''Red'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter

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, released on December 6, 2011, by

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Background

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along with her sister Meg and additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder and Carlo Gimenez. After appearing on the first season of the American reality talent show ''The Voice'', as a contestant (and eventual runner-up) in early 2011, Frampton began her career as a solo recording artist.

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from music critics who highlighted the production, features and lyrics.

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gave it a 3 out of 5 rating, stating, "Dia Frampton's 2011 major-label debut, ''Red'', is a sweet, melodic, and pop-oriented affair that builds upon her second-place finish in the 2011 season of

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''". They also give praise to tracks "Don't Kick the Chair" (featuring Kid Cudi) and "Isabella", saying they "have an alternative singer/songwriter meets electronic pop vibe that fits nicely along with such similarly inclined artists as Ellie Goulding,

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, and

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". They also complimented the

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duet with Frampton's ''The Voice'' coach

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, "the screwball dance-club oddity", "Billy the Kid" and various acoustic moments like the bittersweet "Daniel." Chuck Campbell of Honolulu Pulse claims "Although Frampton is consistently presented as an adorable sort, it sounds genuine enough that when she sings on closer "Trapeze," 'If I could tell you one thing, I’d tell you I’m not leaving,' you hope she means it". He comments that "It’s rare for singing-competition shows like "

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" to turn contestants into actual

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s." however they noted "Dia Frampton’s ''Red'' gets it right".

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the '' Billboard''

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. It debuted at number 106 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums chart, selling a little over 10,000 copies in its first week. The album has also gone Gold in Thailand.

Track listing

Personnel

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– A&R *Neal Avron – mixing *Chris Baldwin – cover photo, photography *Sandy Brummels – art direction * busbee – engineer, producer, vocal engineer, musician *J Bonilla – producer *Curt Schneider – bass *Jerry McPherson – guitar *Jonathan Berry – guitar *Jon Smith – drums *Steve Lu – string arrangements *Martin Dodd – A&R * Mark Foster – additional production, bass, keyboards, background vocals *

– vocals *Meg Frampton – musician, background vocals *

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– engineer, mixing, producer *Carlo Gimenez – musician *Adam Halferty- background vocals *David Ryan Harris – engineer, guitar, producer *David Hodges – engineer, guitar, keyboards, producer *Sean Hurley – bass *Isom Innis – bass, drums, engineer, guitar, keyboards, percussion, producer, programming *

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– mastering *Mike Kaminsky – management *

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– producer *

Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...

– engineer, producer *Ian MacGregor – engineer *Tom MacKay – A&R *Manny Marroquin – mixing *Nicholas Price – musician *Zac Rae – keyboards *Lynn M Scott – marketing *

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– background vocals *Jesse Shatkin – engineer *Daniel Silbert – inside photo, photography *Olivia Smith – art direction, package design *Jonathan Snyder – musician *Aaron Sterling – drums *

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– engineer, producer *

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– bass, drums, guitar, mixing, piano, producer, programming

Chart positions

Certifications

References

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