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A guilty pleasure collectible for AI fans
Review date: 2006-05-23 Rating: 8 out of 10
This one's for all the AI fans who've been faithfully following Season Five at least from the semi-finals. Warning: The choices here are in many cases not the best songs sung by the contestants during the show, and only go as far as the first couple of weeks of the finalists competition, so don't look for songs from "Queen" week and onwards.
Melissa McGhee - "What About Love" (Heart): Melissa sang this song the week before she was eliminated. (Voted off March 15, after "Stevie Wonder Songs" night)
Bucky Covington - "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder): He survived Stevie Wonder, the `50s, the 21st Century and the Country segment before he "bottomed out" on "Queen" night, April 12.
Mandisa Hundley - "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan/Whitney Houston): The Diva sang this one pretty early in the game, before her surprise exit on April 5 after the "Country Songs" segment.
Chris Daughtry - "Wanted Dead or Alive" (Bon Jovi): You could have heard a pin drop on May 10 when America's newest favorite rocker didn't survive Elvis night. Won't be long before we hear from Chris again, hopefully alive and rockin'
Ace Young - "Father Figure" (George Michael): The "eye candy" idol lasted until April 19, the "Great American Songbook" night. This track wasn't a great song choice for him.
Taylor Hicks - "Takin' it to the Streets" (Doobie Brothers): Brimming with confidence, Taylor looks all set to be takin' it all to sweet home Alabama, and if he does, there's no doubt he'll be dancing in the streets.
Lisa Tucker - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Stevie Wonder): Lisa was in the bottom three the week she sang this song. (Voted off March 29, "Songs of the 21st Century") She's really young, and much too talented to stay out of the spotlight for long.
Kellie Pickler - "Walking After Midnight" (Patsy Cline): The Southern belle fell out of love with the voters on April 26, as Bocelli performed on the "Greatest Love Songs" night. Full props to Kellie for being brave enough to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody" as her "Queen" choice.
Elliott Yamin - "Moody's Mood for Love" (James Moody): Next comes our favorite underdog, and arguably the best male vocalist on the show, even without formal training. Maybe if he had taken dance classes with Taylor he would have survived past May 17. There were a lot better song choices for Elliott than this one.
Katharine McPhee - "Think" (Aretha Franklin): Definitely the prettier of the two remaining finalists at the time of writing. Whether she ends up in first or second place, Katharine's a winner all the way - even Simon would agree.
Paris Bennett - "Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight): Finished in fifth place after choosing songs by Prince and Mary J. Blige on May 3. Young and talented, at last there's a Paris you'll want to remember.
Kevin Covais (A.K.A. Chicken Little) - "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole): This is the song he sang the week he was eliminated. (Voted off March 22, "Songs of the '50s") Never before has a nickname seemed so right.
An album to buy for the collection of any AI fan, but outside of that circle it probably won't make much of an impact. Fortunately for the bottom line however, it's an enormous circle.
Amanda Richards
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Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Various
Recording label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
EAN: 0828768575727
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Import,
Release date: 2006-06-12
Universal product code (UPC): 828768575727
Number of discs: 1
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. What About Love - Richie Kamuca, Melissa McGhee
2. Superstition - Bucky Covington
3. I'm Every Woman - Mandisa
4. Wanted Dead or Alive - Daughtry
5. Father Figure - Ace Young
6. Takin' It to the Streets - Taylor Hicks
7. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Lisa Tucker
8. Walkin' After Midnight - Kellie Pickler
9. Moody's Mood for Love - Elliott Yamin
10. Think - Katharine McPhee
11. Midnight Train to Georgia - Paris Bennett
12. When I Fall in Love - Kevin Covais
Publishers: RCA