Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson album)

Autobiography is the first album by Ashlee Simpson, released in the United States on July 20, 2004.

In the US, the album debuted at number one in sales for the week of its release, selling about 398,000 copies. It dropped to number two in its second week, selling about 269,000 copies. Sales increased in the album's third week, however, with about 286,000 copies sold, returning it to number one. It remained at number one in its fourth week, with about 263,000 copies sold, but dropped back to number two in its fifth week, selling about 164,000 copies. In its sixth week, it dropped further to number six, with about 134,000 copies sold, and in its seventh week it fell to number eight, with about 113,000 copies sold.

Track listing

1. "Autobiography" (3:34)
2. "Pieces of Me" (3:37)
3. "Shadow" (3:57)
4. "Lala" (3:42)
5. "Love Makes the World Go Round" (3:45)
6. "Better Off" (3:27)
7. "Love Me For Me" (3:27)
8. "Surrender" (3:20)
9. "Unreachable" (3:53)
10. "Nothing New" (3:06)
11. "Giving It All Away" (2:56)
12. "Undiscovered" (4:56)
13. "Sorry" [Bonus Track]

The process of making the album was recorded in Simpson's MTV reality show, The Ashlee Simpson Show. "Pieces of Me", the first single, was written about her boyfriend, Ryan Cabrera. "Shadow", the second single, is about living in the shadow of the dreams and accomplishments of her famous older sister, Jessica Simpson.

The title track is the theme song to Ashlee's television show and serves to introduce herself at the beginning of the album. "Lala" is what she has described as a tongue-in-cheek song about sexual fantasies, and "Unreachable" is about Simpson's ex-boyfriend, Josh Henderson.