Rise and Fall (Tim Halperin album)

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]

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)

Production

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

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"

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

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
  1. Coachman, Kirsten (September 26, 2011). "Music Review: Tim Halperin – Rise and Fall". BlogCritics. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. "Tim Halperin". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. "Tim Halperin". NoiseTrade. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  4. 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. "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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