- Inspiration (William Hung album)
Infobox Album | Name = Inspiration
Type =Album
Artist =William Hung
Released =April 6 ,2004
Recorded =March 6 -7, 2004
Genre = Pop
Length = 45:01
Label = Koch
Producer =Dee Sonaram
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|1|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:y4ge4j476wat~T1 link]
*IGN rating|0.5|10 [http://music.ign.com/articles/505/505890p1.html link]
*Entertainment Weekly (F) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,611624,00.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Inspiration"
(2004)
Next album = "Hung for the Holidays "
(2004)"Inspiration" is the debut album of
William Hung recorded following the early 2004 broadcast of his failedAmerican Idol audition where Hung received notoriety and a cult following. The album was recorded the weekend of March 6, 2004, with Hung singing vocals overkaraoke music. It was released onApril 6 ,2004 byKoch Entertainment and debuted on the Billboard Top 200 charts at #34, selling 37,676 units during its first week. The album also includes a 40-minuteDVD documentary entitled "A Day In The Life of William Hung".To promote his album, Hung performed before nearly 20,000 fans during half-time at a Golden State Warriors game on April 6. Later that week, he performed his signature song, "She Bangs," on "
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno " and appeared on "The Today Show".Hung's album also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Independent Album chart. Prior to the album's official release, several of his songs reached the top 10 on Apple's
iTunes charts, and his album reached as high as #3 onAmazon.com 's sales rankings. To date, the album has sold 195,000 copies.Track listing
# "William Hung Words of Gratitude "
#"She Bangs " (o.a.:Ricky Martin )
#"Bailamos " (o.a.:Enrique Iglesias )
# "William Hung's Inspirational Thoughts" (Passion)
#"I Believe I Can Fly " (o.a.:R. Kelly )
#"Hotel California" (o.a.:Eagles )
#"Can You Feel the Love Tonight " (o.a.:Elton John )
#"Two Worlds " (o.a.:Phil Collins )
# "William Hung Inspirational Thoughts" (Perseverance)
#"Rocket Man" (o.a.: Elton John)
#"Free"
#"Circle of Life " (o.a.: Elton John)
# William Hung Inspirational Thoughts (Happiness)
#"YMCA" (featuringThe Gonnabees ) (o.a.:The Village People )
#"Shake Your Bon-Bon" (o.a: Ricky Martin)External links
* [http://williamhung.net/clips.cfm Clips from four album tracks]
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