''Reece Mastin'' is the self-titled debut

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Reece Mastin Reece Mastin (born 24 November 1994) is an English-born Australian singer and songwriter who won the third season of ''The X Factor Australia'' in 2011. Mastin subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia. His debut single " Good Night" reac ...

, the 2011 winner of ''The X Factor'' (Australia), released through

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on 9 December 2011. The album debuted at number two on the

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and was certified double platinum by the

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(ARIA). The album's

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", preceded the album's release, and debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. To promote the album, Mastin toured shopping centres across Australia. He also embarked on his first headlining Australian tour in December 2011 and ended in February 2012.

Background

''Reece Mastin'' features re-recorded studio tracks of some of Mastin's performances during the live shows on ''The X Factor'' (Australia), as well as his winner's single, "Good Night". Mastin recorded the album in three days. In an interview with

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, he explained: "We had to go as quick as I could, but it was a good three days ... Every song I tried to put in as much of me as I could. That's a good starting point, trying to be a little bit original on a covers album."

Release and promotion

''Reece Mastin'' was released by Sony Music Australia on 9 December 2011, as both digital download and CD formats. To launch the album, Mastin performed "

" on ''

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''. During the week of the album's release (9 – 15 December), Mastin toured shopping malls in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland, performing several of the album's songs and signing CDs for fans. He also held an instore appearance at the

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store in New South Wales on 22 December.

Singles

Following Mastin's win on the third series of ''The X Factor'' (Australia) on 22 November 2011, his winner's single "

" was released for digital download, and served as the lead single from the album. The single received mixed to positive reviews from

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, who noted its similarities to

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's "

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" (2010). "Good Night" debuted at number one on the

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, where it remained for four non-consecutive weeks. It was certified five times platinum by the

(ARIA), for selling 350,000 copies.

Tour

Mastin commenced his first headlining tour in Australia on 17 December 2011 and ended on 5 February 2012. Fellow ''X Factor'' contestants Johnny Ruffo and Christina Parie served as Mastin's supporting acts on the tour. The tour later extended in New Zealand during April 2012.

Commercial performance

''Reece Mastin'' debuted at number two on the

on 19 December 2011. The album was certified double platinum by the

(ARIA), denoting shipments of 140,000 units. In New Zealand, the album debuted at number one on 27 February 2012 and was certified gold by the

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(RIANZ), denoting shipments of 7,500 copies.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

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