Earlier this year, "American Idol" third-place finisher Danny Gokey made waves when he said he was thinking of releasing a country album. Turns out, he wasn't joking, eventually signing a deal with RCA's Nashville label.And today, fans finally got to hear his first foray into the genre, when he debuted "It's Only," a soaring ballad about God and homelessness.
Written by Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley and produced by Mark Bright (who's worked with Carrie Underwood), "It's Only" is the first single from Gokey's RCA debut, which will reportedly hit stores in March of next year. You can stream the single below…
"It's Only" is tailor made for the kind of music Danny has always represented himself with as a performer. It is also the kind of song that is tailor made for Country pop fans - in the mode of Rascal Flatts. And it has the whole distinctive Mark Bright and Lady Antebellum production all over it. This is not the type of song that will likely be a huge hit in the mainstream, teeny bopper, hip hop, MTV rock crowd. But that was never the intent. Danny accomplished what he needed to do with the debut single - that is, keep the fans happy but also reach out to new fans in Country Music. "It's Only" works because Danny stayed trued to who is as an artist. This is a very topical song and with it's holiday release, I can see this being a big win for Danny.
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