Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Jon Mclaughlin Title: OK Now Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Island Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 10/7/2008 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters, Adult Alternative Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 602517760318, 602517801790 |
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American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin - whose show-stopping live performance of "So Close," the Oscar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world¬wide during the 80th annua... more »     |
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Amazon.com American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin - whose show-stopping live performance of "So Close," the Oscar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world¬wide during the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremonies - has returned with OK NOW, his second album for Island Records, due October 7th. Fans are getting a sample with the release of a new single, "Beating My Heart," which impacted at the Hot AC radio format on June 9th. "Beating My Heart" was written by Jon McLaughlin and produced by John Fields, known for his recent chart-topping work with the Jonas Brothers, Lifehouse, and Switchfoot. The new album is being mixed by Tom Lord-Alge and will feature the soon-to-be hit "Smack In To You," written and produced by the Grammy award-winning team of Tricky and The-Dream. Jon's triumphant Oscar night performance ignited an astonishing 1,514% overnight sales increase at Amazon for Indiana, which neatly took over the #1 spot on the Movers & Shakers chart. "Musically, the big winner of the night was Jon McLaughlin," wrote FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman in his Oscars coverage. "He sang one of the Enchanted songs. Talk about a break-out moment! That's a phenomenal voice... McLaughlin could be the next big thing." Indiana, Jon McLaughlin's first major label album, received maximum exposure on tours with Sara Bareilles last summer, Paolo Nutini in the fall, and then climaxing with Kelly Clarkson on her 24-city North American tour, October through December. Named one of "The 10 Hot Guys of Summer" by US Weekly magazine last year, Jon was also seen performing on the CBS-TV daytime drama The Bold & The Beautiful, on NBC's The Today Show and on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jon McLaughlin Photos Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsJust as Good if not Better A. Yunker | 10/10/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Quite often when I buy a new cd it will take me more than a day to get through. There's couple reasons for that. 1. I'm too busy to listen to it straight though. 2. Some songs just really turn me off to it. This album however was the complete opposite... I ran to my room and listened to it straight through 2 times. Each song intriguing me. I'd have to say my least favorite song would have to be Beating My Heart, but that's not to say I don't like it. However I find with many albums, the truly good songs are the unreleased ones. My personnal favorite is Four Years followed closely by Dance Your Life Away. Four Years made me cry the first time I listened to it. It's had the same effect on a lot of my friends. And "Dance" was just such a fun song. I'm not saying that Dance could be considered a masterpiece, but so often masterpieces do nothing for me. I can enjoy a simple, happy song, and that's what "Dance" is. A song slimply celebrating life. I could sit here and type my praise of each song, but I'll let you make you own decision. But I will say one thing, just like his last album, not one song is like another which to me makes a good album, and a good artist. Variety" Different from Indiana, but not in a good way C. Matson | 02/18/2009 (3 out of 5 stars) "I bought Indiana about a year and a half ago, and I was quickly captivated by Jon McLaughlin's upbeat piano and introspective lyrics, reminiscent of Billy Joel and Ben Folds. However, this new album is too slickly produced for me to love it in the same way. It's no accident that the "customers also purchased" albums that Amazon shows are largely from "American Idol" products, because this album has the same saccharine quality. Jon's talent is sadly obscured by gooey dance-pop stylings here. When I was listening to "Dance Your Life Away," my husband actually thought it was a Justin Timberlake song! Not good at all. I'm as sentimental as they come and I found a few of these songs ("You Are the One I Love," "Four Years") to be unbearably corny. There are some great songs on this album ("Why I'm Talking To You" has an awesome old-school R&B feel, and "Things That You Say" combines a soaring melody with poignant lyrics), hence the three-star rating. But I hope that with his next album, Jon strips things down and goes back to showcasing his talent on the piano. I saw him recently in concert and it was a great experience - he's a great performer who knows how to get the crowd going. I would love for him to put out a live album." Infectious William Sutton | San Antonio, TX United States | 10/15/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) "I will buy this based on "Beating My Heart". I have been hearing the song being used on ABC's promo for the new season of its TV shows and had been trying to discover who sang it, with no luck, until this afternoon. My wife was watching the Bonnie Hunt show and I heard him sing it as a musical guest on the show. Listened to the samples on amazon and now I'm hooked. Great music, considering I usually am not impressed by anything released after 1970."
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