- Blake Lewis (EP)
Infobox Album
Name = Blake Lewis
Type = EP
Artist =Blake Lewis
Released = flagicon|United StatesMay 22 ,2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 14:21
Label =19 Entertainment Fox Interactive Media
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "Blake Lewis"
(2007)
Next album = "A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) "
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Second Cover
Type = EP
"Blake Lewis" is an EP by
Blake Lewis , the runner-up on the sixth season of "American Idol". It was released digitally onMay 22 ,2007 .Background
The EP is compiled of five studio versions of songs covered by Lewis from the "American Idol" official website. It features the "Billboard" Hot 100 hit, "You Give Love a Bad Name" which is originally by
Bon Jovi , but heavily rearranged by Lewis during the "Idol" series.The songs on the EP are from Lewis's performances throughout the "Idol" series. Each week, Lewis would perform a song on "Idol" and the day after he performed it, it would be put up on the "American Idol" official website for sale as a studio version. Lewis covered and amassed more songs by various established artists as he progressed to the "Idol" finale.
Release and chart performance
This EP is on
iTunes Store for downloading and was also available as a "bundle" on the "American Idol" official website untilJune 20 ,2007 . The songs that did not make the EP's cut are also available for download as individual singles from both iTunes Store and the "Idol" official website.The EP peaked at #3 on the iTunes Top Albums chart (#2 on the iTunes Pop Albums chart) and #3 on "Billboard" Top Digital Albums chart, having sold 41,000 units as of
July 17 ,2007 . [cite web |title="Rihanna, Shop Boyz Rocket to the Top of Hot 100: 'Now' 15, 'Name' 18" |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003592236 |accessdate=2007-10-01 |date=May 31 ,2007 |publisher=Billboard "Chart Beat" |author=Bronson, Fred] [cite web |title="Monitoring the 'Idol' Buzz: Who's Selling the Most Downloads?" |url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2007/07/monitoring-the-.html |accessdate=2007-10-01 |date=July 18 ,2007 |publisher=USA Today |author=Barnes, Ken]Track listing
#"You Give Love a Bad Name" 3:08
#"Time of the Season " 2:48
#"I Need to Know" 2:29
#"Lovesong" 3:27
#"When the Stars Go Blue " 2:29Footnotes
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