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Holly (album)

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 six and 30 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and Independent Albums charts respectively. To promote the album, Nozuka toured across North America with appearances at talk shows.

Holly
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 (re-release): February 9, 2009[1]
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length49:21
Label
ProducerBill Bell
Justin Nozuka chronology
Holly
(00000000) 		You I Wind Land and Sea
(2010)

Promotion edit

On February 6, 2008 Nozuka 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, 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 edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
BBC Musicfavourable[6]

Jo-Ann Greene of AllMusic praised the album for the different facets of love it explores, Nozuka's songwriting and vocal performance, and arrangements in 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 Music also echoed Greene's review, praising Nozuka's mature (despite his age) storytelling and singing voice, and choice in vocal notes, concluding "[it's] a superb album, filled with raw quality. Just enjoy."[6]

Track listings edit

Standard track list

All tracks are written by Justin Nozuka, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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 track list

No.TitleLength
12."Why (demo version)"2:58
13."Lullabye"4:52

DVD

  2. "After Tonight" (music video)
  4. "I'm in Peace" (acoustic studio video)
  6. Interview

Personnel edit

Adapted from the Holly media notes.[7]

Musicians

Chart performance edit

Chart (2008–09) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 79
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 30

Release history edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Holly (Edition spéciale inclus 2 inédits + clips) : Amazon.fr : Justin Nozuka : Musique". Amazon.fr. September 9, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Juno-Nominated Justin Nozuka Announces Cross-Canada Tour". Warner Music Canada. February 6, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Justin Nozuka's first U.S Headlining Tour". AltSounds. August 20, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ Maguire, Chris (September 9, 2008). "Justin Nozuka on Jimmy Kimmel, and Good Morning America Now!". AltSounds. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Greene, Jo-Ann. "Holly - Justin Nozuka". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Fisher, Jamie. "Music - Review of Justin Nozuka - Holly". BBC Music. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Holly (media notes). Justin Nozuka. Coalition Entertainment. 2007. CER 116528.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Justin Nozuka – Holly". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Justin Nozuka – Holly" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "Justin Nozuka Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Justin Nozuka Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Holly: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  13. ^ "iTunes – Music – Holly by Justin Nozuka". iTunes (CA). Apple. 24 July 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "iTunes – Music – Holly by Justin Nozuka". iTunes (US). Apple. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
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