Hello My Name Is...
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| Studio album by Bridgit Mendler | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | September–November 2011 | |||
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| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| AbsolutePunk | 47% |
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Hello My Name Is... is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Bridgit Mendler released on October 22, 2012, through Hollywood Records. The first single of the album, "Ready or Not", was released on August 7, 2012. It premiered on August 3, 2012, and was released as a digital download on August 7, 2012. The song was written by Mendler herself, Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou and Evan "Kidd" Bogart. The song debuted at number 98 and peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was later certified Gold in Canada and Platinum in New Zealand. She has used three more songs to promote her album: "Hurricane", which is the second and final single from the album, "Forgot to Laugh" and "Top of the World".
The album received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Mendler's vocals and songwriting skills, but criticized the songs for sounding too alike and lacking direction. It debuted at number 30 on the US Billboard 200 chart and at number 20 on the US Billboard Digital Albums chart. It also charted at number 17 on the Polish Albums Chart, the first country to chart outside the US.
Mendler originally announced that her album would be released in September 2012. It was also announced that her single, "Ready or Not", would premiere on children's radio on August 3, 2012, be available to purchase on August 7, 2012, and impact top 40 radio on August 20, 2012. The song impacted the mainstream radio on August 21, 2012. The release date of the album was later changed to October 22, 2012. The track listing and album cover were announced on August 20, 2012. The album has an "acoustic, soulful jazzy funky sort of thing." The re-release of the album for Japan features an alternative album cover, and was released on February 17, 2014.
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