Paris (Paris Hilton album)
2006 album by Paris Hilton
Paris is the debut studio album by American socialite Paris Hilton. It was released on August 22, 2006, by Warner Bros. Records. The full album was released on AOL Music on August 14, 2006, becoming available for online downloading eight days before the actual release date.[1]
Paris | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | August 22, 2006 |
Recorded | 2004–2006 |
Genre | |
Length | 39:50 (Standard) |
Label | Warner Bros. |
Producer | |
Singles from Paris | |
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Critical reception
changeProfessional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 57/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
musicOMH | [6] Robert Christgau was also negative, giving Paris a "dud" score ( ) indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."[7] |
The Observer | [8] |
Pitchfork | 5.2/10[9] |
Robert Christgau | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Slant Magazine | [11] |
Yahoo! Music UK | 7/10[12] |
Paris received generally mixed reviews from music critics.
Track listing
changeNo. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Turn It Up" | Storch | 3:12 |
2. | "Fightin' Over Me" (featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss) | Storch | 4:01 |
3. | "Stars Are Blind" |
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3:56 |
4. | "I Want You" | Rotem | 3:12 |
5. | "Jealousy" | Storch | 3:40 |
6. | "Heartbeat" | Storch | 3:43 |
7. | "Nothing in This World" | Dr. Luke | 3:10 |
8. | "Screwed" |
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3:41 |
9. | "Not Leaving Without You" |
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3:35 |
10. | "Turn You On" | Storch | 3:06 |
11. | "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" | Storch | 4:34 |
Total length: |
39:50 |
iTunes bonus tracks | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
12. | "Stars Are Blind" (The Scumfrog's Extreme Makeover Edit) | 4:57 | |||||||
13. | "Turn It Up" (Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit) | 4:59 | |||||||
14. | "Turn You On" (Claude Le Gache Le Club Edit) | 3:38 |
Limited edition bonus DVD | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Music Special featuring Making of the Album, Behind the Scenes, and Interviews with Record Producers" | 20:21 | |||||||
2. | "Jealousy - In the Studio" | 3:25 |
Additional notes
- "I Want You" contains a sample of "Grease" performed by Frankie Valli.
- "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is a cover version of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" performed by Rod Stewart.
Personnel
changePerformers
- Paris Hilton – vocals
- Fat Joe – vocals
- Jadakiss – vocals
- Penelope Magnet – backing vocals
- Pooh Bear – backing vocals
- Taura "Aura" Jackson – backing vocals
- Jennifer Karr – backing vocals
- Kara DioGuardi – backing vocals
- Keely Pressly – backing vocals
- Niki Haris – backing vocals
- Aaron "Franchise" Fishbein – guitar
- Coley Read – guitar
- Gabriel – guitar
- Ed Calle – saxophone
- Black Violin – strings
- Eric Jorgensen – trombone
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet
- Dr. Luke – various instruments
Production
- Paris Hilton – executive producer
- Scott Storch – executive producer, producer
- Tom Whalley – executive producer
- J.R. Rotem – producer, mixing
- Dr. Luke – producer
- Greg Wells – producer
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Fernando Garibay – producer, programming, engineer
- Alonzo Jackson – producer
- Penelope Magnet – producer
- Taura "Aura" Jackson – producer
- Sheppard Solomon – producer
- Jennifer Karr – arrangement
- Kara DioGuardi – arrangement, producer
- Chris "Crown-One" Brown – engineer
- Conrad Golding – engineer
- Eric Weaver – engineer, recording
- Nikolas "Niko Don" Marzouca – engineer
- Wayne "The Brain" Allison – engineer
- John Hanes – engineer (ProTools)
- Aniella Gottwald – assistant engineer
- Tony Maserati – mixing
- Neeraj Khajanchi – assistant mix engineer
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineer
- Jake Davies – recording
- Matt Beckley – recording
- Chris Steffen – recording
- Michael Lattanzi – recording
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
- Matt Taylor – art direction, design
- Anthony Mandler – photography
- James White – photography
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]
Charts
changeChart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 24 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 9 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 18 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 49 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] | 4 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] | 20 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 28 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] | 17 |
French Albums (SNEP)[22] | 67 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] | 18 |
Greek Albums (IFPI)[24] | 11 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] | 40 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] | 27 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] | 22 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28] | 8 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] | 16 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] | 27 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] | 98 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] | 6 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[34] | 29 |
US Billboard 200[35] | 6 |
Certifications
changeRegion | Certification | Certified Units/Sales |
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Russia (NPFF) | Platinum | 20,000[36] |
References
change- ↑ TMZ Staff. "Paris: The ENTIRE Album, a Week Early", TMZ, August 14, 2006.
- ↑ "Paris Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ Paris at AllMusic
- ↑ Leah Greenblatt (2006-08-28). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Alexis Petridis (2006-08-10). "The Guardian review". London: Arts.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Paris Hilton - Paris : album review". Archived from the original on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Robert Christgau: Paris Hilton". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 22, 2006.
- ↑ "The Observer review". 2011-06-03. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Juzwiak, Rich (April 4, 2020). "Paris Hilton: Paris Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. 2010-01-24. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Slant Magazine review". Slantmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "Yahoo! Music review". 2011-06-13. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ Paris (liner notes). Paris Hilton. Warner Bros. Records. 2006. 9362-44138-2.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Paris Hilton – Paris" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paris Hilton – Paris" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Paris Hilton – Paris" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Paris Hilton Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paris Hilton – Paris" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Paris Hilton: Paris" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Greekcharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2006. 40. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Paris Hilton". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: {{{date}}}" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Paris Hilton – Paris". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Paris Hilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Russia certifications 2018" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2018.
Other websites
change- Official album website
- Paris at AllMusic
- Paris (Paris Hilton album) at Discogs (list of releases)