To Whom It May Concern (Lisa Marie Presley album)

{{Infobox album

| name = To Whom It May Concern

| type = studio

| artist = Lisa Marie Presley

| cover = Lisa Marie Presley - To Whom It May Concern.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = April 8, 2003

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Rock|pop rock}}

| length = 50:45

| label = Capitol

| producer = {{hlist|Eric Rosse|Andrew Slater}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Now What

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Singles

| name = To Whom It May Concern

| type = studio

| single1 = Lights Out

| single1date = February 10, 2003{{cite web |title=Going for Adds - 2/10/03 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/03/RR-2003-02-07-OCR-Page-0026.pdf |website=World Radio History |publisher=R&R |access-date=January 12, 2023 |pages=24 |date=February 7, 2003}}

| single2 = Sinking In

| single2date = June 30, 2003{{cite web |title=Going for Adds - 6/30/03 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/03/RR-2003-06-27-OCR-Page-0026.pdf |website=World Radio History |publisher=R&R |access-date=January 12, 2023 |pages=26 |date=June 27, 2003}}

}}

To Whom It May Concern is the debut studio album by American singer Lisa Marie Presley. It was released on April 8, 2003, in the United States and Canada.

Two singles were released from the album: "Lights Out" and "Sinking In". The video for "Lights Out" reached {{abbr|No.|number}} 15 on the CMT Top 20 Countdown.

A song Presley wrote about her ex-husband Michael Jackson, "Disciple", was cut from the album prior to its release.References for the track "Disciple": {{bulleted list|{{cite web |title=Lisa Marie: Attraction to Jackson was real |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/03/28/lisa.marie.presley.reut/ |website=CNN |access-date=May 3, 2021 |date=March 29, 2003 |quote=[Presley's divorce from Jackson] sent her into a two-year mental and physical breakdown. She took to writing songs, and refers to Jackson in the track 'Disciple,' referring to his 'masturbative ways.'}}|{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Roger |title=Lisa Marie Knocks Cage and Jacko |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/lisa-marie-knocks-cage-and-jacko |website=Fox News |access-date=May 3, 2021 |date=March 31, 2003 |quote=The song, 'Disciple,' is not even on the album. But Rolling Stone{{'}}s press release about their article would make you think it's there.}}}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = Rolling Stone

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last1=Chonin |first1=Neva |title=Lisa Marie Presley, To Whom It May Concern |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lisamariepresley/albums/album/317546/review/5944209/to_whom_it_may_concern |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804142345/https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lisamariepresley/albums/album/317546/review/5944209/to_whom_it_may_concern |archive-date=August 4, 2009 |date=May 1, 2003 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = The Village Voice

| rev3score = C{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=December 2, 2003|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ts03-03.php|title=Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot 2003|newspaper=The Village Voice|accessdate=May 9, 2016}}

}}

The album received positive reviews from critics who complimented Presley's vocals and her songwriting.

Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn reviewed Presley's debut album and said, "The music on her new album, has a stark, uncompromising tone", and later said, "Presley's gutsy blues-edged voice has a distinctive flair."{{cite news|title=Making a Name for Herself|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/04/22/making-a-name-for-herself-2/|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=June 29, 2011|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=April 22, 2003}}

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said: "This is a sharp, ambitious mainstream pop/rock album performed by a singer with real character – thankfully, one that's surly, not sweet, since there's been too much sweetness from divas in the 2000s", giving the album four out of five stars.{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Lisa Marie Presley, To Whom It May Concern |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-whom-it-may-concern-mw0000021199 |website=AllMusic |access-date=May 3, 2021}}

Commercial performance

The album sold 142,000 copies during its first week of release, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/50s-massacre-extends-chart-lead-to-6th-week-63297/|title = 50's 'Massacre' Extends Chart Lead to 6th Week|magazine = Billboard|date = April 13, 2005}} In May 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album gold.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = To Whom It May Concern track listing

| all_lyrics = Lisa Marie Presley, except "The Road Between" co-written by Gus Black

| total_length =

| title1 = S.O.B.

| music1 = Glen Ballard, Clif Magness, Presley

| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = The Road Between

| music2 = Gus Black, Presley, Greg Wells

| length2 = 4:18

| title3 = Lights Out

| music3 = Ballard, Magness, Presley

| length3 = 3:45

| title4 = Better Beware

| music4 = Danny Keough, Presley, Eric Rosse

| length4 = 4:45

| title5 = Nobody Noticed It

| music5 = Magness, Presley

| length5 = 4:34

| title6 = Sinking In

| music6 = Ballard, Keough, Magness, Presley

| length6 = 4:31

| title7 = Important

| music7 = Magness, Presley

| length7 = 3:51

| title8 = So Lovely

| music8 = Ballard, John Barry, Presley

| length8 = 4:56

| title9 = Indifferent

| music9 = Presley, Rosse

| length9 = 3:59

| title10 = Gone

| music10 = Presley, Diego Sandrin

| length10 = 4:07

| title11 = To Whom It May Concern

| music11 = Ballard, Presley

| length11 = 4:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = North America bonus tracks

| total_length =

| title12 = Excuse Me

| note12 = hidden track (appended to the end of "To Whom It May Concern")

| music12 = Ballard, Presley

| length12 = 3:16

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japan bonus tracks

| total_length =

| title12 = Excuse Me

| music12 = Ballard, Presley

| length12 = 3:16

| title13 = Savior

| note13 = hidden track (appended to the end of "Excuse Me")

| music13 = Billy Corgan, Magness, Presley

| length13 = 3:20

}}

Personnel

=Musicians=

Lisa Marie Presley – lead and background vocals
Eric Rosse – organ, synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ, programming, sound effects, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements
David Campbell – string arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12)
Rusty Anderson, Doyle Bramhall II, Jon Brion, Steve Caton – guitars
Paul Bushnell – bass
Lenny Castro – percussion
Matt Chamberlain – acoustic and electronic percussion
Mike Elizondo – bass
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion, guitars
Wendy Melvoin – guitars
Zac Rae – Chamberlin
Patrick Warren – piano
Bruce Watson – guitars, mandolin
Lyle Workman – guitars

=Production=

Eric Rosse – producer, engineer, editing
Andrew Slater – producer, executive producer
Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
Mike Glines – assistant engineer
Fernio Hernandez – mix assistant
Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer
Robert Read – mixing assistant
Ronnie Rivera – engineer
Jim Scott – mixing
Howard Willing – engineer, editing
Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer

Charts and certifications

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan\|page=224}} \| align="center"\| 54
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+Weekly chart performance for To Whom It May Concern !scope="col"\|Chart (2003) !scope="col"\|Peak position
scope="row"\|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web\|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_050103_ALBUMS.html\|title=Albums : Top 100\|website=Jam!\|date=May 1, 2003\|access-date=April 13, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210205816/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_050103_ALBUMS.html\|archive-date=December 10, 2004}} \|align="center"\|12
{{album chart\|Germany4\|74\|id=4442\|artist=Lisa Marie Presley\|album=To Whom It May Concern\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 16, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Scotland\|48\|date=20030720\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 16, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|86\|artist=Lisa Marie Presley\|album=To Whom It May Concern\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 16, 2021}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|52\|date=20030720\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 16, 2021}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|5\|artist=Lisa Marie Presley\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 16, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Year-end chart performance for To Whom It May Concern !scope="col"\|Chart (2003) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003\|magazine=Billboard\|date=January 2, 2013\|access-date=July 16, 2021}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|129

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Year-end chart performance for To Whom It May Concern

!scope="col"|Chart (2003)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2021}}

| style="text-align:center;"|129

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for To Whom It May Concern}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Lisa Marie Presley|title=To Whom It May Concern|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2003|certyear=2003|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

References

Category:Lisa Marie Presley albums

Category:2003 debut albums

Category:Albums arranged by David Campbell (composer)

Category:Albums produced by Eric Rosse

Category:Capitol Records albums