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Horizons
Studio album by Kris Allen
Released	August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
Recorded	2014
Studio	The Art House and The Chapel (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Pop pop rock indie pop
Label	DogBear +180
Producer	Charlie Peacock
Kris Allen chronology
Waiting for Christmas (2012) Horizons (2014) Letting You In (2016)
Singles from Horizons
"Prove It to You" Released: July 7, 2014

Horizons is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kris Allen. It was released on August 12, 2014, by Allen's independent label, DogBear Records. Allen also organized a Stageit show as a release party for the record where he performed the full album set and also a song called Unique. A portion of the proceeds from the album go to benefit Music Empowers Foundation.

Background

Allen was dropped by RCA Records in 2012, after releasing two albums - Kris Allen (2009) and Thank You Camellia (2012) - through the label. He released Horizons independently through his own label, DogBear Records.

As a result of an accident which broke his wrist, Allen had to change his approach to music making for this album, in particular he began to use a finger-picking style of guitar playing. According to Allen, "it’s a different way to play and some of those songs were written when my hand was in a cast so all I had was my fingers. I think it made me a bit more melodic than just strumming a bunch of chords." He sought out the producer Charlie Peacock to produce his album. Peacock introduced Allen to a number of people, including Lenachka with whom he recorded "Prove It to You". "Prove It to You" was released as the lead single from the album on July 7, 2014.

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 80 with 4,000 copies sold for the week in the US.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

• Kris Allen – vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, beat boxing
• Charlie Peacock – keyboards, acoustic piano, programming, percussion
• K.S. Rhoads – acoustic piano
• Andrew St. Marie – acoustic piano
• Cody Fry – programming, backing vocals
• James Sweeting – programming, handclaps
• Jerry McPherson – electric guitars
• Andy Leftwich – mandolin, fiddle
• Mark Hill – electric bass
• Evan Hutchings – drums
• Sam Ashworth – percussion, handclaps, sounds, backing vocals
• Ken Lewis – percussion
• Lenachka – vocals (2)

Production

• Charlie Peacock – producer, additional engineer
• Richie Biggs – engineer, mixing, mastering
• Sam Ashworth – additional engineer
• James Sweeting – additional engineer, production coordinator
• Richard Dodd – mastering
• Brenton Little – design, photography
• Lindsay McCall – management
• Stirling McIIwaine – management

Release dates

References

1. "Horizons". Rate Your Music. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
2. ""American Idol" Kris Allen to Donate a Portion of "Horizons" Album Proceeds". Artist Direct. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
3. "Sales Of New Kris Allen Album, "Horizons" To Benefit Music Empowers Foundation". PR Newswire. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
4. Shirley Halperin (September 19, 2012). "'American Idol' Kris Allen and RCA Records Part Ways (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
5. ^ Michele Amabile Angermiller (August 12, 2014). "'American Idol' Champ Kris Allen Opens Up About New Album; Remembers Michael Johns". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
6. Lyndsey Parker (August 4, 2014). "Kris Allen Extends His 'Horizons' to Yahoo: See Him Perform!". Yahoo! Music.
7. Lyndsey Parker. "Kris Allen Premieres Lyric Video for 'Prove It to You'". Rolling Stone.
8. Keith Caulfield (August 22, 2014). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Idol' Hits New Low". Billboard.
9. "Kris Allen Details Horizons with cover, tracklist, & Snippets". Celebrity Bug. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
10. "Horizons - Kris Allen". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
11. "Kris Allen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
12. "Kris Allen Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
13. "Horizons". iTunes. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
14. "Horizons". German iTunes. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

External links

• "Horizons". iTunes. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
• "Horizons". Amazon. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

• 2014 albums
• Albums produced by Charlie Peacock
• Kris Allen albums