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Who I Am is the only studio album from Nick Jonas & the Administration. It was released on February 2, 2010, in the US. The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special on December 2, 2009, on CBS.[1] Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass.[2] Additional members of the Administration include drummer Michael Bland and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, both of whom played in The New Power Generation. Guitarist David Ryan Harris played on the album, but a third former NPG member, Sonny Thompson, replaced him on live shows.[1]
| Who I Am | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 2, 2010 |
| Recorded | April 2009 |
| Studio | Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 41:21 |
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| Producer | |
| Singles from Who I Am | |
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"Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up.[3] Jonas wrote or co-wrote all tracks. Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass.[2] The album has nine new numbers and a cover of the Jonas Brothers single "Tonight".[4] Nick originally wrote the song "World War III" for the administration, but instead it was used of the Jonas Brothers album Lines, Vines and Trying Times.[5] He also wrote a song called "Oval Office" but the songs never appeared on the record because according to Nick the song didn't sound good.[6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| BBC | (mixed)[8] |
| Boston Globe | (negative)[9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B–)[10] |
| Los Angeles Times | [11] |
| NOW | [12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Slant Magazine | [14] |
The album received mixed or average reviews by music critics.[15] It debuted at number three with 82,000 on the Billboard 200.[16] 'Stay" was released as a digital single on March 2.[17] The album has sold 179,000 copies in the US.[18]
In late December 2009 and January 2010, Nick Jonas & the Administration toured in support of their debut album, Who I Am.[19] Apart from guest appearances at specific events, it marked the first time Nick toured without his brothers, Kevin and Joe.
In September 2011 and October 2011, Nick Jonas & the Administration toured through South America featuring material from this album, Who I Am.[20]
The first single of the album "Who I Am" was officially released on December 3, 2009 followed by the release of the music video.[21][22] The group made its live debut performing a single of the same name on the Grammy Nominations Concert Live special December 2 on CBS.[1][23]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rose Garden" | Nick Jonas | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Who I Am" | Nick Jonas | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Olive & an Arrow" | Nick Jonas | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Conspiracy Theory" | Nick Jonas | 3:47 |
| 5. | "In the End" |
| 4:52 |
| 6. | "Last Time Around" |
| 4:07 |
| 7. | "Tonight" |
| 4:19 |
| 8. | "State of Emergency" |
| 3:34 |
| 9. | "Vesper's Goodbye" |
| 3:11 |
| 10. | "Stronger (Back on the Ground)" |
| 4:54 |
| Total length: | 41:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rose Garden" | Nick Jonas | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Who I Am" | Nick Jonas | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Olive & an Arrow" | Nick Jonas | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Conspiracy Theory" | Nick Jonas | 3:47 |
| 5. | "In the End" |
| 4:52 |
| 6. | "Last Time Around" |
| 4:07 |
| 7. | "Tonight" |
| 4:19 |
| 8. | "State of Emergency" |
| 3:34 |
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| Nick Jonas & the Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010 | ||||
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| Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January 28, 2010 | |||
| Venue | Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 76:10 | |||
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| Nick Jonas & the Administration chronology | ||||
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Nick Jonas & the Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28, 2010 is the first live album from Nick Jonas & the Administration; which was released on May 11, 2010.
From January 26 until January 29, Nick Jonas & the Administration performed four concerts in Los Angeles all of the concerts took place in the Wiltern Theater, as part of the Who I Am Tour. The concert on January 28 was recorded and released digitally on May 11, 2010.[24]
During the filming of the show, music videos of the songs "Rose Garden" and "Stay" were filmed.[25][26]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last Time Around" |
| 7:16 |
| 2. | "Inseparable" (new version) |
| 5:25 |
| 3. | "Olive & an Arrow" | Nick Jonas | 8:06 |
| 4. | "State of Emergency" |
| 4:06 |
| 5. | "While the World Is Spinning" | Nick Jonas | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Black Keys / A Little Bit Longer" | Nick Jonas | 7:16 |
| 7. | "Vesper's Goodbye" |
| 3:31 |
| 8. | "Conspiracy Theory" | Nick Jonas | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Stay" | Nick Jonas | 7:51 |
| 10. | "Rose Garden" | Nick Jonas | 6:42 |
| 11. | "Stronger (Back on the Ground)" |
| 6:14 |
| 12. | "Tonight" (new version) |
| 5:47 |
| 13. | "Who I Am" | Nick Jonas | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 76:10 | ||
Who I Am
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Nick Jonas & the Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010
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| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
Certification/Sales (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|
| Argentine Album Chart[30] | 1 | |
| Australian Albums Chart[31] | 46 | |
| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[32] | 17 | |
| Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart[32] | 45 | |
| Brazil Top 10 CD Sales[33] | 10 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart[34] | 4 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart[32] | 27 | |
| French Album Chart[35] | 60 | |
| German Album Chart[30] | 78 | |
| Greece Album Chart[36] | 4 | |
| Irish Albums Chart[37] | 29 | |
| Mexican Albums Chart[32][38] | 1 | Gold[39] |
| New Zealand Album Chart[35] | 25 | |
| Portuguese Album Chart[35] | 9 | |
| Polish Albums Chart[40] | 46 | |
| Spain Album Chart[35] | 4 | |
| South Korean Gaon Chart[41] | 40 | |
| UK Albums Chart[42] | 50 | |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 | 151,000[43] |
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