It also peaked at number two in Japan, selling 47,873 copies in its first week, the highest opening for the album in a particular country. While this proved to be her fifth consecutive top-five album on the chart, it also tallied the lowest first-week sales of Lavigne's career. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 44,000 copies in its first week. The album marks her first and only release through Epic Records, and is her final release for Sony Music, to which, under BMG, she signed in 2000.Īvril Lavigne received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its carefree, feel-good vibe while others criticized its "rebellious" attitude in some tracks, calling it forced and unnatural.
The album features two vocal collaborations: Kroeger and American industrial metal singer Marilyn Manson, making Avril Lavigne Lavigne's first album to contain featured vocalists. Avril Lavigne also incorporates electronic music, industrial and punk rock. In both musical and lyrical aspects, the album represents a departure from the acoustic-oriented production of her previous album Goodbye Lullaby (2011), featuring a more uptempo pop sound juxtaposed with power and piano ballads.
Lavigne collaborated with numerous producers including Martin Johnson, Peter Svensson, David Hodges, Matt Squire, and Chad Kroeger. It was released on November 1, 2013, through Epic Records in North America and Sony Music Entertainment worldwide. Avril Lavigne is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.
0 kommentar(er)
