Ultimate High is an album by Season 7 American Idol Contestant Carly Smithson (Hennessy) released for MCA Records in 2001. Smithson has stated that the album did not have the opportunity to find an audience, due to the record company's merger with a parent company. Though some established artists like Sheryl Crow survived the merger, yet-to-be-released artists did not; Smithson's album was released, but with limited promotion. Consequently, it sold just 300 copies in the first three months. There were reports that MCA Records spent over $2 million on the production and promotion of Smithson's album. However, this $2 million dollar figure included production and publishing costs for songwriters and artists already being paid by MCA and not specifically relevant to Smithson's album. The album was released on November 13, 2001. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.