:A Little More Personal (Raw)
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{{Infobox album
| name = A Little More Personal (Raw)
| type = studio
| artist = Lindsay Lohan
| cover = A Little More Personal (Raw) album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|11|30}}
| recorded = 2004–2005
| studio =
- Rocket Carousel (Los Angeles)
- The Beach House (Long Island)
- Ruby Red (Atlanta)
- Zi Music West (Los Angeles)
- Loho (New York City)
- Ocean Way (Los Angeles)
- Skip Saylor (Los Angeles)
- Sony Music (New York City)
- NRG Recording
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 43:21
| label = Casablanca
| producer = {{flat list|
}}
| prev_title = Speak
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| type = studio
| single1 = Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)
| single1date = October 18, 2005
}}
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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, released on November 30, 2005, by Casablanca Records. 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 principal photography 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 music critics, 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 Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 82,000 copies.{{cite magazine|title=Eminem Scores Fourth No.1 Album In A Row|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60351/eminem-scores-fourth-no-1-album-in-a-row|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 6, 2015|date=December 14, 2005}} However, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies.{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Lindsay Lohan|type=album}} It was also certified Gold in Taiwan. Lohan promoted the album with a few television appearances, including at MTV's Total Request Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the 33rd Annual American Music Awards.
Background and recording
During the shoot of the music video for her single "First", Lohan revealed in an interview with MTV 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 [want to] leave. 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 [in my life lately], and I think people can find that escape in hobbies that they do. I don't do yoga or anything, but some people use that. Everyone has their own thing, and I use writing."{{cite web | title = Lindsay Lohan Reveals The Secret Of Her 'First' Video | work = MTV | date = June 16, 2005 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504270/lohan-reveals-secret-her-first-video.jhtml?headlines=true | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107214128/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504270/lohan-reveals-secret-her-first-video.jhtml?headlines=true | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 7, 2012 | access-date = August 29, 2011}} The pop rock album features a darker theme when compared to Lohan's previous album.{{cite web|title=A Little More Personal (Raw) by Lindsay Lohan|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-little-more-personal-raw/1443466070|work=iTunes Store|date=January 2005|access-date=June 22, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/673/673394p3.html|title=Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (RAW)|date=December 6, 2005|access-date=August 29, 2011|last=D.|first=Spence|work=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221835/http://music.ign.com/articles/673/673394p3.html|archive-date=June 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}
"Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)", the lead single and first track of the album, was mainly written by Lohan as a letter to her father, Michael, who was incarcerated in June 2005 after surviving a car crash for which he was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554514/r-kelly-reveals-kanye-collabo-bizarre-message.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212826/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554514/r-kelly-reveals-kanye-collabo-bizarre-message.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=For The Record: Quick News On R. Kelly, Lindsay Lohan, Kanye West, Carrie Underwood, LL Cool J, 'Idol' & More|date=March 13, 2007|access-date=August 28, 2011|work=MTV}} Additional writing and song production was done by Butch Walker, Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi,A Little More Personal (Raw) (liner notes). Lindsay Lohan. Casablanca Music, LLC, a division of Universal Music Group. 2005. 602498871935. who revealed, "If you solo the vocals you'll hear race cars, because we brought the studio to [Lindsay's] trailer 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666503/kara-dioguardi-hits.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630084306/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666503/kara-dioguardi-hits.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2011|title=Kara DioGuardi Opens Up About Lindsay Lohan, 'No Boundaries'|date=June 27, 2011|access-date=August 28, 2011|last=Cantiello|first=Jim|work=MTV}} "My Innocence" is also about Lohan's father. Lohan also covered two songs for the album, "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick and "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
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| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3 = Los Angeles Times
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| rev4 = The New York Times
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| rev5 = PopMatters
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
| rev7 = Slant Magazine
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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 Metacritic.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-little-more-personal-raw|title=A Little More Personal (Raw) - Lindsay Lohan – Metacritic |access-date=August 29, 2011|website=Metacritic}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic 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".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-little-more-personal-raw-r810418|tab=review|pure_url=yes}}|title=A Little More Personal (Raw) - Album Review|date=December 6, 2005|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=AllMusic|access-date=August 28, 2011}} Entertainment Weekly{{'}}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".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/12/05/little-more-personal-raw/|title=Music Review - A Little More Personal (Raw)|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|access-date=August 28, 2011|date=December 9, 2005|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606175233/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1136251,00.html|url-status=live}}
Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone said Lohan "makes a fatal mistake on her second album: She tries to, like, express herself",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-little-more-personal-raw-20051128|title=A Little More Personal (Raw) by Lindsay Lohan|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 28, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2011}} while a Los Angeles Times critic also gave the album a negative review, claiming that, "for most of the album, [Lohan] sounds like any other self-absorbed teen, yearning to be Alanis, Gwen, and even Stevie Nicks." Whitney Strub of PopMatters 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lohanlindsay-little|title=Lindsay Lohan: A Little More Personal (Raw)|last=Strub|first=Whitney|date=December 21, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2011|work=PopMatters}} Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/lindsay-lohan-a-little-more-personal-raw|title=Lindsay Lohan: A Little More Personal (Raw)|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=November 28, 2005|access-date=August 29, 2011|website=Slant Magazine}} Keith Caulfield of Billboard considered the "rockin' title track and the excellent thump-thump of 'Who Loves You'" as standouts, assessing "there is an enjoyable album here."{{cite magazine|title=Who's Hot in 2006|date=January 7, 2006|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-01-07.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2024}}
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.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045342/lindsay-lohan-gets-bossy-on-new-track|date=May 8, 2008|access-date=August 29, 2011|title=Lindsay Lohan Gets 'Bossy' On New Track|magazine=Billboard}} 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.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Lohan Ready for A Taiwan Tour |author=Entertainment News Staff |website=Softpedia |date=December 10, 2005 |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lindsay-Lohan-Ready-For-A-Taiwan-Tour-14540.shtml |access-date=August 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005070058/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lindsay-Lohan-Ready-For-A-Taiwan-Tour-14540.shtml |archive-date=October 5, 2012}} "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 {{Cite web|url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=335746|title = Lindsay Lohan Speak Taiwanese 2 CD album set (Double CD) (335746)}} and A Little More Personal (Raw) being released with a bonus calendar and a promotional poster.{{Cite web|url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=347997|title = Lindsay Lohan a Little More Personal [RAW] Taiwanese CD album (CDLP) (347997)}} 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,{{Cite episode |series=Total Request Live|title=Episode dated 6 December 2005 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0731781/ |access-date=August 29, 2011 |network=ABC Entertainment |airdate=December 6, 2005 |language=en}} The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 24,{{Cite web |title=The Tonight Show With Jay Leno |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/episodes-season-14/1000227212/ |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} the Late Night with Conan O'Brien on December 7,{{Citation |title=Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13x49 "Lindsay Lohan, Colin Hanks, Coldplay" |url=https://trakt.tv/shows/late-night-with-conan-o-brien/seasons/13/episodes/49 |access-date=May 4, 2023}} and at The Ellen DeGeneres Show on December 14.{{Cite episode |title=Episode dated 14 December 2005|series=The Ellen DeGeneres Show |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0570424/ |access-date=August 29, 2011 |network=ABC Entertainment |airdate=December 14, 2005 |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512861/shar-jackson-talks-breakup-with-federline.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107212919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512861/shar-jackson-talks-breakup-with-federline.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=For The Record: Quick News On Shar Jackson, Slipknot, Jay-Z, Hilary Duff, Green Day, Neil Diamond & More|date=November 2, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2011|work=MTV}} 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 New York Post reported her having food poisoning, before appearing on MTV's TRL later that day.{{Cite web |title=Lindsay Lohan stands up 'Regis & Kelly' |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2005/12/07/Lindsay-Lohan-stands-up-Regis-Kelly/50411134011445/ |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=UPI |language=en}}
=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.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/news/a/lohanconf.htm|title=The Story Behind "Confessions Of a Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)"|last=Lamb|first=Bill|work=About.com|access-date=August 28, 2011|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307135705/http://top40.about.com/od/news/a/lohanconf.htm|url-status=dead}} It was made available for purchase as a digital download and was sent to contemporary hit radio on October 18, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/confessions-broken-heart-daughter/id115350796|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227000807/http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/confessions-broken-heart-daughter/id115350796|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2009|title=Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) - Single by Lindsay Lohan|date=January 15, 2006|access-date=August 28, 2011|work=iTunes Store}} An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Lohan herself, references her father Michael's drunkenness and alleged domestic abuse,{{cite news|first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |title=Lindsay Lohan Cracks The Mirror |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lohan_lindsay/news_feature_051017/ |work=MTV |date=October 17, 2005 |access-date=August 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202003040/http://www.mtv.com/bands/l/lohan_lindsay/news_feature_051017/ |archive-date=December 2, 2008}} and was released on October 25, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/confessions-of-a-broken-heart-daughter-to-father/1445831665|title=Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) - Music Video by Lindsay Lohan|date=October 25, 2005|access-date=August 28, 2011|work=iTunes Store}} As a response to the music video, Lohan's father wrote a letter to the New York Daily News, 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.{{cite web | url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lindsay+Lohan&titel=Confessions+Of+A+Broken+Heart+%28Daughter+To+Father%29&cat=s | title=Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) - Peaks Around the World | website=australian-charts.com | date=January 29, 2006 | access-date=August 28, 2011}} 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 Digital Songs chart on the week of December 3, 2005, while reaching number 57 on Billboard Hot 100 on the week of December 24, 2005.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lindsay lohan|chart=all}} |title=Lindsay Lohan Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729050908/http://www.billboard.com/ |archive-date=July 29, 2011 |url-status=live}} It was Lohan's first and only entry, to date, on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 43:21
| title1 = Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)
| writer1 = {{hlist|Lindsay Lohan|Kara DioGuardi|Greg Wells}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Black Hole
| writer2 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells|Louise Goffin}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = I Live for the Day
| writer3 = {{hlist|Desmond Child|Andreas Carlsson|Ethan Mentzer|Ben Romans}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length3 = 3:10
| title4 = I Want You to Want Me
| writer4 = Rick Nielsen
| extra4 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Butch Walker}}
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = My Innocence
| writer5 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = A Little More Personal
| writer6 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Walker}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Walker}}
| length6 = 2:59
| title7 = If It's Alright
| writer7 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Walker}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Walker}}
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = If You Were Me
| writer8 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length8 = 2:54
| title9 = Fastlane
| writer9 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Ben Moody|Mitch Allan}}
| extra9 = Moody
| length9 = 3:24
| title10 = Edge of Seventeen
| writer10 = Stevie Nicks
| extra10 = Moody
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = Who Loves You
| writer11 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length11 = 3:50
| title12 = A Beautiful Life (La Bella Vita)
| writer12 = {{hlist|Lohan|DioGuardi|Michelle Lewis|Charlton Pettus}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Wells}}
| length12 = 3:26}}
Credits and personnel
Credits taken from the album's liner notes.
Performance credits
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- Lindsay Lohan – primary artist, vocals, concept
- Louise Goffin – piano
- Butch Walker – bass, guitar, keyboards
- Kara DioGuardi – backing vocals
- Michael Herring – guitar
- Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
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- A. Brien – bass
- Darren Dodd – drums
- Mark Colbert – drums
- Marty O'Brien – bass
- Tim Myers – bass
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Technical credits
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- Lindsay Lohan – executive producer
- 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 – engineer, vocal engineer
- Sandy Brummels – art direction
- Stephen Finfer – production liaison
- Joe Zook – engineer
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- 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
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Charts and certifications
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Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for A Little More Personal (Raw) |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Japan
| November 30, 2005 | rowspan="4"| CD | rowspan="4"| Casablanca |
| scope="row"| Canada
| rowspan="2"| December 6, 2005 |
| scope="row"| United States |
| scope="row"| Germany
| January 10, 2006 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091212014629/http://www.lindsaylohanmusic.com/home.asp Lindsay Lohan's official music website]
- [http://www.casablanca-music.com Lindsay Lohan] at Casablanca Records
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