Danny Gokey Debuts Another New Song – “Tiny Life”
Danny Gokey, debuted yet another song today, the ballad, “Tiny Life” written by Jeffrey Steele and Marv Green (who also co-wrote “My Best Days”). Danny debuted it live in the the studio with the Johnson & Johnson Morning show on K-Bull 93 in Salt Lake City, UT.
“Tiny Life” has been around for awhile. This blog mentions that Steele sang the song at the Bluebird Cafe in January 2005.
The song sounds a lot like Danny’s almost-single, “It’s Only”. The inspirational ballad is going to be Danny’s thing, me thinks, upbeat new single, notwithstanding.
Check out Danny’s new single “My Best Days Are Ahead” HERE.
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tinydance, me too, sooner the better!
Daniel B, that’s a very interesting point, I hadn’t thought about the Daughtry/Cook examples, but that makes sense. I do agree with you that I don’t think that Danny is going to run into acceptance issues in country music, on a wide scale anyway. I really don’t think it’s going to chap their asses that Danny drove a truck and sang gospel music before losing his young wife and going on AI. And it doesn’t seem that country fans feel like they’re too cool for AI alumnae, which is what I understand that guys like Daughtry and Cook have run into.
I hope that Danny does a lot of station visits. He comes across as very comfortable and natural with these people, and they seem to really like him. The most important thing is if they like the music, and having them like him personally can only help on top of that.
I’m feeling good about it. “Best Days” is my favorite so far too. I haven’t listened to much country music in many years. I grew up listening to it, and I think I’d probably do very well on that quiz they were talking about on the other thread, the one that the DJs gave Jessica Simpson…as long as they didn’t go any later than about 1976! But I was laughing about how much I love the steel guitar hook in “Best Days”, I guess when you listen to that stuff young it gets imprinted in your brain, kind of like water for a baby duck! That song feels very comfortable to me.
This is a good song. Maybe the best of the three although I can see why they went with BD for the first single.
I could also see this and BD getting some play on HAC if his label decides to push it there. (I’m enjoying the fact that a Danny thread is so calm. I guess all the craziness is now directed at Kradam.)
I have to admit I am pleasantly surprised with the way Danny’s label/management team has handled his signing so far. They have been quite good at keeping the buzz up on Danny among the Idol fans (which is all any of them really have at this point). I had expected that Danny would be pretty much forgotten this month with all the hype for the release of Kris, Adam and Allison’s albums. Kris and Danny have really been the only two out there working hard with interviews at radio stations and performances. They seem to be treated like new artists. Seems like RCA has bet everything on Adam’s performance at the AMA’s and are treating him like an already established artist, which will probably work. Not quite sure what the marketing strategy is for Allison.
“The beginning was a little weak for me so I wasn’t sure at first but by the time he hit the chorus I knew this was another very good song.
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Yes, his illness certainly caused problems with the rapid delivery of the verses- anxious to hear that when he is well.
But, oh, the chorus! Not everyone likes Danny belting, but boy oh boy do his fans love big voice, belting Danny and I think we are in for a treat on this one!
He will be in the midwest at the end of the month with the Detroit and Grafton appearances, wonder if he will head out east for the Radio tour once December hits. And will he head down South? Of course we have no idea, since his label is so close-mouthed.
From Danny’s official myspace:
Danny Looks Ahead to Great Days with Debut Single, ‘My Best Days Are Ahead of Me’
American Idol Season Eight finalist and 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville recording artist Danny Gokey has been busy working on his debut album, and as country radio programmers who were in Nashville for last week’s CMA Awards began hearing some of his songs, the feedback was overwhelming: they loved the uplifting, up-tempo ‘My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.’ The song, which will be Danny’s debut single, will arrive at country radio within the next few days.
‘I love this song for what it stands for,’ Danny says. ‘I don’t live in the past. I live in the ‘now” ¦in the future’ ¦and in the dreams that I have. I know that my best days really are ahead of me.’
Fans can hear the song online immediately at http://www.dannygokey.com, and viewers in Los Angeles who caught his appearance earlier this week on the KTLA Morning News got to see an acoustic sneak preview performance of ‘My Best Days Are Ahead of Me,’ which is also online now at http://www.ktla.com/entertainment/.
A digital single will be available on December 22, with a full album arriving early next year.
I was glad to see that posted on Danny’s myspace page. I hope that means his label will be more forthcoming with news on appearances and plans for the album, now that the first leg of the radio tour has gotten underway so smoothly.
I haven’t read or heard of any problems or negative reactions except Danny getting sick, poor thing. With Danny performing live at these various stops, it’s got to be obvious that he is a very strong singer and sincere about his love for these songs. Seems to me that can only help him with country radio, especially as some of the radio personalities are sponsoring events where they are watching first-hand how their audience is responding to these songs, and to Danny as a person and performer.
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Just read that blog mj had linked to her post, where someone had commented about having heard Jeffrey Steele play this song somewhere in 2005.
If no one else picked it up before, it seems a great fit for Danny. And it wasn’t mentioned in mj’s post, but Jeffrey was a songwriter for both What Hurts the Most and My Wish, songs Danny chose to perform on the AI show and Idol Tour. Not at all surprised that one of the early tracks becoming public for Danny’s tour would be written by Jeffrey.
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I’m told by RCA that, as a result of the switch in singles, “It’s Only” now will not be available in Dec. as originally planned.
i like this song the best of danny’s 3 so far.
not too hot, not too cold, just right.
Wow is Danny ever working hard.
I think this could be a killer song in the right venue and with the right instrumentation.
I wonder how Danny likes singing his songs in a tiny room when he’s used to performing in front of large crowds and large venues.
Killer voice. I’ll say it again. His voice blows Kris Allen straight out of the water. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he goes on to be a bigger commercial success then Kris.
No way is Gokey going to out shine Kris Allen JB1, in the talent or looks department. Interviewers like interviewing Kris because he knows how to talk – without blathering on and on like Gokey. Within a year we will hopefully not be hearing about Gokey anymore. He is a total bore. Really can’t stand him.
If “It’s Only”, “My Best Days” and now “Tiny Life”, are any indications, I think the album will be huge. It works because Danny stayed trued to who is as a performer. I am looking forward to the studio version of “Tiny Life”.
Tiny Life shows great potential; you know a song is good when you can sense it even when someone is singing it live, with minimal back up music and sick to boot.
I thought Danny did a great job this first week of radio tours; he had great rapport with the DJ’s; the interviews were a lot of fun with much laughter on both sides.
He’s got great people, producers and songwriters behind him and so far the 3 songs are 3 for 3 in my book.
Just wish his album was coming out sooner.
Interview last week of Danny by a country music radio station, with a very nice live performance of his upcoming single, My Best Days are Ahead of Me.
http://www2.957thewolf.com/listen/danny-gokey-my-best-days-live
Those interviewers sure seem to be hatin’ on poor Danny. (Not.) Danny can be a pretty outgoing and funny guy, it serves him well in the radio interviews he’s doing now. Very nice rapport with most of the interviewers, both in the radio tour and in the numerous interviews he did during CMA Week in Nashville. I’m sure it must wear on him and on some of the other AI finalists though, when they get the same questions over and over.
ITA, although will say Kris (not my favorite) has his own strengths in different ways. Have always believed Danny and Adam to have the two best and most interesting voices from AI8. (With a little soft spot for Megan in the ‘most interesting’ category, lol — though definitely not the best vocally otherwise.)
steph, I hadn’t heard that interview before, that was great! I would say that female DJ in particular took a shine to Danny, she was a hoot! I could hear them cheering in the studio as he finished singing, yep, that’s what we want to hear!
I hope Danny does well.
josie, that was pretty funny when she was talking about ‘dating’ Danny. lol.
I watched another interview on video this morning, that started out with two male country music broadcasters asking questions. There was a woman from the station in some role or other. She started out in another room, then sneaked in to stand in the doorway as they were talking about Danny’s music, background, non-profit work, etc. Before long she’d come right into the room very near Danny, and you could see her kind of nodding along to different points they were talking about. In that case, it didn’t seem to be a flirty thing, but more she was relating to Danny speaking about the subjects he cares about. Was kind of nice. Reminded me of what I saw on the AI Tour with a lot of people drawn to Danny and nodding/visibly reacting to the emotional content of what he was singing on songs like My Wish.