encounter, starting at the hotel's bar with a beautiful woman who appears to have no scruples, leading to a steamy night at the hotel and a surprise resolution.[8]

A second single, "All On You," was released on August 5, 2016. On December 15, Billboard provided the exclusive premiere of a stark, black-and-white performance video for the song, shot at New Haven's historic Lyric Hall by Ryan Zipp.[9] A video for the album's third single, "Love Is Blind," was released on January 23, 2017, and features Fradiani surprising a real-life bride and groom for their first dance as a married couple.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Every Day"
Westerlund3:30
2."Nothing to Lose"
Westerlund3:22
3."In the Long Run"
Bettis2:53
4."Forget2ForgetU"
Schmidt2:41
5."Get You Home"
  • Fradiani
  • Sipe
  • Matt Dike
  • Jaden Michaels
  • Ross Mike
  • Matt Parad
  • Luther Rabb
  • Jim Walters
  • Ryan Williamson
  • Marvin Young
Rykeyz3:11
6."Howl at the Moon"
Kadish2:39
7."Nobody"
  • Fradiani
  • Schmidt
  • Calynn Green
  • Zach Lockwood
Schmidt3:46
8."Love Is Blind"
  • Schmidt
  • Hodges
3:09
9."All on You"
Schmidt3:06
10."Hurricane"
  • Fradiani
  • Nick Abraham
  • Jason Mraz
  • Michael Natter
  • Nancy Natter
Schmidt3:17
11."If I Didn't Know You"
Fradiani4:29
12."Beautiful Life"
Julian Raymond3:28

Chart positions

The album debuted at 121 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 5,000 copies, making it lowest debut from an American Idol winner's first album.[11] It also ranked as #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.[12]

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 121

Release history
Country Date Label Formats
United States August 5, 2016
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References
  1. "Nick Fradiani: Nick Fradiani Album". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. Courant, Hartford. "CT 'Idol' Nick Fradiani Mentoring Hopefuls, Releasing New CD". courant.com. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  3. "American Idol Winner Nick Fradiani Reveals Title of New Album". Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  4. "Nick Fradiani | Facebook". www.facebook.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. "Nick Fradiani on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. "Headlines: Is Trump the New Sanjaya? • mjsbigblog". 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  7. NickFradianiVEVO (2016-05-19), Nick Fradiani - Get You Home (Behind The Scenes), retrieved 2016-09-13
  8. "'American Idol' Winner Nick Fradiani Plays Cat and Mouse Game in 'Get You Home' Video". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  9. "Watch Nick Fradiani Debut 'All on You' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  10. Nick Fradiani (2017-01-23), Nick Fradiani - "Love Is Blind" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-02-05
  11. Caulfield, Keith. "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'American Idol' Reaches New Low for Winner's Debut Album". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  12. "Heatseekers Albums - 2016 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive". Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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