Heartstrings (Leighton Meester album)

Heartstrings is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and actress Leighton Meester. It was released on October 28, 2014, by Vagrant and Hotly Wanting.^[3] Meester wrote all nine tracks featured on the record, and the album was produced by Jeff Trott. Following its release, Heartstrings received generally positive reviews.

Heartstrings
Studio album by Leighton Meester
Released	October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Recorded	2012–2014
Studio	Sage & Sound Studios Atomic Halo Studios[1]
Genre	Pop rock indie pop alternative rock folk dream pop
Length	31:33
Label	Vagrant Hotly Wanting
Producer	Jeff Trott
Singles from Heartstrings
"Heartstrings" Released: September 9, 2014

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Promotion

Singles

"Heartstrings" was released as first single from album on September 9, 2014, via iTunes and SoundCloud. On October 17, 2014, Meester performed "Heartstrings" on Big Morning Buzz Live.^[4] On October 28, 2014, Heartstrings release party took place in Los Angeles at The Troubadour. The music video for Heartstrings was released on October 29, 2014.^[5]

Tour

In support of the album, Meester embarked on tour across North America, which began on January 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California and ended on March 2, 2015 in San Francisco, California.^[6]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
January 6, 2015	Los Angeles	United States	Hotel Café
January 11, 2015
January 27, 2015
January 28, 2015
February 18, 2015	Alexandria		Birchmere Music Hall
February 19, 2015	Philadelphia		The Trocadero Theatre
February 20, 2015	Allston		Brighton Music Hall
February 21, 2015	New York City		Irving Plaza
February 23, 2015	Detroit		Magic Bag
February 24, 2015	Chicago		Park West
February 27, 2015	Seattle		El Corazon
March 1, 2015	Vancouver	Canada	Rio Theatre
March 2, 2015	San Francisco	United States	Great American Music Hall

Commercial performance

The album debuted on week dated of November 15, 2014, at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums and at number 139 on the official Billboard 200.^[7]

Track listing

Heartstrings track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heartstrings"	3:34
2.	"Run Away"	3:39
3.	"Good for One Thing"	2:48
4.	"Sweet"	3:40
5.	"On My Side"	3:18
6.	"L.A."	3:34
7.	"Dreaming"	3:49
8.	"Blue Afternoon"	3:57
9.	"Entitled"	3:14
Total length:		31:33

All tracks are written by Leighton Meester.

Personnel

All credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

• Leighton Meester – vocals, composer
• Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
• Paul Bryon – bass
• Joel Shearer – guitar
• Dave Palmer – organ, keyboards
• Patrick Warren – orchestration, accordion, keyboards, piano
• Ryan Petersen – drum programming, percussion, additional keyboards
• Jeff Trott – bass, mandolin, keyboards, additional guitars, producer, engineer
• Shawn Everett – engineer
• John Cranfield – mixing
• Shahine Ezell – management

Charts

Chart performance for Heartstrings

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	139
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	1

Release history

Release formats for Heartstrings

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States	October 28, 2014	Vagrant Hotly Wanting	Digital download