''To Whom It May Concern'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released on April 8, 2003, in the United States and Canada. Two singles were released from the album: " Lights Out" and "Sinking In". The video for "Lights Out" reached 15 on the CMT Top 20 Countdown. A song Presley wrote about her ex-husband

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, "Disciple", was cut from the album prior to its release.

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews from critics who complimented Presley's vocals and her songwriting. ''

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reviewed Presley's debut album and said, "The music on her new album, has a stark, uncompromising tone", and later said, "Presley's gutsy blues-edged voice has a distinctive flair."

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said: "This is a sharp, ambitious mainstream pop/rock album performed by a singer with real character – thankfully, one that's surly, not sweet, since there's been too much sweetness from divas in the 2000s", giving the album four out of five stars.

Commercial performance

The album sold 142,000 copies during its first week of release, and debuted at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. In June 2003, the

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certified the album gold.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Lisa Marie Presley – lead and background vocals *

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– organ, synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ, programming, sound effects, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements * David Campbell – string arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12) *

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– guitars * Paul Bushnell – bass *

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– percussion *

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– acoustic and electronic percussion *

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– bass *

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– drums, percussion, guitars *

Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band The Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy ...

– guitars *

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– Chamberlin *

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– piano * Bruce Watson – guitars, mandolin *

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– guitars

Production

* Eric Rosse – producer, engineer, editing * Andrew Slater – producer, executive producer * Steve Genewick – assistant engineer * Mike Glines – assistant engineer * Fernio Hernandez – mix assistant * Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer *

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– mixing * Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer * Robert Read – mixing assistant * Ronnie Rivera – engineer * Jim Scott – mixing * Howard Willing – engineer, editing * Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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