New music: Elliott Yamin drops third album Let's Get to What's Real

New music: Elliott Yamin drops third album Let's Get to What's Real Former Idol alum Elliott Yamin drops his third album Let's Get To What's Real on April 10th an album that includes a compilation of songs that takes you from 1970's jazz/rock to boyband pop, to soul all in one journey. Let's Get To What's Real is the third album for Elliott and this time he decided to take more control. He brought in longtime collaborators Brett Nolan and Aaron Goldstein to help write and produce the album with him. This is the first album Elliott has put out that has used the same producers for the whole record. "3 Words" was previously released as the lead single, and it was the greatest choice for his album as the song is full of great emotion and great singing from Elliott too.

"Let's Get to What's Real," "Enough Love," "Up, Down, All Around" and "Downtown" have a very Motown vibe to them. It's a soul-filled, jazz vibe right out of the sixties and seventies. "Thinkin' Bout You" and "Poison" are songs that would fit easily into the catalogues of boy bands like New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys and N-Sync. Songs like ,b>"Virgina" transport the listener to the days of the late seventies, early eighties where piano men like Billy Joel and Elton John ruled the music world. It has that kind of vibe to it.

"I'll Be That Bridge" is a groovy, ballad song that makes you want to sway your hips and reach to the sky. It was written by co-producer Brett Nolan's father Kenny Nolan, who penned songs like "Lady Marmalade," "My Eyes Adore You" and "I Like Dreamin'" in the '70s. "Self Control" and "Gather 'Round" are solid piano-driven songs that kick off the album. They have good beats and are fun to dance to. "Self Control" is my favorite of the two easily.

"Gather Round" :

"Let's Get To What's Real" :