''Don't Look Away'' is the debut full-length album from

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, released in May 2007. The album was released via MySpace Records and

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. It has sold approximately 250,000 copies worldwide to date.

Background

Voegele began work on the album in 2006, after she signed a record contract with Myspace Records and

. The album features songs which were used on both of Voegele's

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s. It was received well by critics and fans, who called Voegele "a breath of fresh air". The album spawned three singles, including Only Fooling Myself, Hallelujah, and You Can't Break a Broken Heart. It has sold approximately 250,000 copies to date worldwide.

Promotion

Voegele promoted the album mainly through live performances. She performed songs from the album on her Lift Me Up Tour, and on

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, in which she appeared as the opening act. Songs from the album were also performed on the hit television series One Tree Hill, by her character Mia Catalano, who is also an aspiring singer.

Track listings

Original release

Singles

"Only Fooling Myself" was released as the album's lead single. The song won first prize in the Pop category of the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition, making her the youngest winner in the history of the competition at that time. She later showcased her song at Borders Books & Music in Austin, TX. It failed to achieve much mainstream success, but managed to chart at 37 on the Billboard

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", a cover of the classic

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hit, was released as the second single in the United Kingdom. It was featured as a bonus track on the iTunes edition of the album. It is her highest charting single to date in several countries, peaking at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. It is also her only single to enter the

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in the US, debuting and peaking at number 68. Due to the strong digital sales, it debuted at number 28 on the US Digital Singles chart, as well as number 43 on the now discontinued

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chart. "You Can't Break a Broken Heart" was released as the first single from the deluxe edition of the album. It was meant to become her breakout single, and majorly boost album sales, but it failed to chart on any charts internationally or in the US.

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 68 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart on the week of its release. It quickly rose up the chart and managed to peak at number 27. The album was less successful in Canada, debuting and peaking at number 99 on the album's chart. It also reached number 5 on Billboard's Heatseeker album chart.

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Don't Look Away (Album) 2007 debut albums Kate Voegele albums Interscope Records albums