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LANA DEL REY- BORN TO DIE
Born to Die is the second and major-label debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012. . Their efforts resulted in a primarily baroque pop record, which sees additional influences from alternative hip hop, indie pop and trip hop music. Born To Die has sold over 8,000,000 copies worldwide.
Contemporary music critics gave Born to Die mixed reviews; some commended its distinctive production, while its repetitiveness and melodramatic tendencies were a recurring complaint. The record debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 77,000 copies; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after moving one million units. Born to Die reached the peak position on eleven international record charts.
The Digipak that came with the album featured some artwork and a tracklist info book featuring all the info and lyrics of the songs. This is common with a lot of artist's in the industry. A bigger digipak came with the 'paradise' edition which featured more info and artwork.