Taylor Hicks (album)

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Taylor Hicks, Taylor Hicks's eponymous major-label debut album, is slated for release on December 12, 2006 by Arista Records in association with 19 Recordings Limited. Recording for the album took six weeks, and was produced by Matt Serletic. It includes contributions from Bryan Adams, Diane Warren, and Rob Thomas; and a number of Hicks's originals. "The Runaround", "Dream Myself Awake", and "The Right Place" are currently available to listen to at his official website. It is also speculated that "The Runaround" will be the first single from the album and will be released in late December.

Track listing

1. "The Runaround" (Loren Goldberg/James Renald)
2. "Dream Myself Awake" (Rob Thomas)
3. "Heaven Knows" (Cory Rooney/Makeba Riddick/Kara DioGuardi/Matt Serletic/Ray Charles/Warren Moore/Smokey Robinson/Bob Rogers/Marvin Tarplin)
4. "Gonna Move" (Paul Pena)
5. "Wherever I Lay My Hat" (Marvin Gaye/Barrett Strong/Norman Whitfield)
6. "Give Me Tonight" (Kevin Kadish/Brandon Jane/Leah Crutchfield/Taylor Hicks/Kara DioGuardi/Matt Serletic)
7. "Just to Feel That Way" (Lindy Robbins/Jess Cates/Emanuel Kiriakou)
8. "The Maze" (Scott Cutler/Anne Preven)
9. "Places I've Been" (Diane Warren)
10. "Soul Thing" (Taylor Hicks)
11. "The Deal" (Taylor Hicks)
12. "The Right Place" (Bryan Adams/Jim Vallance)

Bonus Tracks

• "Do I Make You Proud" (Tracy Ackerman/Andy Watkins/Paul Wilson) - (digital download)
• "Hell of a Day" (Taylor Hicks) - (exclusive Wal-Mart CD)

Promotion

Fan blog Gray Charles, under contract with Hicks and his record company, gradually released first-hand details of the album, with Hicks providing weekly updates via audio blog. "The Runaround" was the first track premiered on Gray Charles, on 21 November, followed by "Dream Myself Awake" and "The Right Place", even before they were available on Hicks's official website and MySpace page.

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