Michael Grimm is the major-label debut album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

, and third overall, by America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...

season five

America's Got Talent (season 5)

The fifth season of America's Got Talent, an American television reality show talent competition, premiered in the United States on the NBC network and on Canada's Global on June 1, 2010...

 winner, Michael Grimm

Michael Grimm (singer)

Michael Joseph Grimm is an American singer/songwriter and winner of the fifth season of America's Got Talent.-Personal life:...

.

Background

A week after winning Talent, Michael was signed to Epic Records

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. Michael collaborated with Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson

Ann Dustin Wilson is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, flute player, songwriter, and occasional guitar player of the rock band Heart.-Personal life:...

 on one of the songs. The album was produced by Don Was

Don Was

Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...

.

Singles

Michael performed the song "Fallin'

Fallin'

"Fallin" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American recording artist Alicia Keys for her debut album, Songs in A Minor. Released to radio and music video outlets in 2001, it is generally considered her signature song. "Fallin'" became Keys' first number-one single in the United States...

" by Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...

 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...

to promote the album on March 24, 2011. He also announced the album's release date during the show.

Track listing

The track list according to Amazon.com

Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

 and Allmusic.

Personnel

• Michael Grimm - guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar, electric guitar
• Patrick Warren - keyboards
• Reggie McBride, Davey Faragher - bass
• Ian McLagan - Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer
• Greg Leisz - dobro, guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, slide guitar, mandolin
• Kenny Aronoff - drums, percussion
• Daphne Chen - violin
• Lauren Chipman - viola
• Richard Dodd - cello
• Julia Waters, Julie Waters, Maxine Waters - backing vocals

Credits

• Producer - Don Was
  Don Was
  Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
  
  
• Production coordinator - Ivy Skoff
• Engineer - Howard Willing
• Second engineers - Phil Allen, Scott Moore
• Mixing - Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain
  Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
  
  
• Mixing assistant - Brandon Duncan
• Vocal engineer - Thom "TK" Kidd
• Mastering - Bob Ludwig
• Photography - Dove Shore
• Art direction, design - Fusako Chubachi