Michael Grimm is the major-label debut album, and third overall, by America's Got Talent season five winner, Michael Grimm.
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| Released | May 17, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Epic, Sony, Syco | |||
| Producer | Don Was | |||
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Background
editA week after winning Talent, Michael was signed to Epic Records.[2] Michael collaborated with Ann Wilson on the opening track, "Gasoline and Matches," and he collaborated with Travis Tritt on the Lynyrd Skynyrd remake, "Simple Man." The album was produced by Don Was.[3]
Singles
editMichael performed the song "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the album on March 24, 2011.[4] He also announced the album's release date during the show.
Reception
editThe album debuted at #13 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 22,000 copies.[5]
Track listing
editThe track list according to Amazon.com[6] and Allmusic.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gasoline and Matches (Feat. Ann Wilson)" | Buddy Miller, Judy Miller | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Something I Said" | Michael Grimm, Kevin Hunter | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Stay With Me (Baby)" | Jerry Ragovoy, George David Weiss | 4:34 |
| 4. | "No Other Love" | Chuck Prophet | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Simple Man" | Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant | 6:37 |
| 6. | "Champagne and Wine" | Otis Redding | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Let's Make Love Again" | Michael Grimm | 4:41 |
| 8. | "Red" | Ian Dench, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Suddenly You Are" | Michael Grimm, Kevin Hunter | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | 4:99 |
| 11. | "I Am" | Michael Grimm, Kevin Hunter | 4:30 |
| 12. | "You Don't Know Me" | Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Stay With Me" | Rod Stewart, Ron Wood | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "A Mile Away" | Michael Grimm, Kevin Hunter, Ian Dench | 3:48 |
| 15. | "Angel Eyes" | 4:56 | |
| 16. | "Don't Be Afraid of Love" | 3:30 |
Personnel
edit- Michael Grimm - guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Waddy Wachtel - guitar, electric guitar
- Patrick Warren - keyboards
- Reggie McBride, Davey Faragher - bass
- Ian McLagan - Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer
- Greg Leisz - dobro, guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, slide guitar, mandolin
- Kenny Aronoff - drums, percussion
- Daphne Chen - violin
- Lauren Chipman - viola
- Richard Dodd - cello
- Julia Waters, Julie Waters, Maxine Waters - backing vocals
Credits
edit- Producer - Don Was
- Production coordinator - Ivy Skoff
- Engineer - Howard Willing
- Second engineers - Phil Allen, Scott Moore
- Mixing - Bob Clearmountain
- Mixing assistant - Brandon Duncan
- Vocal engineer - Thom "TK" Kidd
- Mastering - Bob Ludwig
- Photography - Dove Shore
- Art direction, design - Fusako Chubachi
References
edit- ^ Collar, Matt (2011-05-17). "Michael Grimm - Michael Grimm". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "'America's Got Talent's' Michael Grimm signs Epic record deal - From Inside the Box - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. 2010-09-29. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ Contessa Gayles (2011-04-20). "Michael Grimm Discusses Irony of His New Success, Covers 'You Don't Know Me' - Song Premiere - AOL Music Blog". Blog.music.aol.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Grimm breaks ground on new home for grandparents - Featured Story - SunHerald.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (2011-05-25). "Adele Notches Ninth Week At #1 On Billboard - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Michael Grimm: Michael Grimm: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-01.