From what I've read it was a case of having too many cooks in the kitchen--plus Bo's ongoing illness didn't helpWhen Bo got sick while they were still picking songs for the album, I suspect the sharks kind of rolled over him and he lacked the strength to push back. But oddly, with almost everything going against that album, it has not done all that badly. Bigger name artists than him put out serious flops last year (Jennifer Lopez for one).
Like Clay, Bo does have an audience receptive to his music. If he can get this album behind him quickly and put out a 2nd CD that's much stronger, he might do fine in the long run.
If he can get this album behind him quickly and put out a 2nd CD that's much stronger, he might do fine in the long run. Absolutely. And this first album was rushed, in addition to every thing else. Hopefully, Bo will be allowed time to fully recover and select material, possibly write his own songs. There's an "enhanced" version of the album that contains more of his own songs, and his fans seem to enjoy that version MUCH more than the standard version.
Here's one of the customer reviews on Amazon.com
Buy the Enhanced Version, March 13, 2006
Reviewer: Wendy DeWeese (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
Bo's CD is a little disappointing, at first. Not his usual style -- UNTIL you get to the bonus tracks that he wrote. Pure Bo as we knew him on American Idol. Actually, better than we saw him in competition.