4 months ago 17th Jul 15:56
Released October 7
American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin has returned with a breathtaking new album to bring joy to ears around the world!
Jon, whose show-stopping live performance of "So Close," the Oscar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world wide during the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremonies - has returned with his second album for Island Records, due October 7th.
Fans are getting a sample with the release of a new single, "Beating My Heart," which impacted at the Hot AC radio format on June 9th. Leading the charge at that format is influential station WBMX in Boston, with other stations quickly getting on board.
It impacted at Top 40 on June 30th, and the digital download single went live on June 17th. In addition, McLaughlin opened for British sensation Duffy on June 19th at the El Rey in Los Angeles.
"Beating My Heart" was written by Jon McLaughlin and produced by John Fields, known for his recent chart-topping work with the Jonas Brothers, Lifehouse, and Switchfoot. The new album is being mixed by Tom Lord-Alge and will feature the soon-to-be hit "Smack In To You," written and produced by the Grammy award-winning team of Tricky and The-Dream.
Jon's triumphant Oscar night performance ignited an astonishing 1,514% overnight sales increase at Amazon for Indiana, which neatly took over the #1 spot on the Movers & Shakers chart. "Musically, the big winner of the night was Jon McLaughlin," wrote FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman in his Oscars coverage.
"He sang one of the Enchanted songs. Talk about a break-out moment! That's a phenomenal voice... McLaughlin could be the next big thing."
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by india - 17:45:54 9th Aug 2008
i cant wait!!!! i saw him in concert when he opened for MIKA and i have been in love with him ever since. he is fantastic!