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Stan Walker's first original offering By Cameron Adams From: The Daily Telegraph August 19, 2010 12:12AM
AS ANYONE who had a glimpse of the last Australian Idol, Stan Walker has the voice. Now, he's back on the world stage.
His post-Idol covers album had the songs, but they were other peoples.
Now he gets to make his own songs on his first original album.
StanHQ have wisely followed the Jessica Mauboy Idol blueprint; take your time and create urban songs that sound like they'd slot into commercial radio.
Pleasingly, many of them are home-grown. Mauboy hitmaker Audius Mtawarira knows the score: the title track borrows Ushers electro thunderclaps and robo- R&B while Walker gets busy praising the Lord.
Melbourne's Israel fires up the Auto-Tune and channels Will I Am for the smooth FM funk of All I Need and pretty much about any urban hit of the past few years for One Thing.
Producer Stuart Crichton (Delta, Kylie) spreads his radio-ready dust all over catchy moments such as Homesick and the Cassie Davispenned single Choose You, and UK star Pixie Lott duets on the rather big ballad The One.
Unbrokens so-so success proved people are tired of Ryan Tedders one trick of dramatic pop (Halo, Bleeding Love etc), even if Walker sings the heck out of it.
Walker's personality shines most when he's less concerned with the charts: the laid-back love groove of With Me, the mellow Stand Up or the unexpected Beatles-esque flourishes in Love Graffiti.
Walker even takes a back seat for Kiwi rapper Young Sid on the albums most hip hop moment, Stuck in a Box.
And for those who want to hear that voice sing something familiar, the lush but simple cover of Desrees Kissing You will cause jaws to drop nationwide. Again.
http://player.video.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/?KliL5BseB0cStBJVEv440_IQbYb
Stan Walker's first original offering By Cameron Adams From: The Daily Telegraph August 19, 2010 12:12AM
AS ANYONE who had a glimpse of the last Australian Idol, Stan Walker has the voice. Now, he's back on the world stage.
His post-Idol covers album had the songs, but they were other peoples.
Now he gets to make his own songs on his first original album.
StanHQ have wisely followed the Jessica Mauboy Idol blueprint; take your time and create urban songs that sound like they'd slot into commercial radio.
Pleasingly, many of them are home-grown. Mauboy hitmaker Audius Mtawarira knows the score: the title track borrows Ushers electro thunderclaps and robo- R&B while Walker gets busy praising the Lord.
Melbourne's Israel fires up the Auto-Tune and channels Will I Am for the smooth FM funk of All I Need and pretty much about any urban hit of the past few years for One Thing.
Producer Stuart Crichton (Delta, Kylie) spreads his radio-ready dust all over catchy moments such as Homesick and the Cassie Davispenned single Choose You, and UK star Pixie Lott duets on the rather big ballad The One.
Unbrokens so-so success proved people are tired of Ryan Tedders one trick of dramatic pop (Halo, Bleeding Love etc), even if Walker sings the heck out of it.
Walker's personality shines most when he's less concerned with the charts: the laid-back love groove of With Me, the mellow Stand Up or the unexpected Beatles-esque flourishes in Love Graffiti.
Walker even takes a back seat for Kiwi rapper Young Sid on the albums most hip hop moment, Stuck in a Box.
And for those who want to hear that voice sing something familiar, the lush but simple cover of Desrees Kissing You will cause jaws to drop nationwide. Again.
http://player.video.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/?KliL5BseB0cStBJVEv440_IQbYb
if you's don't know who Israel is his an Asian/Australian R&B singer 
