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ELLIOTT GOLD Yamin bounces around different styles on his debut CD, nailing the ones that play to his vocal strengths
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Release Date: Mar 20, 2007; Lead Performance: Elliott Yamin; Genre: Pop
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Dave Karger
Dave Karger, a senior writer at EW, also reports on box office and other movie-
related matters on NBC's ''Today''
To get the most out of Elliott Yamin, the debut CD from last season's scruffily soulful third-place finisher on American Idol, treat each track like a different episode of the show. ''Wait for You'' is ballad week: ''You did your thing, dawg,'' Randy might say. ''Alright'' is hip-hop week: ''It sounded like last call at some ghastly karaoke bar'' would be Simon's reply. And ''A Song for You,'' the Leon Russell/Donny Hathaway classic Yamin performed at his first Idol audition, is standards week: Cut to Paula, in tears. B
Posted Mar 16, 2007
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