Memories of a Beautiful Disaster

Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
Studio album by
James Durbin
ReleasedNovember 21, 2011
Recorded2011
GenreRock
LabelWind-up Records
ProducerHoward Benson
James Durbin chronology
Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
(2011) 		Celebrate
(2014)
Singles from Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
  1. "Stand Up"
    Released: September 22, 2011
  2. "Love Me Bad"
    Released: October 19, 2011

Memories of a Beautiful Disaster is the debut studio album of American rock musician James Durbin, released on November 21, 2011 through Wind-up Records.

Recording

The name of the album was announced in late September 2011 by Durbin via a Twitter post,[1] and the cover was revealed on October 7.[2] The album was released on November 21, 2011 on Wind-up Records.[2] Howard Benson was the producer.[3]

Guitarist Mick Mars is a guest on one song from the album.[4] Other musicians involved with the album include songwriter Marti Frederiksen, Swedish band Hardcore Superstar and Sixx:A.M. members James Michael, and DJ Ashba.[5]

Singles

Two singles were initially released from the album. "Love Me Bad" was leaked online on October 19, 2011,[6] but was officially released on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on November 2.[7] The second single, "Stand Up", was originally written for Official Gameday Music of the NFL Vol. 1 and was released to rock radio stations.[8]

Track listing

The track listing for the album was revealed on October 19, 2011.[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Higher Than Heaven"
2:56
2."All I Want"
3:19
3."Love in Ruins"
4:01
4."Right Behind You"Durbin3:37
5."Love Me Bad"
  • Frederiksen
  • Mark Holman
3:26
6."Deeper"
  • Aidean Abounasseri
  • Grady Benson
  • Joe Gunther
3:51
7."May"Doug Brown5:02
8."Screaming"
3:25
9."Outcast" (featuring Mick Mars)
  • Durbin
  • Mars
  • Magnus Andreasson
  • Martin Sandvik
3:37
10."Everything Burns"Ben Moody3:38
11."Stand Up"
3:00
12."Liberate" (Bonus Track For iTunes & Japan)
  • Blair Daly
  • Derek Fuhrmann
2:45
13."Back For More" (Bonus Track For iTunes & Japan)Peter Stengaard4:33
14."Crawling Home" (Bonus Track For Japan)
  • Durbin
  • DJ Ashba
4:27

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]

Allmusic gave Memories of a Beautiful Disaster a rating of three out of five stars, and said that while the album was "much more pop than rock," in contrast to Durbin's American Idol performances, it "does deliver the vocal goods here on material that should appeal to his AmIdol fan base."[9]

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 36 with first-week sales of 28,000.[10] The album has sold 123,000 copies in the US as of January 2017.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Twitter post by @DurbinRocks". Twitter. September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "'American Idol' Metalhead JAMES DURBIN Unveils Debut Album Cover Artwork". Blabbermouth.net. October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "'American Idol' Alum James Durbin Sets Album Release Date, Title". Hollywood Reporter. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Laying Down Tracks On JAMES DURBIN Solo Debut (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "American Idol's James Durbin Attracts an Army of Rock Royalty for Debut Album, Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster". MSNBC. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "JAMES DURBIN, 'LOVE ME BAD' – SONG REVIEW". Pop Crush. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "'American Idol' Metalhead JAMES DURBIN Releases 'Love Me Bad' Single (Audio)". Blabbermouth.net. November 2, 2011. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "Two singles coming from James Durbin". USA Today. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Collar, Matt. Memories of a Beautiful Disaster at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  10. ^ Mansfield, Brian (November 30, 2011). "Daughtry's 129,000 sales 'Spell' a top-ten debut". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  11. ^ "'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN's Collaboration With QUIET RIOT Guitarist ALEX GROSSI: 'Roads' Lyric Video". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. February 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "James Durbin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "James Durbin Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.