Critical reception Letting You In received generally positive reviews from critics. Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal rated the album an A, writing that "one can tell that [Allen] poured his heart on this project," and that it is "filled with raw emotions." He further described the album as "remarkable". Jason Scott, writing for music blog Popdust, praised the varied musical influences on the album and noted that "by the hands of anyone else, it would certainly be boring," but Allen makes the eclectic soundscape work. He summed up his review with the following statement: "Where Letting You In falls short in Top 40-ready sharpness, it makes up in cutting honesty and powerful images." A more mixed review came from Madison Vain of Entertainment Weekly, who bestowed the album a B− rating. Vain noted the lack of personality developed by Allen in his post-Idol releases, which Letting You In is "unlikely to help." She praised Allen's vocals but criticized his "relentless cheerfulness," deeming the album too one-note. Track listing Personnel Kris Allen – lead vocals, background vocals Brown Bannister – vocal producer Zach Casebolt – violin Chad Copelin – additional production Andrew Darby – production assistant Kris Donegan – electric guitar Ian Fitchuk – drums, keyboards, percussion, programming, synthesizer Cara Fox – cello Adam Grover – production assistant Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar Tony Lucido – bass guitar Andrew Mendelson – mastering Gabe Millman – production assistant K.S. Rhoads – keyboards, string arrangements, vibraphone Lij Shaw – string engineer Konrad Snyder – programming Chart performance Release history References 2016 albums Kris Allen albums Albums produced by Brown Bannister