Fireworks & Rollerblades
Fireworks & Rollerblades is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Benson Boone. It was released on April 5, 2024, through Night Street and Warner Records. The album debuted at number one in Norway and in the top five in New Zealand.
Background and promotion
On March 3, 2023, alongside the release of the single "Sugar Sweet", Boone revealed that his debut studio album was "coming" but did not say when exactly although it was then expected to be released in 2023. The lead single "Beautiful Things" was released on January 18, 2024, and became an instant commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying tour called the Fireworks & Rollerblades Tour was announced on January 26 and ran from April to May 2024 through North America, then continuing in Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia. On March 21, the singer announced his debut studio album Fireworks & Rollerblades and released the second single "Slow It Down", an "aching, piano-driven number". The song features his "unmistakable style" and was seen as a "demonstration" that Boone had found his niche.Critical reception
Marcy Donelson of AllMusic writes, "Beautiful Things's theatrical, rock-injected, arena-ready pop is surprisingly representative of the 15-track Fireworks & Rollerblades, an album flush with full-throated belting, earnest affirmations, self-doubt, and good relationship intentions."Commercial performance
In its first week of release, the album earned 58,000 album equivalent units in the U.S., debuting at number six on the Billboard 200.Track listing
Notes- signifies a primary and vocal producer.
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Personnel
Musicians- Benson Boone – lead vocals, piano, background vocals
- Jason Suwito – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programming, synthesizer ; background vocals, piano
- Jason Evigan – all instruments, programming, background vocals, drums, guitar
- Connor McDonough – all instruments, programming
- Riley McDonough – all instruments, programming
- Malay – bass, guitar, piano, programming
- Jack LaFrantz – background vocals,
- John Garrison - Bass Guitar
- Aaron Steele – drums
- Michael Pollack – background vocals, keyboards
- Imad Royal – bass, drums, guitar, programming
- Ryan Rabin – drums
- Ben Berger – keyboards, programming
- Michael Kammerman – guitar, programming
- Peter Kelleher – background vocals, synthesizer
- Tom Barnes – drums
- Benjamin Kohn – guitar
- JT Daly – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ
- Josh Lovell – acoustic guitar
- Julie Odnorolov – acoustic guitar
- Chad Howat – piano
- Steven Solomon – background vocals, guitar, programming
- David Hodges – keyboards
- Dan Farber – drums, guitar, programming
- Jon Levine – drums, piano, programming
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Idania Valencia – mastering
- Serban Ghenea – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Alex Ghenea – mixing
- Mitch McCarthy – mixing
- Michael Freeman – mixing
- David Hodges – mixing
- Jason Suwito – engineering
- Evan Blair – engineering
- Malay – engineering
- Rafael "Come2Brazil" Fadul – engineering
- Imad Royal – engineering
- Rayman on the Beat – engineering
- Ed McIntee – engineering
- Chris Bishop – engineering, vocal engineering
- JT Daly – engineering
- Josh Lovell – engineering
- Steven Solomon – engineering
- Jon Levine – engineering
- John Hanes – mix engineering
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
- Eli Heisler – mixing assistance
- Ruby Smith – mixing assistance
- Brad Ritchie – engineering assistance
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
| Australian Albums | 57 |
| Belgian Albums | 27 |
| Belgian Albums | 48 |
| Canadian Albums | 21 |
| Dutch Albums | 16 |
| French Albums | 45 |
| Icelandic Albums | 89 |
| New Zealand Albums | 20 |
| Swedish Albums | 28 |
| Swiss Albums | 78 |
| UK Albums | 37 |
| US Billboard 200 | 27 |