Give It All Away (Theo Tams album)

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Give It All Away
Give it all away cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
RecordedWellesley Sound, Blackfoot South Studio
Toronto
Genre Pop
Length47:22
Label Sony Music Canada
Producer Greg Johnston
Singles from Give It All Away
  1. "Sing"
    Released: September 11, 2008
  2. "Lazy Lovers"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Wait for You"
    Released: 2009
  4. "Manhattan Blue"
    Released: March 29, 2010

Give It All Away is the 2009 debut album by singer Theo Tams, the winner of the sixth season of the reality television competition Canadian Idol .

Contents

Background

Recorded in Toronto, the album was produced by Greg Johnston. It was released on 19 May 2009 on the Sony Music Canada label. The album includes seven songs co-written by Tams, which is more than any previous Canadian Idol winner. [1]

Track listing

  1. "I'm Gonna Say" – 3:42
  2. "Reckless" – 4:05
  3. "Wait for You" – 4:02
  4. "Lazy Lovers" – 3:46
  5. "When I Said Goodbye" – 3:30
  6. "Fair-Weather Friend" – 3:22
  7. "Dead Wrong" – 3:33
  8. "I Ain't Cryin'" – 3:51
  9. "Manhattan Blue" – 2:57
  10. "Here We Go Again" – 3:10
  11. "Let Go" – 3:42
  12. "I Can't Say I'm Sorry" – 3:48
  13. "Sing" – 3:54

Release history

CountryDate
CanadaMay 19, 2009

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 29

Singles

YearSinglePeak
CAN CAN
100
CAN
AC
2007"Sing"1112
2009"Lazy Lovers"888
"Wait for You"14
2010"Manhattan Blue" [2]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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