Caleb Johnson - Testify (2014/2025) [Official Digital Download]

Debüt-Album 2014 vom Gewinner von American IDOL XIII. Rocker Caleb Johnson eroberte die Nation im Sturm mit seiner magnetischen Persönlichkeit und seinem Powerhouse-Gesang. Das 22-jährige Debüt-Album von Asheville, NC, zeigt seinen ansteckenden Hit As Long As You Love Me, geschrieben von Justin Hawkins und produziert von Howard Benson.
"Hot off the momentum from his 2014 American Idol crown, North Carolina rocker Caleb Johnson takes a victory lap with his debut album, Testify. While it's hard for the public to know how much control a new Idol winner actually has over his/her first proper release, the album does seem to line up with Johnson's pre-Idol roots as the metal-loving lead singer of Asheville hard rockers Elijah Hooker, who released their own debut just prior to Johnson's emergence on the show. Knocked out in a furious three weeks with producer Howard Benson, who is responsible for mainstream acts as disparate as My Chemical Romance and Rascal Flatts, Testify dials up the rock theatrics for a riffy, vaguely Southern-leaning romp that is surprisingly fun and entertaining. Front-loaded with two of the heaviest (and best) cuts, "Sailing Away" and "Save Me," the album also dishes out a handful of ballads and bluesy numbers but is at its best when Johnson lends his formidable chops to the type of over the top stadium thumpers that connected with fans on Idol. In those moments, he exudes a refreshing freewheeling charm that harks back to the '70s heyday of Meat Loaf and Kiss, seeming to take himself less seriously than so many other Idol alums vying for pop relevance. Or maybe it's that he takes his rock very seriously, attacking classic rock tropes with a hearty Jack Black-esque zeal that is ultimately charming. Pegging Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins to pen the lead single "As Long as You Love Me" was a stroke of genius, aligning Johnson squarely with the school of rock where his strengths lie.

TRACKLIST

1. Caleb Johnson - Sailing Away
2. Caleb Johnson - Save Me
3. Caleb Johnson - Let Me In
4. Caleb Johnson - Only One
5. Caleb Johnson - Fighting Gravity
6. Caleb Johnson - Devil's Daughter
7. Caleb Johnson - Another Life
8. Caleb Johnson - Change
9. Caleb Johnson - Testify
10. Caleb Johnson - As Long As You Love Me



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