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''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' (stylized ''A Little More Personal (RAW)'') is the second studio album by American actress and singer
Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan ( ; born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman. Born in New York City and raised on Long Island, Lohan was signed to Ford Models at age three. She appeared as a regular on the soap opera ' ...
, released on November 30, 2005, by
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. The album features darker material than Lohan's debut studio album, '' Speak'' (2004). Recording sessions took place in several locations, including at Lohan's trailer during the
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of '' Herbie: Fully Loaded'', where she recorded her vocals for the album's lead single, " Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)". The album received mixed reviews from
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s, who praised Lohan's ambition and vocals, despite considering it a weak album. ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' charted mildly compared to ''Speak'', debuting (and also peaking) at number 20 on the US ''
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'' 200, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies. However, it was certified
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by the
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(RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies. It was also certified Gold in Taiwan. Lohan promoted the album with a few television appearances, including at
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's ''
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'', ''
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'' and the 33rd Annual American Music Awards.


Background and recording

During the shoot of the
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for her single " First", Lohan revealed in an interview with
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that she was preparing her sophomore studio album. "When you get into the studio, everything just comes out," she said. "All your creative juices are there. I don't ant toleave. I'll still be in there until all hours, and it's nice to be able to do that." Lohan began writing lyrics for the album in June 2005, after the last single from her previous album had been released. "I've been writing a lot, almost every night," she said. "There's been a lot going on n my life lately and I think people can find that escape in hobbies that they do. I don't do
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or anything, but some people use that. Everyone has their own thing, and I use writing." The
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album features a darker theme when compared to Lohan's previous album. "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)", the
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and first track of the album, was mainly written by Lohan as a letter to her father,
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, who was incarcerated in June 2005 after surviving a car crash for which he was charged with
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of alcohol. Additional writing and song production was done by Butch Walker,
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and Kara DioGuardi,''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' (liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. Casablanca Music, LLC, a division of
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who revealed, "If you solo the vocals you'll hear race cars, because we brought the studio to indsay'strailer on ''Herbie: Fully Loaded''. I'm not kidding! She had no time to do the record, so she would be on her lunch break, and I'd be like, 'Throw that thing down your throat and get over here, 'cause we got to finish these vocals!' So I sat for 14 hours on the set and would grab her for, like, 10 minutes at a time. The poor girl. That's the reality of young Hollywood. When they're hot, they're worked to death. It was 18/20-hour days. ... And I swear: 'Vroom! Vroom!' You can hear it in the back." "My Innocence" is also about Lohan's father. Lohan also covered two songs for the album, "
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" by
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and " Edge of Seventeen" by
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.


Critical reception

''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' received mostly mixed reviews from music critics. The album holds a score of 50 out of 100 based on 9 critical reviews, according to the music review aggregator
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.
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of
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gave the album three stars out of five, saying, "Lindsay Lohan clearly spells out her ambition in the title to her second album, ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' -- she's going to shed the glitzy trappings of her debut, ''Speak'', and dig down deep in her heart, letting feelings flood onto the page". Erlewine also stated that even though the album "is far from being totally successful, it is an intriguing mash-up of heart and commerce. And it does suggest one thing that ''Speak'' never did: Lindsay Lohan may have an artistic vision as a recording artist, which is indeed a huge step forward". ''
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''s Leah Greenblatt said, "like so many pop records today, ''Personal'' has more than its share of filler, and like all teenagers, Lohan contradicts herself. ..Perhaps ''Personal''s vulnerability is calculated, and its rawness a misnomer, or maybe she's really opening up. We'll probably never know. Lindsay may no longer be on the edge of 17, but being 19, troubled, and ridiculously famous can cut pretty deep, so props to her for letting us see her bleed — just a little". Brian Hiatt of ''
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'' said Lohan "makes a fatal mistake on her second album: She tries to, like, express herself", while a ''
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'' critic also gave the album a negative review, claiming that, "for most of the album, ohansounds like any other self-absorbed teen, yearning to be Alanis, Gwen, and even Stevie Nicks." Whitney Strub of ''
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'' was strongly critical of the album, scoring it 3 out of 10 stars, while writing "what can one expect from an album that promises to get more personal... while combining blandness, banality, and vapidity". Sal Cinquemani of
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considered ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' "more consistent than its predecessor, and it's not a bad listen by any means, but for all the so-called weighty subject matter, there's not much meat on these bones". Keith Caulfield of ''
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'' considered the "rockin' title track and the excellent thump-thump of 'Who Loves You'" as standouts, assessing "there is an enjoyable album here."


Commercial performance

''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' debuted at number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 82,000. The album is certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA for 500,000 copies in shipment. As of May 2008, ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' has sold over 305,000 copies in the United States. In Taiwan, the album also received a Gold certification.


Promotion

Following the album's release, ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' reportedly was certified Gold in Taiwan, and that Lohan was going on tour with the album in the country. "I just found this out today – my album went Gold there. It was a great feeling because it was very unexpected", Lohan revealed. "I would love to (tour Taiwan). I haven't toured at all at this point, but I would really love to do that. It's a great feeling to know that people in other places and other countries are aware of my music and what I do". For unknown reasons the tour didn't happen. However, as a thank you to the fans in Taiwan, both her albums were released there as deluxe editions, with ''Speak'' being released with a bonus VCD and ''A Little More Personal (Raw)'' being released with a bonus calendar and a promotional poster. Lohan promoted the album in a few television appearances, including at MTV's ''TRL'' on November 11, where she performed "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" and her cover of "I Want You to Want Me", and on the day of the album's release, ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' on November 24, the ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' on December 7, and at ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' on December 14. Lohan also performed "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" and her cover of "Edge of Seventeen" at the 33rd Annual American Music Awards on November 22. Lohan was scheduled to appear on ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' the day of the album's release but pulled out five minutes after the show started as the ''
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'' reported her having food poisoning, before appearing on MTV's ''TRL'' later that day.


Singles

"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" was previewed before the album's release at AOL Music's First Listen on September 30, 2005. It was made available for purchase as a digital download and was sent to
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on October 18, 2005. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Lohan herself, references her father Michael's drunkenness and alleged
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, and was released on October 25, 2005. As a response to the music video, Lohan's father wrote a letter to the ''
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'', saying, "while I always considered and expressed how truly blessed Lindsay, as well as my other children, are, I never realized how blessed I am to have a daughter as amazing as Lindsay. Hold onto my shirt honey, soon enough you'll be able to hold on to me!" "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" achieved moderate chart success worldwide, reaching number seven in Australia on the week of its debut on chart. It spent 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 45 on the last. In Austria, it reached number 74 on the week of March 24, 2006, dropping the chart in the following. In the United States, it peaked at number 14 on the
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chart on the week of December 3, 2005, while reaching number 57 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week of December 24, 2005. It was Lohan's first and only entry, to date, on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Track listing


Credits and personnel

Credits taken from the album's
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. Performance credits *Lindsay Lohan – primary artist,
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, concept *Louise Goffin –
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*Butch Walker –
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,
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, keyboards *Kara DioGuardi –
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*Michael Herring – guitar *Ashley Arrison – backing vocals *A. Brien – bass *Darren Dodd –
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*Mark Colbert – drums *Marty O'Brien – bass *Tim Myers – bass Technical credits *Lindsay Lohan –
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*Al Smith – contributor * David Campbell – string arrangements *Daniel Chase – programming *Michael Lattonzi – vocal engineer *Butch Walker – arranger, producer *Greg Wells – arranger, producer *Kara DioGuardi – arranger, producer, executive producer *Steve McMillan –
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, vocal engineer *Sandy Brummels – art direction *Stephen Finfer – production liaison *Joe Zook – engineer *Jeb Brien – contributor *Vlado Meller – mastering *Dan Certa – engineer *Chris Steffen – engineer *Ben Moody – arranger, programming, producer *Christian Frederick Sr. Martin – contributor *Joanne Oriti – contributor *Claire Aude – engineer


Charts and certifications


Charts


Certifications


Release history


References


External links


Lindsay Lohan's official music website

Lindsay Lohan
at
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