Reception
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|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| The New York Times | (favorable) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| USA Today | |
| Vibe | (mixed) |
| The Washington Post | (mixed) |
The album entered the Billboard 200 at number ten, and has since sold over one million copies. It was released in the UK on April 14, 2008 but did not enter the UK album charts until July 2008, where it peaked at number 17. The album was certified Platinum in the U.S. on December 12, 2008.
Critical response to the album has been generally favorable. Billboard stated Jordin brought "a first effort that's all over the map—and works" while sounding "like exactly what she should be singing at this age and juncture in her career." Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ saying her debut "is as much effervescent fun as any post-Idol bow" and added "Idol has crowned winners with even bigger voices, but it hasn't given us one who's any easier on the ears."
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