second studio album american singer actress released december initially titled angel heaven album produced features darker material previous album speak recording sessions took place locations including trailer shoot recorded single album confessions broken heart daughter father received mixed reviews music critics praised ambition despite considering weak album album charted mildly compared speak debuting peaking number billboard week sales copies peaking position chart certified gold united_states recording_industry_association_of_america riaa sales copies certified gold taiwan promoted album television appearances including mtv total request live ellen degeneres american music awards background recording shoot music video revealed interview mtv preparing sophomore studio album studio comes said creative don want leave hours nice able began writing lyrics album june single previous album released writing lot night said lot going life think people find escape don people use thing use writing initially titled angel heaven pop rock album features darker theme compared previous album speak confessions broken heart daughter father lead single track album mainly written letter father incarcerated june surviving car crash charged driving influence alcohol additional writing song production revealed solo vocals hear race cars brought studio trailer time record lunch break like throw thing throat cause got finish vocals sat hours set grab like minutes time poor girl reality young hollywood hot worked death hour days swear hear innocence singer father covered want want edge seventeen album reception critical response received mixed reviews critics album holds score based critical reviews according music review aggregator metacritic stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic gave album stars saying clearly spells ambition title second album going shed debut speak dig deep heart letting feelings flood page stated album far totally successful intriguing mash heart commerce suggest thing speak artistic vision recording artist huge step forward said like pop records today personal share filler like teenagers personal vulnerability calculated maybe opening probably know longer edge troubled famous cut pretty deep props letting bleed little rolling_stone said makes fatal mistake second album tries like express los_angeles_times critic gave album negative review claiming album sounds like self absorbed teen gwen whitney popmatters stated expect album promises personal includes lyrics declaring knows feel inside keeping way commenting reminds despite pop potential climb charts combining sal_cinquemani slant_magazine considered consistent predecessor bad listen means called subject matter meat bones commercial performance debuted number billboard week december week sales copies stayed chart seven weeks album debuted week position chart dropping chart following week certified gold united_states recording_industry_association_of_america riaa selling copies certified gold taiwan promotion following album release reported certified gold taiwan going tour album country found today album went gold great feeling unexpected singer revealed love tour taiwan haven toured point love great feeling know people places countries aware music tour didn happen unknown reasons promoted album television appearances including mtv total request live day album release ellen degeneres december singer performed confessions broken heart cover edge seventeen american music awards singles confessions broken heart daughter father previewed album release listen september available purchase digital download sent radio october music video song directed references father michael alleged domestic abuse released october response music video wrote letter new_york_daily_news saying considered expressed truly blessed children realized blessed daughter amazing hold shirt honey soon able hold confessions broken heart daughter father achieved moderate success reaching number seven australia week debut chart song spent thirteen weeks chart peaking number austria song reached number seventy week march dropping chart following united_states song peaked number fourteen hot digital songs week december reaching number seven billboard hot week december song entry official hot live day planned second single promotional issued radio stations plans scrapped track listing credits personnel credits taken album liner notes performance credits technical credits charts certifications
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