''I Stand'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorif ...

and was released on January 29, 2008. The album was produced by

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, who co-wrote most of the songs with Menzel.

Promotion

Singles and EPs

The first single, a

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version of '' Defying Gravity'', was released in March 2007, even though the track was only included on the UK and iTunes editions of the album. An EP, also titled ''Defying Gravity'', was released two months later, featuring five different remixes of the track. Another version, featuring five DJ versions, was also released. The song '' Brave'' was released as the second single in November 2007. The single ''Gorgeous'' was released in December 2007, alongside an EP featuring five remixes of the song. Each remix was edited down for the EP but could be purchased full-length as a single. Three additional remixes of the song were released on a new EP in January 2008, again also all available in longer, single forms. Also, in August 2008, Menzel released the EP ''Acoustic.'' The EP features acoustic versions of ''I Stand, Brave, Gorgeous'' and ''Better to Have Loved.'' In April 2010, Idina released the EP ''Idina Menzel'', which features album versions of ''I Stand, Gorgeous'' and ''Brave'' as well as ''Embraceable You, Defying Gravity,'' and ''No Day But Today'' which were recorded live on her tour.

Tour

To promote the album, Menzel embarked on the I Stand tour on April 1, 2008, in New Brunswick, NJ. Her Concert at Rose Hall at Lincoln Center was filmed for a

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special on the show

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. The tour ran for four sold out legs before ending on March 29, 2009. She performed a total of 50 concerts on the tour.

Music videos

A music video for "I Stand" was released on her official

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channel on August 15, 2008. A music video for " Brave" was also released on the channel and on iTunes.

Reception

The album debuted at #58 in the ''Billboard'' 200 making it Menzel's first album to debut on this chart. The album also peaked at #54 on the

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. The single "Gorgeous" reached #3 on Billboard's

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chart for the chart week of March 15, 2008, and "Brave" charted at #19 on the

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chart. As of March 2014, the album has sold 80,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Idina Menzel and

except where noted.

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the ''I Stand'' album liner notes.

References

External links

Official Idina Menzel site

Official Idina Menzel Myspace page
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