Speed of Light (album)

Speed of Light is the second (and to date most recent) solo studio album of actor and pop singer Corbin Bleu. It was released on March 10, 2009 by Universal Motown Records.

Speed of Light
Studio album by Corbin Bleu
Released	March 10, 2009
Recorded	June 2-December 26, 2008
Genre	Pop, R&B, electropop
Length	44:26
Label	Universal Motown
Producer	Elliot Lurie (exec.), Stan Rogow (exec.), Kahran White (exec.), Matthew Gerrard, Chef Wakil, Eric Hudson, Brian Kennedy, Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas
Corbin Bleu chronology
Another Side (2007) Speed of Light (2009)
Singles from Speed of Light
"Moments That Matter" Released: November 7, 2008 "Celebrate You" Released: May 19, 2009

The album's first single is "Moments That Matter". In December 2008, Bleu performed the song at Kids' Inaugural Concert: We Are the Future.

Album information

For the promotion of the album, Bleu guested in many shows, including the Today show. When asked about the album, Bleu stated:

“I got a chance to really be involved in the studio writing tracks and lyrics, everything. It’s a lot more personal experience and the album itself is a combination of different sounds, electronic, R&B, pop and it’s definitely something you can play loud in the club.”

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that "Bleu winds up with an album that plays FutureSex/LoveSounds with the sex removed; he has the shimmering synths, the chilly sound, but he's still singing about puppy love, he's still a teen idol. The same can also be said of Speed of Light as a whole: so much of the album is draped in threads borrowed from Timberlake/Timbaland that it's easy to overlook the lingering elements of Radio Disney, even when the strongest reminder, "Moments That Matter," arrives at the beginning of the record."[1]

Singles

"Moments That Matter" is the first single of the album. It was released a teaser from the music video. The song has been featured in Bleu's movie Free Style. Its full video has already premiered in Bleu's MySpace page.

A video for the single, "Celebrate You" was released in January 2009.[2] Bleu performed that song at Disneyland as part of the 25th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. The song is the official song of the "Year of Celebration" at the Disneyland resort and the "What Will You Celebrate?" campaign at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Speed of Light"	Brian Kennedy, Claude Kelly	Kennedy	4:18
2.	"Paralyzed"	Kennedy, Kelly	Kennedy	2:51
3.	"Moments That Matter"	Eric Hudson, Kelly, Corbin Bleu	Hudson	4:52
4.	"Fear of Flying"	Kennedy, Kelly	Kennedy	4:27
5.	"Champion"	Hudson, Kelly, Bleu	Hudson	3:42
6.	"Rock 2 It"	Kennedy, Mansa Wakili, Kelly	Kennedy	3:34
7.	"Whatever It Takes"	Hudson, Kelly	Hudson	4:03
8.	"Willing to Go"	Terry "Madd Scientist" Thomas, Theron M. Thomas, Timothy J. Thomas	Madd Scientist	3:38
9.	"My Everything"	Kennedy, Kelly	Kennedy	2:52
10.	"Angel Cry"	Hudson, Kelly	Hudson	3:31
11.	"Close"	Hudson, Kelly	Hudson	3:20

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Celebrate You"	Robbie Nevil, Matthew Gerrard	Gerrard	3:10
13.	"Bodyshock"	J.R. Rotem, Evan Bogart, Bleu	Rotem	3:07

Personnel

Adapted credits from the Speed of Light liner notes.[3]

• Chris Gehringer – mastering (Sterling Sound, New York)
• Jon Lind – A&R
• Kahran White – A&R, executive producer
• Elliot Lurie, Stan Rogow – executive producers, management
• Enny Joo – art direction and design
• Joseph Cultice – photography
• Penny Lovell – styling
• Angie Alvarado – groomer

Release history

Region	Date
United States	March 10, 2009
Argentina	March 12, 2009
Hong Kong	March 16, 2009
Brazil	March 24, 2009
Germany	April 3, 2009
France	April 6, 2009
United Kingdom	April 16, 2009
Europe
Japan	June 12, 2009

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Speed of Light – Corbin Bleu". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
2. "This Must Be Pop In January 2009". This Must Be Pop. January 31, 2009. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
3. Speed of Light (liner notes). Corbin Bleu. Hollywood. 2009. D000213102.CS1 maint: others (link)