Headstrong

Headstrong is the debut album by the American actress and singer Ashley Tisdale. The album was released on February 6, 2007 in the United States via Warner Bros. Records, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 64,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified Gold in the U.S. with 500,000 copies shipped. The album has sold more than 1.000,000 copies worldwide. The album contains Pop and R&B music influences.

The album was recorded during fall 2006 at different studios like Decoy Studios, Chalice Studios, Rocket Carousel Studios and others. Tisdale co-wrote four songs for the album: “Not Like That”, “Suddenly”, “Over It” and the bonus track “It’s Life”. She recorded cover songs by artist Tata Young (“Don’t Touch” - originally title “Zoom”), Sandy Molling (“Goin’ Crazy” - originally title “All Eyes on You”) and Sarah Hudson (“Unlove You”). Tisdale was gliding to release the album at the end of 2006 but for the recordings of her series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and promotions of High School Musical, the album was pushed back for the beginning of 2007, being released in February 6.

The album generated mixed reviews, receiving a 3/5 on the website Allmusic. Oye! Awards (Premios Oye! in Spanish) nominated Tisdale in the category International Breakthrough Artist of 2007. The album was nominated as #6 on “Album of The Year” by Billboard Readers’ Choice.