Heartstrings (Leighton Meester album)

Heartstrings is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and actress Leighton Meester. It was released on October 28, 2014, by Vagrant and Hotly Wanting.[3] Meester wrote all nine tracks featured on the record by herself, and the album was produced by Jeff Trott. Following its release, Heartstrings received generally positive reviews.

Heartstrings
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Recorded2012–2014
Studio
  • Sage & Sound Studios
  • Atomic Halo Studios[1]
Genre
Length31:33
Label
ProducerJeff Trott
Singles from Heartstrings
  1. "Heartstrings"
    Released: September 9, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Promotion

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Singles

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"Heartstrings" was released as first single from album on September 9, 2014, via iTunes and SoundCloud. On October 17, 2014, Meester performed "Heartstrings" on Big Morning Buzz Live.[4] On October 28, 2014, Heartstrings release party took place in Los Angeles at The Troubadour. The music video for Heartstrings was released on October 29, 2014.[5]

Tour

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In support of the album, Meester embarked on tour across North America, which began on January 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California and ended on March 2, 2015 in San Francisco, California.[6]

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
January 6, 2015 Los Angeles United States Hotel Café
January 11, 2015
January 27, 2015
January 28, 2015
February 18, 2015 Alexandria Birchmere Music Hall
February 19, 2015 Philadelphia The Trocadero Theatre
February 20, 2015 Allston Brighton Music Hall
February 21, 2015 New York City Irving Plaza
February 23, 2015 Detroit Magic Bag
February 24, 2015 Chicago Park West
February 27, 2015 Seattle El Corazon
March 1, 2015 Vancouver Canada Rio Theatre
March 2, 2015 San Francisco United States Great American Music Hall

Commercial performance

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The album debuted on week dated of November 15, 2014, at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums and at number 139 on the official Billboard 200.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Leighton Meester

Heartstrings track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heartstrings"3:34
2."Run Away"3:39
3."Good for One Thing"2:48
4."Sweet"3:40
5."On My Side"3:18
6."L.A."3:34
7."Dreaming"3:49
8."Blue Afternoon"3:57
9."Entitled"3:14
Total length:31:33

Personnel

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All credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for Heartstrings
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 139
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

Release history

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Release formats for Heartstrings
Region Date Label Format
United States October 28, 2014
Digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b Heartstrings (liner notes). Leighton Meester. Hotly Wanting. 2014. VR4254.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Heartstrings by Leighton Meester (album review)". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Heartstrings by Leighton Meester". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Ali, Rahsheeda (October 17, 2014). "Leighton Meester, Mary Lambert + More Join Big Morning Buzz Live In The Gif Booth". VH1. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Strecker, Erin (September 9, 2014). "Exclusive: Listen to Leighton Meester's New Song 'Heartstrings'". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  6. ^ Kuchik, Natalie (January 15, 2015). "Leighton Meester announces U.S. headlining tour". AXS. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Top Heatseekers Albums Week of November 15, 2014". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Leighton Meester Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Leighton Meester Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2016.