Who I Am (Nick Jonas and the Administration album)
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| Studio album by Nick Jonas & the Administration | |
| Released | February 2, 2010 |
| Recorded | April–December 2009; Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) |
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| Length | 41:21 |
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| BBC | (mixed) |
| Boston Globe | (negative) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B–) |
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| Live album by Nick Jonas & the Administration | ||||
| Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January 28, 2010 at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles | |||
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Who I Am is the debut 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 December 2 on CBS. Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass. 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, will replace him for live shows.
"Rose Garden" was the first song written for the album and was partly inspired by a difficult break-up. Jonas wrote and co-wrote all tracks. Jonas cut the album in eight days with producer John Fields, who also played bass. The album has nine new numbers and a cover of the Jonas Brothers single "Tonight". 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. 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.
The album received mixed or average reviews by music critics. It debuted at number three with 82,000 on the Billboard 200. 'Stay" was released as a digital single on March 2. The album has sold 179,000 copies in the US.
In late December 2009 and January 2010, Nick Jonas & the Administration toured in support of their debut album, Who I Am. 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.
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