Paris (Self-Titled)

Paris

"If it were anyone else recording the same songs, they’d love them." - Paris Hilton

"It never feels tossed-off, and track-for-track it's more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too." - All Music Guide (Thomas Erlewine)

Debut album Paris

1. Turn It Up

2. Fightin' Over Me

3. Stars Are Blind

4. I Want You

5. Jealousy

Odette Sugerman, a journalist, who heard the full music album before its official release as part of an interview with Paris Hilton, described in his article that he faced an "extraordinary security" at Warner Records. When asked why he had to give his mobile phone to a PR woman, he was told "because this is the most wanted album in the world and we don't want you secretly recording it."

Debut album Paris

6. Heartbeat

7. Nothing in this World

8. Screwed

9. Not Leaving Without You

10. Turn You On

11. Do Ya Think I Am Sexy

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"I always had a great voice"

Before releasing the album "Paris," Paris Hilton had said in many interviews that she was very shy to come out and sing "No one believes it, but I am shy." Contrary to what many people believe, she has been taking singing lessons for years in order to have a perfect sound. She once explained that producing the album took a lot of work, but that she's very proud of it. She's so proud that it makes her cry when she listens to it. This doesn't surprise many people who heard the full album because it really is that good...

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album Paris also explained the message behind her music "People might think the lyrics are a little conceited, but they're just about woman power." However, she did expect people to trash it, simply because it's Paris Hilton singing. But believe it or not, she had already played a few tracks in nightclubs, and she noticed that people went crazy and danced to the tunes without knowing who the singer was "If everyone knew 'This is Paris Hilton,' they'd stop and judge".

The debut album is a delightful dip of different genres: dance, hip-hop and pop-rock. The songs she wrote herself for this album are Not Leaving Without You, Jealousy, Turn You On, Turn It Up and Fightin' Over Me.

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Promotions, Fans and Sales of Paris

Paris did many interviews for the single "Stars Are Blind" and for this music album on TV shows and on radio stations worldwide. With the great success of Stars Are Blind, many people and fans were wondering how well her album would do once it drops on August 22, 2006. It really was something in the mind of every fan who loved her music. Some were very optimistic and that thought it could break records, while others believed it might not do so well.

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album Many of her fans who love her music so much had already heard a few clips of Turn It Up, Turn You On, Jealousy, I Want You and Nothing in this World since they were leaked months ago, and everyone was really excited about hearing the full version of each song. When we say "excited," we mean really excited. Everyone knew that these were not some boring or forgettable songs, they real music. Most haters obviously weren't too happy about this because they were expecting a really bad and laughable album from Paris. They may still pretend that her songs are "horrible," but the truth is that almost every honest music fan agrees that this music album is really good.

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album A few weeks before it released, while Paris was out promoting it in Europe, many fans actually reported that they had hard time sleeping at night because of all the excitement. But really, the album is that powerful. Probably, Paris wasn't aware of this mysterious effect, but we're pretty sure that she knew her album was a real masterpiece and a true art. Every morning, fans would gather on forums and wait for someone to post "Paris album LEAKED!!!" as a topic. Many of them said that they had never felt this excited for a music album. You can't blame them when you have songs such as Turn It Up, Fightin' Over Me, Turn You On, Jealousy and Nothing in this World with powerful and attractive beats, all in one CD.

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album By the way, we should also mention that the full version of Turn It Up was already released by Warner Music in June 2006 in order to help promote her album, and indeed, that too, drove the fans crazy. A few weeks later, Perez Hilton posted the song Fightin' Over Me on his popular blog, which is a funny Hip Hop song featuring Fat Joe and JadaKiss. What an irresistible beat it has! Some fans aren't crazy about it, mainly because it's a Hip Hop song, and it isn't their type of music, but still, that song drove the haters even more crazy and some admitted that it is good. These are real memorable moments that probably either Paris or her producer, Scott Storch, is aware of.

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album And so the craziness went like this until one week before August 22th, 2006 when the full music album featured for free listen on AOL Music's website. That night really blew everyone, and at some point, late at night, the Paris Hilton forums were all quiet, probably because everyone was enjoying and listening to the whole album on AOL. But a few days later, the album leaked everywhere in high quality, and mp3s were made available on the internet. Meanwhile, Paris ended her last week of tour in Japan where she has a huge fan base.

Finally, when the album released on August 22th, 2006, many of her fans either bought it on that day or on August 23th, and yes, even if they had downloaded the whole album a week earlier, just to show their support to Paris' music.

Paris Hilton promoting her debut album Afterwards, everyone waited in anticipation to see how well it would do in the United States and worldwide. Well, the first news came in unfortunately by the very-lying Page Six magazine, and as expected, it was a depressing one. It's not that it was completely true what they said in their article, but it's just that they had over-exaggerated just to make the haters happy and make fun of Paris. It was announced that she had sold only 75 000 copies in the U.S. alone, which was not as good as Paris or her producers were expecting, but the report failed to mention that it debuted at #6 on Billboards chart, which is a significant number. Anyway, the whole report was made to please the haters, and it was very biased and contained false information.

Now looking at her album's sales worldwide is actually quite interesting. On her first week, it sold about 150 000 records and reached #6, according to the Worldwide Album Sales. It actually did pretty good in Canada too at #4, and in many other countries, expect in the United Kingdom and Australia, and some other ones.

Paris album poster In December 2006, Paris managed to sell up to 500 000 copies of her album worldwide, but for the haters, that instantly meant a "flop". Perhaps they were right, but they were probably over-exaggerating. One thing that is for sure is that it did not do as good as her producers and she had hoped it would. Many, however, consider that it did "OK" in sales overall. Finally, Mediabase reported that Paris had managed to sell about 600 000 copies as of March 2006.

About the much-anticipated tour, Paris said that she had auditioned dancers in L.A. for a live tour, and she was learning choreography at daily rehearsals. But most of her fans as of March 2006, are still waiting to hear anything new about it yet.

Despite conflicting reports, a second album, which will be better according to Paris, but different from her debut album, is expected to be released soon.

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Note: The DVD/CD version is highly recommended for every huge fan of Paris' music. The music documentary is really interesting to watch. Keep this version as a souvenir for this wonderful album!

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Résumé from Warner Bros. Record (PARISHILTONRECORD)

Paris Last May, Paris went to Miami to meet uber-producer Scott Storch, who is known for his work with 50 Cent, Mario, Beyonce, Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera. 'Turn It Up' was his first collaboration with Paris and it set a new, rhythmic direction for the rest of the album. Storch melds a bangin' beat to a sexy lyric and infectious melody. The song was the beginning of a killer collaboration that generated more than half the songs on the album.

Storch invited Fat Joe (and his larger-than-life-persona) down to the studio in Miami and they came up with this tongue-in-cheek gem. The only question was: Who should be the second rapper fighting for Paris' affection? Turns out it was Jadakiss.

Paris in the studio Originially, Paris' album had more of a guitar-driven pop/rock direction, sort of like the Go-Go's meets Blondie. We thought having a reggae-flavoured track would be a really good fit and breaks things up a bit. We asked Shep Solomon, who won this year's prestigious Ivor Novello Award in the U.K. for Natalie Imbruglia's 'Shiver,' to write something specifically for Paris in this vein. He brough in Fernando Garibay and Ralph McCarthy, and 'Stars' is the result. When we started doing remixes, we reached out to the Luny Tunes (Latin Producers of the Year) to do a reggaeton mix. They invited Wisin and Yandel to add their magic.

While looking for one more more track to add to the album, JR Rotem (who co-wrote and produced 'S.O.S.' by Rihanna) and DioGuardi (who has co-written hits for Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, and Ahshlee Simpson) sent in this infectious song. Rotem is well-known for his work with samples. Here, he utilizes the horns from the title track to the Grease soundtrack to add familarity. Paris finished the vocals within days of it being written.

Paris with Scott Storch Paris and Kara DioGuardi wrote the lyrcs to the this Scott Storch track in Miami about the disintegration of a very close friendship - due to envy, jealousy and betrayal.

Storch came up with this contemporary update of an '80s style track while in Los Angeles. We ended up asking stellar lyricist Billy Steinberg (who co-wrote Madonna's 'Like A Virgin,' Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors' and Divinyls 'I Touch Myself') to write the top-line of this song, the only ballad on the album.

We asked Dr. Luke (who co-wrote and co-produced Kelly Clarkson's 'Since You've Been Gone' and 'Behind These Hazel Eyes') to come up with a song for Paris. Luke hooked up with Shep Solomon and started writing 'Nothing In This World.' Once they had the chorus and rough sketch of the lyrics, they invited Paris to meet them at a little hole in-the-wall studio on Sunset Blvd. Paris was so taken with the song that she committed to cutting it after the first listen.

Paris working on Fightin' Over Me song This is the very first song Paris recorded; the original demo was done before she signed her deal with Warner Bros. Records. Written by Kara DioGuardi and Greg Wells (who has worked with Pink, Aerosmith, Jewel and Elton John, among countless others), the song was coveted by numerous artists. Ultimately Paris won out, and ended up re-recording it with Wells, DioGuardi and Rob Cavallo.

While recording the vocals on 'Screwed,' Paris, DioGuardi and Wells decided to write another song. The result is this upbeat, dance-oriented track that gives listeners a taste of Paris' confidence when she sings: 'I got my eye on you boy and when I get my eye on something, it's like search and destroy.' Storch cooked up the beat for this song in Miami and brought it to Dr. Dre's studio in Los Angeles, where Paris worked with Lonnie Jackson and Taura Jackson on the lyrics and melody. Hot and sexy in the club. After Paris and Scott came up with the idea of covering this song while visiting Rod Stewart's home, the other ideas for cover songs were put on the back burner.

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From a Fan's Point of View

Why Paris Hilton's Debut Album Is the Best Album of All Times

One of the reasons why I insist that Paris Hilton's debut album, "Paris," is really good and that it is very unique compared to what other artists come up with is because it's the truth, at least, for me. Read the rest here.

Interesting Facts

She turned down a demo version of the Pussycat Dolls' smash hit "Don't Cha" and now regrets it.

"Paris" at Stores

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Paris at Future Shop Canada

Paris Hilton Recording her Songs in Studio

Turn It Up Fightin' Over Me

Stars Are Blind Jealousy

Nothing in this World Screwed

Turn You On Do Ya Think I'm Sexy

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Chart performance

Charts	Peak
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	24
Austrian Albums Chart	9
Belgium Albums Chart	1
Brazilian Albums Chart	22
Canadian Albums Chart	4
Dutch Albums Chart	28
Finnish Top 40 Albums	17
French Top 200 Albums	67
German Top 50 Albums	18
Greek Top 50 International Albums	11 (3 weeks straight)
Hungarian Top 40 Albums	40
Irish Top 100 Albums	27
Irish iTunes Top 100 Albums	14
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart	8
New Zealand Albums Chart	16
Swedish Top 60 Albums	6
Spanish Top 100 Albums	98
Swiss Albums Chart	7
UK Albums Chart	29
Polish Top 100 Albums	52
UK iTunes Top 100 Albums	33
U.S. Billboard 200	6
U.S. iTunes Top 100 Albums	8
World Albums Chart	6

Billboard Top 200 Albums (Weekly)	Position (Total)
01	6 (76 091)
02	33 (103 630)
03	49 (120 547)
04	105 (130 040)
05	143 (136 460)
06	180 (141 788)

Oricon Top 100 Album (Weekly)	Position (Total)
01	8 (14 274)
02	13 (24 316)
03	23 (30 740)
04	36 (34 909)
05	53 (37 952)
06	34 (42 379)
07	64 (44 568)
08	82 (46 234)
09	96 (47 561)

United World Chart Top 40 (Weekly)	Position (Total)
01	6 (147 000)
02	18 (234 000)
03	27 (299 000)
04	38 (349 000)

[ESTIMATED] Mediatraffic Worldwide Sales (Day)	Total
September 4, 2006	147 000
September 8, 2006	251 550
September 22, 2006	375 175
September 28, 2006	412 800
October 5, 2006	434 300
October 12, 2006	450 425
October 19, 2006	465 475
October 26, 2006	477 300
November 25, 2006	500 950
December 1, 2006	505 250
December 15, 2006	518 150
December 29, 2006	537 500
January 5, 2007	542 875
January 19, 2007	556 850
January 27, 2007	559 000
February 2, 2007	564 375
February 9, 2007	569 750
February 16, 2007	575 125
February 23, 2007	580 500
March 2, 2007	585 875
March 10, 2007	591 250
March 16, 2007	596 625
March 23, 2007	602 000
March 30, 2007	607 375