Unbeautiful

{{Infobox album

| name = Unbeautiful

| type = studio

| artist = Lesley Roy

| cover = Lesley Roy - Unbeautiful.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2008|9|30}}

| recorded = 2007–2008

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|power pop}}

| length = 46:33 (standard edition)
50:08 (iTunes edition)

| label = {{hlist|Religion|Jive}}

| producer = {{hlist|Per Aldeheim|Mitch Allan|Andreas Carlsson|Desmond Child|Dr. Luke|David Hodges|Will Hunt|Emanuel Kiriakou|Max Martin (also exec.)|Mark Murphy|Harry Sommerdahl|Greg Wells|Rami Yacoub}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Unbeautiful

| type = studio

| single1 = I'm Gone, I'm Going

| single1date = 17 June 2008

| single2 = Unbeautiful

| single2date = 2008

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Alternative Addiction

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=709|title=Review of "Unbeautiful" by Lesley Roy|publisher=AlternativeAddiction.com|date=November 28, 2008|accessdate=July 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109051721/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=709|archivedate=January 9, 2011}}

| rev2 = Rawkfist Music

| rev2Score ={{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Hart|publisher=Rawkfist Music|url=http://rawkfistmusic.com/2008/11/15/review-lesley-roy-unbeautiful-2008/|title=Lesley Roy "Unbeautiful" (2008) (review)|date=November 15, 2008|accessdate=July 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715155621/http://rawkfistmusic.com/2008/11/15/review-lesley-roy-unbeautiful-2008/|archivedate=July 15, 2011}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Unbeautiful is the debut album of Lesley Roy. It was released on September 30, 2008, by Religion Music in her native Ireland and Jive Records elsewhere. It peaked on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart at No. 5.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p855803|pure_url=yes}}|title=Lesley Roy Billboard Albums|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2009-02-06}} As of 2023, it is her only album to date.

Background

Lesley Roy began recording the album during 2007. She described the meaning of the album's name, Unbeautiful, as the title of one of her favorite songs on the album — "I called the album that because it's when I hit rock bottom. It's the question a lot of people ask when they're in a relationship, and it's like 'where was the point where you didn't find me attractive anymore?' It's a universal feeling and an unusual word. A lot of people ask me about it and relate to it. And the world is not perfect right now. "Unbeautiful" seems like a realistic title for a lot of things that are happening."{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}