Reception
It debuted at number 17 on the American Billboard charts. The reaction to the album has been generally mixed from both the public and critics. Entertainment Weekly generally liked the work while Allmusic, Rolling Stone and Twisted Ear were disappointed. From Toronto's Globe and Mail, May 22, 2007, "Essential tracks: Billie Jean -- Billie Jean is not his lover, she's just a cover. The plutonium-lunged grunge god ponderously gives the Michael Jackson hit the Leonard Cohen treatment." The BBC described it as "possibly the most confused album you’ll come across all year ... a collection that is both catchy and dreary at the same time."
Cornell announced that "No Such Thing" would be the album's first single during interviews with various radio stations around the United States. The track was also played on several radio stations. It can be listened to for free from his website. His website stated that "Arms Around Your Love" would be the first single in the U.K. David Cook performed Cornell's version of "Billie Jean" on American Idol. An acoustic version of "Disappearing Act" is heard during the credits of the movie Bug, a 2007 horror film by William Friedkin. The version of the song on this album is a full-band version. "Arms Around Your Love" was remixed by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and was made available for free download at bodybymilk.com.
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