Elliott Yamin is releasing his first single
American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin is releasing his first single "The Storm" since the fan favorite was unexpectedly booted from the competition. This release marks Yamin's first creative effort as BOTH a vocal artist and co-writer. Before his success on American Idol, soulful crooner Elliott and his best buddy producer/co-writer Terry "Big Planz" Thompson quietly worked together in a recording studio. "The Storm" is the result of this collaboration.
"Now that "E's" deal is just about complete, the project we started working on pre-Idol can finally be released," said Big Planz. After it was written, the gospel song was commissioned to raise money for a Hurricane Katrina Fund, but had to be shelved when Elliott landed a spot on American Idol.
The single benefits the two lifelong friend's favorite charities. Twenty percent of all sales will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and twenty percent will go to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, 40 cents of every dollar sold.
"This is unlike anything E has sung publicly before, and it really shows off his voice," Thompson said. "Elliott carries 95 percent of the song," he added.
"The Storm" will be available by the end of August, from Internet sources such as I-Tunes, Amazon.com, as well as Tower Records and other music stores.
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