[2][3] Recorded from January to June 2009, contributions to the album's production came from a variety of producers, including Harvey Mason, Jr., Toby Gad, Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke and Lucas Secon.

Though it peaked higher than her debut album, Battlefield was notably unsuccessful compared to Jordin Sparks (2007), having failed to earn any chart certificates.

[9] None of these collaborations materialized although Sparks did confirm in an interview that she had made a pact to record a duet with Lewis for her future album as she believes the duo could be the next "Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey".

[27] The tour kicked off on May 1, 2010 in Uncasville, Connecticut and saw Sparks performing at 39 intimate venues across the US such as theaters, ballrooms, amusement parks, and casinos.

[37] Entertainment Weekly critic Michael Slezak felt that "Battlefield certainly delivers on the artistic end: It's packed with more hooks than a fisherman's tackle box, none better than on the gorgeous title track, which sports a soaring chorus.

Resistance is futile when Sparks, showing heretofore unseen vocal dexterity, takes to the dance floor to ward off a vixen who's barking up the wrong boyfriend.

"[38] Similarly, Billboard's Monica Herrera noted that the "lyrical themes get a bit murkier on her appropriately titled sophomore effort, Battlefield."

Then again, faced with some tough choices and release date approaching, it's hard to blame Sparks – still only 19, lest we forget – for sticking a little too closely to the middle of the road.

Much of the album's running time is filled with the kind of soggy adult contemporary pulp that weighed down both the singer's self-titled debut and Leona Lewis's Spirit [...] As nice as it is to hear Sparks continuing to dabble in dance-pop, though, one wonders if it would have been a smarter move in terms of career longevity to try to build on the urban audience she started to cultivate with "No Air".

"[36] Caroline Sullivan, writing for The Guardian, noted that "the 2007 hit "No Air" gave you the breathy, cleancut gist; this second album employs the same tricks."

"[31] AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "because the sound is of paramount importance, this does succeed as pure radio-ready product, which is enough for Sparks to sustain her momentum if not enough to give her some kind of identity to build a career upon.

"[28] Margaret Wappler from The Los Angeles Times noted that Battlefield "is a bid for recognition as an adult with her own mind, and it offers some positive signs [...] but the album lags in its second half with songs that feel half-baked and are not aided by clever production.

"[40] Camilla Pia from musicOMH felt that it was "all far too samey and in some places just plain plodding, and much like her peer Kelly Clarkson, it would seem that there just isnÄt enough to Sparks to make for an interesting 14-tracker.

"[33] The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that Battlefield "may be the perfect title for Jordin Sparks’ sophomore CD, simply because you’ll struggle to get through her warchest of songs.