Holly (album)

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Holly
HollyJustinNozuka.jpg
Studio album by Justin Nozuka
Released United Kingdom March 19, 2007
Canada April 3, 2007
Netherlands May 15, 2007
France February 25, 2008
United States April 15, 2008
France February 9, 2009 (re-release)[1]
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre Pop, acoustic, soul
Length 49:21
Label Outcaste, Coalition Entertainment, Glassnote Records
Producer Bill Bell
Justin Nozuka chronology
Holly
(2007)		 You I Wind Land and Sea
(2010)You I Wind Land and Sea2010

Holly is the debut album from Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Nozuka. The album was named after his mother Holly. It was first released on March 19, 2007 in the United Kingdom and April 3, 2007 in Canada. It was then released in the United States on April 15, 2008 by Glassnote Records, peaking at numbers 6 and 30 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and Independent Albums charts. To promote the album, Nozuka toured across North America with appearances at talk shows.

Promotion

On February 6, 2008, Justin announced an 18-city cross-Canada tour with fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Hayley Sales, beginning at Nanaimo, BC's Queen's Hotel and finishing at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre.[2]

On August 14, 2008, he announced his first U.S. headlining tour with American rock group The Gabe Dixon Band, beginning at Buffalo's Town Ballroom and finishing at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.[3] He made his U.S. television debut by appearing on the talk shows Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[5]
BBC favourable[6]

Jo-Ann Greene of AllMusic praised the album for the different facets of love it explores thanks to Nozuka's songwriting and vocal performance and the tracks for having different arrangements with various genres, calling it, "A stunning debut, whose lyrics and atmospheres linger on long after the last (hidden) track has played."[5] Jamie Fisher of BBC also echoed Greene's review, praising Nozuka's mature storytelling and singing voice despite his age and choice in vocal notes, concluding that its "a superb album, filled with raw quality. Just enjoy."[6]

Track listing

Standard track list

All songs written and composed by Justin Nozuka, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Down in a Cold Dirty Well"   4:27
2. "Golden Train"   3:09
3. "Be Back Soon"   4:21
4. "Mr. Therapy Man"   3:39
5. "Supposed to Grow Old"   4:22
6. "After Tonight" (Justin Nozuka, Haydain Neale) 4:06
7. "Criminal"   4:06
8. "I'm in Peace"   3:41
9. "Oh Momma"   4:54
10. "Save Him"   5:26
11. "If I Gave You My Life" (Nozuka, Pete Cugno; includes hidden track "Don't Listen to a Word You've Heard") 8:10

Japanese tracklist

No. Title Length
12. "Why (demo version)"   2:58
13. "Lullabye"   4:52
DVD
  1. "After Tonight" (Music video)
  2. "I'm in Peace" (Acoustic studio video)
  3. Interview

Personnel

Adapted from the Holly media notes.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (2008-09) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 23
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 79
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 30

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom March 19, 2007 CD[12] Outcaste
Canada April 3, 2007 CD Coalition Entertainment
July 24, 2007 Digital download[13]
United States April 15, 2008 CD, Digital download[14] Glassnote

References

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  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Justin Nozuka – Holly". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Justin Nozuka – Holly" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=324 Justin Nozuka – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Justin Nozuka. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=326 Justin Nozuka – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Justin Nozuka. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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