Last Train Home EP

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Last Train Home
Ryan star - last train home ep.jpg
EP by Ryan Star
Released June 16, 2009 [1]
Genre Rock
Length14:23
Label r.star, Atlantic
Producer Matt Serletic
Ryan Star chronology
Dark Horse – A Live Collection
(2006) Dark Horse – A Live Collection2006		Last Train Home (EP)
(2009)		 11:59
(2010) 11:592010

Last Train Home EP is an EP by singer/songwriter Ryan Star including four previously unreleased songs and two music videos. It reached No. 42 on Top Heatseekers chart. [2] The title song was released as the first single off Star's major label debut 11:59 . It was also featured on the soundtrack for the film P.S. I Love You (2007).

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. Contemporary EPs generally contain a minimum of three tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.

Ryan Star American musician

Ryan Stahr Kulchinsky is an American rock singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York, currently signed on Island Records. His first major label record 11:59, released via Atlantic in 2010, reached No. 31 on Billboard 200 and No. 10 on Billboard Rock albums chart. Star became known to a wider audience as contestant on the CBS reality TV show Rock Star: Supernova in 2006. His songs have featured on several TV shows and promotion. His song Brand New Day, featured as the main theme to Fox TV series Lie to Me, earned him a BMI TV Music Award in May 2009.

Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by Billboard in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the Billboard 200 or Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

All songs were originally waiting to be released on 11:59, while the album release date kept being pushed back, from 'late 2008' eventually to August 2010. [3] “I wanted to make sure the fans had some music because they have been waiting a long time,” Star told Alternative Addiction about the reason for releasing the EP. "[..] just to have something out there right now." [4]

Alternative Addiction is an American daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on alternative music.

All tracks on the EP included songs that had been on TV and movies. [4] "Brand New Day" was the main theme song for the FOX TV show Lie to Me. [5] "This Could Be the Year" was used on Super Bowl promo spots in 2009, [6] as well as the theme song for WWE pay-per-view event Survivor Series 2008. "Right Now" was picked up for promos for "The Philanthropist" on NBC, and it has also been used by ESPN. [7]

Fox Broadcasting Company American television network

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Track listing

  1. "Last Train Home" (4:14)
  2. "Brand New Day" (3:13)
  3. "Right Now" (3:38)
  4. "This Could Be The Year" (3:18)
  5. "Last Train Home" (video)
  6. "Right Now" (video)

Single release

The "Last Train Home" single was released on iTunes on February 3, 2009, [8] preceding a tentative album release in May 2009. [9] However, the album was pushed back, and the EP was released instead. The single didn't chart on Billboard and Mediabase at this time. Music video for the song, directed by Ray Kay, premiered March 5, 2009 on Ryan Star's website.

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<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Track listing:

  1. Last Train Home (4:15)
  2. Right Now (3:38)

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References

  1. ↑ "Last Train Home EP Released Today". Rstar.net. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Last Train Home EP Awards at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Ryan Star Album Title Revealed". Tunelab Music. August 12, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Ryan Star to Release EP Prior to Album". Alternative Addiction. June 12, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lie To Me - Ryan Star's Official Blog". Rstar.net. January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Superbowl [sic] Sunday - Ryan Stars's Official Blog". Rstar.net. January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ Nagy, Evie (July 24, 2009). "Exclusive Song: Ryan Star's "Breathe"". Billboard . Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ryan Star's blog entry Feb 4, 2009". Myspace . Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ryan Star's 11:59 Slated For May Release". Alternative Addiction. January 23, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

"Last Train Home" Official music video on YouTube

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