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A Year Without Rain is the second studio album by Yank band Selena Gomez & the Scene. The album was released on September seventeen, 2010 via Hollywood Records. The band once again worked with writers and producers from their debut, Kiss & Tell such as Rock Mafia couple Tim James, and Antonina Armato, in addition to Fefe Dobson, Toby Gad, and Superspy. New contributions came from Kevin Rudolf, Katy Perry, Jonas Jeberg and RedOne among others. Due to the success of their breakout hit, "Naturally", the album draws mainly from dance-pop, instead of the pop rock sound of Kiss & Tell. Whereas making use of the Auto-Tune result, the album is also electropop, and infuses influences of many different genres, together with dancehall, techno, and R&B, among others. According to Gomez, most of the songs on the album are dedicated to the fans, while she wished content with more melodies and empowering lyrics. Lyrical themes embody topics of love, freedom, and the joy of living in the moment. The album has been given largely positive reviews, with critics noting it as an improvement from the band's debut album. A Year While not Rain debuted within the United States at number four, selling sixty six,000 copies in its first week. The album has so way spawned 2 high forty singles in the United States, lead single, "Round & Round" and follow-up "A Year Without Rain". In January 2011, the album was certified Gold by RIAA. As of August, 2011, A Year Without Rain has sold 658,000 copies within the United States.