Released March 10, 2009 Release date 10 March 2009 Label A2M | Artist Taylor Hicks Producer Simon Climie Genres Pop music, Blue-eyed soul | |
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Recorded 2008 at Glenwood Place Studios, Los Angeles, California Pop music albums Taylor Hicks, American Idol Season 5, Best Of, Latin Classics Mijares, Cicero Park | ||
The distance taylor hicks
The Distance is the second studio album by American blue-eyed soul singer Taylor Hicks, released on March 10, 2009. It is the first release by Hicks under his own independent label, Modern Whomp, after parting ways with Arista Records.
Contents
- The distance taylor hicks
- Maybe you should taylor hicks
- Reception
- Singles
- Chart performance
- Songs
- References
The Distance was produced by Simon Climie and features eleven tracks on the main version, including the single "What's Right Is Right" and "Nineteen", which tells the story of a teenage football star who joins the armed forces after the 9/11 attacks. Several tracks feature Nathan East and Doyle Bramhall II, both longtime members of Eric Clapton's band. "Seven Mile Breakdown" was originally recorded by Alabama indie band Spoonful James. It debuted at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top Independent Albums charts with sales of 9,000 copies in its first week of release.
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Reception
Critical reception to the album was mixed to positive, with publications like Allmusic saying that "Hicks doesn't show great sensitivity as an interpreter(...) but as an entertainer he pulls out all the stops, determined to get every last person in the joint to crack a smile. It's a trait that served him well in those small clubs and on television, and it still serves him well here." Entertainment Weekly, however, gave the album a decidedly negative review, with Entertainment Weekly writer Simon Vozick-Levinson stating that Hicks is "no worse than any of the countless other graying dudes singing what they believe to be the blues in hotel lobbies and dive bars across the nation".
Singles
Chart performance
The album sold approximately 9,000 copies in the US during its first official week of released; debuting at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top Independent Albums chart. It has sold 52,000 copies to date.
Songs
1The Distance4:06
2What's Right Is Right3:48
3New Found Freedom4:25