Early Works is a compilation album by the American Idol

American Idol

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fifth-season

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 winner Taylor Hicks

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. The album was released on August 12, 2008 in the United States by Modern Whomp Records. The album was available exclusively at Target Stores until November 24, 2008, when it was released to iTunes and other various online retailers. Early Works includes songs from In Your Time and Under the Radar, Hicks two pre-Idol CDs.

Track listing

1. "Soul Thing" (Hicks)
2. "The Fall" (Hicks)
3. "Hold on to Your Love" (Hicks)
4. "The Deal" (Hicks)
5. "Heart and Soul" (Hicks)
6. "In Your Time" (Hicks)
7. "West Texas Sky" (Hicks)
8. "Somehow" (Hicks)
9. "Tighten Up" (Archie Bell
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10. "Son of a Carpenter" (Hicks)
11. "My Friend" (Hicks)
12. "Georgia
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    " with Billy Earl McClelland
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     (Stuart Gorrell
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    Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell is best known for writing the lyrics for the song Georgia on My Mind.Gorrell attended Indiana University; there he became friends with fellow student Hoagy Carmichael...
    
    , Hoagy Carmichael
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    )