''Heart of Me'' is the debut EP and album from ''

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Tim Urban Timothy Joseph Urban (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer who was the seventh place finalist on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. Following his participation in the series, he released two EPs: '' Heart of Me'' in 2010 and ''New York ...

. The full album was released on November 13, 2010 to iTunes with all the songs together. Hard copies of the album were released online via Tim's official online store for a limited time.

Background

Starting on November 8, 2010, one song off the EP was released per day in iTunes starting with ''Heart of Me''. The song ''I and You'' premiered in a live chat with Urban at Ainow.org on November 7, 2010.

Promotion

Urban announced that he will be working on booking shows to promote the EP. On November 7, 2010 during a live chat with Urban, he stated that he will be on "FOX Dallas Morning News" where he will be performing a few songs from the EP on November 8, 2010. He ended up playing the title tack ''Heart of Me'' on November 8, 2010 at "FOX Dallas Morning News".

Singles

* '' Heart of Me'' is the first single off the EP. It is also the title track. Its first listen was on NeonLimelight.com on November 7, 2010. On the same day, he stated at Ainow.org that he wants to film a music video for the single and is figuring out the details. However, a video was never made and Urban has started work on his full-length debut album. * "Wheels touch down" was the second single off the EP, it came out on November 9, 2010 Via. iTunes. * "I and You" was the third single off the EP, it came out on November 10, 2010 Via. iTunes. * "P.S." was the fourth single off the EP, it came out on November 11, 2010 Via. iTunes. * "Lullaby" was the fifth single off the EP, it came out on November 12, 2010 Via. iTunes. * "Blur" was the sixth single off the EP, it came out on November 13, 2010 Via. iTunes.

Track listing

*All songs were written by Urban.

Critical reception

Mark Franklin of ''

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s blog, Idol Chatter gave the album a C and wrote that it "shows promise and allows a very pleasant voice to shine through." He singled out "P.S." and "Blur" as highlights. Although he considered the lyrics to "P.S." cliche, he called the song "catchy" and "radio ready", while he wrote that "Blur" grew on him "with repeated listens". He was less favorable of "Lullaby" however, calling the version on Urban's Myspace page "beautiful in its simplicity", but criticizing the version included on the album for having too much "clutter".

References

External links

Official website

Tim Urban on MySpace
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