Jason Castro (album)

Jason Castro is the self-titled debut studio album recorded by Jason Castro. The album was released on April 13, 2010.

Jason Castro
Studio album by Jason Castro
Released	April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Pop reggae
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Gregg Wattenberg Eric Rosse
Jason Castro chronology
The Love Uncompromised EP (2010) Jason Castro (2010) Who I Am (2010)
Singles from Jason Castro
"Let's Just Fall in Love Again" Released: August 18, 2009 "That's What I'm Here For" Released: January 2010

Background

On April 12, 2009, Jason signed to Atlantic Records, and released his first official single, "Let's Just Fall in Love Again," which peaked at number 113 on Billboard Hot 100 and number 94 on the Pop 100 chart. "Hallelujah" and "Over the Rainbow" were chosen because he sang them on American Idol.

To promote the album, he toured through the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore with Matt Hires and Caitlin Crosby. He also toured with Camera Can't Lie and his younger brother Michael. Jason also used two of his singles, "Over the Rainbow" and "That's What I'm Here For," for the wedding of The Bachelor stars Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, which aired on February 27, 2010.^[1]

In the eighth season of Idol, Castro's younger brother Michael auditioned for the show and passed through to the Hollywood Round.^[2] However, he failed to advance to the Top 36.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
About.com	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Dallas News	B[6]

Critical reception

Andrew Leahey of Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, pointing out his "spaced out goofiness." Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+, calling the album "worth springing for."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 albums chart with a first week sales of 20,000,^[7] and also peaked at number nine on the Top Digital Albums chart. The album has sold over 34,000 copies as of May 12, 2010.^[8]

Track listing

Standard edition

1. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" (Sean McConnell)
2. "This Heart of Mine" (Jason Castro, Jason Rene, Roberge, Marc Andrew, Wattenberg, Gregg Steven, Manigly, Shawn)
3. "That's What I'm Here For" (Castro, Amund Bjoerklund, Espen Lind, Zachary, David Maloy)
4. "Love Uncompromised"
5. "Closer"
6. "You Can Always Come Home"(featuring Serena Ryder) (Steven Fiore)
7. "It Matters to Me" (Castro, Kenney)
8. "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)

Amazon.com deluxe track listing

1. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" (Sean McConnell)
2. "This Heart of Mine" (Jason Castro, Jason Rene, Roberge, Marc Andrew, Wattenberg, Gregg Steven, Manigly, Shawn)
3. "That's What I'm Here For" (Castro, Amund Bjoerklund, Espen Lind, Zachary, David Maloy)
4. "Heart of Stone" (Castro, Bjorlund, Bobby Huff, Lind)
5. "If I Were You"
6. "You Can Always Come Home" (Featuring Serena Ryder) (Steven Fiore)
7. "Love Uncompromised"
8. "Closer"
9. "All Wrapped Up"
10. "It Matters to Me" (Castro, Kenney)
11. "Hallelujah"
12. "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" (Acoustic Version) (Sean McConnell)
13. "Sweet Medicine" (Castro)
14. "Over the Rainbow" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position US Billboard 200[9] 18 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[10] 7

Singles Year Single Peak US Bub. [11] US Heat [12] 2009 "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" 1 15 2010 "That's What I'm Here For" 21 17 "Over the Rainbow" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	34,000[8]

References

1. "It's Official: Bachelor's Jason And Molly Get Hitched! - The Bachelor : People.com". Tvwatch.people.com. 2010-02-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
2. "Michael Castro — Audition — American Idol 8". Rickey.org. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
3. Jason Castro at AllMusic
4. "Jason Castro - First Post American Idol Album - Review of Jason Castro's Debut Album". Top40.about.com. 2010-11-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
5. "Entertainment Weekly 4/16/2010 - Photo Detail". JasonCastroMusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
6. Tarradell, Mario (2010-04-12). "CD review: Spacey dance-rock, sunny pop from solid pair of CDs | Mario Tarradell Columns and Reviews - Entertainment News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
7. "Album sales: Jason Castro's debut, Adam Lambert's 'Idol' boost".
8. "'Idol' boosts Connick, Sinatra sales".
9. "Jason Castro Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
10. "Jason Castro Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
11. "Jason Castro - Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
12. "Jason Castro - Chart history (Heatseekers Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2017.