Elliott Yamin "Movin' On" hits iTunes "Train Wreck" Shines | "Wait For You" video | Debut Album out March 20

Check out Elliott Yamin's fantastic new single, 'Movin' On' available online at iTunes. I'm so excited! It's fantastic! Elliott's debut album at Amazon drops March 20. Go Elliott! We luv you! We're so excited!!! Another new song from the album, 'Train Wreck,' produced by Derek Bramble, is just incredible! So soulful, bluesy, with that wonderful live groovin Memphis sound..it's amazing and Elliott's vocals are incomparable on it. I'm feelin it. Train Wreck is my favorite track. Elliott is really in his zone at his very best here..it perfectly captures his unique sound: raw. soulful. bluesy.

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I can't wait for the album! Train Wreck and Movin' On are soo da bomb! Outstanding! Train Wreck and Movin' On Score - Elliott Yamin Shines! Movin' On is such a refreshing soulful oasis of groovin funk and feeling. Elliott Yamin shines in this single. I'm feelin it. Love it. Movin' On really scores. Elliott's music and his incomparable vocals are such a breath of fresh air and a welcome addition to any music library. Elliott delivers. Outstanding; the real deal. Wonderful and highly recommended. We can't wait for the album and the concert tour! oh yeah! stokin awesome! thud!! ;) We miss your shining light, man.. there's just nobody like you.. we are truly tantalized and waiting with bated breath yearning for more beautiful E soul! It's a beautiful thing! Elliott Yamin's CD will be in stores March 20th and Elliott's smoldering video for his new single, 'Wait For You' is H O T!

!! OMG! THUD! DAT VIDEO IS HOT!! CALL DA DR, BABY! GET ME SOME ICE!!! SMOKIN HOT! WHOA NELLIE! THUD!!! Elliott premiered his new single, 'Wait For You' on KIIS-FM with Ryan Seacrest. Check out the interview and also from the album, 'A Song for You' and 'You Are the One.' Join i-Squad for more on E! Go Elliott! Click this link for more info:
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Elliott gave a shout out to everyone on his new blogs.. 'Hey everybody! Current mood: ecstatic 'Hey What's up everybody!....hope all is well!...just wanted to reach out to say thank ya'll so much for feeling what we're doing!.....without too much serious press, "Movin' On" has been so well-received, that it's sold over 26,000 copies on iTunes already!...and "Wait For You" is gradually being added all over the country!....so many of you have been adding it to your page and requesting to hear it @your local radio stations...and I thank you for that!...also, on thursday, we'll finishing up the video shoot for my VERY FIRST SINGLE!...WHOOHOO!...okay....so, we've also wrapped up our live performances for: attblueroom.com, rehearsals.com, and napster.com!...I'm gonna be all over the map here in the next 3 weeks!...we will be appearing on regis and kelly and jimmy kimmel...doing a virgin megastore appearance in times square, FYE in-store appearance in NY, a circuit city in-store appearance in my hometown!..I'll be doing tons of radio tours on your local stations and satelite....and in the meantime, in between time, we'll be squeezing in a few gigs around town, here in L.A!...so stay tuned for a more detailed schedule w/dates and times!...I would also like to extend my gratitude to the moderators of etrainstation.com!...I had the pleasure of "chatting" w/you guys last week, and I had so much fun shooting the breeze w/yall!...that truly was the first time I'd ever been in a chat room!...haha!...just want to say that I really experienced the true sense of fanfare and teamwork...just by speaking to yall, realizing how dedicated you are to supporting the music, the team and the project!.....GOD BLESS YOU ALL!.....have a great day....and I'll talk to ya'll soon!'
'iTunes/on the air - Current mood: ecstatic 'Hey everybody!.....I hope all is well!....Just wanted to let ya'll know that my teaser song "Movin' On" is finally available on iTunes!....I apologize for it taking so long, as it was out of our hands...however, it's finally available!...thanx for feeling it!...also, we will be premiering my single "Wait For You", on the air w/Ryan Seacrest....I'll be live, in the studio w/him during his morning show...make sure you tune in to KIISFM-L.A this Thursday, March 1st!...I'll talk to ya'll then!...peace, love, and God Bless!.....PS: big up to Stargate, my brother Scott, all my Moosak Sistas, Etrainers, "Simply" Brandon Crowe, and just....EVERYBODY!'
Top40 Charts reports, 'March 20th marks the release of Elliott Yamin, the debut album from one of American Idol's most memorable contestants. Set for release on Hickory Records (a label affiliated with Sony ATV Music Publishing where Yamin is signed as a writer,) the CD boasts both a lion's share of songs co-written and performed by Yamin as well as participation from some of the entertainment industry's most respected songwriters and producers. Among the writers and producers who worked with Yamin in the creation of the CD are Stargate (Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Rihanna), Josh Abraham (Pink, Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars), DJ Lethal (Evanescence, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit), Michael Mangini (Joss Stone, Baha Men, David Byrne), and Derek Bramble (David Bowie, Vanessa Williams, Lalah Hathaway).

Fans of Yamin's work on American Idol will be delighted to find his version of Leon Russell's "A Song for You," which Yamin's own idol, Donny Hathaway, recorded in 1971. Viewers will recall that Yamin's smoldering performance brought Paula Abdul to tears – she said he was an American idol – and moved Cowell to liken Yamin's rendition to a vocal master class, judging it "superb." Randy Jackson simply called the young man from Richmond, Va., "the bomb."
Also making an appearance on Elliott Yamin is "Movin' On," which the singer co-wrote and which is likely to remind American Idol devotees of the time Abdul called him "one funky white boy."

Yamin's whiskey-soaked tenor – an instrument he characterizes as "raw" and "gritty," more Wilson Pickett than Sam Cooke – unifies the disc's disparate flavors. The record is also commendable for capturing the immediacy of Yamin's live performances and his palpable joy in singing.
Commenting on the recording process, Yamin said: "Collaborating on the songs with these talented people who've been involved in music way longer than me and who share my passion for it has been an incredible experience. I've learned so much from them as an artist and as a person. The key to writing is to come from the heart. People relate to real feelings."

Perhaps even more compelling than Yamin's status as an out-of- nowhere vocal powerhouse – he came to American Idol with no vocal training and no real performance experience – is his role as the underdog, who as a child had to cope with near-deafness in his right ear and at 16 was faced with Type 1 diabetes.

Asked how he's coped with sudden fame, he points out: "A lot of young people with diabetes have said I've given them hope and made them believe in the power of music. They've told me how they've struggled and gone through difficult changes in their lives, and that seeing how I was able to achieve something through 'Idol' has inspired them to go for what they want. It's amazing to me that I've played that role in someone's life."
Yamin has truly 'given back" and has encouraged his fans to be involved in raising funds for the Richmond chapter of the ADA and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. "I've donated the clothes I've worn on 'Idol' and onstage during the tour and anything I've been widely photographed wearing. I've also donated American Idol memorabilia and autographs for fundraisers," he informs. "But I don't feel I've done enough yet – there's just so much more to do."

"When you look out into the audience and see people singing along and smiling and laughing and crying, you feel an incredible connection. The fact that you are able to move people that way is the most satisfying thing I've ever experienced. I thrive on it," Yamin says. "When I'm onstage, I'm home – I have a sense of belonging I've never felt before. It feels like what I was born to do. It has put my whole life into perspective. It's like I finally figured it out; I finally got it right: I'm a singer."