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| Released | November 13, 2010 (iTunes) | |||
| Recorded | September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | TBD | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
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Heart of Me is the debut EP and album from American Idol Season 9 Top 7 finalist, and singer Tim Urban. The full album was released on November 13, 2010 to iTunes with all the songs together. [1] Hard copies of the album were released online via Tim's official online store for a limited time.
Starting on November 8, 2010, one song off the EP was released per day in iTunes starting with Heart of Me. [1] The song I and You premiered in a live chat with Urban at Ainow.org on November 7, 2010. [2]
Urban announced that he will be working on booking shows to promote the EP. On November 7, 2010 during a live chat with Urban, he stated that he will be on "FOX Dallas Morning News" where he will be performing a few songs from the EP on November 8, 2010. [2] He ended up playing the title tack Heart of Me on November 8, 2010 at "FOX Dallas Morning News". [3]
| # | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Heart of Me" | On iTunes on Nov. 8, 2010 |
| 2 | "P.S" | On iTunes on Nov. 11, 2010 |
| 3 | "Blur" | On iTunes on Nov. 13, 2010 |
| 4 | "Lullaby" | On iTunes on Nov. 12, 2010 |
| 5 | "Wheels Touch Down" | On iTunes on Nov. 9, 2010 |
| 6 | "I and You" | On iTunes on Nov. 10, 2010 |
Mark Franklin of The York Dispatch's blog, Idol Chatter gave the album a C and wrote that it "shows promise and allows a very pleasant voice to shine through." [5] He singled out "P.S." and "Blur" as highlights. Although he considered the lyrics to "P.S." cliche, he called the song "catchy" and "radio ready", while he wrote that "Blur" grew on him "with repeated listens". [5] He was less favorable of "Lullaby" however, calling the version on Urban's Myspace page "beautiful in its simplicity", but criticizing the version included on the album for having too much "clutter". [5]
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