Heartbreak on Vinyl

Heartbreak on Vinyl is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Blake Lewis released on October 6, 2009, by Tommy Boy Records.^[1] A double LP pressed on red vinyl with only 500 copies was released on August 13, 2010. The vinyl contained instant access to the Heartbreak on Vinyl digital album, 13 remixes of the hit single "Heartbreak on Vinyl" and an unreleased remix of "'Till We See the Sun."^[2] Although "Heartbreak on Vinyl" became Lewis' most successful single, the album only sold 10,000 copies; less than 1/30 of the copies of his debut A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream).^[3][4]

Heartbreak on Vinyl
Studio album by Blake Lewis
Released	October 6, 2009
Genre	Electropop dance-pop
Length	51:42
Label	Tommy Boy Records
Producer	Dave Audé James "Bird" Baker Jean Baptiste Ryan Buendia Darkchild Devil's Gun Oliver Goodman Free School The JAM Jukebox Laze & Royal Oligee Jørgen Olsen Jesse Rogg Carl Ryden S*A*M and Sluggo Ryan Tedder Alain Whyte Peter Zizzo
Blake Lewis chronology
A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) (2007) Heartbreak on Vinyl (2009) Portrait of a Chameleon (2014)
Singles from Heartbreak on Vinyl
"Sad Song" Released: July 21, 2009 "Heartbreak on Vinyl" Released: January 19, 2010

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said "he's brought all his disparate interests together on Heartbreak on Vinyl, which cut for cut is more rhythmic and melodic than A.D.D. and as a whole lot more memorable. Lewis doesn't separate his club rhythms and Morrissey obsessions, winding up with a record that sounds curiously and unwittingly like a soundtrack to a Eurotrash club, but in an appealing fashion because it feels uncontrived and often very catchy."^[5]

Max Specht from Pressplus1 said "This album is a melting pot of styles that really sums up the kind of artist Blake Lewis is, he’s all over the place yet centered all at once. He’s an homage as much as he is a trailblazer in pop music, and this album will help find him fans with commuters blasting the radio, to night owls dancing the night away in crowded clubs down main street."^[6]

Track listing

Heartbreak on Vinyl^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heartbreak on Vinyl"	Blake Lewis Sam Hollander Dave Katz Ben Levels	S*A*M and Sluggo	3:59
2.	"Binary Love"	Lewis Steven McMorran Qura Rankin Carl Ryden	Ryden	3:28
3.	"Freak"	Lewis Lauren Christy Jesse Rogg	Rogg	4:30
4.	"Sad Song"	Lewis Hollander Katz	S*A*M and Sluggo	4:31
5.	"Rhythm of My Heart"	Lewis Drew Ryan Scott Justyn Armstrong Bennett Armstrong	Laze & Royal
6.	"Afraid"	Jordan Omley Michael Mani Ronald Jackson	Darkchild The JAM Jukebox	3:34
7.	"Left My Baby for You"	Lewis Jean Baptiste Ryan Buendia Nick Marsh Michael McHenry Whyte	Free School	5:03
8.	"Rebel Without a Cause"	Lewis Eve Nelson Stephen Wrabel	Oliver Goodman James "Bird" Baker	3:53
9.	"SuperScratchaVocalisticTurnatableLicious"			1:05
10.	"Our Rapture of Love"	Lewis Jørgen Olson	Olsen	4:46
11.	"The Point"	Lewis Peter Zizzo	Zizzo	3:54
12.	"The Remedy"	Lewis Dave Audé Oliver Goldstein Steven McMorran	Oligee Audé	4:41
13.	"Love or Torture (Please Don't Stop)"	Lewis Ryan Tedder	Audé Tedder	4:58
14.	"Till' We See the Sun" (3rd single off album *only on Limited Double LP Edition*)	Lewis	Devil's Gun	4:41
Total length:				51:42

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 135 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 4,000 albums in its first week.^[8]

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[9]	135
U.S. Dance/Electronic Albums[9]	7
U.S. Independent Albums[9]	20

Singles

• "Sad Song" was released as the lead single from the album on July 21, 2009. The music video was filmed in late August 2009 and released on September 21, 2009.
• "Heartbreak on Vinyl" was released as the second single from the album on January 19, 2010. It has since become his first Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for the week of April 24, 2010. The single also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in its May 22, 2010, issue, another first for Lewis. It is to date his most successful single.
• "Till' We See the Sun (Remix)" With the announcement of his special edition of his album, Lewis announced this bonus track would be the third single from the album and would a radio only single. The original version of this song was released in mid-2012.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

Vocals

• Blake Lewis – primary artist, vocals
• Steve McMorran – vocals
• Eve Nelson – vocals
• Peter Zizzo – background vocals
• Carl Ryden – vocals

Musicians

• Joe Doria – keyboards
• Dave Katz – keyboards
• Ben Levels – keyboards
• Blake Lewis - turntables
• Mark Maxwell – synthesizer
• Eve Nelson – piano
• KJ Sawka – drums
• Carl Ryden – drums, keyboards

Production

Dave Audé - producer James "Bird" Baker – producer Jean Baptiste – producer Jim Bottari – engineer, mixing Ryan Buendia – producer Devil's Gun — producer Free School – producer Sean Gould – engineer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – producer The JAM – producer Jukebox – producer Blake Lewis – engineer, mixing Tony Mardini – mixing

Mark Maxwell – engineer, producer, programming Oligee – producer Jørgen Olsen – producer Jesse Rogg - producer Carl Ryden – engineer, mixing, programming S*A*M and Sluggo – producer Miriam Santos – photography KJ Sawka – engineer, mixing programming David Shackney – mixing Ryan Tedder – producer Alain Whyte – producer Peter Zizzo – arranger, engineer, programming

Release history

Country	Date	Other
United States	October 6, 2009	Standard version
	August 13, 2010	Special edition
Canada	October 13, 2009	Standard version
	August 13, 2010	Special edition