Reece Mastin (album)

Reece Mastin
Studio album by Reece Mastin
Released	9 December 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Rock pop
Label	Sony
Reece Mastin chronology
Reece Mastin (2011) Beautiful Nightmare (2012)
Singles from Reece Mastin
"Good Night" Released: 22 November 2011

Reece Mastin is the self-titled debut studio album by Reece Mastin, the 2011 winner of the The X Factor (Australia), released through Sony Music Australia on 9 December 2011. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The album's lead single "Good Night", preceded the album's release, and debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. To promote the album, Mastin toured shopping centres across Australia. He also embarked on his first headlining Australian tour in December 2011 and ended in February 2012.

Background

Reece Mastin features re-recorded studio tracks of some of Mastin's performances during the live shows on The X Factor (Australia), as well as his winner's single, "Good Night".^[1] Mastin recorded the album in three days.^[2] In an interview with News Limited, he explained: "We had to go as quick as I could, but it was a good three days ... Every song I tried to put in as much of me as I could. That's a good starting point, trying to be a little bit original on a covers album."^[2]

Release and promotion

Reece Mastin was released by Sony Music Australia on 9 December 2011, as both digital download and CD formats.^[3][1] To launch the album, Mastin performed "Good Night" on Sunrise.^[4] During the week of the album's release (9 – 15 December), Mastin toured shopping malls in New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland, performing several of the album's song and signing CDs for fans.^[5][6] He also held an instore appearance at the Westfield Parramatta store in New South Wales on 22 December.^[5]

Singles

Following Mastin's win on the third series of The X Factor (Australia) on 22 November 2011, his winner's single "Good Night" was released for digital download, and served as the lead single from the album.^[7] The single received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who noted its similarities to Pink's "Raise Your Glass" (2010).^[8][9][10] "Good Night" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart, where it remained for four non-consecutive weeks.^[11] It was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 350,000 copies.^[12]

Tour

Mastin commenced his first headlining tour in Australia on 17 December 2011 and ended on 5 February 2012.^[13] Fellow X Factor contestants Johnny Ruffo and Christina Parie served as Mastin's supporting acts on the tour.^[14] The tour later extended in New Zealand during April 2012.^[15][16][17]

Date	Country	City	Venue
17 December 2011	Australia	Sydney	The Big Top, Luna Park
18 December 2011
12 January 2012		Gold Coast	Twin Towns
13 January 2012
14 January 2012		Brisbane	QPAC Brisbane Concert Hall
15 January 2012		Caloundra	Caloundra RSL
19 January 2012		Melbourne	The Palms at Crown (Evening)
20 January 2012			The Palms at Crown (Matinee)
			The Palms at Crown (Evening)
21 January 2012			The Palms at Crown (Matinee)
			The Palms at Crown (Evening)
22 January 2012		Hobart	Wrestpoint Entertainment Centre
26 January 2012		Perth	Burswood Theatre
27 January 2012
28 January 2012		Adelaide	Thebarton Theatre
29 January 2012
31 January 2012
3 February 2012		Sydney	Enmore Theatre
4 February 2012		Newcastle	Newcastle Civic Theatre
5 February 2012		Canberra	Canberra Southern Cross Club
10 April 2012	New Zealand	Christchurch	CBS Canterbury Arena
12 April 2012		Wellington	TSB Bank Arena
14 April 2012		Auckland	Vector Arena
16 April 2012		Napier	Pettigrew Green Arena

Commercial performance

Reece Mastin debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart on 19 December 2011.^[18] The album was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 140,000 units.^[19] In New Zealand, the album debuted at number one on 27 February 2012 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting shipments of 7,500 copies.^[20][21]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Night"	3:02
2.	"Dream On" (Aerosmith song)	3:28
3.	"Closer to the Edge" (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)	3:34
4.	"Joker & the Thief" (Wolfmother song)	3:07
5.	"Paradise City" (Guns N' Roses song)	3:37
6.	"Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)" (The Script song)	3:40
7.	"She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5 song)	3:47
8.	"Always" (Bon Jovi song)	3:31
9.	"Stayin' Alive" (Bee Gees song)	3:37
10.	"Ironic" (Alanis Morissette song)	2:58
11.	"I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry song)	3:06

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[18] 2 New Zealand Albums Chart[20] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums Chart[22] 15 Australian Artist Albums Chart[23] 2 Chart (2012) Position Australian Albums Chart[24] 69 Australian Artist Albums Chart[25] 23

Certifications Country Certification Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum[19] New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold[21]

References

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