All American Boy (Steve Grand album)
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| Studio album by Steve Grand | |
| Released | March 23, 2015 |
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Various
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| Genre | Country, pop, pop rock |
| Length | 53:16 |
| Label | Grand Nation, Brody, Sony RED |
| Producer |
Various
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| Source | Rating |
| Digital Journal | A |
| SoSoGay Music UK |    |
All American Boy is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Steve Grand. It was released on March 23, 2015 independently by his imprint Grand Nation Music and was disseminated through Brody Distribution Group via Sony RED Distribution. The album's tracks feature genres spanning from mostly country to pop music, as well as rock music. In the making of the album, Grand took his musical influences such as Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, and Sum 41 onto the album. Some tracks on the album express a celebration of a person's sexuality or identity, predominantly aimed to the Gay community and also represents and reminiscences his younger life.
The album garnered mostly mild commendations from critics who lauded the album's content and production, many noting Grand's talent, also some tracks for its "radio-friendliness", and that some songs could relate to anybody no matter what sexual orientation. For such an independent release, the album was a moderate success, making its debut on the U.S. Billboard 200 at No. 47 and its components charts Digital and Independent albums at No. 19 and No. 3, respectively.
Grand financed his album with a Kickstarter online campaign, surpassing an expectation of USD $81,000 with $326,593 donated, making it the third most funded music project never to be affiliated with a major label in Kickstarter history. Prior to the release, Grand had released a total of four singles: "All-American Boy", "Stay", "Back to California", and "Time". He went on a promotion campaign for the album throughout 2012 to 2015 on TV talk shows, Gay Pride Parades, and a numerous amount of interviews.
The development of the record came to fruition after Steve Grand released his first music video "All-American Boy" in August 2013 on YouTube. The music video became a viral hit and led Grand to launch a crowdfunding campaign under Kickstarter to assist him on his debut studio album. The campaign was then expected to reach an estimate of $81,000 but unexpectedly surpassed the expectations with $326,593 pledged making it to become the third most funded music project never to be affiliated with a major label in Kickstarter history. The album was produced by Aaron Johnson, whom was best known for producing material for artists such as The Fray and Eve 6.
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