Justin Guarini | Justin Guarini (2003)
08 February 2008 // 12:45 PM
"Justin Guarini" was the self-titled debut album from 2002 American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini. Released nine months after the conclusion of Justin's season, the long delayed album debuted at #20 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, but soon fell off the charts with minimal promotion.
In a radio interview, Ryan Seacrest, the American Idol host, remarked of Justin, "Following his season, there was a huge hype surrounding Justin and no one could believe the hysteria. But, everything was new and they weren't quite sure what to do. With a show like American Idol the window of opportunity is very, very small. Also, Justin had creative conflicts with his record company as far as the direction of the album that additionally aided in putting him past that window of opportunity. After the first season, they learned to capitalize on the window of opportunity for non-winners keeping them in the public eye with singles, videos, rushed CDs, etc., something that didn't happen for Justin".
In an interview with MTV, Justin spoke of the experience saying, "It really has been just Music Industry Education 101. I learned a lot from it. And it's not a finger-pointing issue to me; I take as much responsibility as I can."
Subsequently, Justin went on to co-produce and independently release a second album, a jazz album titled "Stranger Things Have Happened," and is working on a third album, planned to be a fusion of musical genres, in collaboration with upstart label 3AM Music.
Tracklisting:
1. One Heart Too Many
2. I Saw Your Face
3. Be a Heartbreaker
4. Unchained Melody
5. Sorry
6. How Will You Know
7. Inner Child
8. Condition of My Heart
9. Doin' Things (We're Not Supposed To)
10. If You Wanna
11. Thinking of You
12. Get Here
13. Timeless - Duet with Kelly Clarkson
Click here to download "Justin Guarini"
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