 Originally intended for release in October 2012 , Richard delayed Goldenheart 's release after signing a distribution deal with independent company Altavoz Distribution , which would release physical copies to retailers , and provide a wider marketing reach . The album 's lead single , " ' 86 " , was released as a digital download on September 26 . Goldenheart was released in the United States on January 15 , 2013 . Richard released the album independently , as she felt record labels were " taking a bit longer than we want " . It sold 3 @,@ 000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 137 on the Billboard 200 , number 2 on the Top Heatseekers Albums , and number 68 on the Top R & B / Hip @-@ Hop Albums . The album also reached the top of the iTunes Store 's R & B chart , which prompted music retailer f.y.e. to preemptively release its physical CD . 
