To Whom It May Concern is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley. It was released on April 8, 2003, in the United States and Canada.
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.[1]
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."[5]
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.[2]
Commercial performance[]
The album sold more than 140,000 copies during its first week of release, and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. In June 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album gold, symbolizing U.S. shipment of 500,000 copies.
"Lisa Marie: Attraction to Jackson was real". CNN. March 29, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2021. [Presley's divorce from Jackson] sent her into a two-year mental and physical breakdown. She took to writing songs, and refers to Jackson in the track 'Disciple,' referring to his 'masturbative ways.'
Friedman, Roger (March 31, 2003). "Lisa Marie Knocks Cage and Jacko". Fox News. Retrieved May 3, 2021. The song, 'Disciple,' is not even on the album. But Rolling Stone's press release about their article would make you think it's there.
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