Know-It-All is the debut studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. It was released on November 13, 2015 through Def Jam Recordings. The album followed the release of her debut extended play (EP) Four Pink Walls (2015), which Cara regarded as a preview of the album. Know-It-All contains the five original songs from Four Pink Walls as well as five new songs recording for the album.
Cara co-wrote all the tracks and worked closely with Pop & Oak and Sebastian Kole amongst others. The album led Cara to receive the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2018.
Preliminary work on the album began in 2013,[1] with recording taking place in 2014 in New York into 2015.[2][3] Cara worked with several producers including Kuya, Malay, Alan Nglish, Fredro, Pop & Oak and Sebastian Kole. The latter helped in the conception of the opening track "Seventeen". The song was written when Cara was about eighteen: "It was a whole bunch of feelings. We got to talking in the studio with my dad and Sebastian — we all came up with this thing, like, let’s write about how life goes by really fast. My dad brought up that idea, and that’s why the first line is, ’My daddy says that life comes at you fast’.".[4]
Singlesedit
"Here" was released on April 30, 2015, as the lead single[5] from Cara's extended play (EP) Four Pink Walls. The song became Cara's first top-5 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, upon reaching the peak position of five for the week of January 27, 2016[6] and Cara performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon with their house band The Roots.[7][8] The song received an official video, which was directed by Aaron A.[9]
"Wild Things" was initially released on October 27, 2015 as a promotional single[10] but the song was later sent to US contemporary hit radio on February 2, 2016, as the album's second single, and has since achieved moderate success peaking at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]
Know-It-All received generally positive reviews from music critics, receiving a 70 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]AllMusic reacted positively towards the album, writing "Going by the level of potential shown here, it's evident that Cara will eventually need a lot less creative assistance."[15]Billboard was also positive in its review of the album: "As first impressions go, Know-It-All is a charismatic balance between dreams and reality that makes its author stick out in the most impressive way."[16]Exclaim!'s, Ryan B. Patrick wrote that "while [Know-It-All] is a tad formulaic, it's terrifically executed and solidly produced...Cara's debut is a striking standout pop record that portends career longevity."[17]Pitchfork Media was more mixed: "Writing from the heart does not automatically imbue lyrics with depth. Never is it more apparent that the factory approach is not allowing Cara to fulfill her potential than on 'Scars to Your Beautiful.'"[22]
To promote the album, Cara embarked on her first headlining concert tour, the Know-It-All Tour. Tickets went on sale and quickly sold-out, with the first leg running from January 15 through April 1, 2016. A second leg was scheduled for September 29 through November 2, 2016.[28]
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America (Leg 1)
January 15, 2016
Montreal
Canada
Corona Theatre
January 16, 2016
Toronto
Danforth Music Hall
January 22, 2016
Boston
United States
Brighton Music Hall
January 24, 2016
Washington, DC
9:30 Club
January 25, 2016
Philadelphia
Theatre of Living Arts
January 26, 2016
New York City
Webster Hall
January 28, 2016
Cleveland
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
January 29, 2016
Chicago
Metro
January 30, 2016
Detroit
St. Andrew's Hall
February 1, 2016
Atlanta
Terminal West
February 2, 2016
Nashville
Mercy Lounge
February 4, 2016
Dallas
Granada Theater
February 5, 2016
Houston
The Studio at Warehouse Live
February 6, 2016
Austin
Emo's
February 9, 2016
Phoenix
Crescent Ballroom
February 11, 2016
San Francisco
The Fillmore
February 12, 2016
Los Angeles
El Rey Theatre
March 29, 2016
Vancouver
Canada
Vogue Theatre
March 31, 2016
Calgary
Macewan Ballroom
April 1, 2016
Edmonton
Union Hall
North America (Leg 2)
September 29, 2016
Silver Spring, MD
United States
The Fillmore
September 30, 2016
Philadelphia
The Fillmore
October 1, 2016
Boston
Orpheum Theatre
October 4, 2016
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
October 6, 2016
Detroit
The Fillmore
October 7, 2016
Chicago
Chicago Theatre
October 8, 2016
Minneapolis
Orpheum Theatre
October 10, 2016
Denver
Paramount Theatre
October 11, 2016
Salt Lake City
The Depot
October 13, 2016
Los Angeles
The Wiltern
October 15, 2016
Las Vegas
The Foundry SLS
October 17, 2016
San Francisco
The Masonic
October 18, 2016
San Diego
Copley Symphony Hall
October 19, 2016
Phoenix
Comerica Theatre
October 21, 2016
Grand Prairie, TX
Verizon Theatre
October 22, 2016
Houston
White Oak Music Hall
October 24, 2016
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium
October 25, 2016
Atlanta
The Tabernacle
October 27, 2016
Clearwater, FL
Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 28, 2016
Miami
The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
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