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Rise and Fall (Tim Halperin album)

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Rise and Fall
Studio album by
Tim Halperin
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
Genresinger-songwriter
Length51:13
Label24 Hour Distribution
ProducerJordan Critz
Tim Halperin chronology
Make Or Break EP
(2009)
Rise and Fall
(2011)
Under that Christmas Spell
(2012)

Rise and Fall is the debut full-length album by Tim Halperin, released on September 27, 2011.[1] It reached No. 1 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Chart,[2] and debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.[3]

Production

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Halperin had started work on the album over a year earlier, only to put the release date on hold to fulfill his Idol contract.[4] He spent much of 2010 working on the recordings with producer Jordan Critz (The Fray, Third Eye Blind and Lifehouse).[4] According to Halperin, "With this record, because it's my first full-length album, I wanted to make sure that it was the most me. That it had songs on it that I felt like best represented who I am, not only as a songwriter, but as a person."[1]

Release, reception

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Rise and Fall was released on September 27, 2011.[1] It rose to No. 1 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Chart,[2] and held that position for 4 days.[3] Rise and Fall also debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.[3][5] The CD underwent a second official release on December 6, 2011.[6] The first track on the album, "All You Got," was written for Kidd's Kids, with all proceeds going to the organization.[4]

"The Last Song"

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His first single for Rise and Fall and one of the first tracks recorded for the album,[1] "The Last Song," as of September 26, 2011 was in the top ten on the Singer-Songwriters Songs chart on iTunes.[1]

For the music video of "The Last Song" fans donated a budget of $8,000. According to a description of the scenes, "Halperin crawls through his piano, then wanders through a field, drives an old convertible down a suburban road, wanders across a movie set, finds himself at a birthday party and plunges underwater. He eventually winds up in a forest at night, wearing a white suit and coattails as people dance underneath bright lights hanging from trees."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tim Halperin[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All You Got"Jordan Critz / Tim Halperin3:30
2."Pretty Girls"Tim Halperin3:32
3."The Last Song"Tim Halperin4:20
4."She Sets Me Free"Tim Halperin3:36
5."Bullet"Tim Halperin4:09
6."Crash Course To Hollywood[8]"Tim Halperin3:44
7."I Gotta Know"Tim Halperin3:24
8."Where I'm Going"Tim Halperin4:39
9."I Wanna Fall in Love"Tim Halperin3:38
10."Memories on the Ground"Tim Halperin4:47
11."New York"Tim Halperin4:05
12."I Believe" (Itunes Exclusive)Jordan Critz / Tim Halperin / Josh Jenkins4:04
13."American Fame" (Itunes Exclusive)Tim Halperin3:45
Total length:51:13

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Coachman, Kirsten (September 26, 2011). "Music Review: Tim Halperin – Rise and Fall". BlogCritics. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Tim Halperin". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Tim Halperin". NoiseTrade. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Pannacione, Maggie (September 23, 2011). "Tim Halperin, Ex-"American Idol" Contestant, Sentenced to "Prison"". Artist Direct. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "About Tim Halperin". OurStage. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Rise and Fall". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Daw, Robbie (June 14, 2011). "Get a sneak peek at the new Idolator. Take Me There! 'Idol' Alum Tim Halperin Impresses With Budget "The Last Song" Video". Idolator. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Mansfield, Brian (May 10, 2011). "The Billboard 200: Where are the Idols?". Idol Chatter. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
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