''Popstars'' is the debut and only studio album by American musical group

Eden's Crush Eden's Crush was an American girl group who were created on the American television series ''Popstars'' which aired on the now defunct WB. The group was formed in late 2000 and released the hit song "Get Over Yourself" in 2001, following the f ...

, released in the United States by

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and

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on May 1, 2001. " Get Over Yourself" was its first single, followed by the album and group's last single "Love This Way". The album was executive produced by

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. The album debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 selling 99,000 copies. "Get Over Yourself" had been released in March 2001 and was a top ten hit in the United States and went to number one in Canada. ''Popstars'' received only moderate promotion due to financial restraints from the group's label, which was heading towards bankruptcy. Due to this, album sales were less than anticipated. ''Popstars'' did, however, go on to sell 500,000 copies in the United States, receiving a gold certification from the

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(RIAA). In Canada, ''Popstars'' peaked at number 17 and failed to match the success in the United States. The album was also released in Australia, United Kingdom, Japan and Brazil. The album is no longer in print and is unavailable on streaming services, such as

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Composition

Eden's Crush recorded the album from November 2000 through February 2001. The album had to be recorded quickly in order to fit into the timing of the television show ''Popstars''. David Foster, who was the lead producer for the album, assembled the team of producers, songwriters, sound engineers and musicians to work on the album.

Release and promotion

''Popstars'' was released in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Brazil by

and

on May 1, 2001. Several of the album's tracks including "What's Good 4 the Goose", "Get Over Yourself", "Anywhere But Here", "Love This Way", "No Drama", I Wanna Be Free", "1,000 Words (Mil Palabras)", "You Know I Can" and "Promise Me" were featured heavily during the run of the ''Popstars'' television series. The original title of the album was to be ''Heaven''. The group did a promo tour in the United States during the album's first week of release, including radio interviews and televised appearances on the ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The View'' and MTV's ''

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''. Other televised appearances include local

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morning shows and on the Spanish-language programs ''

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'', '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' and ''

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''. Unknown to the public and the group (to a certain point), the group's label was going bankrupt and did not have the financial means to promote the album past August 2001.

Singles

"Get Over Yourself" was the debut single released on March 13, 2001. The single was a hit, peaking in the United States at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. "Love This Way" was the group's final single which was released in July 2001. Due to the label's financial troubles, the song was made into a

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with a limited amount of

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s released in stores in the United States only.

Commercial performance

''Popstars'' debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 selling 99,000 copies in its first week of release. The album went on to sell 500,000 copies in the United States, receiving a gold certification from the

(RIAA) in July 2001. In Canada, it peaked at number 17 on the

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Track listing

On the first pressing, track 13 was not listed. Future pressings do include the track in the track-listing. The CD was also released as an Enhanced CD in the United States and Canada. This version included behind the scenes content, photo and video galleries of the group, and links to the group's official website and the ''

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'' official website. The Japanese release had 14 tracks. Track 13 was "Get Over Yourself (Main Mix)" and track 14 was "Promise Me".

co-wrote the album's 13th track "Promise Me" with his then-wife, Linda Thompson.

Charts

Certifications

References

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