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Bo Bice back with new album

By Patrick Luce Apr 9, 2010, 12:10 GMT

Southern rocker Bo Bice is back with his new studio album ‘3’ – out May 18th from Saguaro Road Records in association with Bice’s own Sugar Money Records.
 
The American Idol alum’s new release is described as a soulful southern blues and rock album filled with gospel-like choruses, Americana and a touch of country.
 
In a press release, Bice stated: “I feel the new CD, 3, is my strongest to date filled with a plethora of sounds that show people who the real Bo Bice is. There's something for everyone; country, soul, rock & roll...it's like your favorite pair of jeans; it just feels right.”

Bice penned half of the songs on ‘3’ and collaborated with other writers on the remainder. For the album, he played both acoustic and electric guitar during the recording sessions in his adopted hometown of Nashville.

On ‘3,’ Bice was joined by Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and keyboardist AJ Croce, whose father Jim has long been one of Bo’s greatest songwriting influences.  Bo also produced five of the album’s songs, with an additional six co-produced with D. Scott Miller.
 
Bice’s Southern sensibility, earthy vocals and decidedly non-pop performances won over a nation of fans during the fourth season of American Idol, where he landed as the runner-up to Carrie Underwood.  

His first single, “Inside Your Heaven,” reached #1 on the pop chart when it was released in 2005 and was certified gold after it became the second-highest debuting song of the year.

His album (The Real Thing) debuted at #4 shortly afterward and was also certified gold, his 2007 follow-up (See The Light) was ranked #1 by VH-1, and he later sung lead on Santana’s single “Brown Skinned Girl” (certified gold). 3 is Bice’s third album and first for Saguaro Road Records.