Do I Make You Proud/ Takin' It To The Streets [Single]

Taylor Hicks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: J-Records
• ASIN: B000FMR4T8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (370 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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288 of 314 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Promising Star, June 13, 2006

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Michael Brent Faulkner, Jr. "Brent Faulkner" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do I Make You Proud/ Takin' It To The Streets (Audio CD)

Taylor Hicks is perhaps one of the most unique Idol winners to ever grace the competition. Many have speculated that this Idol will be the toughest of all to market, but my personal opinion is if Taylor makes the right album and doesn't stray away from the style that he showcased on the show (Michael McDonald blue-eyed soul/ retro-soul), then he should be alright. After all, there has been a slight resurgence in the adult contemporary, blue-eyed soul music as of late with McDonald's MOTOWN series just as one example. But back to Taylor as a singer himself.

"Do I Make You Proud" isn't the greatest song ever written, but Taylor vocal interpretation makes the song much better than it is. Anyone watching the finale could tell that "Do I Make You Proud" as a song itself was much better than "My Destiny", unfortunate for McPhee of course. Vocally, Hicks outsung McPhee there as well. Here, Hicks rids of the minor intonation flaws that he had when performing it live and it sounds better and smoother.

"Takin' It To The Streets" has the distinction of perhaps being the best track on the Idol compilation CD. It trumps "Do I Make You Proud" because this type of song and this genre of music seems to be Hicks's confort zone. He makes the Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald "Proud" on this exceptional remake. It is rare than an artist can pull a cover tune off very well, but Hicks proves that the "soul patrol" is where it is at. Excellent first single Taylor; you make me proud. 4 stars.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passion for music lives again!, June 28, 2006

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Tina T. Butler "music enthusiast" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do I Make You Proud/ Takin' It To The Streets (Audio CD)

Taylor Hicks is a representative of all that is right in music. He is a singer, songwriter that is not afraid to show passion and emotion for every performance that he gives. This single is pure Taylor, heart and soul. He has stepped up to answer the critics with a totally charismatic and memorable performance. Taylor shines, and I look forward to more great work in the years and decades to come. Thanks, Taylor, for taking the risk of following your dreams; we are all fortunate for your determination.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent single, June 28, 2006

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Walter Ego "Lil Wally" (L.A., Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do I Make You Proud/ Takin' It To The Streets (Audio CD)

it took a while for DIMYP to grow on me. i am VERY happy that taylor sings it differently on EVERY SINGLE media appearance he has been on the past month. that takes alot of artistic ability to pull off differences every time.
i absolutely LOVE his "takin it to the streets" on this single. i find myself listening to the 2 songs on the single equally. one is a reflective song, the other political & motivating.
i give this single 5 stars for being absolutely refreshing.
i cannot wait to see taylor's career take off in the next year or two.
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5 stars.
excellent, refreshing, real.