Taylor Hicks "Early Works" CD in Target Store Advertisement!

Make sure you pick up your local newspaper this Sunday, where you're likely to find this great TARGET ad (8/10-8/17) for Taylor's new CD "Early Works" dropping the following Tuesday, August 12! I love the way the CD is up at the top right next to the hot Jonas Brothers CD as the two big releases next week! Definitely a keeper for the memorabilia drawer!

And this in-store display for next weeks upcoming releases, they put Taylor's new CD up at the top with the new Jonas Brothers CD!! WHOMP!!!

This is Taylor *F* Hicks - Hold Onto Your Love - Live!!

Our fifth installment of Taylor Hicks original songs (as we await the release of his new CD "Early Works", which will be available at all Target stores on August 12, 2008), is "Hold Onto Your Love". As I was looking for a good copy of this song, I found that no straight song renditions are available online that I can see. Seems Taylor only does this song in combo with blues tags all meshed together. Let me tell you, this one from Cohasset, MA is one of the best performances by this bluesman I've ever seen. Just sit back and soak it all in, because it just doesn't get any better than this in a live musical setting - from *anyone*. Period.

From August 17, 2007, posted by TrueNorthTaylor....

Taylor Hicks - "Somehow" Live!!

The third in our installment of songs what will available on Taylor's new digitally remastered compilation CD, "Early Works", which will be available exclusively at all Target Stores on August 12, 2008! Mark that date down on your calendars!

From the Best of the Boogie Boards, one of Taylor's best original songs called "Somehow" (originally on the "In Your Time" album). Enjoy!

Taylor Hicks - "The Deal" Live!!

Carrying on with our videos of songs that will be on Taylor's new CD, "Early Works", coming out in 12 days - August 12, 2008, available exclusive at your local Target store, here he is with his 2007 soul-intensive backup band performing his own original "The Deal" on 10-13-07 at Millersville University in Millersville, PA. Video by our own fabulous videographer 'sturgess66'! Enjoy!

Taylor Hicks - News Flash! "Early Works" Exclusive with Target Stores! Available August 12, 2008!

YES!! WE'VE MADE CONTACT!!
According to Taylor's management team, his new compilaton CD, "Early Works", which will consist of his 2 pre-AI indie albums, "In Your Time" and "Under the Radar", will be available for sale through TARGET stores - an 'EXCLUSIVE' deal, dropping on August 12, 2008. That's 2 WEEKS from today, folks! Start gathering those pennies and be prepared to invade Target's CD section!

These store exclusives are a great thing for the artist, who will pocket sometimes up to 4 to 5 times as much money than they would earn if they released their CD through a standard distribution deal - and - the promotion is usually better. And being that Taylor is releasing this on his own new label, "Modern Whomp Records", he's sure to turn those old tunes in pure Gold. And deservedly so. The 12 tunes featured on the CD are some of Taylor's best self-written compositions. Songs like "Somehow", "The Fall", "In Your Time", Son of a Carpenter", "Heart and Soul", "My Friend", "The Deal", "West Texas Sky", "Hold Onto Your Love", and "Soul Thing" are brilliant and all are written by Taylor himself. It's a chance to let the casual fan in on Taylor's great songwriting abilities. I think once people hear this material, it will turn some heads for the better. This is a great set-up for Taylor's forthcoming album in the Fall of brand new originals.

Things are really falling nicely into place for the Soulman and I for one, couldn't be more thrilled. Spread the word people! Taylor's about to kick some serious musical ass in the near future!