To Whom It May Concern (Lisa Marie Presley album)

To Whom It May Concern is the debut studio album by American singer Lisa Marie Presley. It was released on April 8, 2003, in the United States and Canada.

To Whom It May Concern
Studio album by Lisa Marie Presley
Released	April 8, 2003
Genre	Rock pop rock
Length	50:45
Label	Capitol
Producer	Eric Rosse Andrew Slater
Lisa Marie Presley chronology
To Whom It May Concern (2003) Now What (2005)
Singles from To Whom It May Concern
"Lights Out" Released: February 10, 2003[1] "Sinking In" Released: June 30, 2003[2]

Two singles were released from the album: "Lights Out" and "Sinking In". The video for "Lights Out" reached No. 15 on the CMT Top 20 Countdown.

A song Presley wrote about her ex-husband Michael Jackson, "Disciple", was cut from the album prior to its release.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
The Village Voice	C[6]

The album received positive reviews from critics who complimented Presley's vocals and her songwriting.

Los Angeles Times critic Robert Hilburn reviewed Presley's debut album and said, "The music on her new album, has a stark, uncompromising tone", and later said, "Presley's gutsy blues-edged voice has a distinctive flair."^[7]

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said: "This is a sharp, ambitious mainstream pop/rock album performed by a singer with real character – thankfully, one that's surly, not sweet, since there's been too much sweetness from divas in the 2000s", giving the album four out of five stars.^[4]

Commercial performance

The album sold 142,000 copies during its first week of release, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart.^[8] In May 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album gold.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lisa Marie Presley, except "The Road Between" co-written by Gus Black.

To Whom It May Concern track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"S.O.B."	Glen Ballard, Clif Magness, Presley	3:45
2.	"The Road Between"	Gus Black, Presley, Greg Wells	4:18
3.	"Lights Out"	Ballard, Magness, Presley	3:45
4.	"Better Beware"	Danny Keough, Presley, Eric Rosse	4:45
5.	"Nobody Noticed It"	Magness, Presley	4:34
6.	"Sinking In"	Ballard, Keough, Magness, Presley	4:31
7.	"Important"	Magness, Presley	3:51
8.	"So Lovely"	Ballard, John Barry, Presley	4:56
9.	"Indifferent"	Presley, Rosse	3:59
10.	"Gone"	Presley, Diego Sandrin	4:07
11.	"To Whom It May Concern"	Ballard, Presley	4:38

North America bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Excuse Me" (hidden track (appended to the end of "To Whom It May Concern"))	Ballard, Presley	3:16

Japan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Excuse Me"	Ballard, Presley	3:16
13.	"Savior" (hidden track (appended to the end of "Excuse Me"))	Billy Corgan, Magness, Presley	3:20

Personnel

Musicians

• Lisa Marie Presley – lead and background vocals
• Eric Rosse – organ, synthesizer, piano, Hammond organ, programming, sound effects, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements
• David Campbell – string arrangements (tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12)
• Rusty Anderson, Doyle Bramhall II, Jon Brion, Steve Caton – guitars
• Paul Bushnell – bass
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Matt Chamberlain – acoustic and electronic percussion
• Mike Elizondo – bass
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, percussion, guitars
• Wendy Melvoin – guitars
• Zac Rae – Chamberlin
• Patrick Warren – piano
• Bruce Watson – guitars, mandolin
• Lyle Workman – guitars

Production

• Eric Rosse – producer, engineer, editing
• Andrew Slater – producer, executive producer
• Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
• Mike Glines – assistant engineer
• Fernio Hernandez – mix assistant
• Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer
• Robert Read – mixing assistant
• Ronnie Rivera – engineer
• Jim Scott – mixing
• Howard Willing – engineer, editing
• Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for To Whom It May Concern Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 54 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 74 Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 48 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 86 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 52 US Billboard 200[15] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for To Whom It May Concern Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200[16] 129 Certifications Certifications for To Whom It May Concern Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.