However it was then later confirmed through the official press release from Jive Records that the album would in fact be released a week later instead on July 21, 2009. The album was first announced to be released on Jin America by Sparks herself through Twitter and by. (Let the Music Play)' on The Paul O'Grady Show in the UK.

August 17 вЂ“ Live with Regis and Kelly.

August 9 вЂ“ appearance at the Teen Choice Awards.

July 23 вЂ“ interviewed on It's On with Alexa Chung.

July 22 вЂ“ interviewed on The Today Show.

July 21 вЂ“ Live with Regis and Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

All together between 30 and 40 songs had been short-listed for inclusion in the album, from which the final track list was selected and mastered. Furthermore, of the 12 songs she has penned four have made the final version of the album ('Emergency (911)', 'Was I the Only One', 'Faith' and 'The Cure') whilst a further two are being used as promotional songs (bonus tracks 'Vertigo' and 'Papercut'). Originally the album was intended to feature one guest in the form of T-Pain who had produced and appeared on the song 'Watch You Go' with his signature vocoder (singing autotune), but for unspecified reasons this version of the song was omitted and replaced with a solo version featuring just Spark's vocals. As mentioned previously there are no vocal guests on the album although Tedder can be heard single backing vocals and ad-libs on the album's title song ' Battlefield'. The reason cited for no duets on this album was a lack of time and tight deadlines. None of these collaborations materialized although Sparks did confirm in an interview that she had made a pact to record a duet with Lewis for her future album as she believes the duo could be the next ' Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey'. When asked who else she would like to collaborate with she said Fergie, Justin Timberlake, and Alicia Keys. She also revealed that although the album had at that time produced no duets she was hopeful to collaborate with Leona Lewis for a powerful ballad. Later in May during an interview with Digital Spy, Sparks revealed that she has been involved in writing songs for the album, in total contributing to about 12 of approximately 30 recorded songs. On it was revealed so far Sparks had recorded 30 songs for the album but would select songs that fit well with the first single 'Battlefield' since that was now also the name for the album. Writing for the album began in the middle of 2008. On the new album Sparks took her time meaning that not only could she write some of the songs but also had time to make the sound more mature or reject records which she felt unhappy with. Her debut had been recorded in approximately 20 days due to the huge appetite that fans had for her music. Sparks spoke to Billboard magazine about how the recording process was much different to that of her previous album. 'To me, the title 'Battlefield' is about strength and perseverance, things can go from good to bad in an instant, it could be family, friendship or work and my favorite line in the song is, 'you better go and get your armor,' because it's telling you to be prepared for that time so that you can overcome it.' Then it was announced through the official press release that the album would be named Battlefield, after the first single, because it was central to the themes and other recordings for the album. Sparks confirmed in several interviews that the album would take the themes from the first single, ' Battlefield'. The album sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. Upon its release, Battlefield received mixed reviews from music critics, most of whom complimented the production and Sparks' vocal performance, but criticized its lack of originality in terms of pop music. (Let the Music Play)' (which contains a sample from Shannon's 1983 single ' Let the Music Play') was released as the second single from Battlefield in August 2009, followed by ' Don't Let It Go to Your Head' (a cover version of Fefe Dobson's song of the same name) as the third single in January 2010.

The title track was released as the lead single from the album in May 2009, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The album debuted at number 7 in the United States, number 11 in the UK, number 34 in Australia and top 20 in many territories.Д¬ontributions to the album's production came from a variety of producers, including Harvey Mason, Jr., Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Dr. Battlefield is the second studio album by American singer Jordin Sparks, first released on Jthrough Jive Records and 19 Recordings.

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